Eight Legged Freaks
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Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critics What's this?

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

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  • Starring: David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer
  • 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.)
  • Director: Ellory Elkayem
  • Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror, Comedy
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 99 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ted Shen
    90
    A cunning and hilarious update of the giant-insect movies of the 1950s.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    80
    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.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    60
    Silly, good-natured and thoroughly unpretentious, this giant-spider movie has nothing more on its mind than providing the kind of brainless thrills once delivered by movies like Tarantula (1955), Earth vs. the Spider (1958) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975).
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Dennis Lim
    30
    Amid numerous identical skirmishes with leapfrogging arachnids, trace elements of black comedy and intentional camp are discernible but utterly extraneous.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. Luke9714
    9
    Best horror comedy I have ever seen, it has humour, gory, action and violence, has all the ingredients to make a fantastic film. This film is a must watch… Expand
  2. BlogDog123
    8
    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.… Expand
  3. rotku
    6
    A 50's movie concept given a modern make over. Tell your brain to go missing and enjoy the B rate acting, B rate CGI and B rate cast (including a young Scarlett Johansson)… Expand
  4. StevenB.
    0
    Wow!! I can honestly say, this is one of the worst movies ever made. Actually, it's like watching something other than a movie, like a bunch of bad acting, cheesy dialogue and laughably crap special effects, and like this kind of slapstick childish unfunny type of humour, all exploded onto your screen!!!! It's a bit like something you'd see on Disney Channel, like in the same league as Lizzie McGuire.… Expand

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