Tagline: "Winner Kills All"
In the first ever Saturday the 14th post I thought I'd review a crossover film featuring two of the most prolific slashers in the genre.
Freddy vs. Jason is 2003 film that doubles as the eighth installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and the eleventh in the Friday the 13th franchise; coincidentally it's also the last film in both series before they got the reboot treatment. At this point both Freddy and Jason are so well established within film and popular culture itself that giving a backstory isn't reall needed. All you really need to know is that the film does incorporate the movies that came before from both series. As most slasher films go, the acting is both non-existant and not needed, as long as you have a scream queen and some dumb teens to kill, that's really what counts. Robert Englund is by far the best thing about this movie acting-wise.
In the somewhat of a plot Freddy manipulates the currenty dead Jason to go Elm Street and start killing again to make peope fear Freddy so that he can gain power and again kill for himself. Once Freddy becomes strong enough to start killing again the two clash in a killfest that is incredibly enjoyable to watch.
You can tell this was made for fans of the two slashers as the movie doesn't stray from the formulas that came before it; that being said the movie is better off for it. By far the best parts of the movie are the 3 throwdowns between Freddy and Jason, outside of that there's the normal slaughter of teens in various fun ways. The 3 fights between the titular characters are loads of fun and I found myself smiling though the whole scene. As far as scare-factor goes, the movie isn't very scary but these old-school style slasher movies haven't been scary since the 80's. Jason is his usual speechless, emotionless killing machine while Freddy is his usual sadistic, comedic self and we get to watch them torment each other and some teenagers and it really comes off as an ode to the original films. There's really not a ton more to say about this movie, it's slasher-y, fun, gorey enough and an all around solid horror movie. For fans of the slasher subgenre it's a welcome and enjoyable installment into both series.
Movie Idea: A movie called Face Off where Ghostface(Scream) and Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) fight each other.
Overall: A perfect slasher film for fans of the two horror titans that did the source material justice. If you don't like slasher movies or these two characters then this movie will definitely not change your mind. For a fun movie to watch and crack open a few beers during, this one will definitely get the job done.
Final Verdict: 4/5, definitely a must-see if you love these 2 guys, and well worth a watch if you're new to the genre.
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