Freddy vs. Jason
release year: 2003
genre: horror
viewing setting: home Bluray 1/2/23 and theater 8/23/03
synopsis: Dream monster Freddy is losing his real-world power, so he brings in real-world monster Jason Voorhees to terrorize Elm Street to make the people remember Freddy so he can regain his real-world power...but Jason gets out of hand.
impressions: It's not as stupid as it sounds - a plot like this is needed to explain how/why two horror icons like this would tangle in the first place. Ok, if you've read any of my Nightmare on Elm Street movie reviews, you know that I have little respect for that series. It changes the explanation of Freddy's powers and very existence with every movie. In my opinion, the only plus of those films is the joke-telling power that Freddy possesses while he slices and dices and guts victims. Jason from the Friday the 13th movies, on the other hand...that's a killer I can respect. He generally obeys the laws of physics (except for whatever method he used to transport himself from Crystal Lake to Elm Street, but that's probably nitpicking.) Jason displays some level of savagery with most of his victims. He also hurls an annoying glow-stick-waving guy into the air, which is just part of the mayhem at the ill-advised rave in the cornfield. Overall, this movie is probably the best battle one could hope for between the two; it's an all-out fight with a lot of funny moments.
confirmed body count: 19 (18 by Jason, 1 by Freddy)
notable kills: burning machete hurled through torso of fleeing idiot
acting: Robert Englund hams it up yet again as Freddy. The guy who played Jason was big, had a mean stride, and an even meaner machete. As for the humans...the male leads were just memorable enough to differentiate between, ditto for the female leads plus they all had ample chests to stare at.
final word: Highly entertaining confrontation between two horror icons.
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