Jason hasn't graced our screens and 16 years, and his grand return is a glorified comercial. It's insulting to both the legacy of Jason and the fans who have put up with Sean S. Cunningham and Victor Miller's BS. A speedrun of a Friday film that makes no logical sense, has next to no story, not a single character to care about, and only feels like an authentic Friday film for about 1 minute of its 13 minute runtime. The effects are decent and some kills could have been fun if they showed any of them on screen. When Jason finally makes an appearance, you're greeted with a short, skinny man in an abysmal mask who seemingly takes joy in at least one of his attempted kills. I'm all for a smart, mean, resourceful Jason, but not at the cost of creating a guy who isn't killing for the wrong reasons (and without an intimidating build in the slightest). His costume looks good, but his small stature and terrible mask completely ruin it. The music throughout the film feels like stock music except for whenever a somewhat messy variation of the original scores play and the ending is highly questionable. Overall a huge (but expected) disappointment that borders on insult. I would've rather had Jason stay dead than star in a Angry Orchard commercial. The only place he needs to be is on the big screen, preferably with a team who actually cares about this franchise and not just money.
