Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

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• Directors C

  
  Freddy vs Jason is the rare crossover that works. It's a return to form for not only one but both of the seemingly never ending film franchises. It certainly wont convert anyone into the worlds of Elm Street and Camp Crystal Lake that aren't already fans of the two likable… More
  Freddy vs Jason is the rare crossover that works. It's a return to form for not only one but both of the seemingly never ending film franchises. It certainly wont convert anyone into the worlds of Elm Street and Camp Crystal Lake that aren't already fans of the two likable horror icons. However, it's absolutely brilliant for those who liked the original films and needed something more than just a repetition of the same old slice and dice. Filled with thrills and even a few a laughs it's something that im sure Cunnigham and Craven wouldn't have disliked. I certainly didn't.

• Tim S

  
  Two successful horror series end:. A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. So what do you do to keep two horror icons on top? You put them in the same movie, of course! This idea had actually been around since the late 80's, when both series were starting to dwindle at the… More
  Two successful horror series end:. A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. So what do you do to keep two horror icons on top? You put them in the same movie, of course! This idea had actually been around since the late 80's, when both series were starting to dwindle at the box office (which is part of the reason they both came to an end a couple of movies later). If you read my review for Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, then you'd know (or perhaps you already knew) that it was originally written to be the Jason VS. Freddy match-up, but when Paramount Pictures and New Line Cinema couldn't reach an agreement about financing and distribution rights, the project was re-written and became another Friday sequel without Freddy. Even at the end of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, we're teased when Freddy pulls Jason's mask underground, foreboding what's to come. It went through development hell all the way into the new millenium, taking almost 20 years until everything finally fell into place. New Line Cinema bought the rights to make new Friday films and a script was agreed upon, as was a title: Freddy VS. Jason (because it "sounded better"). As for me, I enjoyed the hell out of it. It was a lot of fun watching these two go at it, and they REALLY go at it. The film also doesn't step outside of canon, either, honoring both franchises without changing their backstories. They even allude to or you use things from past films in each series within the plot. Of course, not everybody was happy with it. People bitched and moaned that Kane Hodder wasn't back to play Jason. Instead, stuntman Ken Kirzinger took over the role, which caused quite a row. I didn't really care who was playing Jason, to be honest. Kane Hodder is good in the role, but there's never been a definitive Jason for me. All I know is that I had been waiting for this movie since I first read about it in Fangoria magazine in 1993. The movie is what it's supposed to be: Freddy and Jason bashing the hell out of each other. I think people were pre-disposed to believe that this would be another entry in both franchises, but that just wouldn't work. It's not a Friday the 13th movie, nor is it A Nightmare on Elm Street movie. It's its own thing, and exists because of those movies. So if you haven't seen this one, let me give you some advice: as long as you can sit back and enjoy a fun movie without worrying too much about its quality, then you'll be fine. It's a bit old school with most of the effects, gore out the wazoo, some cheesy dialogue at times and just overall, a fun movie. I don't know what else people could possibly want from it.

• Eric A

  
  Actually surprisingly good/decent. It's a win win, you get some of Freddy and you get some of Jason. Who wouldn't like them fighting against each other?!

