We have teenagers who can scream and that is about it. The teenage performances are entirely what is expected. No one ever praised the slasher genre for its surprises and revelations, and nothing has changed here. Jason is the first all-out slasher that I have seen in awhile that actually does throwbacks to their 80’s counterparts, and with a smile. It’s fairly easy to predict who will get killed, and in what order. The teenage characters are cardboard cutouts of stock 80’s teens. Jason is clearly in it for only one purpose, and that is to fight Freddy in the end. Freddy has always had more personality (obviously, since he actually talks), and he is by far more entertaining in this movie. In the end, this movie definitely has more Nightmare on Elm Street in it than Friday the 13th. Once people in their circle of friends start getting picked off (the ones who drink and have sex the most), the survivors must find a way to stop Jason’s killing and Freddy’s nightmares. Those the most involved are Lori (Keena), the mild-mannered virgin who is guaranteed to survive, Kia (Rowland), a wilder, but not completely out of control girl, and Will (Jason Ritter), the hero who has escaped a mental hospital that he was put into because of Freddy’s nightmares. This all leads to the main event, as the title suggests.Īpart from the happenings between Freddy and Jason, there are a few subplots involving horny teens, booze, and whacky tobaccy. But things begin to spin out of control as Jason does not feel like leaving Freddy’s turf. With that, Freddy can go back to doing what he does best – killing. Everyone will think Freddy did it and will be scared of him again.

To solve it, Freddy summons Jason of Friday the 13th fame to start killing off a few Elm Street delinquents. If people are not afraid of him, how is he supposed to enter their dreams and kill them off? This is the problem. It is in writing a review for this film that one realizes just how silly the whole premise is.įreddy Krueger just is not scary anymore.

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