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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
John Carl Buechler
1988
Jason vs Carrie
Tina, while still suffering great guilt over causing her father's death with her telekinetic abilities when she was a child, accidentally raises Jason Voorhess from his watery grave and, well, the you know the drill. Well, perhaps not drill.
This is another film in the franchise that's a little hard to watch in a Friday the 13th marathon. Not because of bad stylistic choices but because it becomes increasingly obvious that a machete was taken to the gore, which you don't feel as hard as when you watch each film in the series in order, marathon style. Whereas the previous film didn't feel that marred by the axed carnage, this one feels a bit crippled by it, especially towards the end. Perfect for those who want to see a slasher but can't deal with the slaughter. Not so much for those who are a bit revved to see the special effects artists paint their bloody pictures.
I will remain profoundly jealous of those who got to see the movie it its full glory that one time it got televised in 1989. Somewhere on the internet you can still see the pleas of the desperate, asking if anyone recorded it on VHS because we'll never see an uncut version. Paramount destroyed the material. All we have of the cut material is what's in the deleted scenes. I want it integrated, and I'm not the only one.
Extra sad, as it's Kane Hodder's first of four as Jason Voorhees, and he's just perfect. I'd love to see him enter unleashed. Bless this fan for doing this (obviously spoilers):
But enough of that little rant. **** the MPAA.
Jason POV is back! (YAAAS!!) Nudity is back! (YAAAS!!) I'll be right back is back! Order is restored in the universe. What isn't right in the universe is the lack of gore. But I believe I've already covered that.
My favourite parts include:
I had a hard time rating this as I don't want to punish it for the hatchet job the MPAA already did on it. And ultimately, once you get over the disappointment of there being no real menace-to-bloodletting payoff, you have to admit the cuts aren't jarring. Just very frustrating as you know that effort was put into effects that you'll only ever see as a workprint.
And I do love this Jason.
- Ok you big hunk of a man...come and get me!
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
John Carl Buechler
1988
Jason vs Carrie
Tina, while still suffering great guilt over causing her father's death with her telekinetic abilities when she was a child, accidentally raises Jason Voorhess from his watery grave and, well, the you know the drill. Well, perhaps not drill.
This is another film in the franchise that's a little hard to watch in a Friday the 13th marathon. Not because of bad stylistic choices but because it becomes increasingly obvious that a machete was taken to the gore, which you don't feel as hard as when you watch each film in the series in order, marathon style. Whereas the previous film didn't feel that marred by the axed carnage, this one feels a bit crippled by it, especially towards the end. Perfect for those who want to see a slasher but can't deal with the slaughter. Not so much for those who are a bit revved to see the special effects artists paint their bloody pictures.
I will remain profoundly jealous of those who got to see the movie it its full glory that one time it got televised in 1989. Somewhere on the internet you can still see the pleas of the desperate, asking if anyone recorded it on VHS because we'll never see an uncut version. Paramount destroyed the material. All we have of the cut material is what's in the deleted scenes. I want it integrated, and I'm not the only one.
Extra sad, as it's Kane Hodder's first of four as Jason Voorhees, and he's just perfect. I'd love to see him enter unleashed. Bless this fan for doing this (obviously spoilers): But enough of that little rant. **** the MPAA.
Jason POV is back! (YAAAS!!) Nudity is back! (YAAAS!!) I'll be right back is back! Order is restored in the universe. What isn't right in the universe is the lack of gore. But I believe I've already covered that.
My favourite parts include:
WARNING: spoilers below
How young Tina looked a lot like Poltergeist's Carol Anne, Jason's grunt (hot), his heavy breathing (super hot), his determined walk (**** yeah!). His being simultaneously skeletal and built like a tank. THE SLEEPING BAG KILL, We need wood (lol), how once again someone in the woods just happens to have a machete to cut saplings...I mean...do Americans really do that? Here we use little axes. Although that wouldn't be as iconic. A bit of a Spinal Tap Stonehenge moment. Here's big **** off Jason and a mini axe. Great movie. The doctor - really hated that loathsome creature and couldn't WAIT for Jason to take him out. But that's great because it always helps having someone to hate.
I had a hard time rating this as I don't want to punish it for the hatchet job the MPAA already did on it. And ultimately, once you get over the disappointment of there being no real menace-to-bloodletting payoff, you have to admit the cuts aren't jarring. Just very frustrating as you know that effort was put into effects that you'll only ever see as a workprint.
And I do love this Jason.
- Ok you big hunk of a man...come and get me!