Eight Legged Freaks is the type of movie one should turn on when they're feeling a little lazy and, in so, they don't feel like paying attention to something complicatedly intricate. It's a junk food movie, as some old-timers put it, but it's also a gem for people who love monster films and creature features. The golden age for said sub-genres is long gone, but occasional movies such as Eight Legged Freaks let you know there's still people out there hungry for more.
The spider effects and various effects surrounding the spiders (such as web-shooting and whatnot) hold up surprisingly well for a movie that came out in the early 2000's; a time when God-awful CGI was ruining movies from the get-go and destroying the future potentiality for re-watches.
The characters and acting isn't awful, but it's not great, either. You should expect that with these types of movies. It's a given. Judging from the 5.4 rating this movie currently has, a lot of people on this site don't seem to understand that.
If you enjoy old school creature features, and enough common sense to not take this film too seriously, you'll probably enjoy yourself.
The spider effects and various effects surrounding the spiders (such as web-shooting and whatnot) hold up surprisingly well for a movie that came out in the early 2000's; a time when God-awful CGI was ruining movies from the get-go and destroying the future potentiality for re-watches.
The characters and acting isn't awful, but it's not great, either. You should expect that with these types of movies. It's a given. Judging from the 5.4 rating this movie currently has, a lot of people on this site don't seem to understand that.
If you enjoy old school creature features, and enough common sense to not take this film too seriously, you'll probably enjoy yourself.