Is this a scary
enough pose for you?
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Jeepers Creepers
the old Johnny Mercer song takes on an unforgettably sinister new
meaning in , the latest horror to hit the cinema screens.
Paul
Sims
Written and directed
by Victor Salva, it's been billed as a fiendishly scary thriller,
although I wouldn't go that far.
Maybe if it
hadn't been for the independent Canadian film Ginger
Snaps I might have said this is the best horror for quite a
while like a few critics, but I will agree it's not bad.
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| Hello...anyone
there |
I can probably
mention quite a few films it reminded me of, especially the scenes
with the rusty old truck. Films such as Duel, Mad Max and The Cars
That Ate Paris (If you remember that one, like me, you'll shudder
every time you see a Beetle).
That said I
can tell you exactly what to expect. A very good episode of the
Twilight Zone, Tales From The Crypt, or the Outer Limits. For me
that was part of it's charm.
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| The trusty
old shotgun |
It's been quite
a while since hillbillies were blamed for anything and I've got
to admit setting any film in mid town America gives me the spooks
straight away. I think I read too many H. P. Lovecraft books when
I was younger.
"Who knows
what goes on in them there hills".
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| Don't get
out of the car |
The basic story
follows a couple of college kids, Trish (Gina Philips) and Darry
(Justin Long) who become prey to a disturbing figure on an eerie
trip home from college.
Cue that rusty
old truck, with the coolest number plate in film history 'BEAT1NGU'.
They witness
the occupant of the truck dumping what looks like bodies down a
chute at an old abandoned church in the middle of nowhere.
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| A gruesome
discovery |
When they investigate
they make a gruesome discovery and what follows is a chilling game
of cat and mouse. There are a few places that make you jump but
as you realise where the story is going it loses a bit of it's impact.
The ending is
a bit obvious but as a fan of late night trashy horror films I enjoyed
it. This film isn't going to take you anywhere new but go on, enjoy
being scared again.
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