Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is a slasher film, the fifth sequel to the original Friday the 13th. It's widely praised by fans of the series. Many fans also cite the film's soundtrack as particularely good, with Alice Cooper's theme song often praised.
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Plot summary

Jason Voorhees is dead. After the killer was brutally murdered by a young Tommy Jarvis, his body lay rotting in a grave in Crystal Lake, now renamed Forest Green by a town desperately trying to forget their past. But when an adult Tommy returns to ensure that Jason is in fact, dead, it is he, ironically, that brings the monster back to life. Now seemingly unstoppable, Jason claims a new set of victims while he makes his way to his old killing grounds at the newly reopened camp. As Tommy desperately tries to get the police to listen to his claims,he is being hounded by a stubborn sheriff who's trying to keep him silent;meanwhile his daughter has taken an interest in him. Once Jason steps foot on "Camp Blood", Tommy devices a plan to kill Jason and send him to Hell once and for all.
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Notes

* This is the only film in the series that does not contain any onscreen nudity.
* This was the first film since Part 2 to bring the story back to the campgrounds (which may be another contributor to its high praise among fans). This was penultimate to its final appearance in Freddy vs. Jason, which by this time would be closed and empty, ready to be built over.
* It's been said that before the negative reaction over A New Beginning, the film's original plot picked up where it ended with Tommy doing the killings. However, the backlash over the fake Jason caused this to be dropped with immediate plans to bring Jason back. The desire to assure fans that it was the real Jason this time even extended to the subtitle: Jason Lives.
* The script contained material that eluded to Jason's father, which, to date, remains the closest the series has ever come to shedding light on the mysterious character. In the material we would see Pamela's headstone next to Jason's; a reference to the fact that someone paid to have Jason buried, which would have explained why he wasn't cremated as the Mayor stated in Part 5; and a final scene in which Jason's father (Elias) visits his son's grave, seemingly aware of the fact that Jason isn't inside. These scenes were filmed, but excised; however, they did make it to the film's novelization.
* While C.J. Graham portrays Jason for most of the film (as well as being uncredited for the character's stunts), crew member Dan Bradley was originally hired to play Jason. He plays Jason during the paintball murder scene but after seeing the footage, Paramount were unhappy withhis performance, and Graham was recast for the part.
* There is some debate among fans as to whether the film is a continuation from the previous film, or if it in fact simply writes over it. It is often stated that Tommy's state of mental health is too radically different to his at the end of A New Beginning. None of the subsequent films have acknowledged it, but have also done nothing to negate it. The novelization of Freddy vs. Jason, by Stephen Hand maintains that the events of both films occurred.
* Unususally, Jason is seen in full, including his face, from the begining of the film. Typically, only quick, brief shots of the killer are used prior to the climax of the film.