Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 07/28/1989(USA)
Release Date: 09/15/2009
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/Por
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
The worst in a string of increasingly pointless sequels to
Sean S. Cunningham's crude
slasher hit, this installment provided clear evidence that the "
slasher" subgenre, already creatively dead, was no longer financially viable. This time around, unstoppable supernatural thug
Jason Voorhees -- imprisoned at the bottom of a lake by his telekinetic foe
Tina in the previous film -- is reanimated yet again after being goosed by an underwater electrical cable, freeing him to stow away aboard a shipload of standard-issue obnoxious teenagers en route to Manhattan. The title ultimately proves a bit of a cheat, since the majority of
Jason's homicidal hijinks take place aboard the ship until the film's final reel, during which he pursues a handful of survivors through the streets of the Big Apple. Thanks to heavy MPAA cuts, the mayhem is more subdued here than in any other films of the series -- splatter fans primed by the previous chapters' copious bloodletting will be left high and dry. Despite a very amusing "teaser" trailer that suggested that the film might be a semi-
parody, writer/director
Rob Hedden and company play things tediously straight.
~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
;)
