Jeepers Creepers

Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 horror film written and directed by mh:awfulmovies:Victor Salva. The film takes its name from the 1938 song of the same name which is featured in the film towards the end.

Summary
A brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the midst of its ritualistic eating spree.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The idea of two siblings driving in a large outskirts area in the middle of nowhere and being hunted down by a man-eating creature dressed in human flesh is pretty original.
 * 2) The design for the Creeper is terrifying, nightmarish and truly monstrous.
 * 3) The acting for this movie is wonderful, especially from Justin Long, Gina Phillips, Jonathan Breck and Patricia Belcher.
 * 4) The cinematography and camera angles are well-shot and fit the tone of the movie very well.
 * 5) The Creeper is a memorable and very sinister antagonist.
 * 6) It has some good self-aware humor, such as when Trish tells Darry that the audience is going to hate him for going down the pipe.
 * 7) mh:awfulmovies:Victor Salva has shown some decent skills as a director.
 * 8) A nice use of Harry Warren's "Jeepers Creepers" and Henry Hall's "Here Comes The Boogeyman" at the end of the film.
 * 9) Some great hidden bits of foreshadowing and symbolism throughout the movie that connects to the ending.
 * 10) The scene where the Creeper takes Darry and flies off while Trish watches is very heartbreaking.
 * 11) The scenes are memorable, suspenseful, scary and well-executed, such as the scene where the Creeper pulls the tongue out of a decapitated head with its teeth, or when the Creeper is eating a convict while a police officer watches in horror.
 * 12) A good amount of funny scenes in the film, especially the scenes with Trish and Darry's bantering while they're driving down the road.
 * 13) Likable and interesting characters, such as Trish and her brother Darry.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Near the beginning has been voted as one of the stupidest decisions in all of horror movies (which is saying a lot), in that Darry goes down a pipe that they saw someone throw a dead body down.
 * 2) The plot is pretty generic overall.
 * 3) This film isn't seen in a positive light with most viewers due to director Victor Salva having been convicted of molesting a 12-year-old boy back in 1988.
 * 4) Sadly, it's sequels are mediocre and not as good.