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Is it a mutant or an animal? Is it intelligent or instinctual? And how did it come to exist in the first place?īy the way, how the heck does a giant fish monster with wings go about purchasing vanity license plates? This guy standing in line at the DMV is the side story I wanted to see.Ĭlearly, Salva’s strength is directing. While the villainous Creeper (Jonathan Breck) certainly lives up to its name, the mythology behind the creature is a muddled mess. The concept of being harassed on a road by a psycho, then stopping for gas in Hicksville, USA where your pleas for help are met with dimwit stares worked well in Steven Spielberg’s “Duel” (1971) and even better in Jonathan Mostow’s “Breakdown” (1997), but here the concept seems obligatory. Granted, the film shuns the ironic wisecracks, but it still uses as many genre conventions as “Scream 3” or “Urban Legends: Final Cut,” most notably the main characters’ flip-flopping between being heroic and being scared beyond words. But as a writer, he can’t resist doing the obvious at every turn. With “Jeepers Creepers,” Salva is clearly trying to make B-horror movies cool again, and he’s moderately successful.
Long and Philips have great chemistry and actually look like brother and sister their likeability carries this movie through the rough patches. Brother Darry is played by Justin Long, best known as the nervous teen (and most interesting character by far) on TV’s “Ed.” Sister Trish is played by Gina Philips, who makes an effortless transition from teacher on “Boston Public” to college kid here. The appeal of the two leads is much bigger than their names. Rather, it’s due to Salva’s direction and some smart casting. And the rest of “Jeepers Creepers” is indeed interesting, but not necessarily because of Victor Salva’s writing.
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The figure watches them drive by.Īfter an opening like this, pretty much anyone could sit down at a keyboard and come up with a series of events to keep audiences engaged. A shrouded figure is dumping what looks like a body into the pipe. A few miles later, the kids see the van parked next to a large drain pipe. A rusty old van with vanity plates that read “BEATINGU” nearly runs them off the road. A brother and sister are driving home for spring break on a highway in the middle of nowhere. “Jeepers Creepers” has one of the best opening 10 minutes you’ll ever see.
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