• Marc L

  
  You know, everyone has that one movie that is so fun, you could see it every day for the rest of your life and it would still be entertaining. For some it's "Transformers". For others, it's "Jurassic Park". For me, "Freddy v.s Jason". It's… More
  You know, everyone has that one movie that is so fun, you could see it every day for the rest of your life and it would still be entertaining. For some it's "Transformers". For others, it's "Jurassic Park". For me, "Freddy v.s Jason". It's smart, it's funny, it's cheesy, it's messy and it's dark. Sweet. It's not the best movie I've seen, but it's without a doubt one of the funnest. Let me start of that, like Ninja Assassin, this movie is VERY bloody and VERY gory. Parents, if you have 10 year old kids who want to see this do NOT let them see this film!. There are decapitations, gory stabbings and impaled teenagers galore. Granted, most of the violence is pretty cartoony but it's not child appropriate none the less. Most of the acting in this movie was pretty good. Robert Englund, of course, was practically flawless as the dream killer Freddy Krueger. He keeps Freddy scary as hell, but also keeps his darkly playful, mischievous side, toying with his victims before killing them. Never before has there been a character that scared me yet made me laugh like this. I also think that Jason Ritter did a good job as Will, one of the teenagers who witnessed some of the Freddy murders first hand. As far as teenage actors in horror films go, you don;t see performances like his every day. One of the great things about this movie is the way director Ronny Yu created a smart and realistic conflict between evil serial killer Freddy and Jason. Basically, Freddy can no longer terrorize the teens of Elm Street. Why? Because no one believes in him anymore. In order to strike fear once again, Freddy convinces Jason Voorhees to do killings in his name by disguising as his mother. The more killings Jason does, the more powerful Krueger becomes. Eventually, Jason finds out what Freddy is up to and is, naturally, pissed as hell, leading to an all out war between the 2 killers. This movie is actually surprisingly terrifying. It wasn't "The Exorcist" or anything, but there are plenty of creepy, disturbing scenes in this movie. It was a truly frightening movie thanks to Yu's winning combination of pop ups, VERY creepy music, and gore. That's not to say the film didn't have it's laughs. Freddy Krueger is a one liner machine, chock full of great, funny quotes that are some of the most memorable scenes in the movie. He's like the Warren Sapp of serial killers. And of course, how can you talk about Freddy v.s Jason without mentioning the fight scenes? These fight scenes were truly amazing and well choreographed, a good mix of Freddy's agility and athleticism and Jason's durability and strength. The best fight scenes I've seen in a long time. Over all, "Freddy v.s Jason" is one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen. Is it one of the best? No. But it's good enough and insanely fun enough for it to be one of my favorites. If you were to go on a roller coaster, while watching the National Championship on your iPhone, while winning a million dollars, it would be about as fun as this movie.

• Jason C

  
  This was a surprisingly competent movie. At least based on some of the sequels introduced in both franchises, not to mention the failed opportunities the remakes represent. The movie features both Freddy and Jason at their sadistic best, and it feels more like "A Nightmare on… More
  This was a surprisingly competent movie. At least based on some of the sequels introduced in both franchises, not to mention the failed opportunities the remakes represent. The movie features both Freddy and Jason at their sadistic best, and it feels more like "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movie, which is good due to the superior atmosphere. As usual I despise the human characters, at least they become a fairly impressive body count. It's probably enough just two see the two icons go toe-to-toe. I recommend watching it.

• Brad W

  
  Not a horror movie anymore, now its a action film, thanks a lot Hollywood for screwing us out of our money.

• Coxxie M

  
  yea hills have eyes 2 still makes this look like the godfather. just dont see either one, but NEVER EVER watch hills have eyes 2. its probably the cause of autism.

• Conner R

  
  While it's corny and implausible most of the time, this is such a fun movie. It was a long time coming to fans of both series, being hinted in Jason Goes To Hell 10 years before. This movie spares no expense to have Jason wreaking havoc and Freddy being creepy and hilarious. I… More
  While it's corny and implausible most of the time, this is such a fun movie. It was a long time coming to fans of both series, being hinted in Jason Goes To Hell 10 years before. This movie spares no expense to have Jason wreaking havoc and Freddy being creepy and hilarious. I like the story on the shear fact that it's pretty much believable and not corny or ridiculous. This highlights all the better aspects of both franchises and doesn't have many of the weak spots.

• jd c

  
  Freddy vs. Jason is a fun horror film. It's the bloodiest, but not the goriest (Jason Goes to Hell is the goriest). Freddy vs. Jason has some good effects, GREAT cinematography, good acting, TONS of funny humor, and lots, and lots of blood. The final battle is outstanding and is… More
  Freddy vs. Jason is a fun horror film. It's the bloodiest, but not the goriest (Jason Goes to Hell is the goriest). Freddy vs. Jason has some good effects, GREAT cinematography, good acting, TONS of funny humor, and lots, and lots of blood. The final battle is outstanding and is definitely worth the wait. I highly recommend this one to horror fans! It's great entertainment. My fifth favorite in the Friday the 13th series.

• Richard C

  
  C+

• Jeff "

  
  Finally after many years, Freddy Vs Jason was released to Friday and Nightmare fans alike. Most were disappointed in this film. I however thought it was a great ride and one of the best films since the original Friday's and first Nightmare films. The cast though amateurs and… More
  Finally after many years, Freddy Vs Jason was released to Friday and Nightmare fans alike. Most were disappointed in this film. I however thought it was a great ride and one of the best films since the original Friday's and first Nightmare films. The cast though amateurs and therefore not excellent, where decent at best. What really did the film for me was the sheer amount of gore and violence, simply awesome. As far as a film of this magnitude is concerned, this is a winner. Loved it and after the somewhat dreadful Jason X, I found this film to be quite a breath of fresh. Some may disagree with my review, but if you look at it from my perspective, how did you want this film to really turn out? people cite some moronic reasons to not like this film, anyways instead of pointing all it's flaws, I'll be happy with this effort, I personally think no one could create something better than this. My only complaint is that Kane Hodder wasn't Jason. A great ride!

