The anticipation for these two horror franchise characters meeting on screen was teased for years before Jason Vorhees and Freddy Krueger finally met one-on-one in the 2003 film.
After the people of Springwood have taken to using sleep medication to keep Freddy out of their dreams, the killer is severely weakened. In a moment of brilliance, Freddy decides to resurrect Jason Vorhees from the dead in hopes that the fear that the masked maniac will create will somehow restore Freddy’s powers.
It’s an insipid concept, even for low budget horror films. As a Friday the 13th film, Freddy vs. Jason is bottom of the barrel. It doesn’t fare much better as an installment for A Nightmare on Elm Street.
