Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Rudy G — 08 Dec 2012

Loved it! It was like the title was "Jason on a boat"!

This review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) was written by Rudy G on 08 Dec 2012.

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

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By Jack F (599) on 20 Oct 2017

Friday The 13th Part VIII Jason Takes Manhatton: Weak, dull, and beyond silly, while entertaning Part 8 is a weak sequel that knows no bounds…

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This is one of my favorite of the series, Jason is awesome he walks around Manhattan like he's Donald Trump…

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By Kelton S (12) on 11 Jun 2017

Wow. This was not only the worst Friday the 13th movie, but it was one of the worst I've seen in a long time…

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By Royalguy07 (396) on 13 Oct 2022

Was going to say it was the weakest kills in the series till the guy got his head punched off…

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By Luis M (377) 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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By Jordan C (409) on 01 Aug 2017

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By Jon C (1,457) on 11 Aug 2017

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