Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

 Just some thoughts, not a review.

Is that a James Bond opening? Yes, yes it is. Voorhees. Jason Voorhees. Slashed, not chopped.

This is the first Friday the 13 where Jason is explicitly supernatural. He's certainly done things a normal man couldn't or shouldn't be able to do, but that was never explained, it was just left to the audience to decide what it meant.

I do appreciate the nod to the classics by having him be resurrected by lightning bolt.

This movie does hit a pet peeve of mine. That is the sane person (for certain values of sane considering Tommy's history) sounds crazy because he chooses the worst way to explain the insanity he's going through.

I mean, yeah Tommy, you know Jason was brought back to life. You saw it happen. But you must know how it's gonna sound to anybody else. Just tell'em you and your friend were at the cemetery and a giant psycho killed your friend.

If they ask why you were there just say, "Hey if you wanna arrest me for trespassing, fine, but I think the giant killer psycho is a higher priority." A couple of dumb teenagers vandalizing a cemetery is  a much easier sell than a lightening powered revenant.

This is the first (and last, so far) Friday the 13th where a summer camp is actually being used as a camp. And it's the first since part 2 to be explicitly happening on Friday the 13th. Part 5 might have been happening on Friday the 13th, but no one references the date specifically.

This is the tamest of the series as well, with no nudity and very little gore. They have people come upon the remains of Jason's victims a couple of times and make it look like somebody just threw a bucket of blood all over in an attempt to hide this, but it's not terribly effective.

Also having Jason in the cabin with the kids is obviously meant to amp up the tension, but in a movie that's not even willing to flash a pair of tits at you no ones buying the idea Jason's gonna start chopping up little kids. And I don't particularly want that anyway. Chopping up fornicating teenagers is one thing, chopping up little kids is not what I come to a Friday the 13th movie for.

There's a little girl named Nancy. She's having nightmares. I have nothing to add, just wanted to acknowledge the Elm St reference.

Oh yeah, a little tip for all the Dads out there. If you wanna keep your daughter away from someone don't tell her how dangerous he is. Just don't. 

Speaking of Megan I have to say she has some obnoxious moments early on but after it becomes clear that there is a killer on the loose she does rise to the occasion.

I did enjoy this movie, but it is one of the weaker entries. If it wasn't for the return of Jason I'd probably put it behind part 5.

Enough from me, here's someone else's take on it: 1000 MISSPENT HOURS AND COUNTING: Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) *½