Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) by Chris H — 31 Oct 2017
I have many mixed feelings about this film. On one hand I loved the film on a conceptual level.The idea of Jason on a cruise ship is actually kind of cool and the few scenes of Jason in Manhattan are pretty awesome.
Unfortunately most of the film is filled with terrible actors doing boring stuff on a boat. Peter Richman's character is one of my least favorite and dumbest characters in the franchise. The stuff that works just is not in the film long enough to make up for all of the negatives.
Bad writing, bad acting and bad pacing plague this film and make it almost unwatchable at times. Such a disappointing film because the concept has a lot of potential but you can tell that they just didnt have the money to pull it off.
This review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) was written by Chris H on 31 Oct 2017.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan has generally received mixed reviews.
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