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I was surprised by the first Creep, as I think many people were. I thought to myself when I saw this one Netflix, how are they going to keep this whole thing going? We know from the end of the first film what kind of guy Joseph is. What can the filmmakers do differently that makes this entry not another retread of the same material? I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and they surprised me yet again. Creep 2 does follow the same formula, but adds more character depth to Joseph (who actually now goes by Aaron) and actually makes the scenes he is in a little more terrifying.
We had the mystery in the first film, not knowing if this guy is a killer or not. With the sequel we know the answer and having the audience one step ahead of the camera operator, leads to some great tension. For me though, I'm not that interested in the will or or won't he aspect of the film, I'm more fascinated by the performance from Duplass. He has to love playing this character, he's such a charming nice guy, with weird sinister and awkward undertones. I feel like I wouldn't mind sitting down talking to this guy for a bit, then I remember what a nut job he is and am glad I don't have that chance. He reminds me of the Joker in a small way. He's always telling a different backstory, you have to decide if what he's saying is true or just a straight up lie. In this guy's twisted world he thinks he can mold the lie into some weird truth for himself, so he can proclaim he does not lie. Such an interesting look into the mind of someone like this.
The film keeps the low budget aesthetic, but uses the success of the first film to get a bit more creative with their budget. There are only two instances where I think they put real money into the film, but that was a smart move to keep it low-fi.
They've already said they want this to be a trilogy. We'll see how it plays out in the third.
October 3rd
Creep 2
Found footage horror
Creep 2
Found footage horror
I was surprised by the first Creep, as I think many people were. I thought to myself when I saw this one Netflix, how are they going to keep this whole thing going? We know from the end of the first film what kind of guy Joseph is. What can the filmmakers do differently that makes this entry not another retread of the same material? I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and they surprised me yet again. Creep 2 does follow the same formula, but adds more character depth to Joseph (who actually now goes by Aaron) and actually makes the scenes he is in a little more terrifying.
We had the mystery in the first film, not knowing if this guy is a killer or not. With the sequel we know the answer and having the audience one step ahead of the camera operator, leads to some great tension. For me though, I'm not that interested in the will or or won't he aspect of the film, I'm more fascinated by the performance from Duplass. He has to love playing this character, he's such a charming nice guy, with weird sinister and awkward undertones. I feel like I wouldn't mind sitting down talking to this guy for a bit, then I remember what a nut job he is and am glad I don't have that chance. He reminds me of the Joker in a small way. He's always telling a different backstory, you have to decide if what he's saying is true or just a straight up lie. In this guy's twisted world he thinks he can mold the lie into some weird truth for himself, so he can proclaim he does not lie. Such an interesting look into the mind of someone like this.
The film keeps the low budget aesthetic, but uses the success of the first film to get a bit more creative with their budget. There are only two instances where I think they put real money into the film, but that was a smart move to keep it low-fi.
They've already said they want this to be a trilogy. We'll see how it plays out in the third.