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Freddy vs. Jason 2003 ★★½
Come on, tons of fun! Let's go waste that c*cksmoker Dante in his sleep. Make him dream about working on his day off.*Nooch.
There. That's the obligatory Freddy vs Jason Mewes-joke out the*way.
I remember hating this one the first time I saw it. I'll admit that i'm a bit less negative now. It's not as bad as I thought back then, though I still can not rate it as highly as the better ones in the original*series.
Some of the Jason kills keep the charm of the original Friday-series. Some of the dream sequences can go with the original Freddy-series. Granted, they're closer to the Super Freddy-like bits, but still. I kind of like*those.
Dude. Doobie lizard.*Boo-oongg!
Okay, one more for the*road.
I think I can now put my finger on what was wrong with this one in my eyes. It tried too hard to be cool with a crowd that was not really mine. Too bro-ey for my*liking.
The characters were not as douchy as the ones in the reboot. And nobody says you have to be find Teddy Bear likable. But somehow, I'm more likely to hang out with stoner David or with Shelley and Andy than with these*snarks.
A good metal song in a movie? I'm in. Bombtrack in Natural Born Killers is the first example that comes to mind and there are plenty of others. Throw in some generic metal guitars to make it look cool? That does not work for*me.
The acting is a mixed bag. The original series was not renowned for it's acting and most of the cast do what they can with the material they're given. On the other hand, Kelly Rowland was REALLY bad. Shelly's dead-level bad. She and Lady Chong can have a Wiseau-off. Typical of the era where famous people were cast in horror*films.
But why?
Because they're famous.
That*works.
This may have been the biggest commercial success for Friday the 13th, but in my opinion, it would be a pity to end the series here. So part of me still hopes someone gets Vincente DiSanti in touch with Lebron James. So that they can together make a great Jason-movie. End on a high*note.
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