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

08 Jul 2024

Rating: 2.5/5

Hooptober 2.0 | 4/31 | Franchise 4/5

It's like this — we live in claustrophobia, a land of steel and concrete, trapped by dark waters. There is no escape, nor do we want to. We've come to thrive on it and each other. You can't get the adrenaline pumping without the terror, good people. I love this town.

Ah, Manhattan. Land of punks and robbers. Rats bathe in sewer water while junkies heat their spoons by candlelight.

Anyway, we won’t be in Manhattan for most of this movie, but on a cruise full of graduates heading towards Manhattan. An anchor drops on a power line, which happens to run under Jason’s dead body. The anchor triggers a power surge. Jason’s body convulses to life.

— This voyage is doomed! — Yeah, tell me about it.

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