BA_Harrison
Arachnophobic doctor Ross Jennings (Jeff Daniels) moves with his wife (Harley Jane Kozak) and kids to a small town in the country where he intends to set up practice. Unfortunately, the new family home becomes over-run by highly venomous spiders, the offspring of a Venezuelan arachnid that hitched a ride to the States in the coffin of a dead photographer.If you're one of those people who turn to jelly at the sight of a spider, then Arachnophobia is guaranteed to terrify. It might be strictly PG, but thanks to the use of real creepy-crawlies throughout (with just a few not-so-convincing animatronic arachnids for the larger specimens), the film will have arachnophobes on the edge of their seats from start to finish.Even if you're not afraid of the eight-legged horrors, Arachnophobia should still prove a fun ride for the duration, with slick direction from Frank Marshall, spirited performances, some well-executed jump scares, and the great production values one expects from a Steven Spielberg-backed flick.
annmason24
The problem with Arachnophobia is that no one seems to know what kind of the movie they wanted to make! I like the film because it's just different, but it is not clear whether they wanted it to be a comedy, bringing John Goodman out was funny and provided a more light hearted sense to the movie. But it also tried to be scary and did have its moments. It ended up just being kind of a mishmash, but I found it entertaining. I like Jeff Daniels and I love spiders. Spiders make something out of nothing and most people make nothing out of something. We have benefited from spiders far more than we have lost because of them.
jimminysnickety
Arachnophobia like a reviewer once said is a 'rollercoaster ride from start to finish'. Which it basically is to the viewer. A bungling photographer Jerry Manley is a part of an expedition lead by Atherton Julian Sands(Warlock). The party flies by helicopter over mountainous terrain that has a dip thousands of feet below. Down below is amazon like rain forests. The latter has an agenda to collect unknown butterflies and spiders. After collecting a assortment of insects they get a rare find and more. A place they had entered was probably better off untouched considering what trouble awaits.A bunch of isolated deaths occur in a small town of Canima. A doctor Ross Jennings just recently arrived gets a bad rep. He also loses his only patient Margaret. It's not long that he is against time to stop a deadly spider infestation. He gets a spider expert Collins' who works for Dr. Atherton to check out some so-called spider bites in the morgue. Atherton is studying a new spider species that has workers' or drones' like Bees and ants. Atherton finds out the new spiders are related to the ones responsible for the deaths. Nice scares. As someone who has seen spider movies before Kingdom of the Spiders 1977 starring William Shatner, Eight Legged Freaks well some of it. I recommend it to people who like suspenseful plots with spiders as the prime antagonists.
SnoopyStyle
James Atherton (Julian Sands) leads an expedition in the Venezuelan jungle to hunt for unique insects living in an isolated ecosystem. They find many unusual creatures including a spider he suspects is a drone. This would be a new species of spiders with many drones. A male kills one of the team and sneaks into the coffin. It hitches a ride back to the States to the small town of Canaima where it mates with a local spider creating an even more deadly new species. Dr. Ross (Jeff Daniels) and Molly Jennings (Harley Jane Kozak) are new in town with their two kids leaving behind the big city. Ross is deadly afraid of spiders. Molly deals with any spider relocation. The old town doctor changes his mind and refuses to retire. And he gets off to a bad start with the town sheriff. The worst part has to be the spiders that have made a nest in their barn.Spiders are creepy. If you're afraid of them, this will not help at all. Every close up is creepy. Jeff Daniels is great as the scaredy cat. He brings a lot of charm and humor to the role. The light heart tone really sets up the horror perfectly. It is one scary movie.
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