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Old 01-11-2016, 05:04 PM #392
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Jeepers Creepers 7.5/10

I thought Justin Long was really likeable and a strong lead... and it's quite unusual to have a strong male lead in teen horror films like this, I can't think of many. It's only a small-ish thing but it's something that helps make the film stand out from a lot of others. In fact I found the gender roles quite interesting in general, like the scene near the beginning where the two of them are arguing over whether or not to go back and check the pipe, Justin is established as being moral and courageous, and the girl is established as a jerk It just struck me as really unusual when one of the most common tropes in films like this is 'the final girl'/ingenue, and male characters tend to be portrayed quite negatively, in fact if you watch that scene and imagine the gender roles switched it comes across much more cliched. So I felt like they avoided some typical teen-horror stereotypes and that was a nice touch (although they could have carried it through to the end and had him be the one who survived - and by ending it the way they did I felt a bit like they were playing it safe). But anyway none of that really matters it's just something that I noticed. Also, on the two main characters, I agree with what other people have said in that I liked their brother/sister relationship and that it was a really good dynamic to see.

The Creeper was a great character. After they ran it over and the wing shot out from it's body, I was genuinely freaked out. It was a great moment and I wasn't expecting it at all. And then learning more about it, they gave it a really good backstory. I loved the design of it too.

Overall it was a well made film, it had a good atmosphere, good characters and premise... I dunno though, I just don't feel that enthusiastic about it. Like I have no real faults with it, but at the same time I could quite happily never watch it again. So maybe a stingy 7.5/10, maybe it deserves more than that. I'd recommend it to other people... but although I appreciated it, it didn't really grab me beyond that.
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