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Friday the 13th Part VII -- The New Blood

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Years after the strange drowning death of her father, Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln) returns to the site of his demise, Crystal Lake. Her developing psychic powers were responsible for ending his life, leaving Tina riddled with guilt as an adult. While deceitful Dr. Crews (Terry Kiser) tries to manipulate her abilities for his own ends, both physician and patient are in for a shock when Tina's powers unwittingly free camper-killer Jason Voorhees from his watery slumber.
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As lumbering and bereft of conscious thought as its unstoppable star, Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood finds the franchise in desperate need of the title ingredient.

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Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune The filmmakers have mastered the blood but not the tedium of all of the predictable killings. Nor have they eliminated the '"hate-women" subtext to the entire series of films. Rated: 1/4 Dec 6, 2018 Full Review Austin Chronicle Rated: 0/5 Sep 3, 2011 Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine The anxieties suffered by Tina throughout the film are well thought-out by the franchise's typically one-dimensional standards. Rated: 2/4 Sep 25, 2004 Full Review Sharai Bohannon A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast It's inspirationally bad. However, it holds a special place because it was the last one bad at an actual camp. Rated: 1/5 Jun 17, 2025 Full Review Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Others may be disappointed at another missed opportunity to revive a franchise that really feels like it's drowning at this point. Feb 8, 2024 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) The seventh installment is better than expected, because it reserves the final duel between protagonists...something akin to Carrie vs. Jason. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 15, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pedro Henrique C The New Blood is a little superior but there's nothing innovative or brilliant about it, it's just a guy who's going to kill the entire cast with several generic sequences. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review Stephen C Successful sequel in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $19,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Garry A Tina and that doctor are annoying as h@%l. But the kills live up to expectation and the telekinesis angle has always made this installment a favorite of mine. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Shaun R I could watch Jason Vorhees do his thing all day, so in that respect, it gets a thumbs up from me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Nick O The biggest, scariest Jason yet gets a run for his money when he goes after Tina the telekinetic teenager. We didn’t know we needed it, but we’re glad we got it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review Marsh X Unfortunately wasn't able to finish this in one sitting since the rainfall was bad yesterday and constantly interrupting the signal, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a pretty decent movie, wasn't expecting anyone else with supernatural powers to be in this franchise so that was a surprise, the way Tina uses her telekinetic abilities near the end I thought was creative and enjoyable to watch, not my favourite movie of the bunch but it's probably around the same level as part 4 or slightly worse. 7/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - The Face of Jason Voorhees Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - The Face of Jason Voorhees 2:13 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Sleeping Bag Kill Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Sleeping Bag Kill 1:42 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Jason vs. Psychic Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Jason vs. Psychic 1:55 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Party Horn Kill Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Party Horn Kill 2:07 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Psychic Showdown Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Psychic Showdown 2:02 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Resurrecting Jason Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Resurrecting Jason 2:04 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - A Heady Surprise Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - A Heady Surprise 1:52 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Nowhere to Hide Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Nowhere to Hide 2:01 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Undead Dad's Revenge Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Undead Dad's Revenge 2:03 Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Buzzsaw Bloodshed Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Buzzsaw Bloodshed 1:23 View more videos
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Synopsis Years after the strange drowning death of her father, Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln) returns to the site of his demise, Crystal Lake. Her developing psychic powers were responsible for ending his life, leaving Tina riddled with guilt as an adult. While deceitful Dr. Crews (Terry Kiser) tries to manipulate her abilities for his own ends, both physician and patient are in for a shock when Tina's powers unwittingly free camper-killer Jason Voorhees from his watery slumber.
Director
John Carl Buechler
Producer
Iain Paterson
Screenwriter
Manuel Fidello, Daryl Haney, Victor Miller
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Friday Four Films Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 13, 1988, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 21, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.1M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround, Mono, Dolby Digital, Ultra-Stereo, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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