Nonton Film Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) Full Movie
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Now, while all that sounds mighty uplifting, the real news has to be broken to the masses about Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan. Unfortunately the news is, the film is a major stinker. Arguably the worst film in the history of the series, JTM is inappropriately named, overtly hokey and features a bunch of personalities that – unlike the majority of figures featured in the near-countless Friday films – are not even close to relatable. The focal figures of the film aren’t particularly likeable, and no characters are fleshed out enough to really support. Rennie Wickham, who serves as the picture’s heroine lacks the internal resolve needed to convince the audience that she’s capable of surviving a chance encounter with Voorhees. She’s… airy at times and feels disconnected from the production as a whole. She’s a far cry from Alice Hardy or Ginny Field. Hell, she’s a really, really far cry from those characters, completely lacking presence and, apparently a backbone. The same can be said for hero Sean Robertson, who never feels heroic at all. He’s just along for the ride, nothing more and nothing less.
But Friday the 13th Part 8’s faults are far greater than those exhibited by this shallow ensemble of personalities, and to the credit of the cast, screenwriter/director Rob Hedden really deserves to carry a hefty load of the blame for that error, as he just doesn’t give these performers anything to work with. It’s Jason on a boat, offing loads of kids immediately. There’s no real story here and no buildup whatsoever. Even worse, Jason doesn’t take Manhattan, Jason doesn’t even arrive on the island until deep into the picture’s final act. This one should have been branded Jason Takes a Boat Ride, at least consumers would have been afforded the truth up front.
Victims in Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
The gore featured in the flick is serviceable, but it pales terribly in comparison to the work of Tom Savini or Carl Fullerton. We’re not treated to all too many graphic shots and the prosthetics are on the laughable side. However, I will applaud this makeup crew for making Jason look a bit more decayed and gruesome than what we’re typically accustomed to.
As a longtime fan of the Friday the 13th series, it’s a little painful to watch the story spiral out of control in such fashion. By the time this eighth film arrived the mission of the monster had been well established. We all know that Jason Voorhees chops up teenagers in a bid to claim unending revenge for the death of his mother. But how does this group fit into the equation? They’re not hanging out at Camp Crystal Lake, they’re not directly connected in any way to Jason’s past, so where’s the motivation? Jason Takes Manhattan is one of the most brainless efforts to feature that dreaded hockey mask, and outside of a highly entertaining boxing match with Julius (a character who actually emerges as the lone memorable victim in the film thanks to the fact that Vincent Craig Dupree actually brought some style to the production) the film is just a dud. It’s fun to squeeze into a marathon, but there aren’t many other reasons to bother with Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan.