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| "Every 23 years, for 23 days, it gets to eat" |
The Plot:
A brother and sister driving home for spring break encounter a creature on an isolated country road.
My Thoughts:
This movie is as far from the typical horror movie as you can get. First there are none of the standard horror movie stereotypes. No nerds, no jocks, no dumb blondes, and no sex starved co-eds. Instead we have a normal brother and sister just trying to get home for spring break.
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| I'd just let him pass. |
Horror movies that take place in broad daylight are much more horrifying to me. You expect things to go bump in the night, not to try and run you down during rush hour.
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| Gina Philips and Justin Long during a rare quiet moment. |
Trish and Darry generally avoid doing the standard stupid things. I say generally, because they do one VERY stupid thing that sets the rest of the movie in motion. Writer/director Victor Salva goes a long way to justify their stupid act, but I'm pretty sure most people would have kept on going.
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| This is how I picture all hitchhikers. |
The "Creeper" himself is a bit of an enigma. He uses ancient weapons, but he drives a truck. A truck that looks to be a 1950's model, but drives like it has a jet engine in it. We never really get a good explanation of the creeper, and that works for me. The less you know about the boogeyman, the more frightening he is.
Keeping things focused on the two siblings, raises the tension. There aren't any extra teens around just to raise the body count.
As someone who watches a lot of horror movies, one that breaks the mold is refreshing.
