Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988) User Reviews

Jason meets his match... again.

[AwesomeWolf · 5/10 · 19 January 2005]

Jason has met his match before, going down two-nil to Tommy Jarvis. However, this one is different! Her name is Carrie, but for some reason she uses the name Tina Shepard.

Camp Crystal Lake has been operating peacefully for years, ever since Tommy Jarvis chained Jason to the bottom of the lake. But, you see, in horror movies, any peace is bound to be interrupted eventually. Enter Tina Shephard. Years ago the Shephard family was on vacation at Crystal Lake, when Tina's father drowned under some bizarre circumstances. At the age of 17, Tina and her mother return to Crystal Lake with Tina's psychiatrist, Dr. Crews. Dr. Crews isn't what he seems, he is obviously more interested in exploiting Tina's psychic abilities rather than helping her. This isn't very important, because it isn't very long before Tina accidentally releases Jason from what should have been his watery-grave...

Yeah, this is your average slasher movie. All the characters are obvious stereotypes. Except for the sci-fi nerd sporting a mullet. I can honestly say I've never seen that before. Tina Shephard is basically a re-work of Carrie from... 'Carrie', but she is the films saving grace. Jason against a psychic made for a nice showdown. Other than that, I'm still wondering why people keeping going to Crystal Lake, only to be surprised when maniac wearing a hockey mask tries to kill them.

Apparently this was heavily censored. Kane Hodder makes a good Jason, and there are kills aplenty, but not much gore. Oh well, it had a nice musical score if that makes up for anything...

Not too bad entry in the series - 5/10

Friday the 13th Part VII The New Blood: Jason vs Psychic

[Platypuschow · 5/10 · 6 October 2017]

After Tommy Jarvis left Jason to rot chained at the bottom of the lake we thought we'd seen the last of Mr Voorhees, but no a psychic girl accidentally frees him and you know the rest.

That's right Jason Voorhees goes on another rampage indiscriminately killing more 20 somethings with very little story actually present.

This however marked the first time Kane Hodder took on the hockey mask and as ridiculous as it sounds you can really tell and new life is breathed into Jason.

Now rotted, chain around his neck and looking seven shades of undead Jason looks amazing and scarier than ever before. Sadly the death sequences in New Blood are more cutaway poorly constructed nonsense and considering this is the 7th movie in the franchise there really is no excuse.

New Bloods greatest weakness is the finale, the movie builds up to the final battle really well, draws it out into a lengthy encounter but then hits you with a moronic unexplained baffling twist just before the credits.

New Blood isn't bad and it marks a real turning point for Jason, but as a standalone film it's not the strongest part of the franchise.

The Good:

Jason looks amazing

Kane Hodder

The Bad:

Weak death scenes

Awful finale

Probably the worst sequel

[ontheis · 1/10 · 8 October 2020]

They should have stopped at part VI. This one has the worst plot, acting and along with part IX the most boring. I love this franchise, but this one was over the top, in a bad way. Telekinesis, really? The movie has to be exceptionally good to pull that off. Also, the worst ending of all ten movies.

A bit more imaginative than others in this series.

[capkronos · 5/10 · 9 July 2003]

The popular, money-making slasher series continues with Lar Park Lincoln (the best leading actress in the Friday films) as Tina Shepherd, a pretty teen with telekinetic abilities who accidentally uses her powers to release Jason (Kane Hodder) from his underwater grave. He lurks around (with exposed spine) and sets his sights on a group of young people who rent a cabin for a birthday party. To justify some of the murders, many of the characters, like shrink Terry Kiser (who plots to exploit Tina) and Susan Jennifer Sullivan (great blonde bitch) obviously deserve to die.

Gore-wise we have a decapitation, a hand thrust through a chest, a party horn stuck in an eyeball, an axe to the face (twice), a drowning, a body thrown out a window and, the best murder, well I won't ruin it by saying it involves a sleeping bag and a tree, but it's a hoot.

The make-up FX are great, the women look good (and several of them have nude scenes) and there's a surprise ending you may not expect, but still not much plot. Kane Hodder went on to become the only actor who played Jason to receive a little fame for this thankless role. This was the number one box office draw at movie theaters the week it debuted.

