Eight Legged Freaks
The movie concerns hundreds of little spiders that are exposed to toxic waste, causing them to grow to gigantic proportions and begin killing and harvesting. When the alarm is sounded, it is up to mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker to mobilize an eclectic group of townspeople, including the Sheriff's young son, Mike, her daughter, Ashley and a paranoid radio announcer named Harlan to battle the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.
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July 30, 2007
The best giant-spider movie I've seen in quite some time.January 07, 2004
No Aracnhophobia but still good.January 07, 2004
Click to read reviewDecember 24, 2010
Straight-out scarefest.July 19, 2002
It's the filmmakers' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time B movies good-bad that makes Eight Legged Freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion.February 08, 2014
What it lacks in scares, however, Eight Legged Freaks makes up for with gallons of gooey-green spider guts.July 19, 2002
As green-guts monster movies go, it's a beaut.July 22, 2002
[I]ts marginally amusing, but I'm giving it thumbs down.April 29, 2009
A fun, fantastic homage to the B movies of the golden age of horror cinema...July 19, 2002
This is a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like Them!July 18, 2002
However many screaming teenagers it produces at the multiplexes, Eight Legged Freaks isn't good or funny enough to reinvigorate the style. It can't even maintain its own initial zing.July 23, 2002
Despite nifty F/X, first-time director Ellory Elkayem's staging is altogether devoid of variation.