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Ellory ElkayemKuvaus:
John S. BartleySävellys:
John OttmanNäyttelijät:
David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, Scarlett Johansson, Doug E. Doug, Rick Overton, Leon Rippy, Matt Czuchry, Riley Smith, Eileen Ryan (lisää)Suoratoistopalvelut (2)
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Set in the nearly bankrupt mining town of Prosperity, Arizona, the film opens with the timely return of Chris McCormack (David Arquette). On the outskirts of town, a spider-loving eccentric discovers that water from a nearby river has a steroid-like effect on his tiny creatures. Unfortunately, that's because it has been contaminated by a toxic substance. It isn't long before the now-monstrous spiders are terrorizing Prosperity's townspeople. Taking refuge in the Prosperity Mall, Chris and his fellow cohorts--the beautiful Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer), her kids Mike (Scott Terra) and Ashley (Scarlett Johansson), Deputy Pete (Rick Overton), and paranoid radio DJ Harlan (Doug E. Doug)--search for a way to destroy the gigantic monsters before they are destroyed. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)
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A nice silly reference to old monster movies. You can't help but smile with them and with this film. The spiders respond to human calls ("Hey, Spidey!"), spit and make mewing noises after biting into a stuffed deer trophy. The whole film is permeated with great exaggeration, deliberate B-movie stylization and its parodic mood is illustrated by the exuberant "Elfman" music and a few small references to classic horror B-movies. And that one scene with the TV on, with the footage from Them! during a Monster-Movie Marathon is such a nice little reminder from the director that fans of the old B-movie sci-fi films will find it a treat :)
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A perfect combination of the poetics of "1950s" monster movies with the stupid aesthetics of German-American co-productions. Though it doesn't always work, Eight Legged Freaks artfully combines homage with parody, capturing the audience’s heart with perfect characters, a lethal dose of clichés and, most importantly, grinning spiders that are a joy to behold, especially when the special effects artists gave them a nice "look." Emmerich and Devlin didn't make a lot of money from it but I want to thank them for the desire to release this into the world.
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It wasn't bad, but as a horror movie (which it shouldn't have been) it wasn't scary enough and as a comedy it wasn't funny enough. But overall, I found it "not stupid enough". Still, it's watchable and pretty cool entertainment, but I was expecting something a little different, maybe a little more wacky.
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It tries to be an homage or parody of the old monster movies, but it's not a horror movie, it's not a comedy, and it's not even a proper B-movie. It's really a shame not to use such a rich potential, especially when the creators don't even try to do so, apart from a few exceptions.
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I HATE SPIDERS! Seriously, I can't see, hear, just anything (including Spiderman) involving those eight-legged bastards. I didn't mind them here, though, because fear is the last thing that you will find in Eight Legged Freaks. The whole film is about exaggeration, action, more or less good digital effects... And that was fine with me. Undemanding fun with likeable actors and a good Ottman.
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I don't know why, but I kind of like this wacky craziness. Had the filmmakers decided to make a deadly serious action horror film with this premise, it would have been a guaranteed uninteresting piece of crap. Eight Legged Freaks is able to lean fully on its comedic side, which makes almost all of the action scenes and the shots of the giant spiders entertaining and the film as a whole a slightly above average horror comedy. In addition, the casting of David Arquette, as with the other actors, was a hit. The spiders themselves look a bit ridiculous at times, but on the other hand, maybe that was the director's intention, and it actually works very well in several moments. And the scene of the spider's nest full of cocoons is awesome!
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Thanks to watching the movie "Arachnid Terror" again, I realized not only that I simply adore these B-movies, but also why I've always liked Scarlett Johansson. It's a shame that she has become such a huge star lately. Somehow, she doesn't fit in well in her recent movies. "Arachnid Terror" works as a B-movie, though, it's just a pity that there isn't a bit more humor. Then it would be absolutely excellent.
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