Not very good

[ODDBear · 4/10 · 27 September 2005]

This seventh entry in the series is a letdown, especially after the lively 6th installment. This time around we have a telekinetic girl who proves to be Jason's match but they don't meet until after Jason has already hacked a few teenagers to bits.

This proves to be quite the stupid affair. This kills are downright boring (though not the fault of it's director, the MPAA was especially prudish when downsizing the film's gore), it's got no suspense, the humor misses big time (unlike part 6) and the Carrie inspired twist is awfully handled. Couple that with extreme bad acting and a ridiculous finale (even that was taken out of the director's hands) you end up with a disappointing entry in this long running franchise.

But not all is bad. Kane Hodder is great as Jason, there's a decent showdown between "Carrie" and Jason near the end and it's got good production values. If an ultimate cut would surface, leaving all the gore intact this film would easily be a lot better, that is after all what we want from these films. This film reportedly had a lot of gore cut out, some of which can be seen on the Friday Box Set in a rough cut.

Hate those blasted MPAA a-holes.

Best In The Series!!

[ReelCheese · 7/10 · 11 May 2006]

I've always been fascinated by the Friday THE 13TH films. Sequel after sequel, unknown cast after unknown cast, limited budget after limited budget, they still manage to be pretty good horror movies. And incredibly, this sixth sequel tops the series . In fact, it's one of the best horror movies of the 1980s.

Again resurrected from his watery grave (didn't he open his eyes at the very end of the last one? Nah, I guess not), the zombified Jason is ready to hack and slash his way through another group of innocent (though quite naughty) teens. But this time ol' maggot head may have met his match in the form of Tina Shepard, a teen gifted with the ability to move objects with her mind. She is, it turns out, our only hope to stop the monster.

The fun concept of Friday THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD paves the way for legitimate chills and thrills. This fierce, spine-bearing Jason is a much more frightening being than before as he paces through the woods, chases skinny dippers and employs weapons of terror I have never seen before (what was that thing with the spinning blade?). This is a serious frightfest that in no way tries to carry on the humorous overtone of its immediate predecessor. Director John Carl Buechler deserves a lot of credit for respecting continuity and sticking to the formula while squeezing out another great film from the well-worn slasher-in-the-woods concept.

The film would work well enough without the heroine of Tina. The pretty blonde (played by Lar Park-Lincoln) is just icing on the cake, helping to create (dare I say it?) one of the most memorable horror movie finales of all-time. The showdown, complete with telepathically-propelled lamps and electrical wires, also showcases some very impressive special effects (how many Friday films can you say that about?). Of course we all know who will prevail in this clash of good and evil, but we also know it's just a matter of time before Jason pulls another Lazarus.

Even if you're not a fan of the series or think it's too campy, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Give Friday THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD a whirl. Jason would have wanted it that way.

The worst in the series. Boring and ridiculous.

[theshadow908 · 1/10 · 11 May 2006]

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood was originally supposed to be Freddy Vs. Jason. However, when they couldn't come up with an agreement on how to do it, they changed it to the 7th entry in the Friday series. Apparently the writers were so lazy and stupid that they couldn't get their minds off the idea of Jason fighting someone, so they came up with the appallingly bad plot of a telekinetic girl(like Carrie), raising Jason from his watery grave and subsequently having to fight him off.

This must've been the movie where they realized no one cared anymore, because everything was done so sloppily it's not even funny. The acting is REALLY bad. I mean, it's not supposed to be great in an 80's slasher film, but they at least could have shot for soap opera level. The climatic battle between Jason and the freak girl is so ridiculous that you'll be laughing your way through it. You would think that this would at least be a good popcorn flick, but no...It's also boring as hell. Try sitting around waiting for something to actually happen. It's not that great. The only reason to watch this movie is to see Kane Hodder's first appearance as Jason (He played Jason in 7,8,9, and 10, and is considered to be the best). Also to watch Jason brutally murder (in completely unrealistic ways) the terrible cast. If you ever sit down for one of those Friday the 13th marathons they play from time to time, take this 2 hours to go do something fun until the 8th movie starts.

