Jason films are a real hit-or-miss proposition. This struck me as one of the BEST of the (admittedly) problematic sample. But the general consensus is that this the worst Friday film. That seems extreme.
Perhaps a lot of the hatred is inspired by the mis-advertising. It's called "Jason Takes Manhattan" but most of the action occurs on a CRUISE SHIP (the SS Lazarus)! The cruise-ship killings are a little too formulaic. But the Manhattan segment (to me, at least), was rather intriguing. If anything one wishes there were episodes during that part of the movie which are, by turns, funny and absurd.
A major distraction is one of the main characters keeps having outlandish visions into Jason's past. This is explained but the explanation is so poor it can hardly be believed.
In any case, it's supposed tie into the ending, which is too bizarre unto itself. A mostly silly movie. But, then again, they all are. On that basis, a rather weird entry; watch out for a particularly odd confrontation Jason has at the end with himself. But I enjoyed it. Still - be warned - it may annoy some more than others.
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