The Creeper is back and reeking havoc on a small farm community. Being familiar with the creature and it's intentions, the sheriff is determined to stop the Creeper's onslaught once and for all...
As far as the "Jeepers Creepers" movies go - I enjoyed the first one for the most part - of course preferring the first half before it shed its unique and effectively mysterious 'tone' for all the gargoyle shit, while the second one I don't recall liking all that much. This third entry, however, appears to be a strong case of, "Well, we've been talking about making this for 8 or 9 years and every fucking thing has gone to complete shit so let's just slap something together already". It's revealed that this one takes place between the first two movies, but, because of that, it really doesn't further the story at all. There were talks of this one giving us some glimpses into The Creeper's origins... There's none of that. There's a severed hand that, when touched, shows people in the movie presumably crazy shit (based on their anguished expressions), but not the audience. I guess WE have to wait for part 4? Great. Also, the amount of excessively dramatic dialog in this movie is astoundingly ridiculous and quite often hilarious. Nearly every verbal exchange - even when completely unwarranted - is over-the-top 'intense' and usually involves yelling. The familiar truck we know from these movies almost becomes a character in itself, having been rigged with booby traps - many of which appear materially impossible. I think they're trying to hint at the truck being ALIVE, which I didn't particularly like.
Anyways, I think I've expounded enough on many of the main reasons this movies sucks. Maybe if they can get their shit together and get a solid fourth JC film off the ground; they can pull this franchise out of the shit it's now clearly stuck in. I WILL say, though, this one is worth a laugh if you're drinking with some friends and want some unintentionally humorous fodder to laugh at.
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