1/10

Carrie VS Jason, my favorite underrated flick Lar Park-Lincoln is the best of this film

[ivo-cobra8 · 10/10 · 24 September 2017]

Carrie VS Jason my all time favorite film in the franchise it is my number five favorite Jason film in Friday the 13th. I just love this movie to death. It is one of my personal favorite horror movies. Lar Park-Lincoln was excellent as Tina Shepard she is my all time final girl in the Friday the 13th movies she is great and excellent I love this film to death. Kane Hodder was the best Jason Voorhees in my opinion he was excellent, he played a menacing character as well. John Carl Buechler designed a great Jason costume and the music score for Jason was excellent.

I love Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is the best one in the series in my opinion it is way better movie then all 4 Carrie movies. In Stephen King's Carrie movie we have a character Carrie White when she is pushed to far she kills everyone with her telekinetic powers in her school and goes on a revenge. They were three movies about that character telling the same story with the different versions. I am just tired of Carrie movies so the writers make a character Tina that is a good person in which she accidentally release Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder) from his prison in which Tommy chained him in previous installment.

This one is unique because there's actually development given to its heroine, Tina, and how she gradually learns the extent of her powers. As a horror movie, there's little to no suspense because we know where Jason is at all times: he just moves from decimating one person to decimating another. The final showdown is pretty bad-ass, though.

This movie to me is awesome and excellent because of Lar Park-Lincoln as Tina Shepard and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees. I love this movie it is my number one favorite film in Friday the 13th movies and it is in my top 5 best one's Friday the 13th films.

The director was John Carl Buechler who made an excellent job directing the seventh installment the problem with the film was with MPAA ratings, the MPAA where assholes this movie is the most uncut film in horror film history I ever saw. I want to see the uncut version of this film like any else fans want's to see. All the gory and blood was cut out because of MPAA assholes.

I love the music composer for this film by Harry Manfredini and Fred Mollin. I love the theme song for Tina The New Blood by Fred Mollin I have heard that soundtrack so many times. I love the soundtracks that they used for this film: Essence of You by Eye Eye really my favorite song for this film. Dream Girl by FM, Magic (In Your Eyes) by FM they are good songs for this film.

I love the new cast in this movie I love this girl Susan Jennifer Sullivan as Melissa to death she was evil but really great hot sexy girl that was killed from Jason. I liked Kevin Blair as Nick I thought he was good. I like Jennifer Banko as Young Tina Shepard she di d a good job. I like that girl Robin (Elizabeth Kaitan) who was so kind that we see liking her a cat. It was really awful that she was killed by Jason. I love Susan Blu as Mrs. Amanda Shepard she was excellent mom I love her in this movie.

I really miss this kind a films today I just got whole Blu-ray collection of Friday the 13th movies and I wanted to see this movie Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives so damn much whole summer I wished this movies to have in my Blu-ray collection. I love Jason movies and this one is the one I will still watch.

Director John Carl Buechler sees similarities between Tina and Alice Johnson, the protagonist of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. "Both films are about heroines who take on special powers which they use to fight the monster. In The New Blood, Tina's able to fully harness her telekinetic powers by the end of the film and she uses the powers to defeat Jason which is what happened, more or less, in The Dream Master.

Buechler was disappointed that the film did not explore Tina's powers more, Composer Fred Mollin came up with theme music for Tina "because she was a psychic.

This movie is the best but so underrated and cut out which got rating x and the movie was cut. It is in my top 5 favorite Friday the 13th films and this movie get's my favorite Bad-Ass Seal Of Approval 10/10 I love this movie to death not that much as I love Jason Lives.

Jason Vorhees fighting against a young woman with psychic powers

[ma-cortes · 5/10 · 2 February 2009]

Again Jason Vorhees (Kane Hodder who did his own stunts) lurking and killing teens and mask wearing executing uncountable body-count . The film begins with flashbacks from previous part ; then Tina Shepard (Park Lincoln) kills accidentally his daddy on the docks in Crystal Lake . Years later , she returns with her mother (Susan Blue) and a psychiatrist who wishes to exploit her . Then , Tina with her telekinesis (Carrie-alike) power rises Jason from under lagoon with fateful consequences . Jason does a cruel massacre on young people (the B-star Elizabeth Kaitan , among them) using axe , cleaver and his supernatural force.

