A good combination of two great series Like many others, I had been really looking forward to this film since they first officially greelit it(They had supposedly greenlit it before, but things didn't work out I guess). Some of the things revealed about the film, meaning who was in it, the plot, etc., made me very happy and gave me high hopes. The photos also looked great and the interviews with the cast and crew(Especially the ones with Robert Englund)sounded very positive, and so did most of the reviews. I asked myself: How could this film possibly fail? Ok, it could have failed miserably and turned out to be a piece of crap, but lucky for us fans we got a real treat. Now on to my review. Beware there might be a few minor spoilers.
Plot:
A few years have passed since "Jason Goes to Hell" and "Freddy's Dead," and Freddy Krueger has grown tired of being trapped in his own personal Hell. The adults in Springwood, Ohio have made sure everything about Freddy Krueger was erased and that every person who remembered who he was, was locked away in a nearby institution. This is where Jason Voorhees, also in his own private Hell, comes in. Freddy manipulates Jason by appearing to him as his long dead mother, and tells him to go to Elm Street to kill some of the teenagers so that Freddy can regain his power over them. What Freddy doesn't know is that Jason can't be stopped, and so when Freddy gains enough power to kill someone, Jason beats him to it, causing Freddy to get furious. A group of friends living in Springwood discover the truth and attempt to stop the two killers for good, but Freddy is determined to stop Jason himself and continue his reign of terror. The film ends with a battle between the two at Camp Crystal Lake. Who will take the trophy home?
The good:
A good plot, great special effects and visual effects, decent acting from young cast, a good pace through most of the film, and a great ending.
The bad:
Poor charecter development, the pace drags at times, some bad dialogue, and they could have shown more of Jason's past like they did with Freddy, meaning flashbacks to the previous Friday the 13th films.
Overall rating: ***1/2 out of *****
Final thoughts:
No it won't win any major awards, but it made a lot of money at the box office, and is a fun little movie. Bring on the sequel! (With Michael Myers in it of course).