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Rating: "Ok, we can do it," said Mr. Producer, closing yet another screenplay. The screenwriters breathed a sigh of relief and sketched a triumphant smile. "But I want certain conditions for this film: I want boobs, I want splatter, I want sex, drugs, and anything else to please the teenagers," he determined, waving his pen as if in threat. The screenwriters looked at each other knowingly, greeted, and withdrew... The producer picked up the phone and said to the secretary: "Call me Freddy Kr... I mean, call me Robert Englund, I have a proposal for him!".
I don't know if it actually went that way, but every now and then I also like to be a B movie screenwriter.
Because that is what we are talking about: "Freddy vs. Jason" is clearly a B-grade product. But let's go in order: 17 films in total between those of Freddy and those of Jason, and the question arises spontaneously: what the hell do you want to come up with to bring the two '80s horror icons back to the screen? You can set the story at 1428 Elm Street to please Freddy's fans and at Crystal Lake for Jason's admirers; and then? Simple: Freddy, now forgotten, no longer has the power to kill, and in a blood withdrawal, decides to awaken Jason, ordering him to go to Springwood to spread panic with the hope that the population will start having nightmares again. But, of course, good old Jason will kill randomly, and so Freddy will still find himself without the young to slay and will be forced to confront the big guy... this is the plot in a nutshell.
As for technique, there aren't many negative notes: the direction is well done, the digital effects have helped to make the nightmares more varied compared to the old films, and the makeup is impeccable; in contrast, we have the usual actors in the "Scream" style who, apart from widening their eyes and screaming, can't be said to have a high acting preparation; then there's the usual infallible predictability in making 15-year-olds jump in their seats.
The best line: "Being dead wasn't a problem, but being forgotten, now that was a damn problem!" - Freddy Krueger at the opening of the film.
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