Rating: Summary: Pure and simple "monster movie" -- 5 stars Review: Jeepers Creepers is a pure and simple "monster movie" and it does quite well what it sets out to do: scare you with ideas and imagery that monsters do indeed exist and that you ought not go poking around where they live.Overall, if you appreciate monster movies like Creature from the Black Lagoon, Gargoyles, The Wolfman, The Relic, The Thing, Pumpkinhead, et al, then you'll most likely enjoy Jeepers Creepers. On the other hand, if you get easily hung-up on minor plot quibbles or if you're looking for a "teen slasher" or, most importantly, if you have trouble suspending disbelief ("This movie is stupid--there's no such thing as monsters!!") then you may want to look elsewhere for your scares. In a nutshell, Jeepers Creepers is about a monster that lives in an old, abandoned church in the countryside. Every now and then it gets to come out and feed upon locals and unlucky motorists travelling along the road which happens to run right past its lair. Fortunately for us, a pair of college students are on their way home and have decided to take the scenic route....
Rating: Summary: The Creeper Cometh Review: Writer/director Victor Salva may have his share of personal battles to deal with, but as far as his filmmaking method is concerned, it's pretty much on target in the 2001 horror film, Jeepers Creepers. Traveling on a deserted road, headed for home Patricia Jenner (Gina Philips) and Darius Jenner (Justin Long) are nearly killed when a truck driver almost runs them off the road. Although shaken, they decide to follow the mysterious driver, to see what he's up to. Soon the teens spot him, disposing of, what appears to be a body, down a sewer pipe. Upon closer inspection, the pair soon discover the true nature of the maniac driver's intent. The teens are now in a race for their very lives against the "Creeper" (Jonathan Breck). The opening act of the film, contains some intense stuff, unlike most horror movies, released in the current decade. It is that strong start that propels the film forward and makes it worthwhile. There are plenty of scares the whole way along, but the story tends to fall back on a few of the genre's cliches from time to time. Thankfully, Breck is really quite good at his role as the antogonist, that it's easy to overlook these lapses. The young cast is up to the task of running and or screaming. While, acting veteran Eileen Brennan does a nice turn, as The Cat Lady. The DVD has a solid collection of bonus material. The audio commentary with Salva is pretty good and worth a listen. Even better for me, are the deleted and extended scenes, including an alternate opening and ending sequences. Of course this footage wouldn't add much, but it is example of compare and contrast. 6 mini making of featurettes, called "Behind the Peepers", collectively take you behind the camera, some of these, vary in content and quality. A photo gallery and the usual theatrical trailer top of the bonus material. Viewers may also choose to view the film in either the full-screen or widescreen anamorphic formats. Jeepers Creepers is a satisfying horror film that has a killer bad guy that's lots of fun
Rating: Summary: It was an OKAY Movie. Review: I liked "Jeepers Creepers",it wasnt the same as every horror movie but wasnt different if you know what i mean,it was interesting and i do recommend it. Its scary,you should buy it! Its about a brother and sister who are coming home for summer break from college when they see a black figure dumping a "dead body" down a pipe hole,the creature chases them and trys to run them off the road,after that happens they go inspect the pipe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and and and well sorry thats the best part you will have to buy it and see for yourself. Its good!
Rating: Summary: An auspicious beginning. Review: It would seem that the Horror genre has nothing left to offer other than more cheesy "Leprechaun" films and low-budget gorefests directed at young teenage boys. Then along comes this movie with a very corny title and I think to myself "Why am I putting this into my DVD player?" Twenty minutes into the film I was smiling with relief and jumping with tension. The first half of this movie has inspired direction influenced by the likes of Stephen Spielberg(Duel) and the cult director Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" films. There are genuine scares and some fun camerawork for about 45 minutes....then the movie becomes a bloody X-files episode. I was seriously expecting Mulder and Scully to show up at any moment, Scully's intro into the scene: "Excuse me, sir. We're Federal agents investigating the strange stories reported recently." While the second half of the movie isn't bad it seemed like the director just wanted to wrap things up and hope for a call saying United Artists wanted to back a sequel. Part 2 is on video as I write this. Still, this movie has more pinache than most horror films and is certainly worth a look.
