Eight Legged Freaks

  • 2002


MOVIE IS ridiculous original entertaining vicious gigantic
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29 %
48 % Rotten
$ 45 Million
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Positive Reviews 42
Negative reviews 27
Average Rating 2.7/5
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3.0
Like many of the worst pop referential parodies of the post Scream era, this one stalls on laughs once the big joke has been established: A citizenry .. EW
3.8
Eight Legged Freaks is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects, and leaves you feeling like youve seen a movie instead of an endless traile .. Rogerebert
3.0
The plot is very simple, more computer game than story, but really a classic re creation of movies like The Blob and World Without End. Common Sense Media
2.5
The pulse of the film feels entirely too modern while the satire is played so low that it might as well be nonexistent.
3.5
Fikria Sael tends to her premature son, Mundhir.(Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Post) It had been 24 hours since a doctor had last visited the largest civili ..
2.5
The actual movie is the cinematic equivalent of cheap Chinese egg rolls: all flour and cabbage shreds, maybe half a nibble of pork.Gags
2.5
Silly, yes, but oddly fun in a light hearted, end of the world way.
2.0
If you want to enjoy a campy but fun B movie, then go with a real B film . . . Dont fall for mainstream Hollywoods pale big budget imitation. E Film Critic
4.0
This gleefully giddy giant spider invasion may never win any Oscars, but it delivered one of the most entertaining 90 minute spectacles Ive witnessed .. E Film Critic
3.8
A good old fashioned drive in B movie that makes no pretense about being anything else. It doesnt take itself too seriously. Its just goofy. E Film Critic
3.8
The hamlets name is itself a joke because theres little prosperity in Prosperity just an old gold mine, an oversize mall and a decaying tax base thats .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
If you only see one mutated spider movie this summer, youll be missing a treat.
3.5
Critique: A movie that knows what it wants to be, delivers on its popcorn, cheesy intentions for the most part and invites everyone along for the ride .. JoBlo
2.0
So crummy that you might feel like squishing it underfoot when its over. One Guys Opinion
2.2
This do not take me serious B film is played as a limp tribute to the 1950s mutant bug films such as Them!. Sover
3.1
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
3.0
Silly, good natured and thoroughly unpretentious, this giant spider movie has nothing more on its mind than providing the kind of brainless thrills on .. Tv Guide
3.1
The result is a genuinely amusing but never flat out funny piece of homage.The setup of all monster movies is essentially the same. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
You can leave your brain outside the theater with this one as you can pretty much predict just what is going to happen.
3.1
But really, this isnt a movie about characters; its about gigantic spiders that eat people and when the movie concerns itself about them, it works. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
It doesnt quite succeed as well as it should, but it is fun nevertheless. Lariat
3.0
The humor and acting are rather lame but the action is more fast and fun than ferocious. News Review
2.5
The picture certainly doesnt have the fun plot setup, twists and complications that made Tremors so original, entertaining and enjoyable to behold. Screen It
3.5
With the same sort of good natured fun found in films like Tremors, Eight Legged Freaks is prime escapist fare. Film Journal International ..
1.9
A healthy dose of scares or laughs might have saved this dud from its own worst instincts. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
Well, it could have gone the route of Tremors a film it has been compared to and created its own little enjoyably clever approach, but it lacks someth .. Mountain X
3.0
There are lots and lots of spiders this time out, and CGI is a tad more effective than process FX.I itched for hours afterward.
2.0
A look at the long day in the busy life of a Toronto councillor In the face of a surprise cut to the number of wards and councillors proposed by the p .. Toronto Star
3.1
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
4.0
Rather than try to depict a stern narrative about a spider invasion, director Ellory Elkayem embraces the silliness and instead provides a pulpy monst .. Cinema Crazed
3.5
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3.5
Entertaining escapism, Eight Legged Freaks is a blast of a creature feature thats just blatant good fun.The key to its delights is the mix of drama, s ..
3.0
The avowed intent here is to scare without scarring, shock without being shocking.Its creepy crawly horror for all the family. Bbc
2.5
Viewed as a comedy, the picture is only sporadically funny, and foolishly passes up distinct chances at incendiary humor, such as the extended finale .. The Movie Boy
2.0
But while these cult films were funny merely by accidentTarantula director Jack Arnold probably wasnt being intentionally campyEight Legged Freaks at .. Hollywood
3.0
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. Seattle Pi
3.1
