Jason X (Exclusive Series) (Tubi until the end of the month)

Initial release date: April 26, 2002

Studios: New Line Cinema/Crystal Lake Entertainment

Tagline: Evil Gets An Upgrade

Plot: Jason Voorhees is cryogenically frozen at the beginning of the 21st century, and is discovered in the 25th century and taken to space. He gets thawed, and begins stalking and killing the crew of the spaceship that's transporting him.

Cast

Kane Hodder - Jason/Uber Jason

Jeff Geddis - Johnson

Lexa Doig - Rowan

David Cronenberg - Dr. Wimmer

Markus Parilo - Sgt. Marcus

Jonathan Potts - Professor Lowe

Lisa Ryder - Kay-Em 14

Dov Tiefenbach - Azrael

Chuck Campbell - Tsunaron

Melyssa Ade - Janessa

Boyd Banks - Fat Lou

Barna Moricz - Kicker

Todd Farmer - Dallas

Peter Mensah - Sgt. Brodski

Philip Williams - Crutch

Kristi Angus - Adrienne

Writer: Todd Farmer (Drive Angry; My Bloody Valentine 3D; The Messengers 2: The Scarecrow)

Director: James Isaac

Rated R for strong horror violence, language and some sexuality (92 minutes)

Once a horror franchise goes to space, it generally means it's now officially in the bargain bin/direct to DVD (or today direct to streaming) - the land of no return for movies. And, even though there are some fun moments in 'Jason X,' this sequel does feel like a typical DVD/streaming sequel.

Some fans of the 'Friday the 13th' series will likely enjoy some of the memorable and inventive kills that is featured throughout the movie. Typically, that is what the franchise is known for. Kane Hodder, who portrayed Jason in a few of the installments, did a great job as the killer who goes from stalking campers to being frozen for a couple hundred years to being the first homicidal maniac in space.

Other than that, the tenth 'Friday the 13th' movie kinda feels like a bad movie the SyFy Channel puts together quickly. It's entertaining and not that great at the same time. Maybe they'll have Michael Myers in space next!!!

'Jason X' is available on Tubi until the end of the month and can be rented via YouTube, Redbox, Vudu, Amazon Prime, Google Play and Apple TV.

Here are some interesting tidbits for 'Jason X':

• While this movie was a critical/financial failure in its initial release in theaters, it made more than triple the cost of production in DVD and post-theater sales. Statistically, it's one of the most successful entries in the series. NEVER KNEW THAT ONE!!

• It only suffered a couple seconds of cults/alterations to earn an R rating, making it the least censored entry in the entire franchise.

• Once again, just like 'Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday,' New Line was unable to legally include 'Friday the 13th' in the movie's title as Paramount still owned the trademarked title.

• First film in the series to rely on digital effects for death and gore shots. THE DIGITAL EFFECTS KINDA RUINED THE GORE SCENES!

• One of the things which won over everyone to the concept of Jason in space was the idea of the crew seemingly killing Jason, only for him to be recreated into something even scarier via futuristic technology. The mechanism of this change ended up being nanotechnology.

• Kane Hodder's final appearance as Jason. Ken Kirzinger assumed the role in 'Freddy vs. Jason' and Derek Mears took the role for the 2009 reboot.

• The movie had completed shooting and production in 2000, but due to unspecified issues with New Line, it wasn't widely released into theaters in Europe until summer 2001 and domestically until 2002.

• Development of 'Jason X' began in the late 1990s while 'Freddy vs. Jason' was still in development hell. With the crossover not moving forward at that point, producers decided that they wanted another movie made to retain audience interest in the character.

• It made $13.1 million in the US and $3.8 million internationally for a worldwide gross of $16.9 million, becoming one of the worst-performing movies in the series, after 'Jason Takes Manhattan' and 'Jason Goes To Hell.'

• Despite the initially negative reception from critics, it has recently seen a retrospective growth in popularity, particularly among younger fans of the series.

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