Rating: Summary: THIS MOVIE REALLY SUCKED!!! Review: The movie started with alot of interesting ideas and promise,but it gradually got worse.The suspense in some scenes was good but the acting was really bad and the story was left undone.This movie was really bad and not worth anybody's money.SUCKED!!!!SUCKED!!!!SUCKED!!!!
Rating: Summary: Good......(being generous) Review: Well, my aunt suggested this and hey i gave it a whirl just to entertain myself one night while my social life had come to a hault. It was exactly what I was expecting. A teen horror flick with a few good scares but nothing really WORTH seeing. We meet up with a brother and sister driving home for vacation. It's obvious that they have squalling problems and that they don't get along the best but (unlike the sequel) the acting is convincing and pretty good. Well the two are almost run off the road by a maniac in a rusted truck and soon find a strange (man?) dumping bodies down a sewer behind a church and the brother wants to explore and finds hundreds of bodies stitched together and hung all over the walls and cieling. Then the 2 find themselves being hunted by the Creeper. Interesting twists make this movie a fun ride but a slow and at times boring one. A sequal, at the time, wasn't needed of even wanted by some, but a sequal is what this movie called for. It took this movie to the next level. Still this is the origional and though it was okay, it could have been better. Reccommended only to benifit purposes of understanding the sequal.
Rating: Summary: Half baked Review: Could have been a lot better, the flick led us one way, then delivered in another. Way too predictable, went from entertaining to insultingly dumb. Give it a look, but not for your collection.
Rating: Summary: Slightly above average horror Review: Jeepers Creepers is one of those disposable monster movies that is reasonably entertaining while not offering anything particularly new. While it's not a waste of time, if you missed it, your life would be none the poorer for it. Executed with slightly more intelligence than usual, Jeepers Creepers does offer some fun. A brother and sister are traveling along a near-deserted highway when they are nearly run off the road by an old truck. Later they see the truck near an abandoned church and see its owner dumping what appear to be bodies down a pipe. The sister is smart enough to want to get away as far as possible (and notify the police in the process), but the brother wants to investigate, motivated by curiosity and a desire to save anyone who might still be alive. What they find is far worse than they imagine. However, in an inversion of most of these horror films, the characters are actually at their greatest peril not when they stupidly head towards danger but rather when they intelligently go to safety. Therefore, the more the brother and sister do what the viewer thinks is the right thing, the worse things actually get. This is pure monster movie. There is little in the way of plot twists or deep characterization and no romance to speak of; on the other hand, there is a little bit of humor and some okay effects. Overall, this is slightly above average, a weak four stars, and a pleasant diversion even if it is not anything overly special.
Rating: Summary: not that great... Review: Jeepers creepers is basically a ripoff of many other horror movies from the 70's-80's era, mainly stealing ideas from the texas chainsaw massacre.The movie did have some good gore and makeup, along with a few good scenes, but the main problem with this movie is that it's nothing we haven't seen before. Also, the movie can become slow and boring at times. If you want to see a much better horror movie in the same vein as jeepers creepers, check out wrong turn instead. Rated R for Strong violence/gore, Language, and brief nudity
Rating: Summary: Is it really that bad? Review: Well actually, I'd give it 4stars, but I think all these 1 star reviews are being a *little* harsh. I mean for a horror movie, this is pretty good. Its gruesome, fairly frightening, and has some actual character development. WOW!!! I mean I was pretty scared after having seen this film. I've never thought of the song "Jeepers Creepers" the same way again. :p Basic plot, a brother and sister are driving home on a country road and are being chased by a maniac in a beaten up truck. They then decide to follow the truck and see bodies being dumped into a drain pipe. And of course they go, and check it out, and well you'll just have to see the movie to know the rest. I thought the acting was convincing between the brother and sister, I felt sympathy for them, I didn't want them to die(and that's a good thing), they had great chemistry. Would I watch it again? I think so, the final image in the film really haunted me. I'm a horror movie maniac, and I thought for a horror movie, considering that most horror movies suck, this was above the normal standard. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars, primarily because of the characters stupidity. :p
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