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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
this film roxx, 1 Dec 2005
dont get me wrong, this is a terrible film. However, it is that bad, it's almost as if they have made it that way.
It is possibly one of the funniest films. it is one of the best accidental comidies i have ever seen and has to be watched to be believed. If you have already seen the film, please e-mail me with the answer 2 ths question because it has been driving me nuts for about a year.You have got to ask, is hose sancho
A) speaking spannish?
B) English?
C) some strange, fake latino, alcohol induced, hybrid of the two languages?This brings me swiftly on to my next topic, BEAR!
Where does he go?
and why?
BEAR seems to be the only one, with the nessisary militery experience, martial prowess, and equipment nessisary to defeat such a large alien spider.
So why does everybody seem so calm when he just dissapears into the hills?
Only to appear 5 minutes from the end, looking a tad deshevelled and armed only with a knife to promptly be killed by the spider who by the way took no damage whatsoever.
So if anybody could shed a little light on the previous subjects it would be greatly appreciated. buy this film
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
ALONG CAME A SPIDER..., 11 Nov 2002
This is simply a bad movie. This creature feature genre of film has been better done by others. This one is almost painful to watch. Each minute of running time seems like hours. The premise is simple. Aliens from another planet land on a remote island. One manages to infect some of the insects on the island with its DNA, causing them to mutate in some unknown way. The island's native population starts to die off. Concerned doctors fly to the island, accompanied by some guerilla soldiers, to check up on the health of the natives, only to crash land on the island and find that they are too late to help its inhabitants. Moreover, an electro-magnetic field blankets the island, cutting off communication with the outside world. It then becomes a struggle for survival, as all become prey for the giant killer spiders, as well as other mutated insects, that dot the island. This is a film with the screenplay from hell. Poorly plotted with sub plots that defy logic, much of the film consists of the various disposable characters doing something stupid, which results in their getting killed in some noxious way. The cheesy, stilted dialogue is third rate, as is the acting and special effects. Quite frankly, I do not know whether the actors will survive the release of this film. They must now be in South America undergoing plastic surgery, so as to avoid affiliation with this film and get a fresh start. The director must be claiming demonic possession as the sole reason for having done this film. There can be no other explanation. If you want a creature feature with some pizazz, as well as laughs, see the low budget flick, "Empire of the Ants", starring Joan Collins.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A CHEESY GOOD FILM, 31 Oct 2007
Lauren Mercer, (Alex Reid) a pilot, agrees to lead an expedition by Dr. Samuel Leon, (Jose Sancho) his assistant Susana, (Nues Asensi) spider specialist Henry Capri, (Ravil Issyanov) and guide Lev Valentine, (Chris Potter) into a small Pacific Island to determine the cause of a deadly epidemic. Crash-landing on the island, they decide to do some exploring, where one member is bitten by a strange spider and begins to be eaten from the inside out. Coming upon a native village for help, they find it decimated and nearly destroyed. The attacks have not stopped, it seems, and it maybe a mutated species of spider found by Henry that is causing the attacks. When the suspicions are proved true, they try to get off the island alive.
The Good News: Sure, it's predictable, derivative, and has some pretty cheesy effects, but fans of these movies have come to expect that sort of thing to one degree or another. The giant spider is actually rather good and suitably menacing, especially it's overall design. When it's dripping acid and wrapping people up in steel-strength cocoons it is genuinely creepy. It's just different enough from the normal look that it's memorable, yet sticks close enough that it's still a recognizable shape. The FX team should be praised for the fact that they chose to go with an animatronics-based model rather than CGI. Also, there's a couple nice gory set-pieces spread throughout. There's a character sprayed with acid sap in the face and several mangled carcasses strewn around, yet the majority of violence on-screen is against the spiders. They're pretty badly injured throughout, making for some surprising gore. The highlight, though, is a particularly nasty attack by some meddlesome ticks, which burrow under the skin and then bloodily erupt following some obviously unhealthy white vomiting. It's a strong image that thankfully saves the film. The attack on the outpost near the end features some nice action sequences and a couple of shocks. With an air of cheese surrounding it, this isn't that bad of creature feature.
The Bad News: This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it still has a couple of things wrong with it. Every cliché inherent in the genre is present in this film, and nary an attempt is made to try something a little different. It's really distracting when things can be drawn out that way. The cheese in here is both a blessing and a curse. It's fine for those who enjoy it, but it's also damaging for those who aren't into it. The beginning is also a bit of a mess as it's hard to figure things out, and nothing is really made all that clear until a little while in, which means that we have to backtrack to find out what happened and why as well as what's going on currently. But these are mostly minor gripes that are easily remedied.
The Final Verdict: While not exactly the best spider movie of all time, it's decent enough to put a little fear into those who hate them. The spider isn't that bad looking, it's got a couple of good moments, and the film won't exactly rot your brain. Just turn off and enjoy.
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