Jason X

James Isaac
2001

I've seen my fair share of stinkers but this one takes the cake. "Jason X" is a sci-fi/horror mash-up that sends a cryogenically frozen Jason Voorhees into an interstellar future to inevitably thaw out and rack up a body count. So poorly executed and realized, it's puzzling as to how director James Isaac was ever an associate of David Cronenberg (the creepy Canuck even makes an onscreen cameo!). Despite the awful script, dopey acting, and near complete lack of graphic violence what really kills the picture is the complete lack of imagination in the penny-thin production values. Flat lighting on shitty sets and the most unremarkably generic "futuristic" costumes do no favors for a slasher flick with a noticeable lack of slash. The scene where the robo-chick blows classic Jason all to hell is a hoot, and the ending is actually pretty decent considering the film's generally crappy caliber, but I think I'm going to be hard pressed to find a worse installment as I navigate my way through the franchise.