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His Name Was Jason: A Friday the 13th Fan Film 2021 ★★½
This fan film was dedicated to the memory of Steve Dash. I guess that explains why they decided to go with the Burlap Sack-look from part 2 for Jason.
The story, however, seems to be set in the universe of part 3, since that's where most of the callbacks are going: the barn from Higgins Haven, a character that looks like eyeball guy, the crime scene markers of Chucks kill, echoes from the 3D score (without the disco theme though),... Also, the waittress in the dinner kind of looked like an older version of Maddie from The New Blood. Need a little touch up work, my ass.
We follow three guys in a decaying town where all the good jobs are going away. So you get three over the hill with no prospects. Not sure if the movie wants to be social/political, but hearing these three talk, I could not help but see a picture of the type of small town folk that are likely to be convinced/suckered in (delete as appropriate) by someone like Donald Trump. Which kind of makes sense in my opinion.
They head into Camp Crystal Lake and stumble across Jason. Which brings me to my first point of criticism. I understand that other fan films have set a high bar, but this Jason just is not scary. Together with the images of him holding his head in anguish. Or the struggle with Mick. When you grew up watching Jason steamroll the competition, that just feels off.
The general idea is okay, but the dialogues are a bit too much of the same. Cutting a few minutes does not harm this film. Also, after the climax, we get a long final scene with no real pay off. The main good thing about it is that it promises a sequel with a higher death toll.
That said, the kills are okay and get more gruesome as the story progresses. I especially like the barb wire kill and the moment with the gun to Jason's head. You know what will happen, but it's still enjoyable. I also liked the use of the score, giving a nice vibe.
Decent overall. Not perfect, but not terrible either.
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