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Freddy vs. Jason

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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

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Reviews Counted:143

Fresh:58

Rotten:85

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.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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... 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, Katherine 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]

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

Starring: Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Katherine Isabelle, Kelly Rowland, Christopher George Marquette, Lochlyn Munro, Gary Chalk, Brendan Fletcher

Director: Ronny Yu

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

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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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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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08/14/03
Annette Dasey
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08/12/03
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A dumb, but occasionally fun, attempt to squeeze some fresh blood out of two of horror's longest-running franchises.

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08/12/03
Jamie Russell
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[A] true return to form for the slasher genre ...

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06/19/08
Lucius Gore
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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02/13/08
Rob Gonsalves
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A fine post-scream Freddy romp

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02/07/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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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
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
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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08/05/07
Christopher Smith
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07/14/07
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12/06/05
Film Threat
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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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