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Kelly Rowland

Katharine Isabelle

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Brendan Fletcher

Tom Butler

Lochlyn Munro

Kyle Labine

Zack Ward

Paula Shaw

Garry Chalk

Jesse Hutch

David Kopp

Brent Chapman

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Joëlle Antonissen

Alistair Abell

Robert Shaye

Chris Gauthier

Colby Johannson

Kimberley Warnat

Kevin Hansen

Alex Green

Odessa Munroe

Jamie Mayo

Blake Mawson

Viv Leacock

Tony Willett

Claire Riley

Sharon Peters

Sarah-Anne Hepher

Kirsti Forbes

Taryn McCulloch

Eileen Pedde

Sean Tyler Foley

Jacqueline Stewart

Laura Boddington

Colton Shock

Spencer Doduk

Anysha Berthot

Evangeline Lilly

Zara McDowell

Sasha Piltsin

Damian Shannon

Mark Swift

Fred Murphy

Graeme Revell

Mark Stevens

Stokely Chaffin

Sean S. Cunningham

Ronny Yu

Nancy Green-Keyes

Gregory Mah

Matthew Barry

Tammy Morris

Adam Holmes

Ben Rusi

Alyssa Fong

Brian Burks

Gary Hebert

Slava Shmakin

Lisa Taylor Roberts

Carole Kelly

John Willett

Charles Leitrants

Paul Menichini

Jon Taylor

Chris Harris

Kelly Mason

Rose Marie McSherry

Brent Gloeckler

Ross Dempster

Kumvana Gomani

Ken Wells

Shannon Coppin

Henry Thomas Earle

Milena Zdravkovic

Brenda Turner

Angela O'Sullivan

Steve Reintjes

Kevin Elam

Lubo Hristov

Scott J. Ateah

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James Durante

James J. Perenseff Jr.

Ian Seabrook

Kevin Lingenfelser

Lisle Engle

Carolyn Bentley

Owen Walstrom

Julian Chojnacki

Lee Anne Muldoon

Kyle DeVriendt

Ian Hunter

Ray McIntyre Jr.

Wayne Beauchamp

Michael Keller

Patricia Barry

Javier Bennassar

Harry Cohen

Angie Jones

Steve Ansell

Tiffany Smith

Kirk Johns

Dave McMoyler

Patrick Cyccone Jr.

Monty L. Simons

Ashley Revell

Mark Shoaf

James Dittiger

Óscar Gutiérrez

Danny Downey

Laura Lee Connery

Glenn Ellis

Byron Brisco

Leslie McMichael

Alana Husband

Steven McMichael

Kim Howey

Rick Morwick

Deb Macatumpag

Douglas Tait

Heath Stevenson

Doug Chapman

Renee Witt

Boris Elkis

Julie McHaffie

Jamie Salmon

Peter Christian Combe

Douglas Curtis

Victor Miller

Graham Blacklock

Kelly Cramb

Dan Henshaw

Chris Regan

Clark Candy

Bart Fisher

Terence Chase

Alex Chiang

Tim Simonec

Wes Craven

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Gimly

I don't think I can go so far as to call _Freddy vs. Jason_ good. But I can still be honest about the fact that I love it. Considering it mad-grabs the humour from both its delivering franchises late-stage entries, with the bizarre, ethereal yet quippy flavour of _Elm Street_, and the body count of a _Friday the 13th_, how could I not?

Crappy acting, unbelievable SFX, hack script, completely disrespectful to the canon of both parents, yet eminently re-watchable for any occasion.  

_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

***Worthy new millennium entry in the Friday & Nightmare franchises, until they clash, that is***

To be expected, 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason" mixes together elements of the "Nightmare" and "Friday" franchises. Both franchises had essentially ran out of gas in the early 90s -- the last conventional "Friday" movie, before 2001's "Jason X," came out a decade earlier and the last "Nightmare" movie almost as long. So mixing up the formats was a great way to introduce these modern monsters to a new generation as well as re-introduce them to the old.

THE PLOT: Freddy Krueger, the wicked spirit of a child molester/serial killer, is trapped in hell and unable to wreak havoc on the youths of Springwood, Ohio, because they have forgotten him and therefore no longer believe. Krueger's diabolical plan is to lure Jason from Crystal Lake, NJ, to Springwood and inspire him to go on a killing spree, which would naturally be blamed on Kruger, thus giving him the power to return.

Some say "Freddy vs. Jason" is more of a "Nightmare" film than a "Friday" film, and I can see why, but it's really an equal parts crossover. Once Jason is led to Springwood it essentially becomes a "Nightmare" movie with Jason as the antagonist until Freddy gains enough power; by that time the story switches to Crystal Lake for the finale and even provides an insightful flashback (via a dream sequence) of Jason's youth and abuse.

One of the highlights takes place early in the second act: Jason's flaming attack at a teen party in a cornfield; it's a dynamic sequence and features great opticals.

As with all the Friday films, "FvJ" features a nice assortment of women, beginning with the cameo of Heather (Odessa Munroe) in the opening reel. She's pretty much on par with the cameo of Agent Marcus (Julie Michaels) at the beginning of "Jason Goes to Hell." From there we have cutie Katharine Isabelle as a secondary protagonist and Monica Keena as the heroine. It took me about half the movie to warm up to Monica but she ultimately won me over.

"Freddy vs. Jason" is a noticeably more technically sophisticated than the first nine "Friday" movies. Don't get me wrong, it's very cartoony and hardly scary (except for jump scares and gore), but it LOOKS so much better and has more oomph. The story’s also way more involved than the first eight entries and “Jason X,” which makes the film play better on repeat viewings.

The fight between the two monsters in the closing act is a cinematic tradition going back earlier than 1945's "The Wolf Man vs. Dracula" (aka "House of Dracula"), but it's the weak point of the movie for me because it's just too cartoony. The film works as horror with either Jason or Freddy attacking the youths, but when they finally clash in the action-packed climax it's just too comic booky.

The film runs 97 minutes and was shot mostly in British Columbia, Canada (e.g. Buntzen Lake, Anmore), but also Toronto.

GRADE: B

Andre Gonzales

I was so excited to hear this movie coming out. It didn't disappoint. My two greatest horror killers of all time battling each other. Love this movie.

Freddy vs. Jason( 2003)

Even a killer has something to fear.

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