and for that, I am eternally thankful. By the time the FT13 franchise got to six episodes, it was plumbing such depths that it couldn't even bring a memorable kill to the table. Like the previous five films, part six recycles so many plot elements from each other, and other, more creative films, to the extent that one can forget which episode they are watching after a while. Part six doesn't even try to be original. It's a simple case of Jason getting resurrected, killing a few people, then getting killed again.
Even the kills are not unique enough to be fun anymore. We've seen it all before, and the other staples of the FT13 series have been stripped back to such an extent that they cannot compensate. The sex quotient of this episode basically consists of sticking the camera in the female lead's lap, and the actors are wooden enough to make Keanu Reeves seem expressive.
Speaking of the actors, they're an irritating bunch this time around. It's no easy task to be a secondary antagonist, but the whole "where the red dot goes" exchange, among other things, just turns one off the characters in an instant. It might have worked if there had been some setup, or moments when the characters don't seem like complete bastards, but sadly, the makers neglected to add this to the script. The most developed character in the entire film is Jason himself, and given that his entire backstory was developed in the first two episodes of the franchise, that's not saying very much.
As an experiment, trying naming the ways in which the cast are killed off during this episode. I can only remember one, and the manner in which it was realized does not make it all that interesting. I'm not even sure that I'm remembering something from another episode and transferring it to this one. Believe me, this episode needs all the help it can get.
Not surprisingly, the cast of this film have never acted in anything that could vaguely be described as above this level before or since. As a further exercise, try naming anyone who acts in this film. It's like trying to name the cast of a menswear commercial. That basically summarises the entire film. It is a waste of eighty-six minutes of your life, from which you will literally remember nothing, even if you watch it as part of a group.
I gave Friday The 13th Part VI a one out of ten. I felt that I was being generous.
Even the kills are not unique enough to be fun anymore. We've seen it all before, and the other staples of the FT13 series have been stripped back to such an extent that they cannot compensate. The sex quotient of this episode basically consists of sticking the camera in the female lead's lap, and the actors are wooden enough to make Keanu Reeves seem expressive.
Speaking of the actors, they're an irritating bunch this time around. It's no easy task to be a secondary antagonist, but the whole "where the red dot goes" exchange, among other things, just turns one off the characters in an instant. It might have worked if there had been some setup, or moments when the characters don't seem like complete bastards, but sadly, the makers neglected to add this to the script. The most developed character in the entire film is Jason himself, and given that his entire backstory was developed in the first two episodes of the franchise, that's not saying very much.
As an experiment, trying naming the ways in which the cast are killed off during this episode. I can only remember one, and the manner in which it was realized does not make it all that interesting. I'm not even sure that I'm remembering something from another episode and transferring it to this one. Believe me, this episode needs all the help it can get.
Not surprisingly, the cast of this film have never acted in anything that could vaguely be described as above this level before or since. As a further exercise, try naming anyone who acts in this film. It's like trying to name the cast of a menswear commercial. That basically summarises the entire film. It is a waste of eighty-six minutes of your life, from which you will literally remember nothing, even if you watch it as part of a group.
I gave Friday The 13th Part VI a one out of ten. I felt that I was being generous.