I know a lot of die-hard horror fans who hold The New Blood as either their favourite Friday the 13th movie since the original, or even just straight up their favourite Friday the 13th movie. Personally though, The New Blood is the franchise low. It's arguably the most ridiculous, but that isn't the problem for me. The problem is that they take something that ridiculous, and then treat it so seriously, and riding that line doesn't work with Friday the 13th for me. The older and more grounded first few movies I dig, and then the absurd but having fun with it movies that came later I dig, but Part VII simultaneously doesn't try to be either of those things, and falls apart from the word go.
Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.