Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.
As was said with some other Bob Clampett-directed Porky Pig cartoons, have more often than not had a lot of respect and appreciation for Clampett, and while not quite one of my favourite Looney Tunes characters (prefer those with consistently stronger, funnier and interesting personalities) Porky has always been very easy to like. 'Jeepers Creepers' is as perfect a representation of both as one can get, and one of the best to me.
Clampett's distinctive outrageously wacky and anarchic style is all over 'Jeepers Creepers'. Porky is endearing as ever very effectively plays it straight, is used well and is actually treated like a lead, after having cartoons where he feels more like underutilised support. The ghost is a great support character.
Mel Blanc is outstanding as always. He always was the infinitely more preferable voice for Porky, Joe Dougherty never clicked with me, and he proves it here. Blanc shows an unequalled versatility and ability to bring an individual personality to every one of his multiple characters in a vast majority of his work, there is no wonder why he was in such high demand as a voice actor. Pinto Colvig, most familiar to me as the original voice of Goofy for the Disney Silly Symphonies cartoons, is every bit as great.
Animation is excellent, it's fluid in movement, crisp in shading and very meticulous in detail. Ever the master, Carl Stalling's music is typically superb. It is as always lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it.
'Jeepers Creepers' is beautifully paced, imaginative, often hilarious in a wonderfully bizarre way and very spooky. The creepy setting is used to full advantage and the disembodied walking shoe gag is indeed a riot.
In conclusion, very spooky and lots of fun. 10/10 Bethany Cox