



Obvious devotees of Freddy and Jason, virgin screenwriters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, have mastered the characters and their respective idiosyncracies beautifully and never moreso than with Freddy, who still delivers a very witty repartee and who still loves his own humor more than humanly possible. One or two extraordinarily executed kills guarantee not only a gasp, but applause. Jason” has enough blood, gore and horror to satisfy even the most devoted fan of the genre. With battles raging from Elm Street to Camp Crystal Lake, “Freddy vs. So, Freddy sets out to send Jason back from whence he came. But there’s a catch, Jason is still on the loose and no one plays on Freddy’s street but Freddy. The more people talk, the stronger Freddy gets and pretty soon, Freddy is back in full force. On seeing a body bag roll out of a Elm Street residence, one local teen goes round the bend and off the deep end, playing right into Freddy’s steely grip. And of course, once body bags appear, Freddy’s name is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. As luck would have it though, Freddy finds a way to transport the immortal killer himself, Jason Voorhees, to Elm Street which results in Jason committing his own brand of slashing and hacking with a steadily rising body count.

As to be expected, out of sight out of mind and over the years, the Elm Street residents have forgotten all about poor Freddy and due to their forgetfulness, he is unable to penetrate their dreams and come to life. Weakened and in the midst of a lull, Freddy has been biding his time, just waiting to get back into the thick of things on elm Street, like committing horrific slasher acts. Opening this week in theaters nationwide, Freddy Krueger of Nightmare on Elm Street fame comes head to head, er, make that, razors to chainsaws, with Jason of Friday the 13th’s Camp Crystal Lake and let me tell you, this showdown was worth the wait.A long time Freddy fan myself, seems old razor boy has been getting a bit bored. Will it be Freddy or will it be Jason who survive their ultimate duel? That’s right. The long awaited battle to end all battles has finally arrived. By: debbie lynn elias Photo © Copyright New Line Cinema
