Until last night, the only other time I’d seen Jason X was about 15 years ago. I hated it. For reasons I cannot explain, I decided to give it another go to see if my opinion had changed any at all. The short answer is: No - I still hate it. I’m a huge fan of the Friday the 13th series, but I cannot stomach Jason X. You might think that by taking Jason into space, you’d come up with some new, original ideas. Well, you’d be wrong. There’s very little new in Jason X that we haven’t seen before. The lack of imagination is staggering. And the few things that are new (like Uber Jason) are so ridiculous, it’s insulting. Stupid characters played by bad actors, bottom-of-the-barrel special effects, a complete lack of tension or suspense - it’s all so bad that my 2/10 rating feels generous.
A few very random thoughts:
- Are there any lights on this spaceship? Why would you go looking for a hulking killer in the dark?
- Who could have imagined that female scientists in the future would dress like today’s highschool girls? And who knew that scientists in 2455 would act just like over-sexed 1980s-era teenagers?
- The “space marines” are beyond useless. Here’s an idea - why not split up while searching for Jason? It makes it easier for him to kill you one at a time.
- Like a lot of other people, I did enjoy the Holodeck scene. It’s the only clever thing in the whole movie.
- Finally, I’m just guessing, but I can only assume the Jason X screenwriters watched Aliens and Terminator one too many times.
- The “space marines” are beyond useless. Here’s an idea - why not split up while searching for Jason? It makes it easier for him to kill you one at a time.
- Like a lot of other people, I did enjoy the Holodeck scene. It’s the only clever thing in the whole movie.
- Finally, I’m just guessing, but I can only assume the Jason X screenwriters watched Aliens and Terminator one too many times.
2/10
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