Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Anthony C — 13 Jan 2012

A really bad unrealistic and over the top installemnt in the series. With that said , I find this film to be so bad its funny.Makes for a fun film for a bad movie night.

This review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) was written by Anthony C on 13 Jan 2012.

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

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