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The film was better received in the United Kingdom, gaining positive reviews from the country's two major film magazines, ''[[Total Film]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/jason-x-review/|title=Jason X review|website=GamesRadar|date=2014-09-11|access-date=2021-11-23|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123082117/https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/jason-x-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kim Newman |author-link=Kim Newman |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/jason-x-review/ |title=Jason X Review |website=Empire |date=2015-10-11 |access-date=2016-09-28 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017221226/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/jason-x-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Empire''{{'}}s review by [[Kim Newman]] in particular praised ''Jason X'' as "Wittily scripted, smartly directed and well-played by an unfamiliar cast, this is a real treat for all those who have suffered through the story so far."
The film has seen a retrospective growth in popularity, particularly among younger fans of the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3433796/doesnt-suck-look-back-jason-x/ |title=A Look Back at Jason X |website=bloodydisgusting.com |date=2017-04-26 |access-date=2017-08-07 |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111022524/https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3433796/doesnt-suck-look-back-jason-x/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/in-defense-of-jason-x-the-one-in-space/ |title=In Defense of Jason X |website=nerdist.com |date=2016-10-15 |access-date=2017-08-07 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616063606/https://nerdist.com/in-defense-of-jason-x-the-one-in-space/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Praise has been directed at the film's ability to poke fun at itself and the film series as a whole, as well as inventive death scenes; Adrienne's death in particular (head frozen in liquid nitrogen, and then shattered against a table) is often singled out as a highlight, and was even tested on an episode of ''[[MythBusters (2009 season)#Episode 129 – "Hurricane Windows"|MythBusters]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/shattering-heads |title=Shattering Heads |website=discovery.com |date=2009-11-04 |access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>
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