Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 1989 123movies

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Plot: A group of students on a graduation cruise bound for Manhattan soon realize they’ve got a stowaway aboard the ship—Jason Voorhees.
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Ratings:

	4.5/10 Votes: 39,072
	11% | RottenTomatoes
	14/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 813 Popularity: 23.233 | TMDB

Reviews:

Absolutely ridiculous, and a totally misleading title. Jason still kills stuff, and that’s fun I guess, but what a trashfire ending to an already pretty bad movie.

_Final rating:★★ – Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

***Jason takes a cruise to the big city!***

Released in 1989, “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” is a nice change of pace as the series was suffering from banality at this point; the previous installment is a prime example (people complain about Part V but at least it had an interesting new story angle with Tommy Jarvis going to the halfway house in the woods seeking succor for his psychological trauma, etc.). Part VII tried something new with the Carrie-like protagonist, and that entry has a great finale, but it was hampered by a subpar, amateurish script.

Part VIII changes things up by switching the normal location of Crystal Lake (and surrounding area) to a ship going to Manhattan with a group of high school kids and adults aboard. Of course, Jason also gets on the vessel and starts systematically wiping out the youths. A handful of them make it to Manhattan, but so does Jason! The different setting is what distinguishes Part VIII.

The story is split into four parts: The prologue takes place on Crystal Lake and features Jason’s resurrection, which is a great opening. The brief first act takes place down the river from Crystal Lake at a docking inlet where the youths & adults board the vessel. The long second act takes place on the ship and the final act involves the survivors on a lifeboat and their adventures in Manhattan pursued by Jason.

Winsome Jensen Daggett stands out as the heroine Rennie and places as one of my top 3 or 4 Friday girls. Peter Mark Richman is also notable as Rennie’s peculiar uncle/guardian and Scott Reeves as Rennie’s sort-of boyfriend. Sharlene Martin is a highlight as Tamara and the filmmakers show off her physique, but she’s so devious that she’s a turn-off despite her good looks. Kelly Hu is also on hand.

The main complaint I hear about this entry is that it’s called “Jason Takes Manhattan” but only the final act takes place in the city. This criticism never made any sense to me as the film spends more than enough time in the big city, the final 37 minutes, not to mention an opening snippet. The fact that the entire second act occurs on the ship keeps the movie from being one-dimensional.

This installment reveals that a fairly large river flows from Crystal Lake to an inlet with access to the ocean. The yacht in the beginning drifts down the river to the bay where the ship is docked. This is how Jason inconspicuously reaches the inlet. If there’s any doubt about this (due to the mistaken claim that the docking inlet IS Crystal Lake), pay attention to what the crazy deckhand says later on.

As far as locations go, Part VIII was shot in Vancouver & Britannia Beach, British Columbia; Los Angeles (the alley way & wharf scenes); and New York City.

BOTTOM LINE: Part VIII is a worthy entry in the series and is notable for trying something new by placing the main cast in a cruise ship environment and the big city, plus Jensen Daggett is a highlight as the female protagonist. It’s actually better than Part III and VII. Interestingly, Jason’s facial F/X (shown at the end) aren’t as good as the previous two installments, but they’re serviceable.

The film runs 100 minutes.

GRADE: B-

Friday the 13th Part VIII Jason Takes Manhattan: Not the blotch I’d heard but still pretty meh
I’d been told from multiple sources that Jason Takes Manhattan is a weak link in Jasons legacy. Though hardly impressive I’d say its no worse than many of the others.

Finally taking Jason away from the camps we see the majority of the movie take place on a ship with it’s perhaps last third in the bustling city of New York.

Same cut away deaths, same lack of storyline, but same Friday 13th charm. Also Kane Hodder is Jason so that’s an immediate win right there.

I do have to ask, what is it with Friday 13th and inconsistencies and poor endings? This one is no different and I feel like I could rant about it for an hour but will resist the urge.

Jason Takes Manhattan is a worthy addition to the franchise even if the events that transpired in the finale are not explained in part 9.

The Good:

Kelly Hu

Kane Hodder

Refreshing new setting

The Bad:

Why’d they have to kill off such a great character so early?

Ridiculous ending

Weak deaths

How Does a Ship Sail from Crystal Lake to the Atlantic?
Another attempt to shake some life into the franchise, relocating Jason to a major city for the promise of unmitigated slaughter. Two problems: the film might have been more accurately titled Jason Takes (a cruise to) Manhattan, since he’s ship-bound for all but the final half-hour, and he doesn’t really concern himself with anyone apart from the vessel’s survivors once he’s there. This is a guy who’s made a habit of ruthlessly eviscerating everyone he’s ever encountered, yet now he passes harmlessly through a loaded subway car and cheerfully lifts his mask to scare a gang of punks like a haunted house denizen. Production values have taken a significant step up since Part VII, and the gore feels somewhat less censored, but it’s failed by yet another repetitive, hole-laden plot and a reliably godawful set of actors.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 40 min (100 min)
Budget 5000000
Revenue 14000000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Director Rob Hedden
Writer Rob Hedden, Victor Miller
Actors Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Todd Caldecott
Country N/A
Awards 2 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Ultra Stereo
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1, 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex
Laboratory Gastown Film Labs, Vancouver, Canada (processing), Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (prints)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm