Jeepers Creepers 2 (Widescreen)

 

 

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"jeepers creepers 2" is what jeepers creepers 1 should have been-a good
movie.there are plenty of hair raising moments in the movie,and enough
action to keep the movie going.the acting was good,for the most part
and the look of the "creeper" was well done.Jonathan Breck was great as
the title character.(the creeper)this a case where the sequel far
surpasses the original in all respects.whereas the original was lame
i.e boring and stupid,with no scares to mention,number two was neither
lame,boring or stupid,but a genuinely creepy movie.the original also
tended to be downright disgusting at times,where this movie relied
more on suspense rather than some lame attempt at shock value.if a
movie is well made,there is no need to gross out the audience.also,
this movie will stick with you long after you watch it and for all the
right reasons.the only thing that really lingers from the original is
how sick it was-and not in a good way.as well,you can easily watch this
movie without first subjecting yourself to the original. it stands on
it own as an original movie.rent(or buy) this movie, you won't regret
it.avoid the original.it should never have been made, and the fact
that it was is the only scary thing about it.4/5

I'm afraid I'm going to be rather harsh in my assessment of this extremely needless sequel. Writer/director Victor Salva obviously does not agree with one of my central tenets of effective horror: once you show us the monster, the monster can no longer frighten us. The original Jeepers Creepers started out extremely creepy then went downhill midway through - once we saw the true face of the Creeper. This sequel's opening scene is a good one, featuring the Creeper in his black trench coat and hat posing as a scarecrow, but there is not one remotely unsettling scene that takes place after that. Salva concentrated on making the monster uglier and slimier, obviously counting on that to scare us - but it doesn't. We've already seen all this before.

Supposedly, there was not going to be a sequel to Jeepers Creepers; admittedly, it's hard to make a follow-up to a film featuring a creature that only appears every 23 years. Here, though, we are told that events follow immediately those of the first movie - it's the end of the same 23-day period. Of course, the premise here is very different (and I am still very disappointed that the ultra-gorgeous Gina Philips did not have a part in this film). You've got a school bus full of very annoying teenagers returning home from their state basketball championship win (and why there are only three cheerleaders, I have no idea); they break down in the middle of nowhere and soon find themselves harassed and attacked by this terrifying creature with huge wings, sharp claws, and a pretty nasty appetite. Of course, there's no way they can figure out just what the monster is - unless, of course, some girl falls into a temporary fugue state and learns all about him in a dream. We see this dream, and it doesn't include half of the information the girl imparts to her classmates. There's no explanation as to how this girl learns all of this, and that really annoys me.

The film quickly becomes an exercise in tedium as the Creeper attacks, pauses, and attacks again while the teenagers try to stay alive, argue whether or not to try and leave the bus, and fight among themselves. These trivial teenaged arguments are supposed to make these characters seem "real" and thereby make us feel connected to them. Personally, it just made me hate the whole lot of them and yearn desperately for their deaths. Unfortunately, I really couldn't even pull for the Creeper, as he really just doesn't appeal to me as a monster. All of the close-up shots of him tend to make me feel as if Salva is trying to force me into really being horrified by him, but the fact is I really have little feeling for the Creeper one way or the other. To me, the storyline of Jeepers Creepers 2 was really just an excuse for creating tons of special effects - much, much more than we saw in the original film. The visual effects are pretty good for the most part (except for the one decapitation scene, which Salva managed to turn into something just plain silly), but special effects should serve to augment the story, not take its place.

It's true that there are a bunch of special features included on the DVD - some fifteen minutes of deleted or edited scenes, two commentaries, and a whole host of making-of and behind-the-scenes featurettes, but no amount of special features can make up for a weak and disappointing film.

I would have to say that Jeepers Creepers two was rather disappionting. First of all there are some missing elements in this one, such as there is no truck and the song Jeepers Creepers isn't heard in the movie. About 80% of this movie takes place on a school bus. The story is about kids coming home from a game. A tire blows which enables from moving on. The rest of it is kind of boring, especailly when you could leave the movie for 10 minutes and not miss anything when you come back. Also a lot of it is pretty well predictable

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as first, but a lot of points people miss...
Through out the first film the creature is less slimy than the second, and less human making him scarier than the second. Read more

Published on Feb 4 2005 by Chrissy

3.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD Weak Movie
I rented this movie with zero expectations. I didn't think I was going to like it, love it, or hate it. I came out somewhere in the middle. Read more

Published on July 8 2004 by jxjx999

3.0 out of 5 stars JEEPERS CREEPERS 2
IDE GIVE IT A 3 IN A HALF. THIS ONE WAS OK. NOT AS GOOD AS THE FIRST BUT STILL WORTH WATCVHING AT LEAST ONCE. NOT THAT CREEPY OR SCARY. MORE HUMOROUS. Read more

Published on July 3 2004 by ericswrongturn

2.0 out of 5 stars Use it as a prequel
This movie is pretty difficult to rate, because the value depends on how you watch it. So lets divide into two possibilities:

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Published on July 2 2004 by S. van Galen

2.0 out of 5 stars Eh! What Can You Expect From The First - Another Flop!
Eh this movie was fair i guess. Nothing worth watching a 2nd time I hated the first one with a passion so I wasnt really going into this one with a real positive outlook,... Read more

Published on July 1 2004 by Z. Butler

3.0 out of 5 stars Scarier than the first
My roommate and I laughed through the first one. The sequel is scarier. You see more of the creeper and he has an attitude. His attitude is like Freddy Krugeur's. Read more

Published on Jun 11 2004 by chicoer2003

3.0 out of 5 stars He can taste your fear, among other things...
The Creeper is back, and I am not talking about that feeling I get when my underpants ride up too high...ugh... Read more

Published on Jun 7 2004 by cookieman108

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining If You Like the "Creeper" and His Sly "Humor"
So, they made it again, the sequel to the surprise horror hit. Don't ask me if this is better than the first one, because frankly I don't know, But several things are certain... Read more

Published on Jun 5 2004 by Tsuyoshi

4.0 out of 5 stars The Creeper Will Get You!
Okay, if you are reading reviews based on Jeepers Creepers 2, then my guess is your not looking for heavy drama (i.e. Read more

Published on Jun 2 2004 by Graboidz

3.0 out of 5 stars The Usual Teenage Sitting Ducks
A substantial helping of CGI adds dumb but fun visual thrills to JC2, but the psychological horror lacks the necessary seductive terror that keeps us riveted. Read more

Published on May 24 2004 by Christopher Beckwith

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