This seventh following contains horror , suspense , terrifying scenes , grisly killing , shocks and lots of blood . The storyline remains similar happenings and characters as well as predecessor entries and successive chapters . The flick takes accent as the thrills and chills , as well as the guts , gore and blood . John Carl Buechler was so impressed with Kane Hodder when he ate live worms on the set of Prison (1987) , that he pushed for Paramount Pictures to let him cast Hodder in the role of Jason . Atmospheric and creaking musical score by the usual Harry Manfredini . The motion picture was middlingly directed by John Carl Buechler , habitual make-up craftsman.

Followed by ¨Jason takes Manhattan Part VII (1989), ¨Jason goes to hell : The final Friday (1993)¨ ,Jason X (2002, James Isaac)¨, the final chapter is ¨Freddie vs. Jason (2003,Ronni Yu)¨, where again Jason emerges from Crystal Lake and confronting Freddie Kruger . And in production ¨Friday, the 13th¨ by Marcus Nispel with Jared Padelecki, Danielle Panabaker and produced by Michael Bay . The tale will appeal to Friday 13 series fans.

A GREAT FRIDAY FILM & A GREAT SUPERNATURAL THRILLER

[lukem-52760 · 7/10 · 27 July 2018]

New Blood is a GREAT friday sequel & a great supernatural Thriller in it's own right.This 1988 film has possibly the best looking Jason of the franchise!!! Jason looks like a half decomposed zombie with his spine showing & wet slimey ripped up clothes,looks Scary. Also a good performance by Lar parc Lincoln as Tina Shepard the troubled main character who has some kinda psychic powers & a great Hero to go up against Jason.All the other characters are just ok & are only there to be killed by Jason lol. NEW BLOOD is an exciting & supernatural Mystery with a dark gloomy Atmosphere & a good musical score,this is one of the best sequels it's great fun,exciting & really well directed.

A Ho-Hum Entry

[Lucianivision · 4/10 · 30 June 2014]

The New Blood is the second worst installment in the Paramount era Friday the 13th movies - edged out, ever-so-slightly by Jason Takes Manhattan.

I'm always perplexed by how many fans embrace this entry. Truthfully, Kane Hodder's portrayal of Jason Voorhees, and the Jason make up design are the best things about part 7.

From the lackluster sound design, insipid script (which seemingly can't even rip off The Final Chapter well), forgettable characters, turtle pacing, and practically non-existent gore effects, almost everything about this entry is pi$$ poor!

Maybe, if the movie was available uncut (something that will unfortunately never exist), that would boost my rating and enjoyment slightly. But as it stands, the sleeping bag kill sequence remains one of the only highlights in this dismal Friday.

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Jason Vs. Carrie...sort of

[Gafke · 7/10 · 11 February 2006]

Weepy Tina Shepard arrives at Crystal Lake with her mom and her doctor. Tina is a wreck of a girl - plagued by a powerful telekinetic ability, Tina killed her drunken and abusive father in a fit of rage many years ago and has been trying to deal with her guilt ever since. Unfortunately, her sadistic doctor wants only to exploit Tina's powers and drives Tina to the breaking point with his cruelty. In yet another emotional fit, Tina attempts to raise her dead father from the depths of Crystal Lake, but instead raises the rotting carcass of Jason Voorhees instead, who emerges with his hockey mask intact and his bloodlust stronger than ever. Jason immediately heads into the woods and starts killing, gradually working his way to the house next door to Tina's, filled with vacuous partying teens. Tina, who is also precognitive, tries to warn those around her of impending death, but no one will believe the stressed out girl. Finally, Tina must battle Jason herself is she hopes to save her new boyfriend and herself from death.

