We watched and learned that we could grow emotional attachments to vampires (back then, vampires were always the bad guys). Let's face it, the 1990s was the last decade in which horror movies didn't rely on buckets of blood and gratuitous violence to attract crowds (even the slasher films didn't overdo the gore). They could also have interesting and funny characters. We soon learned that horror movies could actually have plots (that didn't involve teenagers hanging out alone on stormy nights). Though some of them were as cheesy as those from decades past, movies like 'Scream' (1996) and 'The Blair Witch Project' (1999) flipped the script on the entire genre. OK I admit it.Horror movie enthusiasts know that the 1990s gave us some of the most innovative horror films of our generation. We all know and accept this to a degree but it just makes the whole battle a bit pointless really, at least Jason didn't team up with the kids against Freddy, which it was slightly hinting towards near the end.ДЇor lack of a better does exactly what it says on the tin, and that's deliver a tidal wave of stereotypical killings and setups but with the huge added bonus of seeing both Freddy and Jason slug it out. So in theory it can keep going forever which does make the whole premise kinda daft really, at no point was I ever thinking that one of them would actually win. Silly thing is both of these characters are basically invincible and can't be killed, you can do virtually anything to either of them and they will still come back. Bottom line all this is really is fan service, but surprisingly its much better than you'd think. On the other hand if you're a fanboy or like me you simply like the two franchises then I think you'll like this a lot.

Also one or two moments in the heat of battle do become a bit too farcical for my liking, just loses its edge.not that it was overly scary in the first place of course.Д®nd of the day if you're not a fan of gory slasher flicks or you don't follow them much then this isn't gonna change your mind. For shame on the decision to use CGI blood spurts in a few places, that's not cool at all and a worrying modern trend. My only concern was maybe a bit too glossy, could of done with a hint of grit or that classic low budget feel perhaps. Its definitely a much better looking flick than most of the previous incarnations, the productions values are clearly quite high as its all very glossy. I guess the fun part is seeing Jason upset Freddy by taking fresh kills away from him and causing tension between the two, inevitably this does result in small touches of dark humour which is cool. There isn't anything particularly ingenious or original going on here, the teen kills aren't exactly new and fresh and the adults running around trying to solve the issue do exactly the same thing they always do. Its all about the kills, Freddy does what he does best with his creepy dreamy imagery whilst Jason stomps around and hacks teenagers up. Now I'm not saying this carnage is worthy of praise, lets be frank we've seen it all before, but at least you get what you expect with no beating around the bush. So yes just like 'AvP' this is merely an excuse to see two iconic characters fight, the only difference is this film sticks to its trusted formula and delivers plenty of carnage. Unfortunately for Freddy, Jason gets carried away and is killing way too many and spoiling Freddy's catch, thusly a fight ensues. So he hatches a plan that involves raising Jason from the dead to bring terror back into kids lives hoping they will assume its him. Freddy seems unable to get it up anymore, he can't scare kids because everyone has forgotten about him.

You'd think the plot behind this would be silly but it actually kinda works in my opinion. The only thing that instantly springs to mind when writing about this is when will I see Michael Myers, Pinhead, Ash, Leatherface or Chucky join in on this horror icon mash? Well it had to happen at some point and I was always game for it, finally the two supernatural death dealers clash.

Freddy vs jason movie screenshot