Review of Arachnid

Arachnid (2001)
2/10
This Spider (Movie) Got Washed Out from the Water Spout
20 July 2007
The cover had me fooled. I saw in the library and I though, this would be a good movie but instead, it was a horrible movie that deals, yet again, about genetically enhanced giant spiders. A formula that has been overused so many times it gets sickening. The beginning was a sight to see; it was intriguing and a good cliffhanger but the rest was horrible after that. Rather than being a horror it was an action-adventure dressed up as a horror.

The acting was so-so and still up for debate but overall it was pretty poor. For some reason they way they voiced the dialogue and the way they acted made it seem like they were actually reading from a script rather than trying to act like it was natural dialogue.

This movie had some scares, some, and at times I jumped but the way the shots were developed and the way the previous shot was framed, it kind of foreshadowed the whole jump-out-scare thing. The special effects were effective, which is the only thing good about this movie.

Overall, If you want a unoriginal formulaic plot, giant spiders and good effects, this movie if for you.
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