This is Kane Hodder's first outing as Jason Voorhees and its a really great one. Jason is a hulking killing machine of pure, cold rage and the deaths the accrue have never been more vicious or grimly satisfying. The now-famous sleeping bag bludgeon makes its first appearance in this 6th installment, and its one of my favorites - really nasty and brutally hilarious. Lar Park Lincoln is great as Tina - perhaps a bit too weepy, but almost as angry as Jason and erupting in great displays of rage, both verbal and telekinetic. Lincoln did a lot of her own stunts in this one too, which is always impressive.

The make-up effects in this movie are my absolute favorite. Jason is a wet, rotting cadaver, his spinal cord clearly visible through the shredded remains of his clothes, his ribcage poking out, his flesh dark with rot. The unmasking scene is a truly shocking and "wow!" inspiring awesome moment, as Jason's face is revealed to be little more than an animated skull - but animated it truly is! Beneath the hideous make-up, Hodder impressively expresses the evil wrath of Jason with one empty eye socket and half a mouthful of teeth. The telekinetic effects are a lot of fun as Tina "throws" every weapon at her disposal at Jason: a couch, a jar full of nails, a light fixture and finally a can of gasoline and the flames from the basement furnace. It was great to see someone give Jason a run for his money instead of just screaming and running away.

All in all, one of the better sequels to follow the original Friday the 13th. 7 out of 10.

"There's a legend around here..."

[utgard14 · 5/10 · 14 April 2014]

Jason is stuck at the bottom of Crystal Lake after the events of the last movie. Luckily for him there's a telekinetic girl (Lar Park-Lincoln) who cries a lot and has Carrie fits. She inadvertently frees Jason, thinking he's her dead father! Jason immediately starts killing people, naturally. The series was clearly trying to move in a new direction here with more of a focus on the paranormal and supernatural. Terry Kiser from Weekend at Bernie's plays a shrink in this. He's better with comedy. Lar Park-Lincoln's performance consists of crying or being on the verge of crying at all times. My sister used to love this entry in the series because of the angle with the telekinetic girl and the handsome guy who looks like he belongs at a Superman audition.

First movie in the series where Kane Hodder plays Jason. He would be the longest-running Jason, playing him for the rest of the series. Frankly, I'm not a big fan of Hodder's Jason. He's too big and bulky, like a football player or pro wrestler. Plus they put him in some kind of suit where you are supposed to be able to see his exposed spine and ribcage. It's incredibly cheesy and just makes Jason cartoonish instead of intimidating.

Most of the people Jason kills in this one aren't particularly annoying or bad. The first couple seemed quite nice, actually. The whole vibe to this sequel seems off but it's still a watchable movie. Not the best of the series but far from the worst. There would only be one more decent one after this then it was downhill.

The best Jason has ever looked.

[THEPIPEMAN64 · 8/10 · 5 August 2003]

This is one of the better sequals. One reason is that because it is the first appearence of Kane Hodder as Jason and is the one actor to were the costume more than once. Mostly anyone who knows anythinf about this series will tell you that Kane is the best Jason there ever was. Although the movie is trying to some like the film "Carrie" it does a pretty good job of pulling it off. The film is basically about this teenage girl who thinks she killed her dad during a dispute and come to the Crystal Lake with her mom and shrienk to work things out because everytime she gets angry her teleconises goes off the charts which just so happens to wake Jason. Close to were she is staying are a group of teenagers who of course get slaughtered in some pretty grissley scenes. I must this film is one of the better sequals of the series and is also a good slasher for the genera.

Series is winding down.

[OllieSuave-007 · 6/10 · 12 August 2014]

I really don't remember much from this film, so it is evident that this movie didn't stand out much in the series, which is winding down by this time. Jason Voorhees is like a case of the bad plague, always returning and menacing people over and over again. This time around, he was inadvertently released from his watery prison in Camp Crystal Lake by a guilt-ridden teenage psychic and begins another rampage on a group of unsuspecting teens at the camp.

It's more of the screams, stalking, mangling with some campy and amateurish acting. There is nothing you really haven't seen before in the previous Friday the 13th entries, save for the psychic girl who uses her powers to fight against Jason, which I thought was a pretty clever plot device.

The script is pretty basic but for a movie at 88 minutes, there is really no room for boring fillers and you might find yourself at least mildly entertained if you don't mind watching the usual Jason chases teens stuff.

