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80
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
As stylish as it is grisly, Jeepers Creepers has cult film written all over it, and it's not for nothing that Francis Ford Coppola has been a staunch Victor Salva mentor.
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80
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Washington Post Stephen Hunter
It may stir you, it may make you laugh. I am of the stirred variety. I do not want to meet this guy in the dark, though I've been meeting him in my dreams for years. We all have.
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63
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New York Daily News Jami Bernard
Horror fans will still find it worthwhile. The ending is also a nice twist on the slasher genre.
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50
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San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
The first half-hour of this movie is sensational, creating an atmosphere of dread that any horror master would envy.
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50
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USA Today Mike Clark
It does survive its 40-minute test drive before turning into a lemon.
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42
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Turns into a grab-bag freak show as desperate as it is arbitrary.
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40
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The New York Times Stephen Holden
Works up a reasonably delicious tingle.
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38
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Boston Globe
The limp script actually has the characters spout ''Let's get outta here!'' more than once.
Or maybe that's just a wise member of the audience talking.
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30
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
After introducing a provocative opening, the movie settles in for some pretty cheap scare effects, as well as by-the-numbers computer graphic imagery for the actual marauder.
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25
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Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
A standard-issue, ineptly executed serving of the genre's staples, from skeptical cops to an all-knowing psychic.
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