#14 - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
(dir. Rob Hedden)
Ugh. Jason gets resurrected again, this time by a surge of electricity from an underwater power line that is accidentally cut in half by the anchor of a boat floating on Crystal Lake. He kills the two people on the boat, then somehow pilots it down a river to the ocean, where he encounters a group of high school seniors about to embark on a graduation cruise to New York City. Predictably, he hops on the boat and starts killing everyone.
Most of this movie makes absolutely no sense. Crystal Lake is in New Jersey, and even though it is a fictional town, they've established that it is in the Packanack Lake area. Google Maps tells me this is about 18 miles northwest of Manhattan and nowhere near the ocean. They could've taken a bus and gotten there in like half an hour. Also, this "senior class" seems to be made up of less than 10 people, all of whom are awful and unlikable. Even the title is bad, as the majority of this movie takes place on the boat, with Jason only reaching Manhattan in the last 30 minutes or so.
I could go on about all the stupid and terrible stuff that happens, but it isn't worth it. Even if you are a big fan of the series, this movie is garbage and you shouldn't watch it.
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