Grade C

...And you thought the previous films were a stretch...

[LebowskiT1000 · 5/10 · 17 November 2002]

Wow! They were really reaching for a new idea for this one! This film could have easily been shortened to about 30 minutes or so. There are numerous chunks in this film that are utterly useless and simply to show yet another death.

I didn't think this film was very good at all. The whole girl with telekinesis sub-plot thing was a bit much for me. Although, it did make for an interesting fight between her and Jason towards the end of the film. ...But the actual end of the film was just atrocious! I nearly burst into laughter! I will give it this though, there were some pretty nice make-up effects at the end of the film and Jason did have a very sinister and disgusting look to him throughout the film. I thought it was odd that Jason seemed to use a new weapon every time he made a kill, and it was hilarious when he busted out that electric long-reach saw.

If you like the Friday the 13th films, then go ahead and watch this one, you might like it. If you didn't like the previous films I can't imagine you would like this one, but I have been wrong before...so do what you will. Anyhow, if you do see the film, I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for reading,

-Chris

Okay, this is where things began to get weird.

[au_law2001 · 5/10 · 14 January 2005]

Another Jason movie, ah yes,takes place years after Tommy Jarvis, and it seems like he's gone, guess again, a girl with telekinetic powers tries to get her dad back, but because she wasn't aware of her power, and didn't know how to control it properly, she accidentally brings Jason back, and oh no he's at it again. Well there's something you don't get everyday, man. Why did they put someone like that in? Someone who is like Carrie, please, Jason does typical murders, while she figures out how to control her powers, and tries to find out who is this Jsaon person. And the way she fights him is kind of pathetic, she just throws stuff at him and rips off his mask, can't she do something better, like smash him or send him flying to space? But then again that would be too weird, and it wasn't that exciting either. But I'll stop there. It did have everything else you'd expect in a slasher film, but I wish they could have done something else instead of a telekinetic person. Watch it if you're into it, or if you would still watch it even though it's like that.

"Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood" aka "Jason VS Carrie"- Rise of the Gimmicks!

[TedStixonAKAMaximumMadness · 5/10 · 9 September 2016]

"Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood" is the moment. That singular moment that many media franchises reach where there is a bit of a rift. A fundamental change. Something that will forever alter the way the subsequent remaining entries are perceived.

Yes. This is the infamous moment in any series that can only be referred to as "jumping the shark."

This is where the franchise wholly committed to the concept of each movie injecting a quirky "gimmick" in order to drum up audience interest. Sure, I'd argue that the previous film (the excellent "Jason Lives") probably started the whole notion of the "gimmick entry" with its focus on self-aware, postmodern meta-humor... but this is the film that really solidified the fact that the remaining films would all have that silly, somewhat kitschy quality of relying on a singular contrivance to set it apart.

In this case of course, it's focus on the supernatural storyline of Jason fighting a psychic/telekinetic.

When psychic Tina Shepard returns to Crystal Lake years after accidentally causing the death of her father with her latent abilities, the opportunity to learn and perhaps heal is interrupted when she accidentally releases Jason from his watery grave. Now, she and a group of teen-aged party-goers next door must struggle to survive against the newly revived (and quite angry) hulking killer... leading to an insane and actually quite entertaining final showdown.

The most notable aspect of this entry is probably the introduction of fan-favorite Kane Hodder as Jason- a role he would continue to play for the next few entries in the series. Hodder arguably defined the role, and actually finally gave him a consistent sense of "character" through both physical presence and movement, and through his own behind-the-scenes exploration of what makes Jason tick. Interesting tidbit: Hodder actually refused to film a scene where Jason kicks a dog away from him, because he feels Jason would never actually hurt animals or young children due to his childhood trauma. Granted, this doesn't quite fit in with Part IV, but I like the idea- it shows that Hodder actually tried to build a sense of character and "rules" for Jason to follow.

The film is also quite a bit of fun at times. The whole psychic angle is stupid beyond belief, there's no doubt about it. But it allows for all sorts of cinematic mayhem to ensue, with explosions, nails flying through the air, furniture being flung around... it's great fun to see Jason finally face an adversary in Lar Park Lincoln's Tina that can truly stand up to him and perhaps give him more than he can handle.

