Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)

"Freddy Vs. Jason" is more of a jokey film-geek set-up of two classic horror film characters meeting face-to-face rather then a horror film itself. Getting into plot details of this 2003 release is almost pointless, but it's sufficient to say that powerless, kill-hungry Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) uses some unexplained hellish magic to awaken the dead Jason Voorhees (stuntman Ken Kirzinger) and have ol' Hockey Mask going on a killing spree for him. Soon, wicked scared teenagers have nightmares and then awaken Krueger. Or whatever.

The main event is Freddy fighting Jason, right? So, it's a huge let down that the monsters' first bust-up is a badly choreographed and shot fumble set in a nondescript dream world factory. Only at the end, the film come alive as our two anti-heroes fight to the life at Camp Crystal Lake. Much of the film feels padded by a hundred copied scenes from the myriad of "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" films. Character histories are scrambled, too. And let's point out, finally, that Freddy Krueger has never made sense. As a man, he killed young children, and now as a demon, he covets them, but only chases and kills teenagers. Of course, going into these films with logic in mind is akin to eating healthy at Sonic. It can't happen. C