Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Matt R — 13 Jan 2009

I thought I was watching an episode of Saved by the Bell at the beginning. Atrocious.

This review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) was written by Matt R on 13 Jan 2009.

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

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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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Easily the worst of the franchise. It's pretty boring, the kills are lame, the effects don't look scary, also jason can actually teleport…

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