Flicks: Where The Wild Things Are is another grandiose nostalgia trip Oct 15, 2009
How long before we see the creepy orphan takes on the sketchy stepdad Freddy vs. Jason style. Isn t this the final step off the horror genre cliff. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 8, 2009
Freddy vs. Jason 7 p.m. (SYFY). The slasher-film icons clash over who s deadlier. (Boston Globe)
Box Office Weekend: Destination Horror Aug 31, 2009
This last August weekend was supposed to be a bloody standoff of horror-film monsters sort of a Freddy vs. Jason or Alien vs Predator slamdown for whatever spending money young people had left at the end of the summer. Masked killer Michael Myers in Halloween 2, a sequel to a remake of a series launched more than 30 years ago, would battle the more impersonal, implacable Death in FD4, known as The Final Destination. (Time.com)
Freddy on Freddy Jul 3, 2009
We talk to Freddy Krueger himself about Freddy Vs. Jason. Connections for A Nightmare on Elm Street. (IGN FilmForce)
New On DVD: 'Friday The 13th' Jun 21, 2009
Gone almost completely is the tongue-in-cheek humor that peppered the last Jason movie, "Freddy Vs. Jason.". Fans of jump-out-of-your-seat horror will not be disappointed. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
F13: Final Chapter Jun 18, 2009
There were seven more sequels, Freddy Vs. Jason included, after this movie. But still, this movie did end with Jason getting one hell of a smack down, one so strong it kept him in the grave through the entire next sequel. (IGN FilmForce)
Rorschach is the new Freddy: Jackie... Apr 4, 2009
New Line went back to the well seven more times for the big screen, including a Craven reprise in New Nightmare and the most recent entry into the franchise, the financially successful Freddy Vs. Jason. Understandably then, many in the horror community assumed that if Freddy was going to get another movie, Robert Englund would be back under the makeup. (Suite101.com)
5 nuggets of knowledge about 13 Mar 11, 2009
Even his horror flick counterpart, Freddy Krueger of A Nightmare on Elm Street fame, had a very long and bloody run-in with Jason in Freddy vs. Jason. Jason s total body count is somewhere above 150, give or take a couple hapless skinny-dipping teens. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Sometimes remakes conquer dated originals Feb 26, 2009
Best of all, though, Nispel seems to understand that, even though the original Friday the 13th looks pretty dated now, there are reasons why it has remained famous (and continued to spawn diluted knockoffs like Freddy vs. Jason ). The strength of this kind of nubile-teens-versus-killer horror movie has always been the environment in which they do battle. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Critic's Rave: Vapid 'Friday' series has seen its day Feb 20, 2009
As the 12th film in the series (okay, 11th, if you re not inclined to include 2003 s Freddy vs. Jason ), it should come as no surprise that this is a franchise that has long since run out of ideas. In fact, I m not convinced the series ever had any ideas to begin with, since the original Friday (1980) was a dull, clich;d mess that merely piggybacked on the success of the first Halloween film. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Nothing says "I love you" like "Friday the 13th" Feb 17, 2009
His most recent appearance, in 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason," generated a $36. 4 million opening. (Reuters)
'Friday the 13th' slashes records Feb 17, 2009
2 million sum is the top first-weekend figure for any movie in the nearly 30-year-old "Friday the 13th" series -- including the 2003 mashup, Freddy vs. Jason, which premiered with $36. 4 million. (CNN -- Showbiz)
US screaming for new Jason movie Feb 17, 2009
Page last updated at 10:15 GMT, Monday, 16 February 2009. The film updates the story of hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Friday the 13th nails No. 1 spot at box office Feb 16, 2009
The "Friday the 13th" series has been one of the most-enduring horror franchises, spawning 10 sequels, including the crossover grudge match "Freddy Vs. Jason," pitting Voorhees against the boogeyman from "A Nightmare on Elm Street.". Box office results. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Friday the 13th: The Game Feb 14, 2009
Heck, the developers could start the game at Crystal Lake, then venture to different spots around the country (or outer space if they wanted to honor the worst of the films, Jason X), only to wind up back at Crystal Lake for a duel with Freddy as in Freddy vs. Jason. Ridiculous Statistics. (IGN PC Games)
Review: ‘Friday the 13th’ billed as a reworking but really is a sequel Feb 13, 2009
That would have required explaining how his killer got back to Camp Crystal Lake from Elm Street, where he battled Freddy Krueger in Freddy vs. Jason. But at least it would have been a more honest approach than this effort. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Jason Voorhees Friday the 13th: 13 ... Feb 13, 2009
The Mattress Omelette from Freddy vs. Jason. Again, with the post-sex mayhem. (Suite101.com)
Best Of 'Friday The 13th': Jason's Greatest Kills Feb 10, 2009
Ken Kirzinger as Jason Voorhees in "Freddy vs. Jason" (New Line Cinema) ... "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003): Arriving at an outdoor rave in a cornfield where dozens of teenagers are drunk, stoned and/or having sex, Jason eyeballs his prey like a kid in a candy store. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Blu-ray Guide 2009 Feb 8, 2009
The utter camp of Freddy vs. Jason and Jason X took the teeth out one of horror's most infamous undead murderers, so with the release of Platinum Dunes' remake of Friday the 13th, we're anxiously awaiting the Voorhees of old. We fully expect the DVD to be pimped out with featurettes on what we hope will be an excessive amount of gore, as well as some history on the franchise and a sense of how the remake connects with the original film. (IGN FilmForce)
Evil Dead Exclusive Feb 8, 2009
SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. Bruce Campbell talks about the remake, the sequel and the musical. (IGN FilmForce)
How Does The New 'Friday The 13th' Stack Up To Its Predecessors? Feb 8, 2009
Generally, the franchise's bloodlust grew with each sequel, maxing out at an amazing 23 in 2001's "Jason X," before 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason" had the goalie-masked murderer sharing victims yet still notching 17 kills ... That's enough to overtake a tie between 1985's "Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning" and "Freddy vs. Jason" at three scenes apiece. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content/Profanity/Drug Content/Gore) Feb 7, 2009
Freddy vs. Jason scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift pen the screenplay for a remake executive produced by Sean S. Cunningham (producer/director of the original Friday the 13th). Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide. (New York Times)
Why horror sequels wear out their welcome Feb 7, 2009
Making jokes as Jason carried his decapitated-yet-still-snarky head off-screen in Freddy vs. Jason (Dont quote me on this but I swear I once heard him yell, Who let the dogs out. in one of those movies) and sentenced to a legacy of kitten-soft safety as the most ironic of little kids store-bought Halloween costumes. (MSNBC -- Movies)
