{"id":5037,"date":"2016-12-19T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5037"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:29:51","slug":"friday-the-13th-part-7-the-new-blood-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5037","title":{"rendered":"Friday the 13th: Part VII: The New Blood-1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Friday the 13th: Part VII: The New Blood-1988<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director John Carl Buechler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Lar Park Lincoln, Kevin Spirtas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #551<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/60024024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5038\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/60024024-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/60024024-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/60024024.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed December 19, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The seventh installment of the legendary Friday the 13th franchise is enjoyable, yet predictable.<\/p>\n<p>Props must be awarded to the creators for at least attempting a novel idea- this time, the &#8220;final girl&#8221; is not the damsel in distress type, but rather, gives as good as she gets.<\/p>\n<p>Friday the 13th: Part VII: The New Blood (1988) is a decent offering in the horror genre and better than some of its companion films.<\/p>\n<p>The main heroine is a telekinetic girl named \u00a0Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln). Via flashbacks, we learn that Tina&#8217;s father had alcoholism and abused her mother.<\/p>\n<p>When Tina&#8217;s telekinesis was unlocked ten years earlier, Tina caused her father&#8217;s drowning death, conveniently at Camp Crystal Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Tina has harbored deep regret ever since and is now treated by Doctor Crews (Terry Kiser). The duo- along with her mother- decides to stay at the lake where a group of partying kids takes up residence next door.<\/p>\n<p>None of them has any idea who Jason Voorhees is.<\/p>\n<p>The beginning and end are ridiculous even by horror standards, as the action is way over the top and too convoluted to go into, but everything else is fine.<\/p>\n<p>The cast seems a bit larger than in other chapters, which is great because that means more kills. Unfortunately, many of the kills have been edited to make an R rating. (I try to watch NR horror films- no edits).<\/p>\n<p>My favorite kill by far is the &#8220;sleeping bag&#8221; kill. Awesome!!<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the DVD version of this film is severely edited from the theatrical version.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Jason looks like a true monster in this one, and that is to be applauded. Stuntman Kane Hodder would begin a successful stint as the killer, and he looks the part.<\/p>\n<p>Friday the 13th: Part VII: The New Blood (1988) is a fun popcorn horror flick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday the 13th: Part VII: The New Blood-1988 Director John Carl Buechler Starring Lar Park Lincoln, Kevin Spirtas Scott&#8217;s Review #551 Reviewed December 19, 2016 Grade: B- The seventh installment of the legendary Friday the 13th franchise is enjoyable, yet predictable. 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