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Average, But Some Will Appreciate
I was anxious to watch Creep because I do not get to see many British horror films. I had read mixed reviews online, but I had high hopes for this one. It wasn't the high expectations however, that made things difficult for Creep. <
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>The overall premise of the film could potentially be very, very good--perhaps the best in quite some time--being trapped in the Underground after hours, without chance of escape until morning. But, for being trapped after hours, there were too many characters involved. That effectively destroys the feeling of being isolated. <
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>Unfortunately, the Creep looked and sounded like something out of a Rob Zombie flick. In otherwords, it didn't look very real or believable. On the other hand, there is good reason the history of this monster-like being wasn't overly developed--to keep viewer sympathy minimal--and I think that is important. As in science fiction, you cannot answer every question for your audience. In a sense, you can only facilitate. <
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>I felt that too much light was used throughout the movie. For one, you're underground, for god's sake--let there be darkness. Second, and generally speaking, less lighting would have made the film creepier. For instance, it could have helped make the Creep more mysterious and spooky. Instead, the viewer is presented a full, well-lit view of the Creep early on. In this viewer's opinion, that hurt the over all effectiveness of the film. <
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>There are a few scenes that I thought were rather odd--the operation room and the water cages for example. But, the ending is something that the director put a lot of thought into, and I do appreciate that. He did not want it to be the typical horror flick ending. I especially liked the irony of the last scene--the encounter with morning commuters. <
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>I must add that I like Franka Potente, but wouldn't say this is her best performance. I would like to see her do more horror, though (Side note: I couldn't stand the dye job in this film). <
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>All in all, I'd say Creep is a decent attempt at making a horror film. Judging by the interviews on the dvd, the director did put a lot of thought into this film, but that may have taken him too far away from what really sends chills down the viewer's spine.

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i've seen it all before
The reason i gave this 2 stars is because it is nothing great. The movie is average and alot of the gore is assumed as we see blood splash on the walls and we don't get to see much of people being torn apart. For example you see a guy getting his head or neck ripped open but we only see his legs hanging there while all the dismantling is where we cannot see and that is very disappointing to me. In other scenes we see people being dragged away then see there half mutilated body later but we don't see the them being killed. I am very seasoned when it comes to horror movies so if you want mediocrity this is it. The acting wasn't all that bad but I became bored easily and i turned it off after 1 hour. Some people may enjoy this but again this is nothing new for me.

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A rental at best (spoiler warning)
After falling asleep and being locked in the subway station Franka Potente and others are pursued and dispatched by a deformed maniac who curiously travels with his own entorage of rats. The acting is decent but the story is full of plot holes and cliches. The "operation" scene was creepy but too little too late to save the film. I suggest watching the alternate beginning which was a helpful backstory of the film but was unfortunately left out. It would have filled in some of the plot holes. If you are a horror fan like me then you will probably rent it anyway out of curiosity but you are probably better off watching it when it comes to the sci fi channel.