If you have seen any Friday the 13th movies part 1-6, you will know that they are all similar with some slight variations and a couple of the flicks having better acting than others.

With the advent of "Friday the 13th Part VII", the directors and screenplay writers try something a little different, but it essentially works out the same way, only worse in my opinion than the prior installments in this series. Basically, the plot is that Jason Voorhees kills a lot of young people, but this time the star girl has special powers.

I think one of the other reviewers was correct in a sense when he said this is basically Jason v.s. Carrie, only this girl is no where near as good of an actress as Sissy Spacek and Carrie's character is not lame like this girl's character. This star girl's character in "Jason VII" is about as generic and unoriginal as it can possibly be notwithstanding her "special powers".

For one, this idea of this girl having telekinetic powers really fails in my opinion. What they were trying to do was to be come up with an adversary against Jason that could actually hold her own, so the audience does not come off saying, there is no way that girl could beat up Jason. Also, we have this theme of the girl's father who was killed in an accident falling into the water...this girl continues to have flashbacks, daydreams and stuff like that...this theme continues throughout the movie until the very end when the so called "big surprise" takes place.

I thought the acting in "Friday the 13th part VII" was particularly bad and much worse than the prior sequels. In fact, I enjoyed "Friday the 13th parts 1-6", especially parts 2 & 3, but there is something about this particular flick that really strikes me as boring and just downright lame.

Perhaps, it is the pathetic ending and those of you who have actually seen this movie know exactly what I mean. Also, I'm just not impressed with this idea of this girl having these telekinetic powers to battle Jason with...I thought it was lame when she was kicking Jason's butt and I thought it was just a stupid idea overall.

In short, the script, directing and acting are just not as good as the previous "Friday the 13th" movies. Therefore, I do not recommend this movie as none of these characters nor the storyline really relates to the Camp Crystal Lake, Jason Voorhees and Friday the 13th theme very well at all. At least, there was Tommy in part VI. In "Friday the 13th part VII", the focus is on this "gifted girl" and that takes away from the traditional atmosphere and theme that has defined this series so well.

Well, 1st of all, I'd like to start off by saying that Jason looked his best in this film. If you notice, his appearence changes in every Friday film (aside from the 1st one & the lame Part 5, cause HE'S NOT EVEN IN PART 5!!!) Also, this is Kane Hodder's 1st time playing Jason... & he's the best of all of them. He kinda gives Jason a "personality." 2nd of all... in my opinion, "Part 7: The New Blood" ends up being kinda funny instead of scary. For one, Jason kills almost every person with a different yard tool or whatever. (hahaha). I like how he just appears with them... the metal spike... the knife... the ax... whatever... I guess they were just laying around waiting for him to use them or something, lol! And the sleeping bag scene where he slams that girl up against the tree, now THAT was funny! And it was kinda creative too... also, I thought it would have been funny if the guy who smokes weed had been smoking a joint & offered Jason a hit! Lol! Another thing: when he's chasing Dr. Crews (Hey, its Bernie from "Weekend at Bernies!" Hahahahaha!!!) through the woods-- Notice how "Bernie" is running away from Jason at full speed & Jason just kinds walks after him & somehow stays only a few steps behind him & then catches up with him. Then, "Bernie" thinks he looses Jason... who, even though they are out in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, suddenly appears with a weed-eater or something. Yea, I guess somebody must've left it WWWAAAYYY out there-- how convienent, lol-- & then kills "Bernie" with it. Lol, I thought it would have been funny if at this point, they did a "Friday the 13th at Bernies" or something... Jason thinks he killed him, but his body keeps popping up around him... lmfao! HHAHAHAHA!!! Ok... anyway, later after this, that Melissa girl (who is a real b@#$% in this movie) opens the door to find Jason standing there with an ax. Instead of running, or even screaming, she just kinds stands there & lets him ax her in the face. Hahaha... it this kinda stuff that makes it funny instead of scary, but nonetheless entertaining. HAHAHAHA!!!

Friday The 13th VII begins with a handy intro recapping the previous 6 installments, so you don't have to waste your life watching them. Jason, now a zombie, is freed by a young woman with telekinetic powers. She has returned to Camp Crystal Lake (with her mother and a creep of a psychologist) after accidentally killing her father years ago (by sending him to the bottom of the infamous lake). When she returns, she acidentally frees Jason (who was chained to the bottom of the lake in VI) who of course goes on yet another killing spree. Fortunately for Jason, there also happens to be a houseful of sex-crazed teens nearby, for him to whack. This is where it becomes morbidly amusing, as Jason kills each person with a different yard tool.
The young woman finally realises there is a killer loose and attacks Jason with her mind powers. Jason is apparently electocuted and the threat is over (not!). The woman and her new boyfriend now must do battle with Jason in the confines of a small house (some actual suspense!). Jason's face is revealed again (he's now a cool monster in the ranks of Frankenstein and the like!) and he is virtually unstoppable. The young woman's father rises again, and pulls Jason below into the lake, in a rather weak climax.
Kane Hodder begins here his 4 entry run as the infamous killer. Hodder's Jason is a muscular brute who finds sinister delight in finishing off his victems (escpecially in VIII).
Jason doing battle with another powerful foe reminded me a little of the Godzilla series. At the time of the film, a Freddy Vs Jason film was being tossed about, but fell through. Therefore, Jason fought a Carrie clone.
Though not extremely enjoyable, I thought my time was not nearly as wasted with this film as it was with the previous episodes (of course, maybe this one seemed good due to the previous films' poor quality).

After the greatest instalment of the F13th series of Jason Lives (6) comes the next instalment that hit the iceberg.

Obviously struggling for ideas they settled on a girl with telekineses powers to be the heroine to take on Jason. As a child her father was killed in lake, and she blames herself, it has traumatised her and her shrink has decided all these years later to take her back to the lake and confront her demons. But he's not interested in that, he has his own agenda. But everything comes to a halt when Jason comes back from his watery grave. But wonder woman has her magical powers to defend herself with... the movie is not too bad. I have watched it a few times. But I don't consider it to be great, or the best they could have made it. It is filled with some cool action and death scenes. But it doesn't hold a torch to the previous 6 films. However it is ten times better then it's successor.

No bonus features on this version. Check out the box set "Crystal Lake To Manhattan" for extra bonus features.

On Friday The 13th, Jason will meet his match.

Great movie. Bad dvd. The dvd has no real features.


This film is presented in a widescreen format.