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Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 120
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 93

Jeepers Creepers 2 is competently made, but it doesn't have the scares of the original.

Average Rating: 3.9/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 22

Jeepers Creepers 2 is competently made, but it doesn't have the scares of the original.

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The Creeper is back, and he's brought his appetite with him in director Victor Salva's sequel to his popular 2001 sleeper. Stranded on the dreaded East 9 Highway while returning home from winning the championship game, a group of basketball players, cheerleaders, and coaches quickly realize that there's more to fear than a broken down bus when The Creeper descends mercilessly upon them. As his 23-day feeding frenzy draws to a close, The Creeper needs the sort of nourishment only a vital group of

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Horror

Directed By: Victor Salva

Written By: Victor Salva

In Theaters: Aug 29, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Dec 23, 2003

Box Office:$35.1M

MGM/UA

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Cast

Ray Wise
Jack Taggart
Jonathan Breck
The Creeper
Garikayi Mutambirwa
Deundre "Double D" Davi...
Eric Nenninger
Scott Braddock
Nicki Lynn Aycox
Minxie Hayes
Travis Schiffner
Izzy Bohen
Lena Cardwell
Chelsea Farmer
Billy Aaron Brown
Andy "Bucky" Buck
Marieh Delfino
Rhonda Truitt
Diane Delano
Bus Driver Betty
Thom Gossom Jr.
Coach Charlie Hannah
Tom Tarantini
Coach Dwayne Barnes
Al Santos
Dante Belasco
Josh Hammond
Jake Spencer
Kasan Butcher
Kimball Ward
Drew Tyler Bell
Jonny Young
Luke Edwards
Jack Taggart Jr.
Shaun Flemming
Billy Taggart
Justin Long
Darius "Darry" Jenner
Bob Papenbrook
Man in Station Wagon
Jonathan Powell
Older Jack Jr.
Stephanie Griffin
Girl
Marshall Cook
Boy
Joe Reegan
Boy
Jaii Isaac Sanchez
Tarvis Schiffner

Critic Reviews for Jeepers Creepers 2

All Critics (133) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (95) | DVD (30)

Salva squanders all of his original movie's not-entirely- awfulness and bumbles into the realm of unintentional comedy.

September 3, 2003 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Scott Brown

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

Many unanswered questions of JC2 -- the '23' theme, why no one in Poho County, save one, can seem to find a broken-down school bus.

September 2, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Greg Milner

Village Voice

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I think there's a reason they're a no name cast. There's not really anybody that's really very identifiable, or very good in their roles.

September 2, 2003 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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It's gory, repetitive, and not terribly interesting.

August 30, 2003 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

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Functional but tiresome.

August 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Top Critic

Few things are scarier than a sequel to a bad movie, but, in fact, Jeepers Creepers 2 is substantially better than its predecessor, even while staying strictly within the genre's well-defined boundaries.

August 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Variety

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Andy Klein

Variety

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If it's less successful than the first one, that is not the same as saying that it's a failure.

November 1, 2010 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

I was disappointed that it failed to live up to its first film...

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

... an impressive second entry, and proof perfect that Salva may become a legendary horror film director.

June 19, 2008 Full Review Source: ESplatter

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Lucius Gore

ESplatter

The nameless monster is akin to an unintentionally funny hybrid of Batman and a blowfish.

May 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

It's the kind of insanity that we enjoy watching with our friends, trying to figure out whether or not the director knew what he was doing.

March 19, 2004 Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS)

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Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS) Source: F5 (Wichita, KS)

Avoids many of the pitfalls of the original by setting low goals and aiming for wholly generic, monster-horror mediocrity.

January 15, 2004 Full Review Source: Radio Free Entertainment

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Andrew Manning

Radio Free Entertainment

Horror fans should get some enjoyment from this disc.

January 7, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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Worse than its predecessor, this one has only one unintentionally funny sequence that's the least watchable. For the rest, it's a mighty sucker. With a generous heart, I give it 0.05/5.

April 29, 2012

familiar stranger

Super Reviewer

Makes me want to go back and watch the original to see which I like best, but this is one of the best movies I'd seen in awhile...the creature is awesome. There is one of the deleted scenes I wish would've been included though, and probably would've made this a 5-star movie in my book.

January 21, 2012