Twenty-five years ago, writer Don Mancini, producer David Kirschner and director Ronny Yu gave the Child’s Play franchise an unprecedentedly campy overhaul with the release of 1998’s Bride of Chucky. After spending three films hunting down Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent, House Guest Massacre 2013 [read our interview with Alex]; Justin Whalin, Dungeons & …
Read More »The Monster Match: ‘FREDDY VS. JASON’ (2003) – 20 Years Later
When you think of the horror genre, two names come to mind almost immediately: Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. For forty years, both have terrorized children and adults alike in their dreams, on the big screen, and in their minds in various capacities. You’d be hard-pressed to go to a …
Read More »Freddy Krueger: How His Evil Evolved #8: ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ (2003)
Does Ronny Yu’s Freddy vs. Jason totally drop the ball in its depiction of Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)? It’s partly a matter of subjective opinion, but the answer for me—surprisingly—is no, for the most part. Think of the manifold challenges of bringing Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger) together …
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