Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Insulting, 23 August 2005

I finally got around to watching Freddy vs. Jason last night. My immediate reaction: I don't understand how anyone who considers themselves fans of Freddy, Jason, or horror movies in general could enjoy this piece of garbage. The movie is an insult to the intelligence of any thinking fan of horror. I could almost feel my IQ dropping while the movie played. Freddy and Jason have become parodies of themselves and are no long in the slightest frightening. Their final epic battle is little more than a poorly done video game. The CGI is terrible and completely unrealistic. I can understand a large man such as Jason being able to sink a heavy ax into someone's head, but punching someone so hard they fly through the air? Come on! This is superhero comic book stuff, not horror.

And whatever happened to character development? Sure, the older movies in both series featured characters that weren't much more than stereotypes, but at least we were given a chance to get to know something about them before they died. Freddy vs. Jason doesn't even give the viewer the opportunity to determine who the jock, slut, dork, and good girl are before they are butchered.

Say what you will about the older movies in both series, but they come off like horror masterpieces compared with this thing. Unless you're a 13-year-old fanboy who has only seen one horror movie, I'll never fathom how anyone could place this movie at the top of a horror list or give it a rating of 10/10. And to top it off, there are actually people hoping for a sequel! Count me out.

2/10