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- 2002
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
Summary The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate into the size of SUVs. And they're hungry. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: Ellory Elkayem
Written By: Randy Kornfield, Jesse Alexander, Ellory Elkayem
- 2002
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 39 m
Eight Legged Freaks
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7.9
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Summary The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate into the size of SUVs. And they're hungry. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: Ellory Elkayem
Written By: Randy Kornfield, Jesse Alexander, Ellory Elkayem
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
53
47% Positive
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15 Reviews
41% Mixed
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13% Negative
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4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
53
47% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
41% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
A cunning and hilarious update of the giant-insect movies of the 1950s.
Eight Legged Freaks is a B-movie-and-proud-of-it thrill ride, probably the best of its kind since "Tremors." It does just what a good creature feature is supposed to do: It entertains with laughs, gasps, gooey spectacle and a bemused sense of fun.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 142 User Ratings
7.9
71% Positive
101 Ratings
101 Ratings
18% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
11% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 142 User Ratings
7.9
71% Positive
101 Ratings
101 Ratings
18% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
11% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
Eight Legged Freaks is awesome and walks that line between Looney Toons comedy and horror. Even almost two decades later it's still enjoyable in all its silliness.
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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.
This update of 1950s drive-in sci-fiers finds the right balance between icky, funny and scary, with sheer energy compensating for a script that could have used more parodic panache.
I can't say I was scared, but I wasn't bored. By way of full disclosure, Warner Bros. provided free popcorn at the screening. I gobbled up every greasy morsel.
The few isolated funny moments, particularly a witty visual gag involving a pop-up tent with legs, provide only a short break from the screen-flooding onslaught of CGI creatures and screaming extras.
Limps along, spinning not a silken web but an extremely derivative, tattered one not likely to snare anybody's interest.
In case you couldn't tell, this movie is supposed to be goofy. I mean, how much goofier can you get when you have a movie about spiders that grow to gigantic size when they eat contaminated crickets? One thing you should know is that this movie DOES NOT take itself seriously. But that's a good thing, because this movie is pure camp and nothing else. Characters are somewhat sloppy, the spider special effects are decent (especially for 2002) and the humor is well put together. All in all, if you are sad and want a movie to cheer you up, watch this.
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This was fun! A stupid creature feature that knows it's stupid and just rolls with it. This movie is just a ride from start to finish, it sometimes borders on being a Looney Toons cartoon. I mean, the spiders roar and scream, they punch people to death (including cartoon sound effects). I really liked that they included different kinds of spiders who hunt differently. The CGI look dated but in a good way. Also, there is no unnecessary drama, everything is very efficient plot wise. Didn't like the score, though.
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
Village Roadshow Pictures,
NPV Entertainment,
Electric Entertainment,
Centropolis Entertainment
Release Date Jul 17, 2002
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Do you hate spiders? Do you really hate spiders? Well they don't like you either.
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
