PICTURED Ken Kirzinger opposite Robert Englund in 2003's Freddy vs. Jason
Ken Kirzinger Appeared in: Freddy vs. Jason
When New Line revamped both of their prize horror franchises in order to pit Freddy Krueger against Jason Voorhees in the aptly-named Freddy Vs Jason back in 2003, the decision was taken to hire a new actor to fill Jason's mask. Step forward, Ken Kirzinger, who was then, at 6 feet 5 inches, the biggest guy to play Jason. By this point, Jason was little more than a dumb brute, more Terminator than sly killer, and he racked up approximately 800 kills to Freddy's one - but Kirzinger imbued the part, in which Jason is onscreen more than in any previous Friday movie, with a sense of malevolent purpose.
What happened next?
Stunts, stunts and more stunts for the 49 year-old Canadian. But last year he hit the heights with his performance as Arguing Evacuee in The Day The Earth Stood Still. The Academy, though, in all its infinite wisdom, chose to honour Mickey Rourke instead.
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Does Jason Voorhees still send a shiver down your spine after all these years? Which Friday the 13th movie gets your vote? Register or login now to have your say.
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RE: not sure about the new one
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 13:45 by Ghost Mutt
Probably be quite boring but due to the complete Jason experience being the sum of all it's parts - mother's killings, pillow case, hockey mask, supernatural aspects - I would have loved to have seen a film which contained the finest moments from a frankly torrid franchise.
But that's just me. Read More
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RE: not sure about the new one
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 02:48 by tommyjarvis
L: steveohim
i am a huge friday the 13th fan,went to see the new one last night and although good,im thinking the writters just didnt watch any of the originals.firstly jason does not run in any of the movies execpt briefly in part 3,he did more running in this one than lingford christie,secondly jason does not keep people hostage he basically kills whoever he meets there and then.and thirdly jason does not live in a nice little log cabin.i like to think of him as living in the lake.you dont see where he goes in any of the previous movies.this one is like the voorhees version of cribs for fucks sake.i dont think the ppl behind this movie done there research
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What does it matter what Jason did in the originals? A remake needs to do things its own way to have any identity. Besides, Jason ran in parts 2, 3 and 4, before he became supernatural.
Good article. I was never that much of a Kane Hodder fan anyway, much preferred his earlier incarnations. Read More
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Did....
Posted on Sunday February 15, 2009, 19:43 by I Went Down
...the work experience kid write this piece of shit? Read More
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not sure about the new one
Posted on Saturday February 14, 2009, 12:52 by steveohim
i am a huge friday the 13th fan,went to see the new one last night and although good,im thinking the writters just didnt watch any of the originals.firstly jason does not run in any of the movies execpt briefly in part 3,he did more running in this one than lingford christie,secondly jason does not keep people hostage he basically kills whoever he meets there and then.and thirdly jason does not live in a nice little log cabin.i like to think of him as living in the lake.you dont see where he goes in any of the previous movies.this one is like the voorhees version of cribs for fucks sake.i dont think the ppl behind this movie done there research Read More
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RE: Extraordinarily awful?
Posted on Friday February 13, 2009, 15:19 by bbX1138
Agreed. I also really rate Freddy Vs Jason. It's a shame the writers of FvJ didn't show the same imagination and flair for the rubbish Jason reboot. Read More
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RE: Extraordinarily awful?
Posted on Friday February 13, 2009, 14:50 by NunianVonFuch
Also lets not forget that upon it's cinematic release Empire's Kim Newman gave Jason X a (fully deserved in my opinion) 4 Stars saying: "Wittily scripted, smartly directed and well-played by an unfamiliar cast, this is a real treat for all those who have suffered through the story so far."
How anyone can say it's worse than 7,8 or 9 is beyond me. It's the only one of them all that I can watch with friends, or more than once at all for that matter! Read More
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Extraordinarily awful?
Posted on Friday February 13, 2009, 12:36 by oldstuff
Jason X was the best of the Friday 13th movies because it actually managed to breath some life into a pretty dead franchise. Read More
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