Review – His Name Was Jason

He lived on the second floor. He chopped up Luca. Then they made this stupid documentary about him. Honestly, why do I watch these things? They suck even as background noise while I’m trying to practice soldering. This is the usual endless set of clips interspersed with talking heads with little to say. Even if I’d been interested in the Friday the 13th series – which as a general principle I’m not – I wouldn’t have walked away from this experience much the wiser. Most of the interviews are either with former participants seeking to justify their existences or fanboys who just want to share how awesome they think Jason is. Snore. The highlight of the production – to the extent that it can be said to have one at all – is the appearance of Tom Savini as sort of a half-baked excuse for a Crypt Keeper. See if desperate