![]() This was really the only interesting part to the film. It was appropriate though, because of the impending doom we know is coming to everyone. It had the similar character development pattern found in disaster movies. There is an extra side-story, involving the captain of the ship and his son. Part of the plot reminded me of The Poseidon Adventure (1974), too. I noticed a few things in this film, that reminded me of other movies. It is even more evident, when the New York City police are inspecting the ship, that ran aground, full of corpses, just like in the different depictions of Dracula. Having Jason preying on the people on the ship, like Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931) or Max Schreck in Nosferatu (1922), has an interesting similarity. Jason makes it to New York City with 30 minutes left in the movie.The basic plot, especially the scenes on the ship, in some ways, reminds me of Bram Stoker's story about Dracula. For a majority of the film, we are on the cruise to hell, while Jason chases after graduating students from Lakeview High. The ship then looks like it is cruising over Lake Michigan in a brutal storm, which I guess is supposed to be the Atlantic Ocean. So, in the original film, Camp Crystal Lake was located in New Jersey and was big enough to be an over-sized pond, but in this film, it has room for a 20 foot boat and a river big enough for that boat to float upstream to Iceland (subbing for Canada), it looks like, where Jason hitches a ride on a mini-cruise ship, bound for New York. And, after a couple movies, it turns out Jason can be woken up by electricity, but only on Friday the 13th, yeah, ok. Camp Crystal Lake is now big enough for 20 foot boats. The time when the parody replaced the horror film. We come to the campiest part of the series. Terry Eugene Bollea ( / b ə ˈ l eɪ ə/ born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler and television personality.So, eight movies into this franchise and I keep forgetting that these films were originally released by Paramount Pictures, who's logo comes up in the beginning of each film. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s. Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1983. There, his persona as a heroic all-American helped usher in the 1980s professional wrestling boom, where he headlined eight of the first nine editions of WWF's flagship annual event, WrestleMania. During his initial run, he won the WWF Championship five times, with his first reign being the second-longest in the championship's history. ![]() He is the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches, winning in 19. His match with Andre the Giant on WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988, still holds American television viewership records for wrestling with a 15.2 Nielsen rating and 33 million viewers. In 1993, Hogan departed the WWF to sign for rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times, and holds the record for the longest reign. In 1996, he underwent a career renaissance upon adopting the villainous persona of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, leading the popular New World Order (nWo) stable. 3d comics chaperone professional#Īs a result, he became a major figure during the " Monday Night Wars", another boom of mainstream professional wrestling. ![]() He headlined WCW's annual flagship event Starrcade three times, including the most profitable WCW pay-per-view ever, Starrcade 1997. Hogan returned to the WWF in 2002 following its acquisition of WCW the prior year, winning the Undisputed WWF Championship for a record equaling (for the year) sixth time before departing in 2003. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, and inducted a second time in 2020 as a member of the nWo. Hogan also performed for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) – where he won the original IWGP Heavyweight Championship – and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA – now known as Impact Wrestling). ĭuring and after wrestling, Hogan had an extensive acting career, beginning with his 1982 cameo role in Rocky III. He has starred in several films (including No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando and Mr. Nanny) and three television shows ( Hogan Knows Best, Thunder in Paradise, and China, IL), as well as in Right Guard commercials and the video game, Hulk Hogan's Main Event. ![]() He was the frontman for The Wrestling Boot Band, whose sole record, Hulk Rules, reached No. 2.14 Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin (2009).2.11 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003).2.4 American Wrestling Association (1981–1983).12 on the Billboard Top Kid Audio chart in 1995. ![]()
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