Review – Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell, The Final Friday

Ever wonder why the authorities (or anyone else, for that matter) never tumble to the notion of doing away with the likes of Jason Voorhees once and for all by just blowing him up? Well, here’s the answer to that thorny problem. Apparently if you blow Jason into a million bits, it gives him the amazing ability to psychically cause the coroner doing the largely-unnecessary autopsy (cause of death = blown into a million bits = case closed) to eat his diseased heart like a jelly doughnut. From there our ol’ slasher buddy’s spirit hops from body to body, stealing plot devices from other horror movies to keep his reign of terror alive. Honestly, who would have thought that at this late point in the series they’d suddenly feel the need to introduce a plot to justify Jason’s hacking? Of course, we’ve seen the word “final” in a Friday the 13th title before, but at least so far they appear to be serious about leaving him dead this time. Knock on wood. See if desperate [And then along comes #10, crushing the hopes of Jason-intolerant individuals everywhere]