Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Deluxe Edition)
by Robert Hedden
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Actor: Barbara Bingham, Jensen Daggett, Mark Richman, Scott Reeves, V.C. DupreeDirector: Robert Hedden
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1989-09-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Deluxe Edition)
DVD Review: Alright, time for some...fun??
Summary: 4 Stars
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This trailer (from my website)...this trailer represents Jason in a new place. He looks at with confusion, with sadness, with....HATE. Ain't nobody gonna stop Jason!!!!!!!...Or will they?...Alright, time for a little backstory. Paramount Pictures was done with Jason Voorhees for good. They figured if they continued, it would be 80's style films in the 21st century (not a bad idea nowadays.) They figured we would go to Friday the 13th: Part 9000: SOMEBODY BETTER GET HAPPY!!!!!!!!! So, they decided to take him out the right way. It was 1989, the finishment of the 80's. (Yeah, I said finishment.) Now, Jason was ready to go somewhere he would never go before. But would it foreshadow what happened in real life? This gets into the conspiracy that Freddy vs. Jason was planned from the beginning, but let's talk about that later.
So how does this movie fair? Well, it starts with something very unusual. In fact, the whole formula for a FT13TH movie is not followed that well, partially because Jason travels in this film. The introduction, however, is a completely broken commentary on how New York City lives. Just...trust me. But it does set a tone, saying "we're going somewhere new people." Or say "the final Jason." By now, true Jason fans were used to everything about Friday the 13th...but was to come. In fact, some say that NYC represents where the series went. I mean, we went from a serious horror film about a mom who had lost her child and vowed revenge, to JASON FIGHTING A PSYCHIC? As much as I loved New Blood, it needed to be put to rest. And what better way then to go the craziest route yet.
At first, you feel like the film is going to be extremely cheesy fun. Jason gets re awakened by lightning *cough*PARAMOUNT, HOW MUCH LIKE FRANKENSTEIN DO YOU THINK JASON IS!!!*cough*. Then, he pulls out not the heart, not the brains, not the intestines of a teenager...but what I think is an appendix!!! And I'm just like "...worst Friday the 13th special effect ever. I love it." For a good amount of time, the film remains cheesy. Usual teenager stuff, dealing with the popular peoples, people addicted to just about anything, whether it be their passion of career, drugs, etc. And of course, the evil dads. But it actually turns out to be a scary horror film, with a Metroid style feeling. Basically, Jason says "You guys are dead and there's nothing you can do about it." Technically, they could have called for aerial assistants.
And in this film, you want certain people to live, and certain people to DIE. And, awesomely enough, your wish is granted....sort of. Oh, and if I didn't mention it, this film mostly DOESN'T take place in Manhattan. (STRIKE!) It takes place on a boat. *cough*I'M ON A BOAT!*cough*. And if calls for a great Metroid feeling of loneliness. Only you and other people just as strong as you haft to face an immovable object with no chance for help. I can't explain it well enough. Most likely because I was watching this at 9:30 P.M. after a really long day. We should have the whole month of October off of work and school.
Anyways, the kills are so awesome. Just, awesome. Gory and crazy. Just how you love these kills. Of course, one of the most famous is where Jason chops a guys head off and it falls off a roof. That just tells you something! But you've heard enough about how scary and how slashey it is. What about the story? Well...ugh...I...ugh....*crawls under his bed*HELP Okay, for serious. There is a REALLY freaky scene that *SPOILERS* is where the character is driving a police car, there's music, it's fast, and all of the sudden the music just stops. It then goes by still pictures showing the girl running over Jason as a child. And Jason just stares and stands...it is the freakiest moment in all of Friday the 13th Paramount besides the original's ending. *SPOILERS OVER.*
And that's where it comes down to. This is my favorite Friday the 13th film besides the original. In fact *SPOILERS* Jason in child form makes several appearances throughout the whole film attacking the same girl. He appears as a ghost, as some sort of demon through a portalX5 through a mirror and holly $#!T. *SPOILERS OVER.* The storytelling in this film, while not that obvious, is the best since the original. And of course, the kills are as awesome as he11. You can tell where this is going. The funniest moment is where Jason sees a poster with a hockey mask, and him and the poster are compared. Just...awesome. It wouldn't be funny if it weren't for the fact it's a psychopathic killer who's having A Big Lipped Trumpet Playing Starving Children Opus Face Moment.
Also, this movie is incredibly fast paced compared to the other FT13TH films. Also, also, also, also. CAN I EVER STOP STAYING ALSO? This is patially because of the fact that the characters are NOT annoying, except for the ones that are meant to be annoying (whom die quickly.) And of course, to be a good film about New York City, you need a realistic interpretation of the raccoon trash can named The Big Apple. Check and Mate. And if all this isn't an overload of awesome, Jason's face is a acid trip destruction of Jar Jar Binx and Oscar the Grouch. I know that doesn't sound scary...but it is. (Is this review resembling my To Kill a Mockingbird review at all?)
The ending scene... I can't explain it. The only way I can explain is that Jason finally realized there's more to life than to mindlessly kill over vengeance. And he...I'm not gonna spoil it. It's beautiful. Oh wait, was that the ending? I can't remember...yeah. That was the ending. Or was it? Look, it was 10:00 P.M. alright?
Time for the victim. The slasher aspect? 4.5/5. The story telling aspect? 4/5. It averages to 4.25/5, but is reduced to 4/5 for not taking place in Manhattan that much. It's so awesome though, that I wish I didn't haft to do that.
I, Da Ca$hman signing off...
Coming Soon...Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (???)
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