A match made in...Hell? Definitely. Freddy Vs. Jason has the grizzly fight scenes you've all been waiting for, it's just a shame theres tacky and poorly acted scenes in between them. This movie comes out a year after the horrible Jason X which took place in outer space, where Jason is....whatever! The plot is irrelevant. And the same goes for Freddy Vs. Jason, but at least it tries to put something coherent together, so I commend it for that at least.

     The story involves the diabolical Freddy up to his ususal dream haunting shananigans, and eventually he revives brutish hack and slasher Jason Voorhees and manipulates him to kill some teenagers. Jason doesn't like to be manipulated though and answers to know one, but he still manages to kill some teens before taking his rage out at Freddy. What the movie succeeds at is weaving in both the lore of the Nightmare on Elm Street films and the Friday the 13th franchises. It pays homage to both, but perhaps at times favors the Freddy angle; probably because the Elm Street plot line is a bit more dynamic than that of the Jason storyline. Either way, a lot of typical moments follow and you get exactly what you might expect. Lots of teens scream and frantically try to survive and stave off the impending doom by way of not trying to fall asleep, otherwise Freddy will come at them. But the real fun of the movie is when these two beasts clash.

     The vicious battles between two of some of the most enduring slasher baddies are great Halloween fare. They are bloody, gory, and utterly thrilling! You never know who is really going to win, as they both seem to have their own distinct abilities. With each character having a weakness and strength, the play between the two makes for a fun time.

     Obviously the only excuse for even making this movie was to have the two face off, but at least there is an attempt at story here. It's a much better movie than the last few Friday the 13th entries, and it should surely satisfy any horror movie fan, just as long as you don't mind sitting through the rest of it to get to the good stuff.

-Kurt L.

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