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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Great!
This film totally blew me away! After watching the rather dull and boring Part 7, and having read that this was worse, my hopes weren't too high. I couldn't have been more wrong!
This film is, in my opinion, one of the best in the series. The acting is good, Jason looks great, it has some funny moments, likable characters, and the story also introduced a much-needed change: Jason leaving Crystal Lake - although this can be seen as both good and bad, I think it was a good idea just for this one movie. I hope he returns of course.
The film's duration is also unusually long, I think it lasts for over one and a half hour.
The only let-downs in this installment is an INCREDIBLY lame throat-slashing scene (minor), and a weak ending (major). This is why I give it 8 out of 10 and not the top-score.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the movie as much as I did!
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
The meanest Jason, ruined by lame characters and the MPAA
I was told that this was one of the best in the series, so I was really excited when I got the DVD in my mailbox. However: I was in for a nasty surprise. After about 40 minutes into the film, I remember thinking "is this ever going to pick up?"
For me, the main problem with Friday the 13th: The New Blood, was that I didn't think it had any likable characters except for Tina and Nick. I didn't care who got killed, and I really WANTED to see a couple of them die. The dialog was also lame, the acting was poor, and the story wasn't top-notch either. While the other films had some logic as to when and where Jason appeared, it seemed like this was missing here. He just appeared, and *boof* he's gone, only to return some other random place. And to top it all off, the MPAA had cut the film to shreds.
The only positive thing was that Kane Hodder as Jason looks great! He moves really aggressive, and you can almost feel his anger. The scariest Jason to date!
But all in all, this film was pretty bad. I give it a 4/10, a score which could easily be raised to 6/10 if the film were to be released UNCUT! And if the characters had been more likable, this would probably be one of the best - because it really has the potential.