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I am not a harsh critic so when I give this movie a 1 out of 10 it must mean it is really that bad. Out the gate this movie just rehashes the original almost verbatim but does it like 100x worse. The moment the old man immediately puts together that the license plate says B Eating U is just a prime example of how lazy and rushed this whole movie feels.

If you have seen Wrong Turn 5 Bloodlines that is exactly what I compare this movie to. It's cheap, poorly written, and caters to the mindless with pointless off screen killings. There is no tension building in this movie, the story is paper thin and hardly progresses, the dialogue is God awful and the acting is not much better. Unlike the original two which I consider some of the best horror to ever hit the big screen, this takes all of what makes those good and completely throws them out.

Who ever wrote and produced this has no right ever making a movie again. It is so rudimentary and stale it is beyond belief. Have they never taken any classes or produced a movie before? Nobody wants to see a creature just running around killing people for no reason for an hour and a half. Especially when the creature looks atrocious compared to the original and all the deaths are off screen! Hell this makes the third look amazing in comparison. Even though that movie was quickly written with a low budget in mind just to get the franchise moving again and did not deliver on any of it's promises. It at least had a story and was worth watching.

For the love of all things mighty do not even bother watching this. I'm warning you now coming from a huge fan. It even disappointed my super low expectations. Enough of these modern horror tripes and trying to come off as edgy. I had enough of these Halloween festivals gone wrong. Every low budget horror movie that comes out these days is rinse and repeat, you can tell them apart from a mile away and this is no different.

This is a complete disgrace to the Jeepers Creeper's franchise. I honestly wish people could separate the person from their art and allow Victor Salva to come back with the proper budget so we could get the end to the trilogy we all deserve. Sadly this does not look like it will ever happen. I thought this was going to be bad but I could have never dreamt it would be anywhere near this awful. This doesn't even belong on Syfy! And the CGI at the very end? What in the world was that? I am lost for words. Stay away from this cesspool!

You know the premise sounded quite interesting, but when I turned the movie on and 40 minutes later I have no idea wtf is even happening and seems to have very little to do with the plot then its a complete failure and a garbage movie.

Don't even bother wasting your time. I'm not even a harsh critic. Seems common these days that someone comes up with a cool idea but the execution goes so far off the rails and sends you straight into a wall. Hire me to write your movies and I assure you they will be better than this!

Maybe the ending gets better... I highly doubt it though. Turning this off before it consumes more of my time.

I am a hugeeee scary clown fan and I can't tell you how many times I come across movies with amazing covers that turn out to be dog crap. Clown movies are staples of low budget, f grade acting, and terribly written atrocities. It seems for every decent one you have to dig through 5 terrible ones. For instance some of the better ones would have to be Drive Thru, Clown, Killer Klowns From Outerspace, Terrifier, and Haunt. Just to name a few.

So where does Jack in the Box stand? I was actually quite shocked at the production value of this movie. The clown looks wonderful and the intricacies of the box itself. Although CGI in some spots. Looked really well done. This movie reminded me of Gremlin from 2017. In that it had a similar story line. And for me I also enjoyed that movie because it brought some new ideas and was pretty interesting to watch. Especially the twist at the end which I thought really made the movie. This one took some of those same principles but mixed it in with a clown and I for one am quite happy for the attempt.

The back story of demon boxes and how something like this came to be. Although pretty far fetched is quite a fascinating piece of fiction. I really like how this thing thrives on it's victims and has to be passed along in order to stay alive. It's clear they at least had a foundation for the plot line of this movie. However I would argue I wish it contained a few more layers. At times we are left trying to put together the pieces and you can't help but notice that at it's core it's pretty one dimensional. There isn't really a pay off and the ending although alright, has been done many times before in similarly told stories.

This movie also has several drawn on boring scenes. Not even important scenes that are critical to the progression of the film. More so just there to fill in the gaps and add some dialogue and character interaction. We have all seen this done countless times in movies that don't have much direction or a solid complex story that can keep things interesting. Nor do they really go out of there way to make you fall in love with any of these people to warrant such scenes. But when it counts they do give you just enough to keep watching.

The death scenes aren't amazing. A lot of times you just see people being dragged into the box. I'm sure with a bigger budget we could have had some more glorified kills. However when that clown is walking around it is quite terrifying and I cannot credit them more with nailing the way he moves and breathes.

Acting is fine in my opinion. Nobody took me out of the film nor did anyone go above and beyond. There are times where it isn't as strong as it could be. But I am not a stickler for this kind of stuff. As long as it isn't amateur hour.

If you are a fan of creepy dolls or music boxes. Puzzles or clowns. Then this is a great movie to watch if you have nothing else to do. I would say the movie itself probably deserves a 4 in it's plot progression. But it gets another point for me because that clown was so well done.