This isn’t a proper review so there will not be any screenshots or artwork. I just finished binge-watched the series, so I wanted to jot down a few thoughts that I had fresh on my handsome brain:
It’s very easy to watch.
Not 100% sure why the show was called Crystal Lake when a title like Pamela Voorhees or Mrs. Voorhees would have been more fitting.
It’s not a horror show at all.
While I do appreciate the through backstory on the Stepford Wives / Boys from Brazil-style origin of Jason Voorhees, sorry, I mean, Jason Wittering, I really don’t care. I love Jason because he’s so goddamn pissed off and evil that he’s turned into an unstoppable killing machine. Keep it simple, stupid! There no reason for Jason to have backstory at all.
With that in mind (and while I did enjoy the show), it was not what I envisioned at all. I was honestly hoping that the entire show was going to be like the last act of Part 3 where he is just killing and killing and killing and killing. I don’t need a reason. I just want to see horny upbeat party hounds getting massacred. That’s it. I loved all that shit like when Crispin Glover was dancing and the dude in the wheelchair was flirting with that girl. All that shit was so awesome. Jason stealthily picking people off until the big reveal at the beginning of the third act. Just rinse and repeat that same shit over and over. When the girl in Part 6 had the laser pointer and Jason punched that other girls face through the side of the RV. Fucking badass!!!
The acting by the entire cast was very good and I liked the visual look of the film.
Where is the nudity? What the fuck is going on? It’s 2026, there should be topless girls and naked dudes all over the joint!
I gotta bunch more to say, but that was the main points. Maybe I'll add more later. Overall, it's a 6 / 10 with zero rewatchability.
