CREATURE FEATURES 1

EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS (2002)
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Directed By:
Ellory Elkayem

Starring:
David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, Scarlett Johansson, Doug E. Doug and Rick Overton

Rated PG-13
Genre: Science Fiction
Format Used: Netflix DVD
Contains: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Sexual Content
Also Known As:
Arac Attack (Working Title)

THE PLOT:

The corrupt business man who spent allot of money to build a mall in a small town that no one goes to makes a deal to store toxic waste at the old mine. But one canister of toxic waste falls off the truck when the driver swerves to miss a bunny rabbit crossing the street.

The canister lands in a tiny pound just outside of town where local Spider ranger catches his crickets for his exotic spiders. The crickets drank the contanminated water and the spiders eat the crickets. Before you can say fifties monster movie, the eight legged freaks are born.

It's up to the Sheriff and her old boyfriend who just came back into town to find a way to squash these oversize arachnids once and for all.

ZEDD'S OPINION:

This is a great flick, it's old fashion monster making magic at it's finest. The story, the characters, the effects are all great. It's the kind of fun movie they use to make in the fifties. That watch out for mutation monster movies. The kind that Roger Cormen and Burt I. Gordon use to make. But this movie took longer then the weekend to make. The creature effects were realistic and cool. The spiders had personality. The human cast does a great job, the radio guy and his alien talk got annoying. He totally believes in aliens but can't fathom mutations. A conspiracy nut like him should believe that radiation causes mutations, and if the Government covers aliens up they sure hell would cover mutants up. Anyway, one minor thing during the grand scheme of things.
I give EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS...9 STARS

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VOLTRON'S OPINION:

The point is fun and this is a fun movie. Not for everyone that is. I like to add something to what Zedd wrote. He wrote that this is the kind of monster movie Roger Cormen and Burt I. Gorden use to make. Well this is better then Cormen and Gordon could due put together. I think this movie is great and deserves to be watched. I might even recommend it as a buried treasure in the not too distant future. I give it....8 STARS

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ON THE POSITIVE SIDE (+ HITS):

+ STORY (Good old fashion story, the kind they use to make.)
+ CAST (A great cast does a great job.)
+ EFFECTS (Very cool monster effects.)
+ FUNNY (Very funny in places.)
+ CHARACTERS (I like the characters allot.)
+ DIFFERENT KIND OF SPIDERS (I like the diverse kinds of spiders in this movie.)

ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE (- MISSES)

- RADIO GUY (His alien talk got annoying.)

AND FINALLY...

- FAN BASED (If you aren't big on spiders, then this isn't the movie for you.)

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