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Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives Blu-ray delivers stunning video and great audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
As a child, Tommy Jarvis killed mass murderer Jason Voorhees. Years later, he is tormented by the fear that Jason may not be dead. Determined to finish off the infamous killer once and for all, Tommy and a friend dig up Jason's corpse in order to cremate him. Unfortunately, things go seriously awry, and Jason is instead resurrected, sparking a new chain of ruthlessly brutal murders.
For more about Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives and the Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives Blu-ray release, see Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on October 22, 2020 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.
Scream Factory via Shout! Factory has released the 1986 Horror franchise film 'Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives' to Blu-ray with a high
quality 1080p transfer and
a pair of lossless soundtrack options. Several supplements are included as well, carrying over the
extras from Warner Brothers' disc found in the 2013 collection and adding a few new ones. It's an excellent Blu-ray. It is
currently only available in the exciting, and limited, Friday the 13th Collection which includes all 12 films featuring killer Jason
Voorhees as well as two bonus discs.
Tommy Jarvis (Thom Mathews) has travelled to Jason's grave to exhume the body, check that it's truly dead, and ensure it remains in hell. He and
his reluctant friend (Ron Palillo) discover a worm- and maggot-infested mess, surely long deceased and likely to never return to the world of the living
again. Tommy, leaving nothing to chance, grabs a nearby rod and further destroys the corpse, but little does he know his actions are about to reignite
the terror. When lightning strikes that same rod, still impaled in Jason's lifeless corpse, the body becomes reanimated. Tommy escapes the newborn
Jason Voorhees but finds himself behind bars. His friend wasn't so lucky; his heart just wasn't in the fight. With new life and armed with the very rod
that
brought him back to life, Jason goes on a killing spree, making his way back to Camp Crystal Lake, rebranded Forest Green, where young campers
have just arrived for Summer fun. When word of the mounting body count reaches the police station, Tommy does all he can to convince the law that
Jason is on the loose. His words fall on deaf ears, all but ensuring another slaughter is in the making.
For a full film review, please see Michael Reuben's writing accompanying the 2013 release here.
This is another excellent Friday the 13th Blu-ray. It's generally free of print blemish and encode failure while holding steady to an attractive,
natural grain structure that compliments the film source quite nicely. Though it has not been sourced from a 4K scan, as were the first four films in the
series for the Shout! Factory collection, it's a highly impressive effort that, beyond its clean and accurate filmic credentials, yields expert texturing that
brings Jason's tattered clothes, decayed body, and worn hockey mask to life like never before. Areas around the camp are sharp, human faces are
delightfully clear, and clothes are complex. Colors are excellent, whether natural greens or red blood, both of which delight. Much of the film takes place
at night, making black levels yet again crucial for this release. They, too, do not disappoint, producing perfectly inky and deep nighttime exteriors with
no signs of crush of troubling encode issues, like macroblocking, which is nowhere to be found, either. Flesh tones appear to be accurate and the
print is in meticulous condition. The movie looks terrific. Fans are going to be thrilled with this release.
Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives features dueling 2.0 and 5.1 lossless soundtracks of the DTS-HD Maser Audio configuration. The opening
scene is more authentic, engaging, and effective in 5.1, offering musical richness and atmospheric space that the more technically limited stereo track
cannot achieve. Still, this may be the best 2.0 track of the first six films (and the first in stereo). There's greater balance in play, with the music and
thunder merging nicely
together, lacking that more finessed spacing but ensuring good elemental balance and a surprising amount of output vigor at the same volume. The
stereo track also keeps up during the opening titles, with more engaged music yet still lacking the finishing polish of richness and subtle immersion
found in 5.1. Music and effects are more forceful in stereo, so switching to 5.1 is a tradeoff for better extension and detail. But it's nice to have two very
viable alternatives here, not as in previous films where the 5.1 track was the great superior and the 2.0 track better suited just for a more traditional
listing
experience. Dialogue is excellent in both, grounded in the center in 5.1 and imaging there without fault in 2.0. Either way, the listen will prove
rewarding.
Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives includes a blend of new and returning supplements. New content is marked as such. Please click here for coverage of the carryover
content. Note that The Friday the 13th Chronicles was included on the Warner Brothers disc but appears on the bonus discs for the collection,
not on this film's disc.
New! Audio Commentary: Peter Bracke and Actors Thom Mathews, Vincent Guastaferro, Kerry Noonan, C.J. Graham, and Cynthia Kania.
Audio Commentary: Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin.
Audio Commentary: Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin, Actor Vincent Guastaferro, and Editor Bruce Green.
NEW! Audio Commentary: Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin and Fans/Filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch.
Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 6
The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited - Part III
Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th, Part VI
Meeting Mr. Voorhees
Slashed Scenes
NEW! TV Spots (1080i upscaled, 1:03).
Theatrical Trailer
NEW! Still Gallery (1080i, 6:07): The images advance automatically. There is no musical accompaniment.
NEW! Fangoria Articles: Accessible only via PC Blu-ray drive.
Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives takes on a more humorous approach but fortunately does not push to that Nightmare on Elm Street level of absurdity. The film balances its lighter
footprint with its heavy violence quite well, resulting in another solid franchise entry that certainly needed a slightly different approach for freshness'
sake. Shout! Factory's Blu-ray is first-rate, too, delivering near perfect 1080p video, terrific 5.1 and 2.0 audio, and it includes a good
many supplements, including four, yes four, audio commentary tracks, two of which are new for this release. Recommended!
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