FvJ (Freddy’s Dead & Long Night At Camp Blood & Freddy Vs Jason) - NegaJuice (AKA: juice4z0 & Neglify)
Two of the weaker movies from two franchises, as well as what ought to have been a decent bow-out. Of course, franchises being money generators, the killing forces of nature stagger on and on. Rather than releasing these three edits separately, Juice4z0 and Neglify have placed all three in one release, suggesting viewers to watch in proper sequence. Good advice, as the shows progress from lame to enjoyable.
The audio is well defined and clear. Freddy’s Dead and Long Night At Camp Blood were both 6 channel, Freddy Vs Jason 2 channel. I watched on three separate nights so this was not discernable. Binge viewers might pick up on that, however. Dialogue was clean throughout, and all three movies range from whisper to deafening. No subs. The editors provided an audio commentary for each film. Mixed joy there.
For me, each film is independent and stands alone. If one assumes they will stitch together, they do not. Structure is episodic. Freddy’s Dead remains poorly constructed. Final Chapter is definitely better than the original - more gore, more sex! FvJ helped by reducing Freddy and adding more Jason.
Thoughts about the audio commentaries. By turns informative, entertaining, irritating. Both editors sound blotto. I wish they had sat on these a bit, gave them another listen, then an edit or an overhaul. For every insight, they counter that with an asinine comment or bout of giggles. Bummer.
Listening to the audio commentary, however, I realized the editors had been tempted to include excessive nudity and more sex. Guys, next time push that pedal down. Go for it. As usual, tempo in the 13th series better than Elm. Real improvement is in the final FvJ. This edit kicks, and makes one dismiss the original damn quick. If you see no other film in this trilogy, be sure to give this a watch. Special note: Closing credits were a gem. Labor of love that kept me going, “Wait! That’s from … wait a minute!” Awesome treat.
I reviewed this back in 2015. Since then, the FE team has redacted this from the FEDB, although there are still active links on Info.
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