Friday the 13th Part VII

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A philosophical quandary: when we truly get a glimpse behind the mask, do we like what we see? This eternal question is directly addressed in chapter 7 of the famed Friday the 13th gross-out series. Here, indestructible killing machine Jason meets his match in the form of a telekinetic teenage girl. Yes, it's "Carrie Goes Camping," although the young lady with special powers might have picked a better vacation spot than Crystal Lake, which has an awful track record for young blondes in tight jeans. This installment is exactly no better or worse than the previous Jason-o-ramas, with the added bonus of a climax in which the imperturbable Mr. Voorhees actually duels someone with supernatural gifts to rival his own. Yes, he does lose his hockey mask (the heroine mind-wills it to pop off), and the results ain't pretty--but then, neither is the Friday the 13th franchise. --Robert Horton

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Another slip-up in the series.......2007-09-17

Just when the series was beginning to come alive, The filmmakers took several steps backwards with this one. A troubled teenage girl with telekenesis accidentally raises Jason Voorhees up from his watery grave that he was put in at the end of Part 6 and this pretty much restarts the mayhem and terror at Camp Crystal Lake. I thoroughly agree with one other reviewer on here that the girl that Jason's after in this movie bares far too much resemblance to Carrie. Gore is plentiful, As is sex and nudity, But this movie generally lacks interest and appeal. Definitely amongst the worst of the heap.

The Story Was Brilliant...The Execution Is Horrible.......2007-09-07

I did like this, only because I could see the brilliant story the group failed to execute. The idea of having Jason fight someone who is a match for him is ingenious, and to have it as someone who doesn't have to be near him to hurt him was all the more brilliant.

The Problem: The director didn't know how to tell this story properly. Maybe the screenwriter was lazy and figured he could slap the story together and people would be sold. Not in this case. The movie comes off too camp. As if it's supposed to be scary yet silly at the same time. The acting really brought down first and foremost, the plotholes are an after thought when you figure the most convincing person in the movie doesn't utter a single word of dialogue.

However, I did enjoy this and still love it when the horrific plot hole of an ending glares up.

I recommend this, although I'll probably be kicked for making this recommendation.

Jason vs. Carrie...but stupid. .......2007-07-25

Calling Friday the 13th part VII: The New Blood an unnecessary sequel is overstating the obvious, but Paramount Pictures needs your money. John Carl Buechler directs the first movie featuring Kane Hodder in the role of Jason Voorhees. He plays Jason in each subsequent sequel, but not in Freddy vs. Jason. Buechler is capable of handling the direction of this film in the same way a monkey is capable of throwing his excrement. Buechler is a natural at producing films like this. After all, he did bring us Troll and Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College.

Tina Shepard saw her father bullying her mother about, and she got upset enough to reveal that she has telekinetic powers. So she killed her dad and made him drown at the bottom of Crystal Lake. Years later, Tina begins to have her powers studied by a doctor who just so happens to be located on that same lake. She attempts to raise her father from his watery grave but as it turns out she wakes up Jason instead. Jason kills a bunch of people and then Tina confronts him and they fight. She ends up resurrecting her father after all of this and he takes Jason back into the lake with him. Her father looks to be in surprisingly great shape for a dead guy who has been underwater for several years. Good for him.

In short, this was basically Jason vs. Carrie. There is nothing really good to say here other than to mention a few of the deaths. Obviously it is hysterical when Jason kills the girl in the sleeping bag but given the relatively serious theme of the film, I just couldn't enjoy as much as I would've had it been in part 6 or when it was redone in Jason X. There seemed to be a genuine effort here to make a decent movie and that just serves to make The New Blood even worse. It is definitely one of the worst movies in the series.

KANE HODDER IS THE PERFECT JASON!.......2007-05-14

THIS MOVIE IS GREAT!TINA HAS TELEKINETIC POWERS.SHE ACCIDENTLY BRINGS JASON BACK TO LIFE.JASON KNOWS SHE'S DIFFERENT.JASON LIKES HER ALOT-YOU CAN TELL.I LIKE THE PARTS WHEN JASON FLIRTS WITH TINA-JASONS WAY OF FLIRTING.AND WHEN HE CHASES THE MAN THROUGH THE WOODS WITH THE CHAINSAW.KANE HODDER HAS THE ROLE OF JASON PERMANENTLY NOW-STARTING WITH THIS PART.KANE IS PERFECTION!HE BRINGS A CERTAIN SOMETHING TO JASON.

KANE HODDER IS EXCELLENT!.......2007-04-28

KANE HODDER TAKES OVER THE ROLE OF JASON.HE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB!ANOTHER EXCELLENT MOVIE!TINA HAS TELEKINETIC POWERS.JASON LIKES TINA BECAUSE HE KNOWS SHE'S DIFFERENT.HE KILLS EVERYBODY BUT NOT HER.HE NEVER GOES AFTER HER TO KILL HER-ONLY TO SEE WHAT SHE'S CAPABLE OF DOING.I LOVE THE PARTS WHEN HE STARTS THE CHAINSAW UP TO KILL THE MAN,AND WHEN HE JUMPS THROUGH THE WINDOW GOING AFTER TINA.KANE HODDER BRINGS A SEXINESS TO JASON!

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