9/19/2003

Freddy vs. Jason
Many years in the making, Freddy Krueger, he of Elm Street who gives you nightmares, and Jason Voorhies, he with the machete and hockey mask, come together for the fight of a lifetime. In the way, of course, are dumb teenagers looking for a good time. Freddy brought the fight on himself though. You see, he preys on people's dreams in order to exist but the police's effort to make the townspeople forget about him (of course, drugs) seems to be working. Enter in Jason, whom he calls to come to rile up the town to make people remember. But Jason does his job too well, killing everyone in sight. As a result, it's Freddy vs. Jason in a fight to the death. Since both can't really die (you can only hope to contain them, ha!) and considering the amount of money it has made so far, they'll be back again, no matter who wins this round.

At the height of their so-called popularity, Freddy and Jason did their best to scare audiences. But by now, both characters are old and tired in a society where other horror and horror spoofs have spoiled our young minds. So while we crave for more to scare us, "Freddy vs. Jason" offer typical slasher material in typical teenage situations. Even the featured matchup, though taking up about half the movie, seems awfully short and takes so long to get to, I didn't care when they would start fighting each other, I just wanted to know who wins and get out already. 1.5 stars

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