Freddy Vs Jason Almost Recreated Nightmare On Elm Street’s Worst Twist
Although A Nightmare On Elm Street’s ending is typically seen as one of the classic slasher’s weakest scenes, 2003’s Freddy Vs Jason almost inexplicably recreated its nonsensical twist. Released in 1984, director Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On Elm Street is one of the more fondly-remembered slasher movies from the early ‘80s. Thanks to Robert Englund’s iconic villain, the movie’s memorably fusion of fantasy elements and slasher horror, and its memorably Final Girl Nancy,A Nightmare On Elm Street is a rare teen horror hit that has withstood the test of time.
However, even many fans of the franchise often bemoan A Nightmare On Elm Street’s ending as one of the weakest moments in the movie. As such, it is surprising that Freddy Vs Jason’s original ending almost repeated everything that many people disliked about the earlier slasher’s last scene. Released in 2003, Freddy Vs Jason finally pitted the two titans of slasher cinema against each other.
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The long-awaited showdown ended with Jason sending Freddy back to Hell and being killed off in the process, leaving only Monica Keena’s likable final girl Lori and her love interest Will alive. However, by suddenly killing off Lori during what seemed to be a mundane happy ending that unexpectedly turned into an inexplicable dream sequence, Freddy Vs Jason originally recreated the most-hated elements of the original Nightmare On Elm Street’s ending. Fortunately, the movie’s ending was one of many things that changed between Freddy Vs Jason’s original plans and the movie’s eventual final cut.
Many were frustrated by the original ending of A Nightmare On Elm Street since its cheap jump scare rendered the
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