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Roberto Giacomelli
•Jason is lured into an ambush by the FBI and is literally blown up with all sorts of firearms. His remains are taken to the morgue, but the heart of the Crystal Lake killer still beats! From that moment, Jason, who no longer has a body of his own, moves from person to person, starting with the paramedic who was supposed to perform the autopsy. The massacre begins again, but this time Jason seems driven by a specific goal. We have reached the ninth episode of the now worn-out saga of "Friday the 13th" and Sean Cunningham, creator of the series and director of the first film, returns as producer. This time we are faced with the worst episode of the entire saga, despite the attempt to revive it through a completely different story and the introduction of characters who are not the usual horny young campers (although one scene celebrates the tradition). What leaves the viewer most stunned is the fact that Jason only appears in the film for about ten minutes, among other things with a renewed and definitely attractive look (mask fused with the face and long hair), to then base the entire story on his new abilities of metempsychosis in a sort of shameless clone of the film "The Stranger". In fact, here too the malevolent essence of Jason moves from body to body through a black worm that passes through the mouth of the unfortunate human shells, just like in Sholder's film. Furthermore, in this episode, the logical continuity with the previous films is abandoned, and a phantom curse that weighs on the Voorhees family is introduced, even bringing out Jason's sister and niece, who had never been mentioned at all in the eight previous chapters. This element provides another piece of equality with the "twin" saga of "Halloween" (Michael Myers also tries to eliminate his sister and niece on multiple occasions). Setting aside the televisual flatness of Adam Marcus's direction and the sloppiness of the entire cast, the only interesting elements of the film remain some good gore scenes and a curious ending in which the Necronomicon and the sacrificial dagger of the "Evil Dead" trilogy and Freddy Krueger's claw appear, announcing the next confrontation in "Freddy vs Jason".
