a5c7b9f00b The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size of SUVs. It&#39;s then up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff&#39;s young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley, and paranoid radio announcer Harlan, into battle against the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts. Venomous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions. Pros: Attractive female leads. Some good jokes (&quot;No one ever believes the kid&quot;).<br/><br/>Cons: Terrible acting. Goofy story with tons of CGI. Plenty of cliches. Scenes where you want to shout at the characters for the stupid decisions they&#39;re making. Predictable. Completely devoid of suspense.<br/><br/>Result: Brainless summer entertainment. Sure, it&#39;s a bad movie. But at least it doesn&#39;t to pretend to have great subtexts. It&#39;s supposed to just be a fun summer movie. I didn&#39;t hate this movie, but I wish I&#39;d seen something else. You might like it if you know what to expect (a bad movie). I saw this movie out of boredom, I had a couple of hours to waste on a trip and the theater had only one movie starting within 30 minutes, namely 8 Legged Freaks. I figured &quot;why not, how bad can it be&quot;. Wow. It was funny, really funny. The special effects were well done and the acting was a lot better than I expected from a movie starring Kari Wurher, who has always been a pathetic actress (until this movie). The movie says to the audience &quot;This is a cheesy sci-fi/horror movie, relax and enjoy.&quot; If you do the first you will do the second. I liked ita great popcorn movie. This is postmodern folk art, a tricky transaction in which the work isn't just a story, it's a genre survey, a homage, a meditation, a parody and, oh yeah, while it's at it, still a pretty good story.
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