Review of Freddy vs. Jason (2003) by Timeofthechimps — 13 Jun 2016

This had a lot of potential, but it is squandered on overtly stupid characters and not nearly enough time devoted to the anticipated battle between Freddy and Jason. In one particular scene (where Freddy is in the real world), two characters stand there and sloooooowwly watch him move closer and closer, even though they have miles of forest behind them.

In another, these same characters watch one guy get horrifically killed by Freddy, but they stand there at his gate screaming, not trying to at least break into his house and help him. Ugh. The final battle between the two killers is the highlight of the film, though, showering plenty of gore and limbs upon the audience, but it takes way too much time to get there and doesn't last long enough.

While the gore is disgusting, Freddy is hilarious, and Jason is epic, the film focuses way too much on one-dimensional, boring characters, not a unlike Friday the 13th but uncharacteristic for Nightmare on Elm Street.

Not too good.