Its not a great monster movie.But if youve paid a matinee price and bought a big tub of popcorn, theres guilty fun to be had here. Spliced Wire
1.9
Alas, the only entertainment value is in a Mystery Science Theater 3000 sort of way which is to say not at all except for what you yourself can bring .. Movie Habit
3.1
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
3.0
B type dialogue dirty jokes, overly emphatic declarations and other ripe lines make the movie camp fun. Boxoffice Magazine
2.0
The one note joke does bug after awhile, but for a campy n creepy good time, this flicks got your number. E Online
2.0
The ridiculous music cues, which foreshadow the cuddly critter feasting and guide the dramatic shifts in tone (horror to romance to adventure and back ..
4.5
Its the filmmakers post camp comprehension of what made old time B movies good bad that makes Eight Legged Freaks a perfectly entertaining summer dive .. La Weekly
3.0
Its all done at breakneck pace, but theres always time for the gags and to celebrate or send up other films. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.1
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2.5
Eight Legged Freaks Review By Joe Lozito View all articles by Joe Lozito An attempt to do for the mutant insect genre what Scream did for Slasher movi .. Big Picture Big Sound
1.9
No wit, no surprises, no suspense, not even gore or gratuitous nudity No fun. Montreal Film Journal
2.0
Theres not much thats original except for the excellent special effects. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
2.5
While the gigantic spider animation is not bad in this movie, just about everything else is absolutely awful, including the story, the dialogue, and e .. Film Quips Online
2.0
Think of it as The Rocky Horror Picture Show with giant spiders instead of cross dressing aliens. Guide Live
1.9
The 50s camp classics may have used models with strings leading them toward their prey, but Eight Legged Freaks forgoes the suspense and goes straight .. Denver Post
2.0
All we get is a bunch of similar, giant spider monsters attacking people we could care less about. Filmcritic.com
1.5
Pulling off a big budget spoof requires a certain amount of style and wittiness, qualities conspicuously absent from Freaks. James Sanford on Film
3.8
A parody of 50s sci fi/horror movies that still takes itself seriously enough to be good creepy fun. Aisle Seat
2.0
These spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds, but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining. TheMovieChicks.com
3.0
But then you have the same old characters making the same old stupid mistakes, and its hard to get the momentum back up.So many chances for some real .. Need Coffee
3.1
Much of the charm of the 70s giant animal movies is the fact that they werent intended to be funny. Nitrate Online
3.0
Well, yes.But I think that youll agree that this seemingly meritless film gives us laughs, thrills, and some clever subtext to complement a bag of pop .. Films Nobs
3.5
I just wish that the eight legged freaks would have been blown up inside a Wal Mart. Films Nobs
2.5
And once youve seen one Bronco sized tarantula, youve seen em all. Ear Of Newt
2.5
Eight Legged Freaks ... just wants to be one big joke. Good thinking now if only it were funny. Suburban Chicago News
3.0
The good, clean fun of watching a terrible movie that isnt ashamed of being terrible. Gost Dog
3.0
The special effects are top notch, and the scene in which motocross racers are attacked inspires a certain glee, but after the first five or so hicks .. Citysearch
1.5
Nice special effects with creepy spiders, but it ultimately is much like the creatures: lots of long legs, but no body. Zap2it.com
1.3
Eight Legged Freaks limps along, spinning not a silken web but an extremely derivative, tattered one not likely to snare anybodys interest. Miami Herald
3.5
But as horror comedies go, its breezy fun that recognizes its limitations and revels in its own absurdity. Movies Radio Free
1.3
The film makes a joke, then nudges you in the ribs, saying, Hey, that was funny, right Right Um, no. Arizona Daily Star
3.0
A ridiculous but enjoyably campy creature feature that serves as the logical extension of goosey, B movie matinee shenanigans in a world gone X treme. Entertainment Today
2.3
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. Time Out Ny
3.1
The pure malevolence of the movie has to be appreciated on some level (not even one of the family pets lives to see daylight). Lawrence Journal-World
3.0
Proves that some movie formulas dont need messing with like the big bug movie. Journal News (Westchester, ..
3.0
it sure will make you think twice before you dump that toxic waste in the lake.
1.3
Theres something distasteful about a supposed B movie made with the financial backing of a major Hollywood studio and production company. Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) ..
3.5
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0.5
The CG sucks, the script is laughable and you dont get to see Scarlett Johansen have sex. And youre going to have a great time at the movies!
2.0
Leave it to Hollywood to try to keep spinning gold from toxic waste. Bangor News
2.0
Elkayems film is clearly targeted to capture young teens for no other reason than to rip off their ticket money



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