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Thursday 31 October 2024

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


We're at #8 and these movies have fully embraced their camp. How else can you explain the title? Unfortunately, this film suffers due to a lack of budget, which explains why the majority of it takes place on a boat! The few scenes shot in the city remain the highlight and it's fun to watch Jason traipsing through the crowd. This was the last Friday film produced in the era which it was conceived so it retains a lot of nostalgic value; it isn't good, but it's a good '80s film, if that makes any sense. None of the sequels made in the '90s or beyond ever nailed that feeling again.
The genius of these movies is that if you watch one of them, it's a piece of shit. But if you watch 8 in a row, suddenly they become awesome. I can't explain the science behind this particular phenomenon. It's like a transcendent state of mind.

2 boomboxes out of 5

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