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The Many Faces of Jason Voorhees. And Michael Myers.

Super Halloween Monday Day!
Yes, Super Halloween Monday Day, featuring two new articles on the Countdown that are some of the most important to date, or something. For October 25th, we've got a movie-by-movie look at the Many Faces of Jason Voorhees. If you're a casual Friday the 13th enthusiast, you'll be surprised to see how much the guy's look has evolved from film to film. The feature starts with the first film and goes all the way to Jason X.

The almost-but-not-quite-late entry for Sunday presents my official costume for Halloween 2004: Michael Myers! The sometimes underappreciated star of the Halloween movies makes his first appearance on X-E with two different masks, including one that lights up for no good reason. I feel like I say this every day, but it's probably only once a week: if you're just getting back after the weekend, there's all sorts of new shit posted. Check 'em out.

Posted by Matt on 10/24/2004. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 64 comments

It’s true- so unappreciated

Chestnuts roasted by Casey @ 10/24/2004 8:57 PM

Did Myers’s(s’?) mask ever light up?
Ever?

Chestnuts roasted by Discharger @ 10/24/2004 9:05 PM

I still say you need to do a review of a Myers’ movie.

And, that Jason feature was cool. The Final Chapter is my personal favorite Jason film, also.

Chestnuts roasted by Bob @ 10/24/2004 9:16 PM

The Final Chapter may have the best Jason face, but in the end, all Jason faces are winners.

Chestnuts roasted by jerome @ 10/24/2004 9:18 PM

Oh man, that second mask made you look a bit like my ex…so, so sad.

Chestnuts roasted by Sara @ 10/24/2004 9:22 PM

"I look like a Norfin Troll experiencing low blood sugar."

Best. Sentence. Ever.

Chestnuts roasted by Dane @ 10/24/2004 9:28 PM

"Halloween 4" was actually pretty good. 5 sucked, 6 and 7 were ok, and I refuse to watch 8.

Chestnuts roasted by John @ 10/24/2004 9:36 PM

Hey i have a pic of what jason looks like under the mask from Freddy vs jason if anyone is interested. there hasbeen like 2 really good masks made off of the VS style makeup the closest u can see it is in the van when jason gts mouth to mouth, but i have a production still of the makeup under the hockey in that shot. E-mail

Evlash3@aol.com if intested matt.
Brian

Chestnuts roasted by brian buckley @ 10/24/2004 9:46 PM

You know, the original Michael Myers mask from Halloween was a mask of William Shatner from 1978, painted white. Good luck finding one for less than $400 now, unfortunately, but if you can find a Captain Kirk mask and some white paint you’ll probably have something that looks a lot better than the ones you bought…

Chestnuts roasted by VeganMike @ 10/24/2004 9:49 PM

Thank you Thank you!!
Huge Mike Myers fan here…
This article was by far my fave of the "holiday" season! :)

Chestnuts roasted by Croww @ 10/24/2004 9:55 PM

I pick the Part 3 face, as it looks freaky but still like something you could see in real life.

Chestnuts roasted by Behonkiss @ 10/24/2004 10:05 PM

Didn’t part IX have the "hell baby?" I mean, not much of a "face" per say, but only a face a mother could love.

Plus, it was pretty freaky when he was "reborn" scootin’ up his sisters vagina.

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Chestnuts roasted by EMajorwitz @ 10/24/2004 10:12 PM

I’ve always wondered why the special effects artists changed Jason’s appearance so drastically between parts 2, 3, and 4. If you follow the plots and timelines of those three movies, they are supposed to take place in the same week.

Chestnuts roasted by bob genghis khan @ 10/24/2004 10:46 PM

Dude..I dont have a comment on your Michael Myers Halloween Articale, but you got a good site, here, love the commercials, keep it up!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff @ 10/24/2004 10:46 PM

Matt, if you REALLY wanted the authentic Myers look you could track down a Shatner/Captain Kirk mask and spraypaint it white. That’s what they did for the original film.

I’m not a big horror fan, but I have to say I am also angered by Myers’s attempt to be more attractive. I thought the second mask in particular looked more like a severely frightened Michael Bolton than Michael Myers.

Chestnuts roasted by Night_Trekker @ 10/24/2004 10:53 PM

They actually do show a bit of Jason’s fucked up teeth in Freddy vs. Jason during the part where the black chick has to give Jason CPR.

I SO want the F13 DVD set. Hell, I haven’t even seen all of the F13 movies.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 10/24/2004 10:53 PM

I’ll admit it, I’ve never seen a Friday the 13th movie or a Halloween flick in its entirety. Maybe it was because, unlike most kids, I was severely disturbed by the idea of a weird guy killing innicent people in terrible (but creative) ways.

Having just read the Jason article, I don’t think it’s so weird that his appearance changes. I mean, with every new Castlevania game (not including some of the earliest, which reuse sprites) we’re presented with a completely new look for Drac and each of his cronies. That’s one of the fun things about the series–wondering what Death will look like THIS time.

But I can also understand how it can irritate hardcore fans. In another Castlevania analogy (because I’m a loser), it irritates the hell out of me that the people at Konami couldn’t bother themselves to make the dates in the Castlevania timeline consistant. Or that they tried to incorporate the Brahm Stoker novel and did it so poorly (yeah… Quincy Morris had a son, who somehow followed his father throughout the events of the novel yet stayed hidden, and who witnessed–along with his little friend Eric– the death of his dad after taking care of Drac. Oh, and if you look at the birthdates given, he would have had to be something like 2 years old at the time.)

Sounds like the plot for another Baby Geniuses flick to me! :D

Chestnuts roasted by Night_Trekker @ 10/24/2004 11:12 PM

Here’s something for those who own(or have at least seen the Friday boxset extras).

There is a short clip of a fan who displays a guitar with the Friday the 13th part VI paint scheme signed by several cast members from the series.

Here you can see more detail of the guitar and who signed it.
http://www.brooksguitarworld.com/fangoria04.html

Chestnuts roasted by bob genghis khan @ 10/24/2004 11:25 PM

I personally think that all the short-comings of "Jason Goes to Hell", including not showing Jason without his mask, were completly made up for by the FRICKEN FREDDY KRUEGER CAMEO!

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 10/24/2004 11:52 PM

Night_Trekker-That reminds me of the varying appearances of Ganon from the Zelda games. For example, in the first game, he was totally green, but in A Link to the Past, he was totally purple. I’ll admit, there have been many similarities in his appearance (not counting his appearance as Ganondorf), such as the whole giant pig motif, but there still have been differences.

Anyway, like I’ve said before: MUST SEE ALL OF F13!!!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 10/25/2004 12:11 PM

Hmmmm.. I like the first face best, i think it has a better phychological effect than the others. yea its ok to try to scare me with a freaky overdone looking zombie face, but if you put more of a mentally disturbing freak of nature twist to it, you will get better results… or maybe i am full of crap, whatever… :)

Chestnuts roasted by Retroriginal @ 10/25/2004 12:12 PM

Hey part V wasn’t that bad. I loooooove all the Jason movies and I think this was one of the better written ones. No Jason, sure, but the audience doesn’t know that until the very end. It’s not like he doesn’t kill kill kill anyway. Plus Violet was an oldschool hotty punk. Part VI, on the other hand, I think started the eventual ruination of the series. I liked him better before he became the unstoppable supernatural beast. My opinion, sure, but when the killer can’t be killed it doesn’t lead to good writing. It leads to a gigantic sewer-loads of toxic waste and lightning bolts bringing people to life. Not to mention psychic chicks and space stations. Where do they belong in Jason movies? Nowhere.

Chestnuts roasted by mtenace @ 10/25/2004 12:39 PM

Dude, Jason X sucked soooooo bad! I actually paid money to see it and was furious when I walked out. I don’t even include it as a part of the F13 series. A curiousity, did anyone actually like it? anyone?…hello?…so alone.

Chestnuts roasted by Capt. Spacklepants @ 10/25/2004 1:22 AM

That light up Michael Myers mask looked more like that rejuvenique mask from the infomercial.

Chestnuts roasted by pikachulover @ 10/25/2004 2:09 AM

Psychic heroine Tina puts the handless moves on Jason, and before we know it, his head gets all gooey, the mask pops off, and we’re faced with a well-lit extreme close-up of a guy worth pissing our pants over.

I would just like to comment on that line. That shot was not an extreme close-up, rather it was only a close-up. An extreme close-up is a shot which singles out a portion of the face (eyes or lips) and isolates and magnifies a detail. This shot is a only a close-up on the grounds of a close-up being a shot which shows just the head, hands, feet, or a small object. Sorry, just my two cents – I’m a stupid film majors.

As for Capt. Spacklepants. I personally loved Jason X. it was in no way my favorite Friday the Thirteenth film, however… The simple fact that they explain Jason’s inability to die sets it high on the pedestal for me.

<3 q

Chestnuts roasted by q @ 10/25/2004 2:20 AM

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