
A whole high senior class is finally graduating. For that, they get into a luxury cruise called ''Lazarus''. At the beginning they are all having fun, including our main heroine ''Rennie'' who has a serious problem with the water because of past traumatic events '' Almost got drowned when she was little''. When we get to see all the young teenagers our friend Jason who got on board the ship starts with his killing rampage until we get to see only the main characters of the mo... (Full plot summary below)
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A whole high senior class is finally graduating. For that, they get into a luxury cruise called ''Lazarus''. At the beginning they are all having fun, including our main heroine ''Rennie'' who has a serious problem with the water because of past traumatic events '' Almost got drowned when she was little''. When we get to see all the young teenagers our friend Jason who got on board the ship starts with his killing rampage until we get to see only the main characters of the movie.. After that, they decide to look for the killer and kill him... Unfortunately, Jason got them first... After only a few of them escaped and got off the ship reached N.Y where they now have a bigger problem. Jason managed to get there too! He's cashing the survivors so he can kill them. Now the young teenager couple must escape or die in the dark waters of New York.
Leave your thoughts about Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfIt's actually quite amazing that a film titled Jason Takes Manhattan never really takes place in Manhattan. At least the Muppets kept their titular promise to bite the Big Apple. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderWe're lured in with promises of Manhattan mayhem, and all we get is more of the same stupid stuff. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonFor what it's worth (very little), probably the best in the series. |
| Dread CentralHeather WixsonOverall, as a horror fan, even the weakest of movies can still hold a place in my heart and Jason Takes Manhattan is definitely one of them. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...ultimately stands as a very slight improvement over its various predecessors. |
| Dread CentralSteve "Uncle Creepy" BartonTaking the serial killer and putting him on a boat isn't the silliest thing you could do -- you could always send him to space. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeAs Jason entries go, there've been worse, but... |
| Georgia StraightSteve NewtonThe makers of the Friday films wouldn't even consider stopping the series till they hit that magic number: Part XIII. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrDuring all of this tediously staged action, the virginal female heroine, Rennie Wickham (Jensen Daggett), suffers hallucinations about the young Jason. Not surprisingly, these scenes — which feel as if they belong in another movie — are among the most effective in the film, a welcome distraction from the mundane mechanics of the rest of this predictable effort. |
| The New York TimesCaryn JamesBut (Jason) will never change and never die, not while cheap, dull ax-murder movies can yield one witty, misleading, probably lucrative commercial. |