After a promising opening, with Jason on a rampage and a cold, peculiar bounty hunter (Steven Williams) on Jason's trail, Jason Goes to Hell switches focus midway to the young couple, and from there things go downhill. Still, the film has its moments. [14 Aug 1993, p.F1]
The scriptwriters try to conjure some history/mythology to validate the plot's twists and turns, but the whole thing ends up more confusing than Days of Our Lives on fast-forward.
Not that anyone expected logic, but no one expected the series to so completely abandon much of what was familiar to the audience and become an amalgam of countless other horror-fantasies and pop culture media. [16 Aug 1993, p.24]
While the Nightmare on Elm Street movies possess a sick yet clever surrealism, and the first Halloween was at least well crafted, the Friday the 13th series has always been the cut-rate horror franchise, offering barely functional sex-and-slash pitched straight at the moron brigade. Jason Goes to Hell varies the formula a bit, with ideas swiped from The Terminator, The Hidden, and Alien, but after nine installments the impalements and dismemberments all look the same. So go to hell already, Jason — and take Sean Cunningham, the ”brains” behind this dreck, with you.
This is one of those film I have low expectation because I heard it's bad until I watch it. Good story, good characters, good acting, and a fresh idea been use. Many people will disagree but you know what? I don't care because I like it.
Сложно что то сказать, началось все хорошо, правда сюжетно не связано с предыдущим фильмом, так как не показали как он выжил, после Нью-Йорка то. Потом хоп и пол фильма Джейсона нет, то есть он есть в самом начале и в самом конце. Фильм напомнил The Hidden 1987, этим переселением Джейсона. Я почему то надеялся что тут будет горящий Джейсон, Savini Jason. Тут уже слишком перебрали с мистикой, особенно в конце. Складывается впечатление, из-за нескольких факторов: таких как сестра Джейсона, дом Вурхизов, что? Либо это вписали в лор, либо какая то обособленная история, хотя Кристальное озеро, на минут 10 появляется.
This had good and bad points. I feel that now I have got this far through the series that I am owed something from the Jason character. This film did not make me feel good. The story was truly stupid meandering along complexities that I will never try to understand. Thankfully this dull entry to the saga contains all that wonderful uncut violence that made me fall in love with the first film. Some truly sick vile moments of maniacal madness. This really did not fit in with the other films, a maverick if you will. The perplexing story fails the most and fails with shuddering ineptitude. Take a look to complete this long series of Jason films or if you want to watch some ultra-violence. Sending Jason to hell was cool no matter what trash came before it.
Could feel the 90s shift nicely, finally exploring some different horror concepts and options, pretty light on kills, more fun gore showcases. The continuity and lore finally hit rock bottom. All the sudden there's a giant Voorhees mansion and an extended family.