Jeepers Creepers

United Artists | Release Date: August 31, 2001

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ILHMJan 31, 2013

"You know the part in scary movies when somebody does something really stupid, and everybody hates them for it? This is it." Trish and Darry are stalked by a terrifying man-eating creature while on their way home for spring break in 2001's"You know the part in scary movies when somebody does something really stupid, and everybody hates them for it? This is it." Trish and Darry are stalked by a terrifying man-eating creature while on their way home for spring break in 2001's JEEPERS CREEPERS! Victor Salva directs from his own original screenplay, which is lazy, messy, and misguided from the very start. JEEPERS CREEPERS opens as a suspenseful thriller, before revealing that the killer creature is actually rooted in the supernatural. Whenever the action lulls or our interest in the characters begins to fade, Salva throws in some desperate new gimmick to try and gain back his lost momentum without ever actually attempting to improve upon the story itself. The creature goes from being an axe-wielding maniac to being a cannibalistic ghoul to then tranforming into a cannibalistic ghoul with wings and mandibles which serve no other purpose than to show off the flashy special effects. At one point, Salva writes himself into a corner when attempting to explain the creature's origin or why it only eats certain people and parts of the body, and hence "Jezelle the Psychic" is born out of convenience and necessity. If we are to believe that the creature can only replenish its limbs and vital organs by eating the flesh of its victims, just how is it supposed to grow back those wings, anyway? As annoying as they often can be, Justin Long and Gina Phillips are goofy enough to keep us entertained as the unfortunate brother and sister team, while Jonathan Breck adds a frightening new villain to the modern Slasher genre.… Expand

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HellHoleHorrorFeb 16, 2022

There were some truly amazing camera-moves. In fact all of the movement was perfect for the film. This film also contains the best use of CGI in any film ever. You probably wouldn't even know that it was CGI. There were one or two slips alongThere were some truly amazing camera-moves. In fact all of the movement was perfect for the film. This film also contains the best use of CGI in any film ever. You probably wouldn't even know that it was CGI. There were one or two slips along the way (mostly with lighting and flares) but overall a delight to look at. Excellent sound. In fact, this has some of the best music in a horror movie ever. The use of surround was excellent. Dialogue was crisp and clear. Only gripe was that the truck at the start didn't have enough bass. The monster is really cool. The tension and suspense builds perfectly to an excellent ending. My biggest gripe was that it wasn’t intense enough. There were some great shocks. The story was pretty cool with occasional cheese. A joy to watch with amazingly framed shots and some exciting suspense.… Expand

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DTHOMPSONJan 9, 2006

Excellent openning, then slowly crept toward the "stupid victim" sub-genre of horror. Too bad, the openning really did have promise.

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AlecB.Aug 16, 2006

[***SPOILERS***] very scary for the first half hour or so until you find out that the creature is just a insect with wings that eats people.

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GavinC.Jul 26, 2009

It starts out as a great big thriller, but it soon becomes a great big cliché.

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DeVr33zOct 2, 2010

Interesting premise and decent leader actors, but the script didn't have enough memorable or genuinely scary moments to be great. Also, the monster wasn't scary at all once you saw him.