Summary: The legendary horror series continues! After lying dormant at the bottom of Crystal Lake, Jason is released from his watery grave by Tina (Lar Park-Lincoln), a telekinetic teenager who returned to the site where her father supposedly drowned in hopes of using her psychic powers to solve the mystery of his death. But, with the hockey-masked murderer on the loose, the killing spree begins again. Can she control her powers enough to stop Jason?

A Really Weak Spot on the Entire Series
Reviewed by Gavin Schmitt

Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln) killed her father as a child, using her latent psychokinesis abilities. As a teenager, she is brought back to Crystal Lake to confront her fears and to understand her anxiety and powers. But when she is pushed too far, she brings back a surprise from the bottom of the lake -- Jason Voorhees (tied to a rock from part six). This film fails in so many ways. It is not very funny, it is not very scary... the plot is decent, but really just more of the same from the last six films. I do not know what director John Carl Buechler ("Troll") was thinking. I guess the idea of Jason versus Carrie is somewhat interesting, but this film does not really make it seem like it is worth my time. (In Buechler's defense, though, the original kill scenes were much more graphic, as evidenced by the "Slashed Scenes" featurette. Had this been in the final product, my opinion would have greatly been altered.) In a horror film, you need to be funny or scary or both. This one does not offer us either. The lack of humor can slide if there is a decent body count, but guess what -- there just is not. Pay close attention and you will notice in almost every single death, the camera moves away or cuts off before anyone actually gets stabbed or chopped. No gore, no blood. It is left to our imagination, which sometimes works, but not here. Especially after some gorier films earlier in the series (and if you have seen "Jason Goes to Hell", which tops them all). Again, I know this should be blamed on the MPAA, but everything possible should be done to get those cut scenes mastered and put back in. One good thing was the sleeping bag scene (even if it was also cut short). It is not funny or gory, but it pays off when you see "Jason X" (if you can remember this awful film by the time you get to part ten). The other good thing is that this is the movie that introduces Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees, who I consider the best Jason (and I think many would agree). Buechler might lack other skills, but he knows how to cast (he personally brought Kane with him from a previous film they made together). And also, I guess I should give Buechler a second break: if you watch the special features, you will see in an interview that he designed a cool head for Tina's dad to have as a corpse. The other people involved would not let him use it. This was a big mistake. And his take on what Jason looks like without the mask is pretty cool, though my colleague Seth claims that the maskless Jason seems less "human" and therefore less scary. I am undecided. I guess there is one scary thing about this film: Susan Blu's atrocious hair, and maybe some of the wardrobe choices... thank you, 1980s. If you must watch this, watch it with the commentary turned on. While it is a bit slapdash and should probably be re-recorded, it gives valuable insight into why the location was chosen and other behind-the-scenes tidbits. If you do not mind a bland, mostly humorless, almost blood-free Jason movie with poor continuity (how did he get to the other side of the lake and why is the lake's name changed back to Crystal Lake from Lake Forest Green?), this is for you. If you are like me, you have watched so far in the series that you just have to finish it... do not worry, only one more bad one to go. Get some popcorn and a Miller Chill or some Early Times whiskey and just relax. And if you have time, petition them to get those cut scenes put back in!

If Only They Knew She Had THE POWER!!!
Reviewed by Katanasting

Pretty cool, hunh? It`s a tagline from (say it with me, kidz,) CARRIE, but it`s a perfect fit for this, the seventh chapter of the series that is the Energizer-Bunny of supernatural serial killer sagas. I want to make it known right up front: I did just as much bitching and groaning as anyone else when I saw most of these movies upon their original release. Even so, you gotta admit...nobody ever went to a FT13 movie expecting to be surprised, right? You got Jason, you got stupid teens (all being played by people about twenty years older), and you have sharp implements of every shape and size. Stir and slash well, and voila! Fresh Girl-And-Guy Gazpacho! Okay, that was a NASTY image. But ANYWAY, since Jason became something of a living dead anomaly some chapters back, it was only a matter of time before the victim`s gallery got the upper hand in this respect...well, at least one of them. That would be Tina (Lar Park Lincoln) in this case, a girl who, unlike dear Carrie White, doesn`t exactly have to run to the school library to look up "telekinesis." Especially after using it on her darling dad, who at the beginning of the move, picks the wrong night to take his asshole pills and shove his wife and daughter around. Fast-forward some years later, and poor, traumatized Tina is under the "care" of psychiatrist , Dr. FeelYouUpGood, er, I mean Dr. Crews (as if THAT name were any less obvious.) You know what a skeevy character this guy is since Terry Kiser is playing him, and doing such a damn good job, you`d think they were spritzing him down with Ghostbusters Slime between takes. The `good` doctor doesn`t exactly have Tina`s best interests in mind, and knowing that stress accellerates her powers, he`s seems determined to do everything short of dumping pots of Folgers down her throat to keep her amped up. Well, Tina has a nightmare one night, dreaming that she`s communicating with her late old man down at the bottom of the lake near the house where she sent him. She uses her powers to revive him...well someone she THINKS is him, but guess who`s coming to dinner as our guest carver? Yep, Pamela Voorhees` little boy is back from the watery grave where Tommy Jarvis sent him in Part 6, and now he`s being played for the first time by the guy most fans consider the "Olivier" of Jasons, Kane Hodder! Okay, so if you`re a snob, you`re probably sneering down your nose that this is what passes in this series for `originality`. (And if you don`t stop, I`m gonna bite the fucker off for ya!) But I doubt it...since movie snobs probably don`t come here, anyway. So now that we`ve established that it`s just you and me, I can say it--I thought Part Seven ROCKED, which is why I chose it as the first out of the series for review. Okay, so the acting isn`t Oscar-worthy, there`s very little nudity and not as much bangedy-bangedy going on as in other parts of the series, but I love the premise, and the way John Carl Buechler pulls it off. (And okay, you got me, I`m biased: I`m a huge Buechler fan from way back in his days with Charles Band at Empire Pictures/Full Moon Films). Plus, since he`s an effects guy, Buechler makes sure to include more than enough cool gags to keep the fans oohing, ahhing and entertained. (Though what I wouldn`t give to see an industrial-strength, uncut version of this puppy!) AND if that weren`t enough, Kane Hodder literally makes his bones as Jason his first time out, especially getting to spend more time UNMASKED than ever before. (And believe me, when it comes to UGLY, even the Hunter from PREDATOR might want to rethink any planned plastic surgery.) Even with about 85% less tits, you still get terror, trauma and telekinesis! For a FT13 flick, that`s almost more than we could ever hope to expect. In fact, things wouldn`t get to be THIS cool again with the Crystal Lake gang until JASON X.