The first Jeepers Creepers film terrified me to my very soul. I didn't have a night with a dry bed for weeks after watching it. I was only 7 years old at the time, so it had a lasting impact on me. I only saw what Jonathan Breck looked like without the creeper make up last year when i did a random google search of him after hearing about this film. The second one was definitely less scary but still had some thrills and exciting action set pieces. This third entry is as big a step down as is seemingly possible. Every decision that could have been made to make the film scare free and boring was made. Giving the Creeper a "Wesley Snipes Blade Trinity" red shirt for no particular reason (A shirt he must have picked out at the end of JC1 then decided wasn't his style at the end of this film seeing as he does not wear it in JC2) Having him appear in broad daylight for the first time, making his make up appear sillier and taking away his menace. And having him fly around in CGI that could have been cooked up by a film school student on his day off. I really could continue for about 9,000 more words of all the other mistakes this movie makes but I'll summarise the rest.
There is virtually no plot or character development. A bunch of random people in a town come across the creeper and end up like all his other friends in the cave from JC1. We learn little about any of them and feel nothing as they become the creeper's lunch. We get frustratingly close to figuring out where it comes from but are denied entry, continuing the unwelcome Hollywood trend of just answering all those questions in a sequel which may never arrive. Why didn't they just answer all of it in this one? I mean seriously this could have tied together the story of the first 2 movies in a perfect thread but instead rips it open and leaves gaping holes, messing with the continuity, mythology and atmosphere of the series.
You will not be scared watching this movie. If you haven't seen it yet. Don't. Some of the best horror movies have been made in the last few years. Seek them out and get the scares this movie will never fulfil. Watch Gerald's Game or Don't Breathe. Not this. Wow. Just wow.
There is virtually no plot or character development. A bunch of random people in a town come across the creeper and end up like all his other friends in the cave from JC1. We learn little about any of them and feel nothing as they become the creeper's lunch. We get frustratingly close to figuring out where it comes from but are denied entry, continuing the unwelcome Hollywood trend of just answering all those questions in a sequel which may never arrive. Why didn't they just answer all of it in this one? I mean seriously this could have tied together the story of the first 2 movies in a perfect thread but instead rips it open and leaves gaping holes, messing with the continuity, mythology and atmosphere of the series.
You will not be scared watching this movie. If you haven't seen it yet. Don't. Some of the best horror movies have been made in the last few years. Seek them out and get the scares this movie will never fulfil. Watch Gerald's Game or Don't Breathe. Not this. Wow. Just wow.