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Freddy vs. Jason

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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.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for pervasive strong horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Aug 15, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $82,163,317

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

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Oct 6, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • NTSC
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
  • DTS HD Master Audio - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Music Video: "How Can I Live" - Ill Nino
  • Audio Commentary: Director Ronny Yu, Robert Englund And Ken Kirzinger

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Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
10/24/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

"Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" fans... you are going to LOVE this one...

Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
10/07/03
David Foucher
David Foucher
EDGE Boston
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
09/13/03
Boston Phoenix

Played for laughs, the two horror icons have been castrated. No longer scary, they're like a Las Vegas lounge act, sandwiched somewhere between Celine Dion and Debbie Reynolds on the strip.

Full Review Source: KFOR Channel 4 News | comment Comment
09/12/03
Blake Davis
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News

Get your freaks on.

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
09/08/03
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

Misses the chance of actually being a good movie, but it feels energetic and colourful.

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
09/07/03
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

Anyone at a fan convention will tell you that Freddy vs. Jason had the potential to be a horror classic; unfortunately it's ended up as just another slasher flick.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

...[a] chintzy chill session...what you’re gaining are front row seats to a couple of carousing combatants whose streaky cynicism are too watered down for us to care

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
09/01/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/31/03
Empire Magazine

With two unkillable foes, this battle feels superfluous. There are a few clever moves, but this fight is simple slice-and-dice.

Full Review Source: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland | comment Comment
08/28/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

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08/27/03
Garth Franklin
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Dark Horizons

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08/27/03
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

A little less Cliffs notes in the first half, a few more inventive battle scenes between our two heroes, and it might have been something really memorable.

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment Comment
08/27/03
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

At the rowdy preview I attended, Jason emerged as the crowd favorite. Apparently, moviegoers identify more closely with a mute overgrown child-brute than with a smart-alecky child-killer.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
08/26/03
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

On its own "10 years past expiration date" level, it’s good fun.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
08/26/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

If you're into that sort of thing, see it.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
08/25/03
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
N/R

No Guts, No Gory: A Conversation with Freddy Vs. Jason's Robert Englund

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/24/03
Blake French
Blake French
Filmcritic.com

Freddy Vs. Jason is a horror film for people who don't necessarily hate the genre in general but find themselves frustrated and disappointed by it more often than not.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
08/23/03
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

The biggest surprise about Freddy vs. Jason is that it's just plain boring.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
08/23/03
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

It's bloody, it's loud, it's gratuitous, and it's ridiculous. Sweet.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
08/22/03
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
 
 
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