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Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)

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Release Date: May 13, 1988 Wide

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Directed by makeup effects artist John Carl Buechler, the seventh in the long-running, grisly horror series was far from the last, although the climactic fate of its antagonist would seem to suggest a final send-off. Lar Park Lincoln stars as Tina Shepard, a teenager with uncontrolled telekinetic powers. As a girl vacationing at Camp Crystal Lake, Tina killed her abusive father with the use of her mental abilities. Years later, seeking intensive counseling from manipulative, greedy psychologist

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Daryl Haney, Manuel Fidello

Sep 3, 2002

Paramount Pictures

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This new cleaner-looking version of The New Blood is miles ahead of what fans had access to previously on DVD

October 7, 2009 Full Review Source: Dread Central | Comment (1)

You cannot really take the results seriously, but they are fun, offering both...something never really shown in a

February 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | Comment (1)
Cinefantastique

A more supernatural turn for the series.

February 20, 2008 | Comment (1)

By this seventh entry in the series, being different just for the sake of it really is justification enough.

September 12, 2007 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | Comment (1)
Antagony & Ecstasy

The anxieties suffered by Tina throughout the film are well thought-out by the franchise's typically one-dimensional standards.

September 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment (1)
Slant Magazine

Does this even appeal to the hardcore Jason fans? I doubt it.

September 23, 2004 | Comment (1)

Sort of Jason meets Carrie outing that's about on par with the rest of the silly series.

May 23, 2004 | Comment (1)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Goodness knows the writer, director and actors didn't expend much effort. We won't bother mentioning that the acting and dialogue are atrocious, like they always are.

November 29, 2003 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | Comment (1)
EricDSnider.com

The only thing that needs new blood injected into it is this franchise

September 17, 2002 | Comment (1)
Moviehole

turns out to be all swing and no follow-through, essentially wasting an interesting premise on tepid writing, bad acting, silly characters, and mediocre direction

September 15, 2002
Q Network Film Desk

When a hardcore Friday the 13th fan tells you that a particular entry is a piece of junk, you should probably listen.

July 26, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
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Audience Reviews for Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

It was very interesting to see someone with telekinesis fighting against Jason, you felt for a while at least that this was someone who might really stop him. The ending seemed incredibly final as well. But as we all know, like Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees does not die. I like the comparison of the girl to Carrie on here, it was a lot like that. And if you're a fan of these movies, you should check this one out. It's not great, but it's entertaining for horror fans.
December 28, 2012
ajv2688

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Jason VS. Carrie - that would make a good alternate title for this entry. This time around in Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood, Jason has to contend not only with his usual victims, but a young woman with psychokinetic powers. Originally this film was written to be the long-awaited Jason VS. Freddy film, but when New Line Cinema and Paramount couldn't reach an agreement about the character rights, it was re-written to accomodate the VS storyline with a different character. Noted to death by the MPAA, Part 7 is really sparse as far as blood and gore go (probably the least amount of the entire series). The heroine of the film is also, character-wise, unwatchable. She is a constant cry baby throughout the entire film because her father was killed when she was very young. Most of the time she just comes off as annoying, and the story suffers for it. As for the other aspects of the film, they're all pretty much mediocre. Nothing new and nothing spectacular, especially as heavily-edited as the film is (which really destroyed its chances anyway). It has some fun moments, but overall, it's nowhere near as impressive as the previous entry. Fans tend to rally around the film because it marked the first appearance of Kane Hodder as Jason. Although he does give Jason a lot more strength and menace than any of the other actors who played him before, the overall quality of the film itself leaves much to be desired. It's definitely not a highlight of the series for me, and it's also the beginning of what I consider to be eventual downfall of the quality of the series.
April 22, 2007
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