The film delivers.
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
Reviews for Freddy vs. Jason
For most moviegoers, Freddy vs. Jason will be entirely unwatchable. And yet, it’s probably the best slasher movie made since the genre's heyday.
A solid, entertaining bloodbath that will appease most fans of the genre.
If you must make a movie combining two series at which most people would turn up their noses, make it right for the people who wouldn't ... I think they made it right.
Director Ronnie Yu knows exactly what's expected of him; he keeps the blood flowing and doesn't dawdle over the holes in the plot.
Only masochists need contemplate laying down good money on this atrocity.
Sure the film marks the downfall of cultured civilization as we know it—let’s face it, we’re a hop, skip and decapitation away from brutally live Gladiatorial combats—but at least we’re going down in style
More than anything else, Freddy vs. Jason is an opportunity to wear that black tee shirt I save for special occasions like Marilyn Manson listening parties and skirmishes with the law.
This film was stupid, violent, gory, and just plain bad (and I kinda liked it).
Applying 'criticism' to 'Freddy vs. Jason' isn’t just tedious — it’s pointless.
Freddy vs. Jason is absolutely critic-proof: firewalled, fortified and dug in like an Alabama tick.
If you ever saw and enjoyed a Freddy or Jason film, this should be a bloody, grotesque delight.
Maybe I missed out on the keg party that took place before our screening, but this flick's appeal was lost on me. I was terribly disappointed.
Freddy tends to the laughs, Jason takes care of the body count, and the result is great fun!
A far-better-than-expected, late summer thrill ride...Better than any of the other ten Friday the 13th movies, and places in the upper half of the previous seven-parted Nightmare on Elm Street series.
Sure, it seems ridiculous. And outlandish. And maybe even silly. But it works.
it's an unsatisfying fight, since Krueger has to compete in a higher weight class and at a lower intellectual level than his hockey-mask-wearing opponent.
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