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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Another Jason movie, ah yes,takes place years after Tommy Jarvis, and it seems like he's gone, guess again, a girl with telekinetic powers tries to get her dad back, but because she wasn't aware of her power, and didn't know how to control it properly, she accidentally brings Jason back, and oh no he's at it again. Well there's something you don't get everyday, man. Why did they put someone like that in? Someone who is like Carrie, please, Jason does typical murders, while she figures out how to control her powers, and tries to find out who is this Jsaon person. And the way she fights him is kind of pathetic, she just throws stuff at him and rips off his mask, can't she do something better, like smash him or send him flying to space? But then again that would be too weird, and it wasn't that exciting either. But I'll stop there. It did have everything else you'd expect in a slasher film, but I wish they could have done something else instead of a telekinetic person. Watch it if you're into it, or if you would still watch it even though it's like that.

Again Jason Vorhees (Kane Hodder who did his own stunts) lurking and killing teens and mask wearing executing uncountable body-count . The film begins with flashbacks from previous part ; then Tina Shepard (Park Lincoln) kills accidentally his daddy on the docks in Crystal Lake . Years later , she returns with her mother (Susan Blue) and a psychiatrist who wishes to exploit her . Then , Tina with her telekinesis (Carrie-alike) power rises Jason from under lagoon with fateful consequences . Jason does a cruel massacre on young people (the B-star Elizabeth Kaitan , among them) using axe , cleaver and his supernatural force. This seventh following contains horror , suspense , terrifying scenes , grisly killing , shocks and lots of blood . The storyline remains similar happenings and characters as well as predecessor entries and successive chapters . The flick takes accent as the thrills and chills , as well as the guts , gore and blood . John Carl Buechler was so impressed with Kane Hodder when he ate live worms on the set of Prison (1987) , that he pushed for Paramount Pictures to let him cast Hodder in the role of Jason . Atmospheric and creaking musical score by the usual Harry Manfredini . The motion picture was middlingly directed by John Carl Buechler , habitual make-up craftsman. Followed by ¨Jason takes Manhattan Part VII (1989), ¨Jason goes to hell : The final Friday (1993)¨ ,Jason X (2002, James Isaac)¨, the final chapter is ¨Freddie vs. Jason (2003,Ronni Yu)¨, where again Jason emerges from Crystal Lake and confronting Freddie Kruger . And in production ¨Friday, the 13th¨ by Marcus Nispel with Jared Padelecki, Danielle Panabaker and produced by Michael Bay . The tale will appeal to Friday 13 series fans.

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is more of the same to be honest. It adds original ideas to it and throws in a bit more plot structure, but underneath all of that new material is basically the same old Friday the 13th material. Not necessarily a bad thing in this case, because the acting is very good in this instalment. However the Jason formula does hit rock bottom. The thrills, chills and scares are the same old same old. Victim hears a noise, hunts about, then Jason jumps out on them, and they meet their demise. Now, this is the whole trait of the Jason Voorhees franchise, but it can get a little tedious and boring when they play this the whole way through the movie. Gore wise there is a decapitation, a party horn shoved into a head, an axe to the face, which happens twice, a drowning, a hand thrust through a chest, a body thrown out a window and the fantastic scene where Jason whacks somebody in a sleeping bag against a tree. The soundtrack is more tense and chilling in this sequel which is a benefit to the weaker points of the movie. The characters are very clichéd; the spoilt bitchy girl, the ugly girl who wants to be beautiful and popular, etc. These personalities make you want the characters to die. However Maddy, the ugly-turned-beauty girl was one of the few characters I enjoyed watching on screen, and truly felt sorry for. It really seems that popularity and good looks do, indeed, kill. Anyway, the introduction of a telekinetic girl to battle Jason was a bit of a twist. It half works and half doesn't, to be fair. It just doesn't seem to be very appealing, the fact that this girl, Tina, has her telekinetic powers yet takes forever to get rid of Jason. It was also her powers which summoned him up from the lake. So Jason hacks his way through a cabinful of partying teens, celebrating a birthday. The usual stalk-and-slash ensues, and the battle between the heroine then follows. Why is it never a male who has the final battling climax? Anyway as you can see, apart from the obvious additions to distract you from the fact that this is more of the same, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood delivers the usual gruesome goods and gratuitous nudity which makes the series so appealing, and is therefore worth checking out.

They should have stopped at part VI. This one has the worst plot, acting and along with part IX the most boring. I love this franchise, but this one was over the top, in a bad way. Telekinesis, really? The movie has to be exceptionally good to pull that off. Also, the worst ending of all ten movies.

