Fowler's Frights 2015: Jason X

Jason X (2001)
Starring: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder
Directed by: James Isaac


Well...we're here. We're at the point where they actually stopped caring. We've now got a film where Jason Voorhees is walking around in the future AND in outer space. WHAT. THE. CRAP!?!?!? Jason X is the film New Line made between Jason Goes to Hell and the next film I'm going to review to see if the fans were still interested in seeing Jason. THIS is the idea they thought would put the butts in the seats? Jason in SPACE?!!? There is no way of being able to take this film seriously. No reason for existential debate or analysis. It's a guy who wears a hockey mask, wields a machete, is indestructible, and is now in outer space. Did this film prove to the world that Jason was still relevant? No, not really. Did it show why mainstream horror had been a mocked genre since the '90s? Oh, you betcha. Let's not waste any more time and jump right into Jason X. May God have mercy on my soul.

So yeah, Jason is once again played by Kane Hodder, and he's in space and in the future. I swear, as big of a horror legend that Kane is, I wish he could've been in better Jason movies. This is embarrassing. We get to see him in the usual Jason getup, with no explanation of why he doesn't look like how he did in Jason Goes to Hell, but then the film is near the end and he gets a metallic upgrade. And the new look is ridiculous. It's like when you beat the boss at the end of the video game, and he comes back as that unfair super boss level, so you have to technically beat him twice to win the game. That's Jason as a nutshell in this ridiculous movie concept.

The characters are pretty much just blood bags at this point. Yes, the film is gory. Yes, there is a large body count. But we don't actually care if these people live or die. We're just rooting for Jason at this point, but as long as the movie is good. This movie...isn't good. So, we REALLY don't care about what's going on anymore.

There's not much else to say about it. This film is so bad that it's amazing to watch. We've got scenes of guys in lingerie getting his nipples twisted, we've got horrible CGI, some hilarious deaths, ridiculous dialogue, and a roided up final version of Jason going head to head with a dominatrix clad android. Again, I say WHAT. THE. CRAP?!?! Jason X is a miracle of a film. A concept so bad and laughable that aspiring filmmakers can look at it and say "my film has hope if a movie like Jason X can be made."


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.

Know that you're watching one of the most ridiculous horror movie concepts imaginable, and Jason X is hilarious from start to finish. Seriously, it's Jason in space. Laugh it up. It's funny. But, if you're looking for something truly scary, this is a definite skip.

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Jason X and movie images are copyrighted by New Line Cinema