Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Ronny Yu

Writers (WGA):

Wes Craven (characters) and
Victor Miller (characters) ...

Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The "Slicer"...The "Dicer"...And This Time, They're Not Any "Nicer"!

Plot:

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they're out to get each other, too.

Plot Keywords:

Freddy Krueger | Jason Voorhees | Crystal Lake | Lake | Children

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Ken Kirzinger	...	Jason Voorhees
Monica Keena	...	Lori Campbell
Jason Ritter	...	Will Rollins
Kelly Rowland	...	Kia Waterson
Chris Marquette	...	Charlie Linderman (as Christopher George Marquette)
Brendan Fletcher	...	Mark Davis
Katharine Isabelle	...	Gibb
Lochlyn Munro	...	Deputy Scott Stubbs
Kyle Labine	...	Bill Freeburg
Tom Butler	...	Dr. Campbell
David Kopp	...	Blake
Paula Shaw	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (Jason's Mother)
Jesse Hutch	...	Trey
Zack Ward	...	Bobby Davis (Mark's Brother)

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 8 (USA) (working title)
A Nightmare on Friday the 13th (USA) (working title)
Freddy contre Jason (Canada: French title)
Friday the 13th Part XI (USA) (working title)
FvJ (USA) (informal short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Canada | USA | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:18 | Singapore:R(A) | Portugal:M/18 | Japan:PG-12 | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating) | Brazil:18 | USA:R (No. 40045) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Buntzen Lake, Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

This was the first Freddy movie not filmed in the United States, and the filmmakers had to search for a new house that would resemble the famous Freddy Krueger/Elm Street house from the first seven "Nightmare" films.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jason slams his machete in to the panel and gets electrocuted, the panel is pretty damaged. When it cuts to him grabbing onto Stubbs, it shows the panel again, much less damaged.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Freddy Krueger: [narrating] My children... from the very beginning, it was the children who gave me my power. The Springwood Slasher, that's what they called me. My reign of terror was legendary. Dozens of children would fall by my blades. Then the parents of Springwood came for me...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Malcolm in the Middle: No Motorcycles (#6.16)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

When Darkness Falls

The Ultimate Battle Between Evil And, Um Well, Evil

Man, I felt like this was a presidential campaign. :) Who would you vote for in this awesome battle? Me? Freddy all the way, man! I'll give you that Jason's bigger, but he's such a Mama's Boy, Freddy is just down right mean. But this movie was so incredibly awesome and such a treat to horror fans.

If you are a fan of the Friday the 13th series, this had so many tributes to the originality, sex, drugs, alcohol, stupid teens, and cliché bad acting. We had our slutty girl, the smart but always sexy girl who's a virgin, the funny stereotype black girl, a geek, a stoner, the sensitive boyfriend, and two of the coolest boogeymen of all horror cinema.

The plot, at first I had questioned how they'd do it. I mean, we got a killer from Camp Crystal Lake and a killer who haunts your dreams. But they made Freddy loose his powers and he needed the kids to be afraid so he could be strong again while feeding on their fear, but how can he do that when he's not that effective in his nightmares? Of course! Jason! Jason is like his bubble wrap, he assumes Jason will probably go away or he'll be easy to throw away after the job is done. But he surprises Freddy by staying and for the ultimate battle of who's victims are who.

This was just such a blast to watch. Classic horror cliché's and the best battle of the ultimate boogeymen were just too cool. The ending is a cliff hanger, but you have too many votes going towards both sides. We could never decide who is the best at the gore... Freddy! :D Sorry, I just needed to say that. But I think all horror fans will enjoy the battle scenes and the gore. It's just a great tribute to our favorite killers!

9/10