Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Christian H — 15 Oct 2010

Jason attacks a sea cruise and is in New York for 15 minutes. Deadly boring.

This review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) was written by Christian H on 15 Oct 2010.

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

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Again with the Friday the 13th movies, I'm not going to ramble of how this movie is the worst Friday the 13th movie because that's what I've…

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An enjoyable if silly entry in the series. By this point the film's are basically just Jason killing people in a variety of inventive ways…

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By Liam C (674) on 27 Jul 2017

Jason doesn't take Manhattan he takes a BOAT. The first hour of the movie is spent on a boat and the rest is crappy effects and acting…

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By Imthenoob (1,101) on 22 Oct 2018

Yeah, this is a pretty awful movie, Definitely one of the worst in the series despite the enjoyable kills throughout…

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