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Title: Jeepers Creepers (2001)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gina Philips | ... | Trish | |
| Justin Long | ... | Darry | |
| Jonathan Breck | ... | The Creeper | |
| Patricia Belcher | ... | Jezelle Gay Hartman | |
| Brandon Smith | ... | Sergeant Davis Tubbs | |
| Eileen Brennan | ... | The Cat Lady | |
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Peggy Sheffield | ... | Waitress Beverly |
| Jeffrey William Evans | ... | Manager | |
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Patrick Cherry | ... | Binky |
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Jon Beshara | ... | Trooper Gideon |
| Avis-Marie Barnes | ... | Trooper Weston | |
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Steve Raulerson | ... | Cellblock Officer (as Steven Raulerson) |
| Tom Tarantini | ... | Roach | |
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William Haze | ... | Officer with Hole in Chest (as William Hasenzahl) |
| Kim Kahana | ... | Camper Driver | |
On their way back home during the spring break, Darry and Patricia Jenner witness a mysterious person dumping something down a tunnel. Deciding to discover what was dumped down there, Darry discovers a huge disturbing hideout full of modified bodies. Darry and Patricia set off to get help, unaware that the individual is now aware of who has been down the tunnel. Darry and Patricia soon realizes that their pursuer is not just a mysterious person, but something even more horrifying, who has more in store than they could possibly imagine. Written by FilmFanUK
I must say, I was expecting a lot worse from this film. The whole first half is genuinely scary. Although the brother and sister's rivalry was played up just a bit too much, their characters were still a lot more believable than most modern scare films. Their dialogue was especially natural, and didn't contain a single "oh my god, like, did I just totally see, like, an undead demon, or is it just me?" which I praise the writers for (there's only so many times Buffy the Vampire Slayer can say lines like that before I start doing a little slaying of my own). Despite the constant squabbling the kids do, you can still warm up to them enough to feel empathic about their plight. The cinematography was excellent, my favourite scene being the long pan up the side of the church. The music and sound were cued perfectly and conveyed a true sense of fear, anxiety and isolation.
Unfortunately, the second half of the movie really suffers. Like so many other movies, once the killer/monster is revealed the whole thing goes down hill. It goes from relying on X-files-like suspense to bland gore and a cliché monster suit. Top it off with some overacting "we're not taking any crap" police officers and a poorly acted psychic lady and you turn what could have been a gem of a scary movie into a second rate dud. The biggest disappointment was the end. It was horribly tacked on in a desperate attempt at being a shocker.
Other then the whole second half, the only other complaint I have is regarding the DVD. The menus show clips from the movie which essentially run in sequence, and if you pay attention to them, they spoil just about everything. Where they are, what the monster looks like, etc. I haven't bothered to watch the menus all the way through but with any luck they spoil the ending too (but that's not really so bad in this case).