Reviews: Jeepers Creepers (2001) Movie Review
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Demons, Monsters
Subgenres: Creatures, Demons, Road Trip, Supernatural Serial killer (Top Supernatural Serial Killers in Movies), Teens
Horror fans will enjoy our review of Jeepers Creepers (2001), where we cover its story, scares, and how it ranks among modern horror classics.
Victor Salva directed and wrote Jeepers Creepers (2001) received 3 movie awards and was nominated for 6. Jeepers Creepers was filmed on a $10 million movie budget pulling in $37.9 million at the US box office.
Jeepers Creepers tries to solve the mystery of what happens to people on the lonely highways that just end up missing. This is a nice take on the mystery of the disappearances. It so happens that there is this creature who is like the Devil himself with a horrible face, great agility plus speed, massive strength and the ability to fly as well.The creature comes out every generation to claim a new body part from its victim. A victim and body part is selected by the creature scaring the sh*t out of a group of people and through their fear and chemical excretions in the victim it can smell what part it wants. This sounds a little weird and confusing, but it is pretty cool and original.Very slow beginning dampers the score a little but if you got the free time check this one out.
The creature comes out every generation to claim a new body part from its victim. A victim and body part is selected by the creature scaring the sh*t out of a group of people and through their fear and chemical excretions in the victim it can smell what part it wants. This sounds a little weird and confusing, but it is pretty cool and original.Very slow beginning dampers the score a little but if you got the free time check this one out.
Jeepers Creepers had a terribly slow beginning which brought down my score a little. The Creeper monster is played by Jonathan Breck who did an amazingly creepy job playing such a hideous creature. The brother and sister (Trish (Gina Philips) and Darry (Justin Long)) are driving through the lonely highways of America when they cross paths with The Creeper. There is no origin story given for The Creeper character lending to the fascination with the character. I like how the pacing picks up drastically as we near the end of the film after the 90-minute runtime where we see the climax of the film and a big reveal from The Creeper.
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- Jeepers Creepers Rating Scores
- Our Score: 6/10
- Overall Score: 5.50/10
- IMDB: 6.2/10
- MetaCritic: 4.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 4.6/10
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