PLOT: The Jason Universe kicks off with Jason terrorizing a bunch of younger adults as they try to…drink Offended Orchard?
REVIEW: I have to state proper out of the gate that I’m a MASSIVE Friday the thirteenth fan. I’ve seen many of the collection dozens of instances and get a kick out of every of them to a level. I’ve a reasonably particular concept of what the character’s motivations are, and what a ultimate woman in them ought to appear like. And that’s a reasonably large spectrum. So it’s disappointing to say that Candy Revenge will get just about nothing proper.
It’s a bit of unusual to be getting an formally licensed Friday the thirteenth brief movie, particularly one that’s sponsored by a tough cider firm (Offended Orchard, in case you missed that). And it’s onerous to not be extraordinarily distracted by the overt product placement. However the worst half about this, moreover the onerous cider on show, is that it actually simply seems like a fan movie. It’s shot cheaply, and there’s higher manufacturing worth in some Friday the thirteenth YouTube movies. No less than give me some good music!
Author/Director Mike P. Nelson appeared to take inspiration from Rob Zombie’s Halloween within the worst of the way. I’ll keep away from spoilers however his utilization of the principle woman is completely baffling. The Closing Woman is meant to be formidable and be absolutely the antithesis of Jason Voorhees, even when they really feel sympathy for his plight. However Nelson simply wished to beat to his personal drum. Which has been a typical incidence when Sean S Cunningham is definitely concerned within the franchise (see: Jason Goes To Hell). And it by no means works. Observe the system!
You come to a Friday the thirteenth film for the kills and the carnage, so what about these? Disappointing to say the least. Far too lots of the kills are finished off-screen, with us simply being witness to their aftermath. Fortunately, they’re finished virtually, however it’s onerous to commend that after we aren’t even seeing full impression of 90% of those. And the lead woman goes into Closing Woman mode approach too rapidly. After which subverts the usual arc within the silliest of the way. I get it, it is a brief movie they usually didn’t have a lot time, however this seems like a elementary misunderstanding of Voorhees in so some ways. Even within the entries which might be censored like loopy, we nonetheless get to see the buildup. I might have cherished to have seen a few of these kills as an alternative of simply repeatedly coming throughout our bodies. When that occurs in previous entries, it’s as a result of we really noticed what occurred to them.
This seems like McDonald’s Jason, with the masks being the one midway respectable half about it. He’s approach too small to be the hulking brute that everyone knows and love. I don’t hate the complete design general, however his actions and stature don’t work in any approach. The Tommy Boy quote, “he’s just a little guy,” saved popping into my head. I gained’t deny that it was good to see Jason again in motion however it feels a bit like getting blue balls; being teased for one thing better, just for it to fully let down. This wasn’t Jason. This was like watching some excessive schooler cosplaying as our favourite Hockey Masks carrying psycho.
This isn’t an excellent begin to the “Jason Universe” and is probably going an indication of issues to come back: the property simply being whored out to make a couple of bucks. I used to be a minimum of hoping for even a slight modicum of understanding of what makes the character and his world so nice, however they as an alternative appeared to wish to do their very own factor. Candy Revenge didn’t intrigue me for extra entries and as an alternative simply made me suppose that perhaps Friday the thirteenth ought to simply be put to relaxation for good. As a result of if that is the sort of stuff we’re getting, then the world is best off with out it.
SWEET REVENGE IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE HERE.
