'Friday the 13th' and 'Nightmare on Elm street' are both 2 really enjoyable horror flicks and I had to watch this flick just out of sheer curiosity. Unfortunately, even though I wasn't expecting much from this, the end-result was pretty terrible... I mean, they try to combine more or less two storylines together but I thought it was just a boring mess. Furthermore, the acting was just abysmal thro... read more
Description: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) eVeteran 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)(less)
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The Ups: Freddy and Jason actually fit each other pretty good as they are both teenage killers. The blood effects are stronger and more detailed than during the "Golden Age" which should attract the gore hounds. Robert Englund really enjoying himself in the Freddy role.
The Downs: The comprise of an ending that doesn't satisfy anyone. The teenagers lack any interesting personality. "
"February 6
I decided to see this despite the fact that I've only seen one Friday the 13th movie. This movie was pretty much what I was expecting it to be. It is pretty flawed and the character development isn't the best, but it is entertaining enough to make up for that. Also the fight scenes between Freddy and Jason were very cool. I was in stitches when Freddy controlled Jason like he was a pinball in a machine."
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Horror fans the world over waited over 10 years for the ultimate terror team up. The bloodiest, goriest anti-buddy slash fest ever, starring those tear 'em apart titans Freddy Kureger and Jason Voorhees. So take a trip back one more time to Camp Crystal Lake and revisit the nightmare that is Elm Street, there's a whole new breed of teens just waiting to shed their blood on the sacrificial altar that is this definitive horror sequel. Between Freddy's razor-sharp mind"
"Critics: 41%
Audiences: 60%
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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