Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Distributed by
New Line Home Entertainment

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  • Cert: Unrated / R
  • Cat.no: N5626
  • Running time: 91 / 88 minutes
  • Year: 1993
  • Pressing: 2002
  • Region(s): 1, NTSC
  • Chapters: 20
  • Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
  • Languages: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Widescreen: 1.85:1
  • 16:9-Enhanced: Yes
  • Macrovision: No
  • Disc Format: DVD 9
  • Price: $19.98
  • Extras:Audio Commentary, Alternate Scenes From TV Version, Jump to aDeath, Theatrical Trailer.

    Director:

      Adam Marcus

Screenplay:

    Dean Lorey and Jay Huguley

Cast:

    Steven Freeman: John D. LeMay
    Jessica Kimble: Kari Keegan
    Diana Kimble: Erin Gray
    Vicki: Allison Smith
    Robert Campbell: Steven Culp
    Creighton Duke: Steven Williams
    Jason/2nd Guard/Freddy’s Glove: Kane Hodder

Interesting how this claims to be the Final Friday.Didn’t they do this to us with Friday the 13th – The Final Chapter?Sarcasm aside, New Line acquired the rights to Jason and they turned around andoffered a final chapter? That alone should be a giveaway of more to come. Whywould a studio acquire such a strong license and end it with their first film?

So New Line has dropped the subtitle of The Final Friday from the DVDbox, which is something I thought was cool. Sitting alongsideJason Xat the store and someone seeing Final Friday under one of them wouldcause them to laugh hysterically and disuade them from buying Lord ofthe Rings…….

The series shifting to New Line is a great thing. New Line gave thefilmmakers the permission to go all out on the gore, knowing that anunrated version could be made for video. That’s cool. But is this reallya Jason movie? After all, Jason only appears in two main scenes but doesit feel like a Friday movie? The gore is here (in spades) but the feelis not there. But that’s a good thing! They did something different withthe series (i.e. body hopping) and it works! When Jason is on screenthough, it feels just like the old times, if not more advanced.

New Line has included both Unrated an R Rated versions on the same disc.Jason Goes to Hell gives away the ending….. alright that was a badjoke. Anyway, the story is more developed in this installment. In thebeginning of the film Jason is blown to pieces by a S.W.A.T. team. Forsome reason they want to have an autopsy on him, isn’t he dead enough?

While the coroner checks him out he suddenly feels very strange, likesomething has… possessed him. He devours Jason’s beating heart (I cantolerate anything on film except for this scene, watch it and you’llknow what I mean). Jason has just hopped his first body. Escaping fromthe morgue Jason sets out on a quest to kill the only living people whocan destroy him. You see, only a Voorhees can kill a Voorhees (snicker).Now, as Jason terrorizes Crystal Lake (the town, not the camp… well hedoes go back to the camp for some carnage) in new bodies, the only hopeto kill him once and for all lies within his only kin, Jessica Kimble.But can a bounty hunter, Jessica, and her ex, Steven, take Jason out forgood? Take the cap off the blender, blood will fly.

Regardless of the fact that Jason is not in it very much the film stillworks as a goofy horror flick. The plot is quite ridiculous (only aVoorhees can kill a Voorhees?) but beneath it you will find one of thebest of the series. The carnage of the Unrated version alone is worth alook, you just don’t see scenes like his anymore. An original plot wassupposed to have Jason in LA taking out gang members…. thank God theydidn’t do it.

New Line has included both rated and unrated versions on the same discand the transfer is still good. Presented in anamorphic 1.85:1widescreen, the print is in very good shape. I only noticed one scratchin the whole thing and that’s pretty good. Pixelization is nilch andblacks are very deep. Colors are well balanced with the tone of thepicture. But it’s not as great as Jason X, sometimes the transfer lookedtoo dark and grimy. I only noticed this in a few spots and it’s notenough to ruin it. Overall, New Line has provided another greattransfer(s).

New Line has treated the sound on this disc with great care. Presentedin Dolby 5.1, 2.0 and DTS 5.1, this is VERY loud. I wasn’t expectingmuch but I was a little taken back. Every sound is rendered well andther is no sign of dialouge interlacing. And, choosing between the 2.0and 5.1 track only, the 5.1 track is the most aggressive besided thefull fledged DTS track.

While not as plentiful as Jason X, New Line has again put Paramount toshame in terms of extras. Here’s how it stacks up:

  • Audio Commentary:Featuring director Adam Marcus and screenwriter DeanLorey. This is actually an entertaining track. Even better than the oneon Jason X (by the way, I incorrectly listed Sean Cunningham instead ofNoel Cunningham on the Jason X track). The two were college buddiesbefore making this film and it shows. They had a good time with it andthe infamous Freddy scene at the end is revealed to be a gimmick. Aprofitable gimmick when Freddy vs. Jason comes out next summer….
  • TV Version Alternate Scenes:This is unique. I remember catching BillyMadison on cable once and I noticed some new scenes which were notincluded on the DVD of that film. Sometimes when going to cable newscenes are inserted to fill gaps left in by edits (which I’m sure theyhad to do a lot for this movie). Anyway, about 10 scenes are here,presented in full frame. They’re nothing great but at least they’re hereat all.
  • Jump to a Death:The menus for these are not as good as Jason X’soption but this is basically the same. The deaths are better but I can’timagine anyone sitting here and watching each one.
  • Theatrical Trailer:Presented in anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen. Nowhere’s a cool trailer. Too bad it promises more scenes of Jason thanactual delivery. Still worth a look.

Overall, not as plentiful as Jason X but still a welcome alternative tothe bare bones discs Paramount puts out.

Jason Goes to Hell is packaged in an amaray casing with the theatricalposter as it’s cover. The film is split into 20 chapters and the menu isanimated.

Overall, this is strictly a fans only purchase. The cheap price makes iteasy to recommend but this was more for the hardcore Friday fans. If youdon’t really care about the Friday series and just want to see somecarnage, here you go.

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