The second film touted to be the "Final" Friday the 13th movie, and the second one to lie.

Being honest, right out of the gate, I don't particularly like Jason Goes to Hell, and not only because of the negative sense-memory I have after playing a drinking game to it with straight Jack Daniels. But at least it tried some different things. Different tone, different look, different direction, different... Production company? It's still really not good, but it does sort of break up the marathon a bit by being something that no other Friday the 13th quite is.

_Final rating:★★ - Had some... read the rest.

Great intro & first act, but kinda distasteful and convoluted with a cartoony last act

Released in 1993, "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday," aka Part IX, is the oddest entry in the series, along with the next one. But this isn't much of a surprise since three of the previous four installments were departures from the typical Friday formula -- Part V, VII (which features a Carrie-like character) and especially VIII (which switches the setting from Crystal Lake to a cruise ship and the big city).

The prologue shows Jason back at Crystal Lake. How'd he get back there after the even... read the rest.

Decent watch, might watch again, but can't recommend outside a Bad Movie Night or a Friday the 13th Marathon.

It's both refreshing and sad to see them try to re-invent Jason. As a fan of "Fallen" I like the idea of the villain transferring from person to person, but they twist the concept a bit more than I would have wanted at points.

Adding a "chosen one" trope to this doesn't do much for me. Having a nearly unkillable villain alone should be intriguing enough, adding extra rules to it doesn't feel good.

I'd like to see a Marvel style reboot where the government has to try to contai... read the rest.