Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Truly terrifying.

Jeepers Creepers starring Justin Long definitely scared the pants off of me. I wasn't expecting such a good horror flick, the acting and plotline was excellent. The ending still freaks me out, I love it. I highly recommend this under-rated gem, enjoy! August 3, 2008

GREAT SUSPENSE / TERROR MOVIE

Someone reviewed this movie before and wrote what i'm about to say again:



"I suppose that a lot of people going to the movies today have grown up on such tripe as Scary Movie, the Friday the 13th series and other crappy horror films. I suppose these same people expect that every little detail of a film must be explained on an adolescent's level, so as not to confuse them while they watch the films with their eyes as their mouths cannot keep from running while in the theatre. It's a funny thing - sound when added to a film allowed for certain nuances of the theatre to be present, so that the visual didn't have to do all the work. So to those who would call this film bad, I say: turn off your cell phone, stop talking to your buddies, and pay attention to the movie.
Jeepers Creepers isn't the finest horror film ever made, but it certainly is one that can scare the bejesus out of you. Certainly there are very standard plot devices in action here - but isn't that part of the formula for a horror film? ...

Jeepers starts off using bits and pieces of known scare tactics and then milks them with a wink and a nudge. Should the lead characters go back and see whats up at that creepy looking house where the even creepier looking guy was ....? Of course not! The characters even acknowledge this fact. However, pulled by the same force that requires everyone passing an accident to rubberneck, they do. (And let's face it - if they didn't - the movie wouldn't have been made).
At once scary, silly, laughable, and immensely frustrating, Jeepers Creepers shows us a new (albeit traditional and truly old hat) villain: a monster! .
Just what this monster wants is never fully explained as the film truly frustrates us by setting itself up for an obvious sequel (which I truly hope gets made).
The film features fine actors performing honestly and well. Eileen Brennan appears in an extended cameo that is quite unforgettable. The script is good, the cinematography is quite well done.
When you get up from a horror film, you are hopefully intelligent enough to know that the action on the screen is not possible in the real world. You have just been treated to little fright akin to a ride on a good roller coaster. If the movie made you jump, squirm, turn from the screen, or possibly yelp, then its done its job.
Jeepers Creepers does far more than that. This is a good film that delivers on the scares and leaves you wanting more.
Check it out!"


So that's it, hope this review have helped you choose this movie ....... trust me you won't regret it ^^ June 21, 2008

After Viewing Samples...

I read a sampling of the 5-star reviews and a sampling of the 1-star reviews. My own review of Jeepers Creepers comes much closer to the 5-star reviews. Like many others, I also think the 1-star reviewers failed to grasp the real horror of this film. It's not about a scary monster so much as it is about a morbidly scared kid who in no way, shape or form deserves his fate - even though he inadvertently brings about that very fate. The 1-star reviewers all wondered why Derry and his sister don't just keep on driving till they're safely away - and they might have been able to if Derry hadn't been unwilling to simply turn his back on the body thrown down the well. But once they gave up that one and only chance to get away, they will never be safely away from this creature who has fixed on Derry as his next victim. This isn't your typical grab someone, anyone, and chow down monster. This is a monster who chooses his next meal very carefully, following a very rigid protocol. This is truly a serial-killer monster. Okay, he flies; okay, he drives a truck that looks more like a Sherman tank. Granted, that's a bit over the top: your typical monster wouldn't drive and fly. He also leaps in a single bound. And I have to admit the whole Jeepers Creepers bit falls flat; it's like the director wanted to work that song in somehow - but forgot to give some idea how the monster got addicted to it. Most of all, the 1-star reviewers are 180 degrees off about the acting. The acting is absolutely perfect for the movie; and Justin Long's Derry is as well-acted as anyone you're going to find in this genre. Before the movie's half over, you know Derry like a book, inside and out - and there is more to him than just being scared out of his mind. That happens to be good, not bad, acting. And you genuinely care about him and what happens to him - because you come to realize that, of all the people on the planet, he's the least prepared to cope with something like this. That counts for a lot in a movie.
By far the most disturbing aspect of this movie - and I'm tempted to think the real reason a lot of people hated it - is that the bad guy wins. Even for a horror movie devotee like me that's quite a jolt. You just come to expect - especially in this genre - that good will always triumph over evil. But this time it doesn't. And no matter how many times you watch the movie, the ending still get to you. March 19, 2008

Cheap special effects + Below par acting + A plot that has been used by many other movies = Waste of time.

The special effects are horrible. There was a scene where a head was cut off and rolling in the street. It looked exactly like a plastic one. The acting is below par. The plot that has been used by many other movies. It's a waste of time. February 16, 2008

A CLASSIC

This movie was scary on so many levels, and the second was as as well. The makers of this can give themself a pat on the back, They created something that will be put in the same cateogory with jason and michael. February 15, 2008

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