Neutral—This movie was horrible. The whole plot was based around killing and promiscuity which the Bible says both are bad. Parents, don’t let your children see this movie. Parent, don’t see this movie either. No one should ever see this movie!
My Ratings: [Extremely Offensive / 2]
—Brady, age 20

Negative—Wow, where to begin? My friend and I got free tickets to see this show and went today. The whole movie is about killing, none of the jokes were funny at all but crude and offensive. All the teenagers in the film think only about sex. The whole occult theme scares me, and makes me wonder why those soul-less movie makers are intent on making demons “cool.” I emplore everyone to stay away from this movie and send a message to those who want to profit on this filth. I was so horrified that I cried, out in my car after the movie for everyone that had to watch such horror.
My Ratings: [Extremely Offensive / 1]
—Kenny Frisch, age 19

Neutral—Well, here’s another “split down the middle” for me. When I heard that this film was coming out, I suddenly became a fan of horror movies and watched two movies from each series (“Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Friday the 13th”) to prepare. Obviously, morality has degraded since those early films, and someone decided that this flick would sell better if the “good” guys promoted sex, drugs, and language. In reality, that just made me want to root for the bad guys. The film making quality of this was excellent, as it became more of a horror flick than the action movie I’d expected. The plot was surprisingly complex enough to justify why the two slashers come together. I just wish it would’ve been in spite of some heroes I could have cared about.
My Ratings: [Very Offensive / 4]
—Reed Benson, age 20

Neutral—As a fan of scary movies since I was a child (and especially of the Friday the 13th series), I saw this movie fully knowing what I would see—violence, bad language, sex. Both of these franchises have a history of very non-Christian themes. However, the movie did have some entertainment value. The violence is heavy, but mainly between Jason and Freddy as opposed to the victims in the movie. It gets especially gory between Jason and Freddy towards the end. This is definitely not a movie for children or early teens. Also, it is not for anyone who has strong convictions about the movies they see. Overall, it is extremely non-Christian (what else could we expect?), but is entertaining.
My Ratings: [Very Offensive / 4]
—Brian Henson, age 26

Neutral—Going into this film, you know you’re not going to get christian entertainment. It’s going to be a film with murder and drugs, and sex—the things the bible condemns the most. But it is a good reminder of what people can become with our lord, Jesus Christ in their lives. Robert Englund did a really good job in his return as Freddy Krueger, and the guy who played Jason did really well, too. The production values in this film look really good, too. I mean, it’s almost like a comic book come to life. The film’s director certainly has a great eye with filmmaking as well. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who is offended easily or doesn’t like a whole lot of blood, but it’s not really a bad film, compared with other films in the horror genre.
My Ratings: [Extremely Offensive / 3]
—Adam Danser, age 19