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Arachnophobia
PG13 (SINGAPORE)
1990
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Positive Reviews
16
Negative reviews
2
Average Rating
3.8
/5
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2.0
Arachnophobia is a skin crawling horror film that never loses its cheeky, throwaway edge.
EW
3.8
You wouldnt think spiders would be good visual elements for a movie.
Rogerebert
4.5
Frank Marshalls sophisticated feature directing debut never indulges in ultimate gross out effects and carefully chooses both its victims and its mean ..
Variety
4.5
Designed to reduce the audience to a squirming mass, the film yields plenty of grisly pleasures.
Time Out
3.5
Its a one joke movie, a funhouse ride, the cinematic equivalent of having a rubber spider thrown in your lap.But it doesnt matter if you reject the wi ..
2.0
Perhaps only other arachnophobes can appreciate the terror of the moment that means to, but doesnt quite, trigger primal fears.
4.0
Be assured that the Empire representative from the arachnophobes ranks not only willingly sat through the entire movie, but declared it an exciting an ..
4.0
A tension laden web full of solid scares and well timed wit in what is virtually a version of Alfred Hitchcocks The Birds, only with eight legs.
Radio Times
4.0
Frank Marshall has given moviegoers a remarkable first time directing effort with this horror comedy, offering more thrills, chills and laughs than an ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
I spent most of my childhood watching this movie with my eyes closed, because director Marshall milks the spider phobia for all its worth.
Cinema Crazed
4.0
Directing duties go to Frank Marshall who makes a brilliant debut, effectively weaving together thrills and humour in equal measure.
Bbc
3.8
STAR)(STAR)(STAR) HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A NEGRO WITHOUT GETTING TIRED (Fine Arts).
Chicago Tribune
4.5
Great acting, rollercoaster thrills, and a solid story give this classic comic adventure an undeniable lasting power.
3.5
As unpretentious summer entertainments, the comedies Quick Change and The Freshman and the comic horror film Arachnophobia all deliver what they promi ..
News Week
3.5
Ive never seen fear quite like it.I dont feel quite that way about spiders.
Buffalo News
4.5
The dexterity of the spiders as they merrily look for their prey is matched by the dexterity of Frank Marshalls direction in its nimbleness and sense ..
OutWeek
3.5
Arachnophobia is a notch or two above the typical creature horror movie, with solid special effects and a decent story that isnt just one Boo! after t ..
Movie Metropolis
5.0
What makes Arachnophobia so special is that the humor doesnt overshadow the horror, making for a sublime creature feature with an outstanding final ba ..
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