This was the final film in the series that was released under Paramount studios. You can tell they'd no idea how to make, cast, or market a film like this anymore & the continued financial success of the franchise'd to embarrass the fuck outta them. Thus, I think they put together the most incompetent staff & crew & made what was supposed to be the final flick. Then New Line Cinema (the dudes that own Freddy) picked up the series, thank fucking Christ.
Anyhow...Jason is brought back to live in the most contrived way possible & kills some folk. Then he kills some more folk & ends up in New York. What is odd is that while in New York, he doesn't really take to stalking anyone else except the folks he missed on the way over. In a city of millions of people, he is somehow able to flawlessly track down & kill a group of five or six whilst ignoring everyone else. I suppose that's dedication, though. Also, he appears to've gained the abilities of medusa as his more nameless victims seem to freeze at the sight of him & do nothing but scream for two straight minutes as he slowly gets within stabbing/choking/grabbing range. Then there's the other times when it looks like he could beat the Flash in a footrace. He just fucking translocates at will even to the point of being able to predict where his next victim is running before said victim even arrives at that point.
There's two interesting bits in this film.
1) The chef Jason chucks into the mirror in Manhattan is Ken Kirzinger. Ken got the role of Jason in "Freddy v. Jason" over Kane Hodder (who'd played Jason since VII). Kane is 6'3", 230# & Ken is about 6'7", 270#. I don't think any wires or shit were used. Kane just threw him. When Kane was asked why they picked Ken instead of him for Jason's latest role, Kane was heard to remark, "I guess they wanted Jason to look like a skinny little bitch this time."
2) The scene towards the end where Jason vomits water is NOT an effect. Kane is actually behind the mask & threw up on cue after drinking several pitchers of water before the shot.
Verdict : 1 star. C'mon, he fucking vomitted on cue.