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Freddy vs. Jason

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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 145 Fresh: 59  Rotten:86 Average Rating: 4.8/10
 
Consensus: Fans of the two horror franchises will enjoy this showdown. But for everyone else, it's the same old slice and dice.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Synopsis: Veteran slashers Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees join forces in this combination sequel to the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and FRIDAY THE 13TH series. The film begins with a quick recap of both Freddy and Jason's "lives," underscoring their respective motivations to kill and their distinct... Veteran slashers Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees join forces in this combination sequel to the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and FRIDAY THE 13TH series. The film begins with a quick recap of both Freddy and Jason's "lives," underscoring their respective motivations to kill and their distinct weaknesses. Freddy (Robert Englund) explains that the present children of Elm St. (including Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Kathrine Isabelle, and Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child) have no memory of him, and if they don't know he exists, he can't enter their dreams to kill them. Ingeniously, he reaches out to Jason (Ken Kirzinger), the brutish death machine from Camp Crystal Lake, to go on an Elm Street killing spree, hoping a lot of gory murder will jog the town's memory. Jason is up to the task, quickly dispensing with teenager after teenager in suburban homes, cornfields, medical labs and, of course, the forest. Freddy grows jealous over Jason's body count, and so must intervene, setting off a battle royale between the two highly adored slasher heroes across dreamworlds and realities. In another post-modern twist, a character seemingly modeled after Jay from Kevin Smith's films appears in the movie, adding both a comedic element and another level of reality vs. fiction. FREDDY VS. JASON employs a variety of special effects to update these undying series, not the least of which is uniting their once disparate stories. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Katherine Isabelle

Director: Ronny Yu
Screenwriter: Mark Swift, Damian Shannon
Producer: Sean S. Cunningham
Composer: Graeme Revell

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Apr 10, 2005

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  • Freddy vs Jason
  • It's the battle everyone's been DYING to see! Teenagers find themselves caught in the middle of a battle between two legendary boogeymen: Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger.
  • Who will win in the bloodiest and goriest showdown in history?
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    01/26/06
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    2.5/4

    Misses the chance of actually being a good movie, but it feels energetic and colourful.

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    09/07/03
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    08/19/03
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    2/5

    One of the few class lines is delivered by a stoner: "That goalie was pissed about something". No doubt that's how fans will be feeling after seeing this.

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    08/12/03
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    2/5

    A dumb, but occasionally fun, attempt to squeeze some fresh blood out of two of horror's longest-running franchises.

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    Rich Cline
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    [A] true return to form for the slasher genre ...

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    Lucius Gore
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    It's a cleverly wrapped gift to me and every horror fan like me, and I feel nothing but affection for it.

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    A fine post-scream Freddy romp

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    With Jason and Freddy at war over the souls of children, this great send-up of the genre is extremely fun and is faithful to the characterizations long-established for these villains.

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    11/03/07
    Wesley Lovell
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    Freddy vs. Jason is a pretty awful Nightmare film, but only a mediocre F13 film.

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    09/12/07
    Tim Brayton
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    Dull blades. Saddles audiences with a buckets-of-blood mentality that deadens the spirit and drowns the film.

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    12/06/05
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    B

    There is enough hacking, slashing, blood, and guts for three more Jason movies in this battle.

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    06/20/05
    Bill Clark
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    L’utilisation presque exagérée de la violence rehausse la qualité du film et l’ensemble est tellement mauvais qu’il en devient bon.

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    Exists in a place beyond criticism. It hasn't got a plot to speak of, or characters; like the recent Rollerball remake, it in many ways verges on the experimental.

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