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Title: Freddy vs. Jason by Stephen Hand ISBN: 1-84416-059-9 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Now Jason lays him down to sleep...
Comment: FREDDY VS. JASON is a fun film. Released last August, it captured the sensation of the season in perfect fashion; a summer celluloider which offered a relaxed viewing session in a darkened theater at the mall multiplex. The teen crowd was more than content to gather together in adrenaline-fueled groups, hell-bent on spending some of the disposable capital earned at one pitiful retail job or other on the latest hot marketing commodity in the trendy, post-Scream horror industry. Along with the WB-net set were the older demos who grew up with Krueger and Voorhees, the 29-40 age group- mostly male in gender- who've been waiting for the long-promised bit of paranormal pugilism. The two worlds mingled easily enough; and after the lights went up and the 29-40's had their fill of ogling the nubile, Smallville/Everwood-loving girlfriends of all the young guys in attendance, all agreed that a pretty decent project had just unwound itself on the projection platter.
Surprisingly enough, the book is equally as good. Well, in an extremely technical sense, it's a special kind of book- a novelization. And that's important to keep in mind when judging it. A competent novelization should fulfill one primary promise: allow the reader to visit the film again in as vivid a manner as possible with minimal interference (the author shouldn't fool too much with the original plot/concept, in other words). FREDDY VS. JASON succeeds mostly at this. It's a simple, well-organized read which captures all the essential hooks of the source material and efficiently conveys them in literary format. Sure, there are hackeneyed, subpar devices at work- e.g.: the presence of sparse, almost fragmented sentences more apt for a screenplay- but they make sense in the presented context.
There is one genuinely outstanding sequence in the book which should be singled out for its nearly inspired execution- the prologue. It is here where we get a meaty introduction to the sick world of Freddy Krueger, delving into his macabre origins as the bastard son of an abused nun and his ultimate fiery fall at the hands of the parents whose children he so evilly took away from them...and then, his subsequent rise from the dead like a dark phoenix from the corrupt ashes as a supernatural sweater-wearing/knife-gloved psycho who inhabits the ether of dreams, turning all slumber sessions into terrible, vengeful slaughtering grounds where the quirky physics of nightmares yield solid, deadly effects in the real world. It was incredibly satisfying when the writer got into Freddy's mind and exposed it for what it is: diabolical, greedy for death. Later on in the book, we get a chance to peek into Jason's sinister synaptic system- yet another disturbed piece of matter.
For those so inclined, FREDDY VS. JASON is a recommended read. Not going to win a Pulitzer, but that was never the intent anyway. If you're a fan, you'll enjoy it.
Rating: 3
Summary: Completely artless, entertains tho.
Comment: I especially like the way this book ties together the histories of Freddy and Jason in more detail than the movie did. All the past movies are referenced and it all feels more connected.
Plus, this book was taken from the original script and contains a few extra bits that were not in the movie (save the dumb ending) such as Jason attacking Linderman at the rave and the girls in the jeep almost running over Jason when he crosses the road at the cornfields.
Apart from that it's the same as the movie. There's no art in adapting a script into a novel but it's still an interesting read and moves at a fast pace. Tho I was let down by the dumb ending that was totally different from the movie and didn't make sense.
Tip: Don't bother reading this for English class. Like I said twice already; it's artless and not anything you can go deep into.
Rating: 4
Summary: Only read this if you've seen the movie ~
Comment: Is the book better than the movie?
In a word. No.
With a different ending than the movie and what would have been an extended scene at the beginning of the movie (welcome to camp crystal lake, ms. skinny dipper). You learn a good bit more of Freddy's trial and murder, about his mother, and the link between Freddy and Westin Hills.
The author did rush through the book though, you often read through many misspelled words (ex: "whate4ver") but you can blame all that on editing. He stayed true to the movie/screenplay, not missing a beat. It's still all in there and not horribly butchered up like some movie tie-ins.
But If you're a fan of either series, and enjoy reading, sure; pick up a copy. It proves to be fun, but not as much fun as the movie of course.
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Title: The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story - A Novel by Jeffrey Cooper, Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, David Chaskin ISBN: 0312905173 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: February, 1987 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Stephen Hand ISBN: 1844160602 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title:Freddy Vs. Jason ASIN: B0000VCZMK Publisher: New Line Home Entertainment Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $29.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $26.06 |
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Title:Freddy Vs. Jason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ASIN: B0000AVHCU Publisher: Varese Records Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.98 |
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Title: The Nightmares on Elm Street: A Novel (Contains "Part 4: The Dream Master" and "Part 5: The Dream Child") by Joseph Locke, Brian Helgeland, William Kotzwinkle, Scott Pierce, Leslie Bohem ISBN: 0312917643 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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