Review of Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986) by James C — 30 Aug 2012

After many years of treatment, Tommy Jarvis still cannot rid himself of the visions of Jason Vorhees, so he decides to return to Crystal Lake (now renamed Forest Green) to finally rid himself of the spirits from his past.

After the negative reviews of 'A New Beginning', but unable to leave the franchise alone, the filmmakers decided that the only way forward was to bring Jason back, but how was the question? And here we have 'Jason Lives' and what an idea they came up with - zombie Jason resurrected by several bolts of lightning! This is one of those horror movie's where all aspects are done to the max. The story is very tongue in cheek and the mix of horror, comedy and action is done perfectly. The actors all play their roles very well, and you're not actually sat there wishing them to die. Though not a complete bloodbath, the special effects are done very well, and there is still plenty of blood. The depiction of Jason as undead force of evil is just a joy to behold, and as a step forward this takes the franchise to all new heights. And with the added bonus of songs by Alice Cooper, this all adds up to what I feel is the best entry in the series and makes the perfect stepping on point (as it did with me at the time) if you have never seen a 'Friday The 13th' movie before.