But the strong entertainment factor aside, this is a pretty bland entry on the whole to me. It lacks the pure sense of "fun" that the previous film literally oozed alongside the blood and trades it in for what actually becomes a somewhat depressive feel for much of the screen time. Not only in terms of basic tone, but also in the writing and even in the music. It's just kind of... mournful. Many of the characters (especially Tina) seem to have a deep-seeded chip on their shoulder and it's not as compelling as it could be. And the others are all just... ho-hum and often grating, with characters like the generic nasty vain girl getting on your nerves very quickly. You just kinda feel bad for everyone even before they start getting axed off.

That being said, despite being a middling entry in the overall franchise, the good characterization in Jason and the wickedly wild and entertaining battles between Tina and Jason do make it worth a watch for slasher fans. Just don't expect the best entry in the franchise.

I give it a middle-of-the-road 5 out of 10.

Carrie + Jason = Not That Bad Of A Movie

[movies2u · 24 July 2002]

Okay, Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood was an okay and pretty well-set film. Though Tina Sheperd (the main character) has telekinesis which is very reminding of Carrie, but also put a spark in the series, instead of Jason just killing everyone. All in all, this movie was okay. I give Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood a 6 out of 10

Jason returns to life once more when a girl with telekinetic powers accidentally brings him back

[Tweekums · 7/10 · 17 January 2019]

Years after Jason was chained up and sent to the bottom of Crystal Lake young Tina Shepard uses previously latent telekinetic powers and kills her father next to the lake. This leads to years of treatment under the supervision of Dr Crews; he believes returning to Crystal Lake will help her treatment... at least that is what he tells her and her mother. Also at the lake are a group of teens who have assembled for a surprise birthday party. Being by the lake brings back painful memories and Tina wishes she could bring her father back... her powers do bring somebody back but it isn't her father; it is Jason Voorhees! Inevitably he is soon slaughtering teenagers once again.

After part six, with its attempts at humour and children we just knew would get away unharmed while everybody else was fair game this returns to more traditional grounds... to my mind a very good thing; this might not be a great film but it is an improvement. Given that Jason keeps returning from the dead it doesn't seem out of place to introduce a telekinetic character... even if the special effects are starting to show their age. Once Jason is free from his watery grave the story progresses much as one would expect with teens who venture out being picked off one by one or in pairs before he gets to their house. Tina's story adds some interest as we learn more about Dr Crews' motives. The acting may not be the best but it is good enough. Lar Park Lincoln is decent as Tina and Kevin Blair is solid as potential ally Nick however Terry Kiser stands out as Dr Crews; one feels his character should be in a somewhat better film. Kane Hodder is menacing in his first outing as Jason; he may not utter a word but the way he moves certainly adds to the character's menace. There are plenty of deaths, including some inventive new methods of murder; however there is little in the way of gore. Overall a decent enough addition to the series; certainly and improvement over the last one.

Average

[preppy-3 · 5/10 · 12 August 2006]

Starts right off with the ending of Part 6 with Jason being chained at the bottom of Camp Crystal Lake (called Lake Forest Green). This happens years later (supposedly) and it's now called Crystal Lake again and everybody has forgotten Jason. A telekinetic girl named Tina (Lar Park Lincoln) goes there with her mom and doctor--she's having trouble controlling her power. There's also a house full of brainless horny teens nearby. Lincoln accidentally revives Jason with her power and he's up and around again...

So-so movie. The idea is good (Jason vs. Carrie) but the execution is pretty dull. There are changes from the previous film--that took a more jokey approach to Jason--this one doesn't. And the theme music is back (if used far too often). Also we see, for one of the few times ever, Jason actually MOVING bodies of people he killed! But where exactly does he get all these power tools? I actually laughed when he fired up a grass trimmer and went after somebody. BTW, the body count here is 15--8 girls, 7 guys. We also have the expected gratuitous female nudity.

