4.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
The film unfolds as the Horror Hound festival holds its first ever event in Louisiana, where it attracts hundreds of geeks, freaks and die-hard horror fans from far and wide. Among them is fanboy Chase and his girlfriend Laine, who is forced to come along for the ride. But as the event approaches, Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town’s past, and in particular, local legend/urban myth The Creeper. As the festival arrives and the blood-soaked entertainment builds to a frenzy, Laine believes that something unearthly has been summoned…and that she is at the center of it.
Starring: Peter Brooke, Matt Barkley, Georgia Goodman, Dee Wallace, Gary GrahamHorror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: LPCM 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Jeepers Creepers is not exactly a juggernaut of the Horror genre, at least not in the same way that film franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and Halloween seem to just continue to pile up the movies almost as fast as their respective killers pile up the bodies. Still, Jeepers Creepers is a respectable Horror franchise, thanks mostly to the fan-favorite and very well done original film. That was followed up by the obligatory sequel and, now, about 20 years later, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, a low budget and oftentimes bottom-scraping film that desperately tries to outperform its meager means but which can never quite get there. "A" for effort, but "D" for execution.
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn looks good enough, but it also looks its budget. The picture holds to a lower grade video-y look. Clearly, this is a lower budget film utilizing lower grade equipment. Still, it offers substantial clarity and detail in both human characters and the Creeper; audiences will certainly see all the nasty prosthetic bits and pieces that give this creature a unique look. Location details are nicely defined, too, whether out on the grounds at the festival or in the house where act three action takes place. Colors are nicely saturated, but they lack that realistic tone and flavor found on superior digital productions. Black levels are nice and deep, which is vital to the many low light and nighttime exteriors. Look for some severe banding and compression issues at the 25:50 mark; this timestamp represents the single worst offender in the movie, but these issues do creep in elsewhere from time to time.
This Blu-ray release of Jeepers Creepers: Reborn features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The presentation is more than
adequate, offering excellent spacing and good dynamics. Surround usage is commonplace, more for envelopment than for discrete effects, but this is
particularly noteworthy in the second and third acts at the festival and, later, during various scenes featuring the Creeper and the characters battling
him. Music is clear and widely engaging, gore effects are suitably squeamish, and dialogue is clear and consistently grounded in the front-center
speaker.
A 2.0 LPCM uncompressed track is also included, which offers good foundational dynamics, clarity, and efficiency along the front, which is wide.
Dialogue does image nicely enough to the center. The film works better in 5.1 with more opportunities for immersion, especially in crowded venues and
in horror action scenes.
This Blu-ray release of Jeepers Creepers: Reborn contains two featurettes. No DVD or digital copies are included with purchase. This release
does not ship with a slipcover.
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn doesn't put much of a new spin on this franchise, expect to drag it into the low-budget realm. The film is decent enough as an independent time killer, but don't expect anything that is strikingly cinematic or expertly crafted. Everything here is done "well enough" but it's clear that the film is lagging far behind the original and its sequel for basic story interest, cinematic workmanship, and overall balance. This new Blu-ray is OK, too, offering passable video, solid audio, and a couple of extras. For hardcore genre fans only.
2024
2005
2014
Collector's Edition
2003
1982
2001
2018
2018
Unrated Theatrical and Rated Versions
2013
1982
1995
2003
2010
2007
Hardcover
1989
2016
1998
2019
Collector's Edition
1988
Unrated Director's Cut
2006