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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
The ultimate clash of Horror Legends
With the later entries into the 'Friday the 13th' and 'Nightmare on Elm Street' franchises proving hit and miss, it would have been easy for "Freddy vs Jason" to have flopped massively not just at the box office but also critically and narratively, however, this movie does quite the opposite and instead provides a satisfying end to Robert Englund's reign as Freddy Krueger and pays respectful homages to the franchises from which it is birthed.
The primary focal point of attention for the majority of mainstream reviewers regarding horror movies, especially 'slasher' movies, is that they lack a real narrative or reason and rely on kill after kill to string the story together and, while this is true for many of its predescors in the Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises, the plot of this movie feels clear and cohesive with a distinct narrative that perfectly brings together the worlds of both Freddy and Jason by utilising iconographic locations and imagery we had seen previously. The contrast between Freddy's deviousity and Jason's brute strength is something horror fans have wanted to see since Freddy's debut on screen in 1984's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and the interest in the two horror icons meeting peaking during the cliffhanger ending of "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" in which Jason's iconic mask is pulled into hell by Freddy's equally epochal glove; this film does not fail to meet these colossal expectations and delivers everything any horror fan would ever want to see in a clash of these titans.
Characterisation in terms of the titular antagonists remains consistent to their over two-decade-long history in cinema: Jason is an unstoppable force of evil unparalleled in the fright he causes by remaining so silent and moving so montorously - this film continues the tradition of having Jason kill teens in outrageous and gruesome ways, of course - while Freddy is a one-liner-spewing immense terror-creating monster who will remain a pop culture icon even after these movies are long forgotten. Positively, the characterisation of the convention and rudimental teens in "Freddy vs Jason" is actually one of the best in the genre with primary protagonist Lori (Monica Keena) and her friend Kia (Kelly Rowland) being particularly memorable.
Ultimately, "Freddy vs Jason" is an amazing watch for any long-term fan of either franchise or Horror fans as a whole and can be enjoyed just as any other slasher while also supplying a freshness to the industry by introducing the idea of horror legend crossover movies which will, hopefully, lead to further movies in the same vein being produced. With great characters and a fufilling answer to the time old question of "Who would win in a fight, Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees?" this film is definitely worth an 8/10 rating and your watch.