Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Greeny — 08 Aug 2008

This movie is great cuz it goes somewhere other than crystal lake.

This review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) was written by Greeny on 08 Aug 2008.

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

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Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

By Jlau (377) on 27 Sep 2020

At the end, Jason spends a few minutes in New York but before that, he's just killing high school graduates on a boat…

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Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

By Dylan P (378) on 17 Nov 2018

This one is usually loped at the bottom of these films and for good reason…

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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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By Kilian K (8) on 25 Aug 2017

Jason's two death scenes are pretty great, Kane Hodder as Jason does better than he did in his last installment (New Blood), and our two main…

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By Gavin W (128) on 31 Dec 2017

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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Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

By Shawn S (942) on 19 Jan 2017

One of the most fun entries in the franchise…

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By Ghostfacevd (3) on 03 Nov 2019

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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Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

By Emil W (83) on 02 Nov 2018

Special effects look worse than in the first part. Do I really have to say anything else…

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By The-Creeper (1) on 13 Dec 2020

I Liked This One. Not only do we see A Higher Body Count than Usual, We Find Jason Hitting the Big City…

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Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

By Dylan F (275) 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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