I really don't remember much from this film, so it is evident that this movie didn't stand out much in the series, which is winding down by this time. Jason Voorhees is like a case of the bad plague, always returning and menacing people over and over again. This time around, he was inadvertently released from his watery prison in Camp Crystal Lake by a guilt-ridden teenage psychic and begins another rampage on a group of unsuspecting teens at the camp. It's more of the screams, stalking, mangling with some campy and amateurish acting. There is nothing you really haven't seen before in the previous Friday the 13th entries, save for the psychic girl who uses her powers to fight against Jason, which I thought was a pretty clever plot device. The script is pretty basic but for a movie at 88 minutes, there is really no room for boring fillers and you might find yourself at least mildly entertained if you don't mind watching the usual Jason chases teens stuff. Grade C

Okay, Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood was an okay and pretty well-set film. Though Tina Sheperd (the main character) has telekinesis which is very reminding of Carrie, but also put a spark in the series, instead of Jason just killing everyone. All in all, this movie was okay. I give Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood a 6 out of 10

After Tommy Jarvis left Jason to rot chained at the bottom of the lake we thought we'd seen the last of Mr Voorhees, but no a psychic girl accidentally frees him and you know the rest. That's right Jason Voorhees goes on another rampage indiscriminately killing more 20 somethings with very little story actually present. This however marked the first time Kane Hodder took on the hockey mask and as ridiculous as it sounds you can really tell and new life is breathed into Jason. Now rotted, chain around his neck and looking seven shades of undead Jason looks amazing and scarier than ever before. Sadly the death sequences in New Blood are more cutaway poorly constructed nonsense and considering this is the 7th movie in the franchise there really is no excuse. New Bloods greatest weakness is the finale, the movie builds up to the final battle really well, draws it out into a lengthy encounter but then hits you with a moronic unexplained baffling twist just before the credits. New Blood isn't bad and it marks a real turning point for Jason, but as a standalone film it's not the strongest part of the franchise. The Good: Jason looks amazing Kane Hodder The Bad: Weak death scenes Awful finale

The "Friday" saga continues stronger than ever now that the twisted minds of angst-ridden teenagers have become fine-tuned to the popular slasher genre and its stylish display of murder and bloodletting. A long two year wait after the previous "Jason Lives" only perpetuated this seventh chapter to new heights with a larger budget and some new ideas and of course, it introduces the towering figure of Kane Hodder who is without a doubt the most menacing Jason Vorhees to ever grace the screen. Writers try a new tactic (hence, The New Blood) by giving the pretty and sympathetic lead heroin telekinetic powers to fight off Jason, She is tormented and ostracized by her peers which makes audiences happier to see them meet their grisly endings at the hands of a scarier than ever zombie-like Jason. Throw in a self-centered psychiatrist, concerned Mommy and hunky new boyfriend and you have a somewhat structured storyline to guide you through ninety minutes of senseless violence and death. You can also thank the producers for further pleasing fans by providing Jason with a variety of weapons and tools including his trusty trademark machete. Our very large and versatile body count includes: Tent spike through neck, tent spike hurled and stuck in back, torso fisting, the notorious girl in sleeping bag smashed off of tree (personal favorite), ax to the face, garden sickle slashing, jaw crushing, party horn through the eye, chef's knife into gut, knife through neck, girl tossed out window, impaling by pruner, circular saw to the gut, ax through girl's head. Believe it or not, the blood and kill scenes are kept to a minimum to retain the theatrical R rating. Director, John Carl Buechler never ceases to insult the intelligence of the audience not to mention the actors, who play some of the dumbest characters in movie history, and the action is laughable and unconvincing. Nevertheless, Kane Hodder's make-up and sheer presence make this worthwhile. Followed by "Jason Takes Manhattan"

Weepy Tina Shepard arrives at Crystal Lake with her mom and her doctor. Tina is a wreck of a girl - plagued by a powerful telekinetic ability, Tina killed her drunken and abusive father in a fit of rage many years ago and has been trying to deal with her guilt ever since. Unfortunately, her sadistic doctor wants only to exploit Tina's powers and drives Tina to the breaking point with his cruelty. In yet another emotional fit, Tina attempts to raise her dead father from the depths of Crystal Lake, but instead raises the rotting carcass of Jason Voorhees instead, who emerges with his hockey mask intact and his bloodlust stronger than ever. Jason immediately heads into the woods and starts killing, gradually working his way to the house next door to Tina's, filled with vacuous partying teens. Tina, who is also precognitive, tries to warn those around her of impending death, but no one will believe the stressed out girl. Finally, Tina must battle Jason herself is she hopes to save her new boyfriend and herself from death. This is Kane Hodder's first outing as Jason Voorhees and its a really great one. Jason is a hulking killing machine of pure, cold rage and the deaths the accrue have never been more vicious or grimly satisfying. The now-famous sleeping bag bludgeon makes its first appearance in this 6th installment, and its one of my favorites - really nasty and brutally hilarious. Lar Park Lincoln is great as Tina - perhaps a bit too weepy, but almost as angry as Jason and erupting in great displays of rage, both verbal and telekinetic. Lincoln did a lot of her own stunts in this one too, which is always impressive. The make-up effects in this movie are my absolute favorite. Jason is a wet, rotting cadaver, his spinal cord clearly visible through the shredded remains of his clothes, his ribcage poking out, his flesh dark with rot. The unmasking scene is a truly shocking and "wow!" inspiring awesome moment, as Jason's face is revealed to be little more than an animated skull - but animated it truly is! Beneath the hideous make-up, Hodder impressively expresses the evil wrath of Jason with one empty eye socket and half a mouthful of teeth. The telekinetic effects are a lot of fun as Tina "throws" every weapon at her disposal at Jason: a couch, a jar full of nails, a light fixture and finally a can of gasoline and the flames from the basement furnace. It was great to see someone give Jason a run for his money instead of just screaming and running away. All in all, one of the better sequels to follow the original Friday the 13th. 7 out of 10.