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"I know where you got those
peepers! You got them...from HELL!" Note: the preceding dialogue was
not in fact a part of the Jeepers Creepers movie, but I'd
like to think that it easily could have been. Trish and Darry are a brother
and sister duo, in the car for no other reason than to eventually break
down and come across the monster. Out of the highway comes a truck the appearance
of hell itself. It's one of those striking things where the vehicle looks
scary without doing anything. As we later learn, this is "the Creeper's"
truck - a meat-wagon looking as though it's propelled by fear and coal.
Inevitably the truck chases them down, and the brother and sister must deal
with the events that follow.
It's during the scenes in the
car that the movie best symbolizes it's own inconsistent nature. There
are flashes of really brilliant dialogue, acting and suspense, followed
by amazing suspense. This is all followed by jaw dropping stupidity by
the characters in order to progress the plot. There's no doubt that Jeepers
Creepers is an entertaining movie. It is. But I don't think it's
entertaining in the way that the filmmakers intended. On one hand, aforementioned
goodness. On the other, you've got a rather lame script and two characters
who are too stupid to realize that you shouldn't go back to visit the
killer's house.
The two run around, run back,
visit places where they're not supposed to go, run around again, until
they're both too tired and the director has run out of film. That said,
the film oscillates between moments of brilliance and lows of amazingly
incompetence. It's the perfect film to sit around and mock with a big
group. The girls will be scared and the guys will hold on to them, but
everybody can mock how stupid they are. Please, please - take this score
for what it is. I know in an academic sense this isn't even a good movie.
But with some kick ass visuals, nice suspense, cool creature and plenty
to make fun of, it's a flick that you just can't turn away from. By the
way, where'd you get those eyes?
Movie Grade: (A cheesy)
B+
Video: 4 out of 5
Since most of the film takes place at night, they've done a great job
here balancing all the dark tones of the film while minimizing the graininess.
Nice to look at. Also great: they put both full screen and widescreen
on one side of the disc.
Full Screen 1.33:1 / Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Phillips and Long |
Audio: 3 out of 5
It's not really aggressive, but it's nice and subtle. Of course, there's
plenty of jump scares courtesy of the soundtrack so feel free to pump
it up.
English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish
(Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Extras: 4.5 out of
5
Well imagine that. First off, the presentation. The movie with widescreen
and full screen is on one side of the disc and the extras are on the other.
I wish that more discs were like this. So here's what we get: on the side
with the movie is a good commentary with the writer-director - he's amazingly
nerdy and well informed, so it's the perfect listen for those film nerds
among us. The big feature on the other side is a one-hour documentary
on the making of the film which details everything from casting to CGI.
There's also some deleted scenes, trailers and other junk like that. Nice
stuff for such a low-budget movie.
Overall: 3.5 out of
5
What more do you want? It's a fun flick, not a great one. So pony up and
root for the monster. These kids deserve it.
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