Freddy vs. Jason

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Freddy vs. Jason

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Released Aug 15, 2003

1h 37m

Horror

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Two horror icons face off in this supernatural movie. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), who attacks his victims in their dreams, has lost much of his power since citizens of his town have become less afraid of him. Enlisting the help of fellow violent murderer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger), Freddy orchestrates a new killing spree. However, when the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath won't stop chopping up Freddy's intended victims, the two ghouls start to battle each other.

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Critics Consensus

Fans of the two horror franchises will enjoy this showdown. But for everyone else, it's the same old slice and dice.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Scary, gory, nightmare-inducing slasher.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Brian Thomas

Chicago Reader

Director Ronny Yu loses energy when it shifts to the dumb teen protagonists, and the script faithfully wallows in cliches so ridiculous they border on Scary Movie territory.

Apr 5, 2010

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Time Out

It's pretty obvious where director Ronnie Yu's sympathies lie. Still, he can't find a satisfactory resolution to that old teaser about an implacable force vs the immovable object: how to kill off your cash cow and milk her too.

Jan 26, 2006

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It manages to combine two durable franchises in a manner that doubtless made mutual devotees of the Police Academy and Rambo series green with envy.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 20, 2024

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Cassondra Feltus

Black Girl Nerds

Freddy vs. Jason is an early-aughts slasher with laughable dialogue, creative kills, and tons of blood dripping, spraying, and gushing everywhere. It’s the gory good time that fans wanted and remains an entertaining end to two long-running franchises.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 13, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It leans too heavily on the worst elements of 80s slashers. But it’ll be filling enough for those it’s catering to.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2023

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Omar G

Freddy vs. Jason (2003), 7/10 stars. Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees try to get this film back on track. The fan discussion Jason kills Freddy when Lori clearly decapitates Freddy and he is like nothing happened and winks. They should have made an extended cut with the extra scenes on the DVD, with the original ending and the ending of the finished version of the film. The beautifuls girls Monica Keena, my favorite from this film Katharine Isabelle who came from doing the film Ginger Snap (2000) and Carrie (2002), Evangeline Lilly who was an extra. Katharine Isabelle and Brendan Fletcher appeared in several films together. The characters were written like hateful characters from the Friday The 13th movies, all deserving to die, Kia Waterson, Charlie Linderman, Gibb Smith, Deputy Scott Stubbs, Bill Freeburg, Trey Cooper, Blake. The music from that era that they used in the movie was mediocre. There were several drafts like . Nightmare 13: Freddy Meets Jason (3.5/5) . FREDDY VS JASON A Screenplay by: Peter Briggs (3/5) . Freddy vs Jason script Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (3/5) . FREDDY VS. JASON Written by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger December 1, 1998 Third Draft (2.5/5) . "FREDDY VS. JASON" Written by Mark Protosevich 2000 (2.5/5) . JASON VS. FREDDY by. Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore (2.5/5). Jeff Katz's Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash comics really suck. They're only saved by Freddy and Jason but This Katz guy is in love with Ash Williams, in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Evil Dead is just a movie that bores Nancy Thompson to sleep. FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH. (3/5) Freddy vs Jason vs Ash The Nightmare Warriors (3/5).

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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James B

While an impressive feat pitting two massive horror icons the film does have the occasional plot hole and characters being hit a tiny bit and going really far as well as buffing Freddy it's still enjoyable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Tommy D

It's a very clever way of bringing the two mythologies together, the writing and acting are pretty good, and the characters are actually likeable

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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TROY S

It's a very clever way of bringing the two mythologies together, the writing and acting are pretty good, and the characters are actually likeable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Dawson P

This movie is so good and it was great seeing freddy and Jason fight and this movie is so underrated

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Rowan C

Finally, we get to see a crossover between two iconic horror characters and they did not hold back with each other. This was an epic crossover and the film was just really entertaining to watch, especially when they were doing hand to hand combat. I wish they would do more crossovers like this because it pulls the audience in. I espescially loved the part when they used each others weapons at the end of the movie. Good ending, I think everyone thought that Jason was going to win this fight and he did just that.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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Synopsis

Two horror icons face off in this supernatural movie. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), who attacks his victims in their dreams, has lost much of his power since citizens of his town have become less afraid of him. Enlisting the help of fellow violent murderer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger), Freddy orchestrates a new killing spree. However, when the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath won't stop chopping up Freddy's intended victims, the two ghouls start to battle each other.

Director: Ronnie Yu
Producer: Sean S. Cunningham
Screenwriter: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: WTC Productions, New Line Cinema, Sean S. Cunningham Films, Avery Pix, Yannix Technology Corp.
Rating: R (Gruesome Images|Drug Use|Strong Horror Violence|Language|Sexuality|Strong Gore)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.2M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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