Jason Rising: A Friday the 13th Fan Film

Jason Rising was so much fun! I hope they make another. The scenery was beautiful and atmospheric.. best part!??! LIKEABLE CHARACTERS! THANK YOU FOR THAT.

What a great treat for a fan film with an original storyline but with so many subtle and not so subtle nods to the old films in the franchise. Must watch for all fans. The ending was awesome!

Thank you to the filmmakers of Jason Rising for giving us everything we have longed to see in a Friday the 13th film. The kills are amazing and the returns were unexpected and a great surprise. Jason is back!

Taking place shortly after "Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter", this 2021 fan-made movie was actually not all that bad.

The storyline in "Jason Rising", as written by Vincente DiSanti, Vincente DiSanti, Maurice J Cardwell and Robert Blanche, proved to be a fair enough foray unofficially into the "Friday the 13th" franchise. It was definitely an interesting take on the events following the fourth movies in the official franchise.

There was a good amount of action throughout the course of the movie, which made it a fast-paced movie, and that spoke well in favor of the movie.

The acting performances in the movie were fair enough, and I was impressed with the fact that they managed to get Amy Steel (voice only) and Adrienne King to appear in the movie. That was a special sweet for the fans of the franchise.

Jason was quite brutal in the movie, almost savage. And I have to say that I liked the way that Dan Kyle brought Jason to life (pardon the pun) on the screen.

A fair fan-made addition to the franchise, but there are more entertaining fan-made movies out there.

My rating of director James Sweet's 2021 movie "Jason Rising" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Plot

An escaped fugitive is on the run hunted by an elite group of trackers and bounty hunters but little do they know they are the hunted when they enter the hallowed grounds of Jason Voorhees.

Cast

Familiar faces including those from earlier Friday movies and those involved in Friday 13th fan films..............but nobody really worth a nod.

Verdict

I'm binge watching Friday 13th fan films at the moment and there are no shortage, from the Never Hike Alone movies to the Vengeance ones and everything in between there's so very many and the quality very much varies as you can imagine.

Out of the big ones the Never Hike films stand at the forefront, whereas this is somewhere at the back of the line.

This doesn't follow the series, this wedges itself in after the first couple of films which both helps and hinders it. It helps because Jason can look more human and therefore save on budget and effects, it harms because human Jason doesn't exactly cut the same imposing figure as his more modern counter parts.

The elements with the mother were a nice touch, but on the flip side enter a fantastical realm that I'm sure many won't appreciate.

The film itself is mediocre, it plays it very safe, it's bland, the cast are forgettable and the whole thing just felt so very very meh! Maybe I'm burned out on Jason, or maybe I've just witnessed what pinnacles fan films can reach and this simply doesn't come close.

Rants

What is it with Friday 13th fan films and shilling? I mean I already see that people who make them are often buddies and you'll find the director from one be the producer for another and so forth and as I've learned there's some animosity between certain parties as well. But why the shilling? It's a well known fact I hate the act but I've never seen it so consistent, is it all part of them being in competition with one another? Don't you realize it has the opposite effect and damages your credibility? I see multiple 10/10 reviews with excessive praise, name dropping the director and with similar wording then I'm going to know your film is a joke and so are you for playing such a foolish blatant game.

Breakdown

Returning cast is a nice touch Mother element is interesting Rather boring Plays it too safe Weak kills.