• Cert:
• Running time: 93 minutes
• Year: 2002
• Released: 19th July 2002
• Widescreen Ratio: 1.85:1
• Rating: 7/10

Director:

James Isaac (House 3)

Cast:

Jason Voorhees: Kane Hodder
Rowan: Lexa Doig
Sgt. Brodski: Peter Mensah
Professor Lowe: Jonathan Potts
Kay-Em 14: Lisa Ryder
Sgt. Marcus: Markus Parilo
Pvt. Johnson: Jeff Geddis
Azrael: Dov Tiefenbach
Janessa: Melyssa Ade
Fat Lou: Boyd Banks
Dr. Wimmer : David Cronenberg

There's a word that encapsulates perfectly the tone and content of this film. It's not a word that one associates with Hollywood movies very often anymore, and it's certainly not a word I was expecting to use when writing a review of Friday the 13th Part 10, given that the original was no prize, the second was terrible and that I'd body swerved parts 3 thru 9 entirely. What is this word? Believe it or not, the word is : fun. That's right, this movie is fun. In fact, it's an absolute treat from start to finish.

Don't believe me? Then you should go and watch this film after a couple of beers, preferably on a Friday or Saturday night with a lively crowd - it's a laugh riot. You see, the makers have completely abandoned all pretence that Jason is scary, and instead have upped the comedy and the ridiculousness of the slaughterings. To wit: a lab assistant gets her face frozen in liquid nitrogen and smashed against the counter ; a soldier is impaled on a giant screw (!), to the obvious accompaniment "he's screwed"; and there's one involving sleeping bags that I won't spoil for you, but rest assured it's one of the funniest things I've seen in a movie this year. There are least a couple more laugh out loud moments, as well as numerous cheesy lines that don't always work - but at least they're trying.

The actual plot is of little relevance, but basically they've contrived to move a bunch of nubile young women into outer space in the year 2455. Jason, imprisoned in our near future at the Crystal Lake Research Facility, goes on one of his beloved rampages (slaughtering, amongst others, David Cronenberg in a nice cameo) and is cryogenically frozen along with the only survivor, Rowan. She is a scientist who tried to warn her colleagues of the dangers of the now indestructible Jason, whereas they were more interested in studying him and, later, having their innards aired by him.