Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood Review

Review of Friday the 13th: Part VII - The New Blood (1988) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

I might have been giving this one an unfair treatment since it's coming right off the heels of Part 6, one of my favorite entries in the series. What I found the most brilliant about NEW BLOOD this time around was how Buechler ran with the supernatural element introduced in JASON LIVES and tipped the scales with Tina's Carrie/Scanners-like abilities (and god DAMN a SCANNERS/F13 battle would be so cool to see!) which really puts Jason in the crosshairs, as Tina is very much a force to be reckoned with.

It really is too bad the kill scenes got neutered because if they had been in this might have been one of the gnarliest entries and gotten some of the best reactions on its release and at home, however with the censorship of those sequences the film certainly doesn't suffer. It just can't bare its fangs and while that is a disappointment for many the overall impact isn't softened in the slightest.

Features out queer actors Kevin Spirtas (Nick), Susan Blu (Amanda Shepard), William Butler (Michael), Craig Thomas (Ben), and Jeff Bennett* (Eddie)!

*Bennett isn't credited on letterboxd for some reason but his is one of my favorite characters in the series!