Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Lachlan S — 28 Feb 2011

Creative and graphic deaths. Jason has never been angrier. Jenson Daggett's Rennie is the most beautiful and charismatic female lead in the entire Friday the 13th franchise. The humorous elements added to the New York scenes are great. It never gets old to see Jason punch the head off the cocky teenager known as Julius. Its a lot more entertaining than... read more one might expect, you end up having a lot more fun with Jason and the way he takes his victims. Kane Hodder is everything that Jason should be and more. He makes you root for the bad guy, something not easily done. The change in setting from boring old Crystal Lake was long overdue. Taking the serial killer and putting him on a boat isn't the silliest thing you could do -- you could always send him to space.

VERDICT: "Rental" - (Negative to Mixed reaction). These films are only worth renting because of certain good things that are worth seeing, but are not worth paying at a theater to see due to bad things that overcome anything good.