Summary:
Every 23 years for 23 days the Creeper returns to feed on the unsuspecting.
This time his prey is a group of basketball players, cheerleaders, and
coaches returning home from a championship game, who become stranded on the infamous East 9 Highway in Poho
County--only it's the cunning Creeper who has actually crippled their bus. On
the 23rd night of flesh-eating, the Creeper has embarked
on its final voracious feeding frenzy. As night falls, the terrified group of
young athletes must fight their own fears and prejudices and come together in a
seemingly hopeless struggle against a winged nightmare--hellbent on stockpiling
as many victims as it can on the ultimate night of its grizzly, ritual fest.
Review:
The Creeper is back in another run-of-the-mill horror movie, but this time
its victims are high school cheerleaders and varsity athletes. The original Jeepers
Creepers was a box office smash considering it featured little to no
special effects and a miniscule 10 million dollar budget. Trying to create a
franchise like Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th, the
villain remains infallible and relentless to no end. Unfortunately this film
doesn't realize its potential on the big screen. After the first film went
on to gross over $40 million dollars in box offices worldwide, the second
film received a $25 million budget and a chance to break into the classic
horror film genre.
The original Jeepers Creepers captivated certain audiences with
its originality and the dark and unforgiving nature. The sequel wants to
break out of the shadow left by the first movie, but never does. The second
film tries to fill the story with clichés, including popular jocks and
cheerleaders with the dorky team manager.
The biggest problem with this film franchise is that it doesn't give the
Creeper any personality or direction. Its not that the Creeper doesn't talk,
because with Jason from Friday the 13th, there isn't massive
dialogues by main villain, but there is the background story of camp
drowning and his mother. Most popular horror genre films feature a hack and
slash killer with some sort of a human face (Freddy, burned to death by
neighbors who returns to haunt childrens dreams). The second major problem
with this franchise is that the Creeper is really systematic. He kills for
23 days every 23 years. This really takes the spontaneity out of the
killings. Furthermore there are only certain body parts and certain
individuals the Creeper wants. The scary thing about Jason, Freddy, Michael
(Halloween) was that you could be next. These characters weren't picky or
systematic, but if you were in the wrong place at the wrong time it could be
you. This film adds an another dimension by adding that you must also have
the desired body parts the Creeper desires in a specific time frame, but in
my opinion this does more harm than good. If you have already seen Freddy Vs
Jason and your horror movie tongue is salivating (because it will after the
film), then you might get a few kicks out of this poorly done horror film.
See this movie if you're a fan of:
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Victor Salva (Director/Screenwriter, Jeepers Creepers and Powder)
Something in the Basement (1986)
Nicki Lyn Aycox (Actress, Providence (TV Show), Slap Her... She's French)
Any horror movie at all
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