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Excellent review of all the films. I also think part II is the best of the series. Actually, they're all good until Jason becames this invincible creature/zombie. I just hated how they seemed to throw away any credibility, and just turned it into a yearly cash cow. The series could've went in several different directions, and they might be regarded more highly:
Get rid of the zombie shit. They should've kept him as a killer like he was in II. There might not have been as many sequels by doing this, but it would have kept things a little more believable.
Although V definitely isn't the best, this direction had lots of potential. Similar to what Carpenter wanted to do with Halloween: Make the rest of the films not even involve the same killer/plot. The film makers should've ignored the cries by fans for Jason(at least for another movie or two), and seen what they could do. If done correctly, they might have been able to steer the series from slasher flick cheese into maybe a drama/psychological horror direction. A big 'What If?" scenario there.
I also hated how this franchise always ignored the fan requests to have a film take place during a snow storm. If they were gonna listen to fans over the bitching about V, I dont see why they couldn't listen to this simple request.
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