This does have a great ending where Lincoln uses her powers against Jason...but it goes on too long and has a real stupid resolution. Still it moves fairly quick, it has a rare black couple and some good acting (Lincoln is very good and Kevin Blair (now Spirtas) is handsome, hunky and good also). Jason's mask comes off too and the makeup underneath is REAL gruesome and effective.

All in all an OK sequel but no great shakes.. I give it a 5.

The best Jason has ever looked.

[THEPIPEMAN64 · 8/10 · 5 August 2003]

This is one of the better sequals. One reason is that because it is the first appearence of Kane Hodder as Jason and is the on actor to were the costume more than once. Mostly anyone who knows anythinf about this series will tell you that Kane is the best Jason there ever was. Although the movie is trying to some like the film "Carrie" it does a pretty good job of pulling it off. The film is basically about this teenage girl who thinks she killed her dad during a dispute and come to the Crystal Lake with here mom and shrienk to work things out because everytime she gets angry her teleconises goes off the charts which just so happens to wake Jason. Close to were she is staying are a group of teenagers who of course get slaughtered in some pretty grissley scenes. I must this film is one of the better sequals of the series and is also a good slasher for the genera.

Introducing a psychic element...

[paul_haakonsen · 7/10 · 28 December 2015]

Part seven of the bloody "Friday the 13th" franchise might stand as one of the most important movies in the entire series as it brought the massive hulking actor Kane Hodder into the role of Jason Voorhees.

As much as I love all the movies in the franchise, then the telekinesis element was a bitter pill to swallow. Sure it was entertaining enough, and it was as supernatural as the Jason character himself, but still there just was something silly about it.

The story takes place after Jason ends up at the bottom of the lake in part 6. A telekinetic-gifted girl accidentally frees the Crystal Lake slasher from his watery grave, unleashing the murdering madman to do what he does best.

As for the acting, then they had some nice talents on the cast list, including Lar Park-Lincoln as Tina, Terry Kiser as Dr. Crews and, of course, Kane Hodder as Jason.

"Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood" takes the physical decay of Jason further and the effects and make-up department really did fantastic jobs, especially when Jason is unmasked. That moment is priceless.

True to the series, part VII offers a heap of deaths and some interesting visuals at those scenes.

this ones ok

[mcfly-31 · 30 November 1999]

Last time I blamed Tommy for causing the deaths of others after inadvertently raising Jason from 6 feet under. I must do the same here concerning Tina, the very cute Lincoln as a girl with powers to move things with her mind. Thinking shes moving her dead father from the same lake where Jason is stuck under water, she ends up snapping the chain attached to the rock holding Jason down and hes back in business. So like Tommy, shes kinda responsible for the batch of teens who get skewered. But missing from part 6 and really the rest of the other films, are the inventive murders. Jasons slams a girl into a tree, stabs a few, throws one outta window, its just a little too dull. Theres a couple decent ones like the party favor in the eye or the ol' axe to the face, but the rest are standard. And way too much time is spent on Lincolns character trying to get over her past at the lake and her would be romance with Blair. Most of Harry Mandredinis great music is stuff from previous films as either he and/or Fred Mollin unfortuntely decided to overuse a lot of "banging" sounds. And after being the lead character the last 3 films, Tommy Jarvis was dropped. Tack on a totally unsatisfying ending (Jasons pulled under a dock and disappears) and you've got only a fair follow up. At least its more watchable than 8 or 9.

Well, The Actors Are New...

[AaronCapenBanner · 3/10 · 13 September 2013]

Part VII begins with a useful recap of the previous films, with a narrator telling us how these are Jason's woods, and that no one can stop him. Film then begins with a young girl named Tina with telekinetic powers accidentally killing her father on Camp Crystal Lake, and then how, years later, she returns there with her mother and psychiatrist to sort out her problems, only Tina, hoping to bring back her father, instead revives Jason Voorhees, still chained in the lake, though now free to resume his killing ways with another group of unfortunate teenagers. Only Tina, using her telekinetic powers, has a chance to stop him...

Aside from the novelty of Jason having an equally powerful opponent to contend with, this tepid, contrived sequel has little else going for it, though Kane Hodder is very good as Jason, and film a step up from earlier sequels(which isn't saying much!)