The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Freddy vs. Jason
Horror · 2003
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
Movie details
Freddy vs. Jason
“Even a killer has something to fear.”
2003 Horror 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.8 / 10
135.6K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
37 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Freddy vs. Jason?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Ronny Yu
Written by
Damian Shannon · Mark Swift
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
Ken Kirzinger
Jason Voorhees
Monica Keena
Lori Campbell
Jason Ritter
Will Rollins
Kelly Rowland
Kia Waterson
Katharine Isabelle
Gibb
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Charlie Linderman
Court is in session
Put Freddy vs. Jason on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.