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Directed by
Ronny Yu Written by
Wes Craven, Victor Miller Cast
Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Tyson Ritter, Kelly Rowland [more]
Release Date
• USA: Aug 15, 2003
• UK: 15 Aug 2003
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 13, 2004
• R2: 13 Jan 2004
Budget $25,000,000
Official Website:
Freddy vs. Jason Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for pervasive strong horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country USA, Italy
Production Companies
New Line Cinema, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Avery Pix, Sean S. Cunningham Films, WTC Productions, Yannix Technology Corporation
Studio New Line Cinema
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 8
• Friday the 13th Part XI
• FvJ
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Freddy vs. Jason Reviews |
When “Freddy vs. Jason” is on - and it certainly is during this climactic showdown - it’s a real sick kick, and one of the most entertaining films of the summer. And everything else is worth sitting through to get to the best bits. What should matter to fans is that “Freddy vs. Jason” is far more fun than the other supposed sendoffs in the respective franchises. [read review] 
--Jamey Hughton (MovieViews)
Indeed, the most disturbing thing in the film is a photograph hanging over the police sergeant's desk. But even if you laugh and throw your popcorn at "Freddy vs. Jason," you still secretly want to grab your seat and scream. This film and others like it still nurture that hope. [read review]
--Jeffrey M. Anderson (San Francisco Examiner)
And for big, long, pregnant moments of Freddy vs. Jason I was helplessly and hopelessly bored. The bulk of the problem lies in the Icon meets Icon conceit; the screenwriters are saddled with the unenviable task of combining two horror legends into one cohesive new film. [read review]
-- (eFilmCritic.com)
Of course the movie isn't perfect, of course sometimes it's just silly and dumb. The teens are just dumb dumb dumb, but it's dark, bloody, comfortable and most importantly, Freddy and Jason go at it like they should. This is the Freddy Vs. Jason I've always wanted to see. There are moments of just pure fan ecstacy and when all is said and done, the movie is a blast. I couldn't be happier. [read review]
--Sonny Fernandez (Diabolical-Dominion.com)
...the combination that resulted was--unsurprisingly, on reflection--competent but not really that clever and not much fun at all. It's a movie of stylized horror framed by faux-atmospheric set pieces that's watchable enough for genre fans but isn't likely to convert anyone outside of the fold. [read review] 48/100
--Jack Witzig (ColdSpot)
A silly plot, but who cares? It has a lot of good blood and gore and the fights between the two horror icons are excellent. Personally I would have liked it more, but I'm not much of a Freddy fan, so I couldn't get into it as much as I wanted, but if you're a horror fan, see this! [read review] 8/10
--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
In the end, I guess I just expected more from this film after such a long gestation period (it's been talked about for over 12 years). I also expected more humor, more fun, more action and ultimately, more scares and terror between the two big guys. [read review] 5/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
Sometimes it irritates me when critics are harsh on movies not meant to be anything else other than fun, but here I find myself sitting in the critic’s chair, calling Freddy one of the ultimate worst things Hollywood has ever produced. [read review] D
--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
"Freddy vs. Jason" does put an appropriate button on these two franchises, which were born out of the ashes of the sexual revolution, when the old Puritanism that demanded punishment for pleasure seekers had itself become demonized. [read review] 
--Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
This movie should never have been made. What a sad, sad way to treat a pair of screen icons. Likely, this will go down in horror history like the Dino De Laurentiis cash-in remake of King Kong and the Devlin/Emmerich Godzilla. [read review] 2/10
-- (CHUD.com)
What this movie has is action, gore, nudity and more gore and for a slasher this is a concept that can't really fail. I felt as if they could've had more of a story to it though, but other than that this is highly recommended. [read review] 
--AnthroFred (SlasherPool)
...there I was, sitting with my feet sticking in spilled pop and my shirt filled with popcorn pieces wondering if this was just a dream? Had I really seen the impossible, the unbelievable, Freddy vs Jason? [read review]
--Mr Disgusting (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
This movie expends so much energy setting up the back-story that it will leave those in attendance bored because the battle promised in the title doesn't start for more than an hour. [read review]
--Elvis Mitchell (The New York Times)
While the usual suspects assemble to await their deaths, we're left waiting for more of what we came for in the first place: Freddy, Jason and some supernatural ass-kicking. [read review] 
--Christopher Monfette (MovieWeb)
Considering what the filmmakers had to work with, and the fact that it has all been done before, "Freddy Vs. Jason" isn't bad. And sometimes not bad is almost good. [read review]
--Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
Freddy Vs. Jason has all the requisite elements of a slasher film: topless, big breasted women; cheap scares; and a seemingly-endless supply of blood and viscera. [read review]
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Altogether this movie was good, it was very enjoyable to watch, with great sound, gore and attention to detail it was a great movie but also not a chore to watch. [read review]
-- (terrorwatch.net)
Like the later chapters in both of these seemingly endless movie series, it all seems just a bit too familiar and a bit too obvious as to what’s coming next. [read review] 61/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
Like the later chapters in both of these seemingly endless movie series, it all seems just a bit too familiar and a bit too obvious as to what’s coming next. [read review] 61/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
Given the difficulty of marrying together Jason's real world (whether he's supernatural or not) and Freddy's dream world, the storyline is quite creative. [read review] 
-- (slasherama.com)
After the postmodern cynicism of the Scream series and its offspring, it's nice, finally, to see a slasher film that stays blissfully close to formula. [read review]
-- (eSplatter.com)
With the exception of 'Jason X' and 'New Nightmare', this is probably the best sequel in either franchise. Very gory, very knowing, and very funny. [read review] 7/10
--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
The result is a dumb, but occasionally fun, attempt to squeeze some fresh blood out of two of horror's longest-running franchises [read review] 
--Jamie Russell (BBC Films)
This weekend's hack-n-slash is the perfect antidote to all the films this summer that tried to be fun, but weren't. [read review]
--Daniel Davis (MovieWeb)
The arrival of the long-threatened Krueger-Voorhees face-off amounts to silly overkill. [read review]
--Michael Rechtshaffen (Hollywod Reporter)
Entertaining, extremely gory horror flick that should please fans of both franchises. [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
The plot is plain, but the chemistry is to die for [read review]
--Wesley Morris (Boston Globe)
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