• Josh L

  
  A campy horror movie that doesn't do anything new or compelling with a cool premise that follows the same horror cliches the 2 series helped invent in the 80's. The action is perfunctory and not in the least bit exciting while the writing is cheesy. There's also a… More
  A campy horror movie that doesn't do anything new or compelling with a cool premise that follows the same horror cliches the 2 series helped invent in the 80's. The action is perfunctory and not in the least bit exciting while the writing is cheesy. There's also a conspiracy plot involving the town and getting rid of the memory of Freddy (another interesting premise not used well). Did you know Camp Crystal Lake and Elm Street were within a 20-30 minute driving distance? Neither did I, but it's another plot element the movie uses to speed things along with no care whether it makes sense to either franchise. If both of these characters were killing people within that much of a distance at the same time, they would do something about it. I'm getting too into this now, so I'm just going to say the movie wasn't worth the wait and the only saving grace is Robert England returning as Freddy for one last time. He's still got it.

• Dead A

  
  This was okay. Not something I'd watch again.

• Film C

  
  the sotryline is great and is just boring but its ok for the gore factor

• Anthony L

  
  Freddy and Jason in the same film, about time! I have my niggles with it but on the whole it stayed true to both characters. Nice to see Freddy again! Kelly Rowland did my head in though!

• Ken S

  
  Dumb but entertaining, the fight at the end is almost worth it.

• Chris G

  
  Freddy vs. Jason is the modern day equivalent to Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. It's basically about the fight at the end. There's no need for a plot (which this has very little of). The one thing I noticed from this film is the acting, which is horrid but I think it's… More
  Freddy vs. Jason is the modern day equivalent to Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. It's basically about the fight at the end. There's no need for a plot (which this has very little of). The one thing I noticed from this film is the acting, which is horrid but I think it's because of some of the craptastic lines of dialogue these kids are given. And this is comparing to other Friday movies. People waited 20 years for this and they got it. Yeah, the fight is good, but it's the muck you have to go through to get there. A film that falls flat.

• Jani H

  
  "Dude, that goalie was pissed about something." Two of the coolest horror icons going aggressive! Sounded like a good idea but the execution fails. Freddy, played by the always awesome Robert Englund, is his usual self. A bit funnier and kid frendlier than before.… More
  "Dude, that goalie was pissed about something." Two of the coolest horror icons going aggressive! Sounded like a good idea but the execution fails. Freddy, played by the always awesome Robert Englund, is his usual self. A bit funnier and kid frendlier than before. Jason is... Jason. Big, slow and silent. This films target audience was probably the younger adults. It's not scary at all, the gore is messy but nothing spectacular. The script is pretty stupid. I'd rather see these two freaks battle each other in the depths of hell than in Elm Street or Crystal Lake. I've never seen more stupid and annoying kids than in "Freddy vs Jason". I'm glad they met Freddy and Jason. I can't say the same for me... Like Freddy said in the film... "Tilt". That's how I feel.

• Luke B

  
  I was a bit harsh on this after my first viewing. 2nd time, after having watched all 10 Friday movies it seems so much better. An enjoyable film where the kills are meant to be fun. It has enough Friday feeling and enough of that Elm Streetness to be considered successful.… More
  I was a bit harsh on this after my first viewing. 2nd time, after having watched all 10 Friday movies it seems so much better. An enjoyable film where the kills are meant to be fun. It has enough Friday feeling and enough of that Elm Streetness to be considered successful. Unfortunately the Elm Street moments are closer to the later crappy films and not the truly terrifying and imaginative original. It was a long time ago that Krueger became 'Ooooh get you' but this comes off as a trashy 'Carry On Slashing'. Surprisingly the plot used to bring these two together isn't actually that bad. Although of course since Freddy has killed everyone that knows about him in previous films the kids of Elm Street once again have to discover the big cover up, and that just makes it repetitive. Some nice moments for slasher and gore fans, most of it comes off as a dark slapstick comedy. Overall though this is simplistic, formulaic trash. But I enjoyed it.

• Martin S

  
  There's one of em'.....There's two of em'......it had to be good

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