Jason X #3: Planet of The Beast Mass Market Paperback – June 7, 2005

Who would have thought a book could be like the movies? This is sooooo cool!

I'm a big fan of the Friday the 13th/Jason movies. I've moved into reading the new Jason X books. First one was direct from the movie and well done. The second one lagged and failed to focus on Jason so fell short of expectations (limited as they were, it is afterall a slasher book). This third one was so dismal it should be discontinued immediately.First the "Planet of the Beast" takes place around the conveniently named Planet #666 which just happens to be the order in which humans discovered it in their search of planets; this in itself is utterly moronic. Second, "Jason X" is the name of the movie not the character however the author seems to insist that's the killer's name now. The mass of inconsistiencies shows the author did no research or possibly never even seen the Jason X movie. She repeatedly comments on Jason's pale cold blue eyes. Did she not even look at the cover photo for her book? Did anyone in editing not see the movie? Jason's eyes, after being transformed are a burning reddish orange, certainly not blue. The author writes about Jason's mouth which is non existant from the new mask. Most damaging (other than the eyes which bothered the crap out of me) is the repetitive statements regarding Jason's extremely fast speed. What??? Jason has never moved fast and even basing it off the Jason X movie, he moved no faster after transformation. Fourth, as another reviewer stated, Jason was a killer not a torturer. The mass amount of dismemberment was boring and nonsensical and was there for the 'gore purpose' only and it falls completely short of that, again hinging on moronic. The author didn't even attempt to explain how Jason revives on Planet #666.For all my ranting, here is the summation of my view... in short, this book seemed to have been written by a 12-year old and is just simply abysmal. The author didn't care about the book or subject matter, the author had no clue about the subject matter, and the editing was terrible (just the amount of typoes and grammar was disgraceful for any book). I don't expect much from a book based on "Friday the 13th" but I do expect the author to show some ingenuity and/or reasoning in their work.Even as a fan, you shouldn't read this book. This book doesn't even deserve a 1/4 star for a rating.

An easy read. Not great, but not bad. As you read this book, please remember that this is the 2nd one, and 'this'Jason is different then the Jason X we saw in the film. That may explain why this Jason moves faster, and his method of killing seems different. It would help to read the book before this one, to get the whole back story. I will read the next book in this series, to see where the ideas go.

The only problem I had with this book was the terrible campfire story that had Jason killing a squad of soldiers in Louisiana.So far as I know, New York City was his only trip away from CampCrystal Lake until he hit outer space. The character telling thisstory obviously was not up-to-date on Jason's history. Other than this, I highly enjoyed the book.

This is one of those sequels when you wonder if the author ever read the source material. There are moments when she writes that Jason moves as fast as a supernova and runs after his prey. Can't say I ever remember Jason being speedy in any fashion. And Jason has always been a killer, not a torturer. In this book he dices up every (and I mean every) victim before they die. Lastly, the movie was called Jason X...do when have to refer to him for now on as Jason X? That was annoying to constantly read. Overall, this book was not nearly was interesting or faithful to the movies as the previous novels. Hopefully the next writer will actually research the character before they attempt to write another sequel.

I really enjoyed the book as it is a straight continuation of the Jason X movie. Our old friend behind the mask is back and he is not in a good mood! So if you are a Jason buff like me don't hesitate and buy this book. You won't be disappointed!!!!

Good