The long-awaited clash of the horror movie titans has finally arrived but with so much anticipation, could "Freddy vs Jason" possibly live up to the top billing? There's been rewrites upon rewrites, recasting upon recasting and rights battles to make the Microsoft v Apple case look like a bus pass application - so was it worth it all?
Was it ever!
"Freddy vs Jason" is superb - seamlessly blending the supernatural elements of Elm Street with the sheer brutality of Crystal Lake to create one of the finest horror movies I've seen since "Scream". We all know that Freddy's got the brains and Jason's got the brawn... so who's got the killer edge to eventually triumph? I won't tell you here - this is a movie all horror fans should definitely see.
The titular battle is NOT the actual focus of the movie, however, but a climatic conclusion to an enthralling and highly entertaining teen slasher movie who's bodycount is probably akin to the entire "Elm Street" series before it. Deep in the bowels of hell, Freddy revives Jason and sends him on a killing mission to Elm Street to spread the fear ahead of his own return. Once there, however, Jason won't stop killing and Freddy soon realises he'll have to take him out himself if there's to be any potential victims left for him!
The makers of FVJ have certainly done their homework and returned to a winning formula of blood, gore, wicked humour, nice looking girls and a little bit of T&A after some truly dismal sequels in both series. This is easily the best "Elm Street" and "Friday The 13th" sequel rolled into one - my only very minor complaint being that, as a diehard "Friday" fan, this is far more an "Elm Street" sequel. But it works very well, so I'm not saying anything :-)
All in all, "Freddy vs Jason" is the first landmark horror movie of the new millennium. Forget "Cabin Fever" and "House of 1000 Corpses"... there's life in the professionals yet :-) **** / *****
Was it ever!
"Freddy vs Jason" is superb - seamlessly blending the supernatural elements of Elm Street with the sheer brutality of Crystal Lake to create one of the finest horror movies I've seen since "Scream". We all know that Freddy's got the brains and Jason's got the brawn... so who's got the killer edge to eventually triumph? I won't tell you here - this is a movie all horror fans should definitely see.
The titular battle is NOT the actual focus of the movie, however, but a climatic conclusion to an enthralling and highly entertaining teen slasher movie who's bodycount is probably akin to the entire "Elm Street" series before it. Deep in the bowels of hell, Freddy revives Jason and sends him on a killing mission to Elm Street to spread the fear ahead of his own return. Once there, however, Jason won't stop killing and Freddy soon realises he'll have to take him out himself if there's to be any potential victims left for him!
The makers of FVJ have certainly done their homework and returned to a winning formula of blood, gore, wicked humour, nice looking girls and a little bit of T&A after some truly dismal sequels in both series. This is easily the best "Elm Street" and "Friday The 13th" sequel rolled into one - my only very minor complaint being that, as a diehard "Friday" fan, this is far more an "Elm Street" sequel. But it works very well, so I'm not saying anything :-)
All in all, "Freddy vs Jason" is the first landmark horror movie of the new millennium. Forget "Cabin Fever" and "House of 1000 Corpses"... there's life in the professionals yet :-) **** / *****