Freddy
vs. Jason (2003)
Directed
by Ronny Yu
Starring
Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Kelly Rowland
Look,
there’s no point in actually recapping the story of Freddy vs. Jason. It is, was, and ever shall be some standard
cinematic fluff that sets up kills reminiscent of each franchise and then a big
final fight between the two icons of slasher horror. This movie could only hope
to reach what even the best crossovers achieve; some big, loud, stupid fun.
There
is a story that actually sets up why Jason and Freddy would come to blows and
it’s predictable. The characters are paper thin and only get some meat on their
bones when fattened for a kill scene. Even the two villains avoid getting any
development, but if you don’t know who they are there’s no reason you should be
watching this. The various teen murders are pretty well done and certainly entertain;
they’re just nothing either franchise hasn’t done before. The main event is
actually pretty cool, changing the battleground from Crystal Lake to the dream
world at the drop of a hat.
The
actors all make the best of the script. The people playing the soon to be
murdered teens are all fairly likeable and vanilla. Robert Englund could turn
in an entertaining Freddy Kruegar in his sleep, which he did for A Nightmare on Elm Street numbers 4
through Freddy’s Dead. Ken Kirzinger
takes the role of Jason Voorhees, replacing series mainstay and definitive
Jason Kane Hodder. Since the entire role is staying silent, moving slowly, and
hacking people up with a machete, I couldn’t really find anything wrong with Kirzinger’s
performance.
You
don’t watch Freddy vs. Jason without
understanding that this is not going to be a good movie. It’s entertaining fan
service that has what could almost be considered a plot. You either want to
watch this comic book crossover styled hack and slash fest because you like
either franchise, or because you hate yourself. Anyway you cut it; Freddy vs. Jason is some big, loud, stupid
fun.
6 out of 10
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