Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Cody L — 24 Jun 2013

Its not a good movie, but its a guilty pleasure.

This review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) was written by Cody L on 24 Jun 2013.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brad S (2,657) on 12 Oct 2017

8%??? How the fuck was this rated worse than Jason Goes to hell?? Part 8 was good…

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