I had embarrassed myself and lost the respect of some friends, but had also learned an important lesson don’t get too excited, nearly everything is shit. And the most annoying part? They had sold us a lie, opting to leave the story open to a sequel rather than giving a definitive winner. The fight scenes are ridiculous, fun but at the same time completely stripping the characters of any dignity they may previously have had. The acting is painful to watch, in spite of the inspired idea of casting a member of Destiny’s Child as an idiot. The story really doesn’t make a great deal of sense. Through calmer eyes I was able to make an observation that had eluded me on previous viewings “Wait a minute…this isn’t good!” I enjoyed it so much that I went to see it again and even recommended it to friends.Ī few months later I was flipping through my DVDs and decided to give the film another watch. It had been a great big adrenaline rush, a wrestling match between two super villains in silly costumes with over the top bloody violence.

What I’m sure you’d expect to read here is that I was left heartbroken by the film, none of my expectations met. But this was my first chance to see either villain on the big screen and I was excited. The project had been in development for years (you can find several very different scripts that were developed for the film online). Many people had noted how difficult it would be to bring the separate mythologies of both characters into a story that would make any sense. The chances of this film being any good were slim to none. I was there for the first showing on opening day when Freddy Vs. A further decade later and finally the contention of many fans would become a cinematic reality.

The teaser at the end of Jason Goes To Hell had not only re-invigorated the near decade old argument of ‘who would win in fight – Freddy or Jason?’ but hinted that an answer might be forthcoming. This was the year it was finally going to happen.

The year was 2003 and like, many other geeks, I was buzzing with the kind of excitement that cynicism has since all but robbed me of.

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