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Freddy vs Jason
2003
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) .. Read more
| Starring | Ken Kirzinger, Robert Englund, Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland |
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| Director | Ronny Yu |
| Genres | Horror |
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Freddy vs Jason
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 modelled 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.
| Starring | Ken Kirzinger, Robert Englund, Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland |
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| Director | Ronny Yu |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Jan 2004 Blu-ray: unknown Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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First hinted at in Jason Goes to Hell: the Final Friday, a decade should have been plenty of time to get the clash of the terror titans right. But director Ronny Yu fails to re-energise the Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises in the same way he saved the Child's Play series with Bride of Chucky, because the script and story here are so dire. Yu's half-hearted direction comes as the only real shock worth mentioning in this pointlessly gory and daft affair that plays ludicrous havoc with the myths of both horror icons. Because the Springwood folk have drugged potential Freddy (Robert Englund) victims with a dream suppressant, the razor-gloved bogeyman has been rendered impotent. To instil fear in the local teens again, Freddy coaxes Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger) into causing machete mayhem, planning to take over the body count when his full strength returns. But Jason isn't going to step aside that easily… Dreadful dialogue and performances scupper this cheap, chill-free claptrap that's still much too reliant on stale dreams-within-nightmares scenarios. Not the Battle Royale anyone expected or wanted, Yu's WWF pantomime proves that too many maniacs spoil the froth.
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Gory finale to two decomposed horror franchises. Audiences will need patience to wait the dreary hour before the grudge fight begins between the two moribund slashers.
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11 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Movie for after the pub
This was much better than I expected. Freddie from Elm Street can no longer kill the teenagers there because they no longer fear him. So he gets Jason from Crystal Lake up there to start massacring the kids, so their fear returns and he gets stronger. This is the ideal movie for the weekends when you get back from the pub after a few beers with your mates, girlfriend or wife. Turn on the DVD, get a few cans out of the fridge and enjoy this. 3 stars if your back from the pub, but only 2 stars if you are watching it sober with a cup of coffee.
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Most recent members' review
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Freddy watches Jason
I enjoyed this. As someone who's seen all the 'Nightmare On Elm Street' series and never seen any of the 'Friday the 13th', this intrigued me. It proved to be a clever idea, but, as you would imagine, not one for the squeamish, or anyone looking for an Oscar winner. My only gripe was that there was not enough Freddy mayhem, and at times it seemed like he was just sitting back and letting Jason take all the glory. Whilst no Freddy film can ever compare to the first one or two (and I imagine it's the same for the Jason films), this is still a good no-brainer of a night in and worth its three stars.
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- 17 Feb 2006
Sales of ice hockey masks are set to shoot up with the announcement that Michael Bay is to make a Friday The 13th prequel. Bay, director of The Island, Pearl Harbor and Armageddon, is no stranger to horror remakes as he was behind the new versions of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Amityville Horror. The prequel will be the murderer Jason Voorhees' 13th movie outing with previous sequels including Jason Goes To Hell – The Final Friday, Friday The 13th - Part 8 – Jason Takes... Read more
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Freddy vs Jason
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....
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