I am VERY disappointed ...

Splendiferous · Aug 13, 2002, 12:57 PM

I've been waiting for about 2 years to see this movie. I've been waiting since it was called Arac Attack. I thought, "Giant Spiders attack town - how can this movie go wrong?" I quite liked Independance Day the first time I saw it, so it didn't really faze me when I found out Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich were making it. I didn't even worry TOO much when David friggin' Arquette was cast.

And yesterday I saw it. Maybe it was because I was supposed to be seeing it with a bunch of friends, and they all cancelled, and I went anyway out of stubborn dogged determination to see this damn movie. Maybe it was because the popcorn stuck in that unreachable place between my tongue and my teeth and sat there tickling all night. Maybe it was just because the movie was crap. But I barely enjoyed it at all.

The effects ranged from "quite good really" to "VERY obvious Blue-screen". The dialogue was majorly cheesy, and the plot had more cliches than your average soap opera. I thought the movie, supposedly being a spoof, would poke fun at the cliches. It only fell prey to them.

The spiders themselves ... made woo-woo noises. Woo-woo noises? I ask you. The people making the movie couldn't tell whether they were making Aliens or Gremlins. The music was way way way too light when it should have been dramatic and scary. The acting wasn't bad. I particularly liked Doug E. Doug, but i'm a hige fan of Cool Runnings anyway

In short - if you want very very very light entertainment, watch this movie. If you're drunk.

***PS : I'd be very interested to see what BalrogTim has to say about this, cos we were both awaiting the movie with about thye same enthusiasm.

Aug 14, 2002, 10:43 AM

i liked it but yes, it was not better than i thougt it would be. i thought the shopping mall thing was a rip-off of DAWN OF THE DEAD. i'd give it a 7.

SF_not_Sci-Fi · Aug 14, 2002, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Splendiferous

In short - if you want very very very light entertainment, watch this movie. If you're drunk.

To paraphrase Jon Stewart in the cult classic comedy Half Baked: Have you ever seen Eight Legged Freaks, on weed?

So it isn't worth the 10 bucks I would have to pay for a movie ticket? Oh well, I'm not surprised...

ApocalypseKurtz · Aug 20, 2002, 07:58 AM

Ditto for me - I was disappointed, but not much because I didnt expect a whole lot.

Camfan · Aug 20, 2002, 08:52 AM

I went to this film expecting it to be a cheap, stoopid, big spiders eating people with David Arquette, being, well, David Arquette. But hey, sorry to go against the grain but I enjoyed it. I took for exactly what it was, I knew it wasn't going to be any good, and once I'd accepted that, it was fine. Oh yeah, and the fact I was stoned at the time kinda' helped too. I had a great time watching this film. The spiders looked ok when interacting with the scenery, but you're right, when they actually started laying into the people, say it with me, BLUE SCREEN!!!!

And what was with that malcolm in the middle type boy genius?

But hey, it had Doug E Doug in it and that in itself is cool!

MovieMad · Oct 9, 2002, 02:29 AM

Woo woo noises, hey it is a comedy as well!

I thought very similar to Tremors but Tremors wins in my book.

Still, i enjoyed Eight Legged Freaks. Just mindless fun.

Splendiferous · Oct 11, 2002, 11:42 AM

Hmmm ... Tremors ... that was about the worms that burst out of the ground and ate people, yes? I think that'd win, too.

And Camfan - nice sig

Silverdragon616 · Nov 19, 2002, 11:53 PM

It was all in good fun, a satyr of the fifties Sci-Fi horror movies. Don't be so serious, you'll die young of a heart attack brought on by being to stiff about a movie, it did what it was supposed to do.

floyd · Jan 4, 2003, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Have you ever seen Eight Legged Freaks, on weed?

yeah man! There's like a, guy in the bushes, and he's got a gun! what's he doin' man!? I don't know!

(substitue the "guy with a gun" bit for, "A plot and desent acting"

Rook · Jan 10, 2003, 02:15 AM

I didn't care for the film. (But then, I'm not the one who did the choosing when we went to the movies that day.) I didn't expect much out of it, and that's just about what I got. Not much at all...

Tack · Jan 23, 2003, 02:44 PM

I wasn't expecting much but I got several good laughfs out of it. How many people were in that town anyway. I mean when the spiders first invade they kill like a good 95% of the towns people. Theen when everyone is in the mall most of them get slaughterd. Then when they all come running out of the caves there are a bunch of people still. How!? I thought it was funny ,stupid but funny.

jill_valentine · Feb 6, 2003, 05:28 PM

David Arquette scares me a little.

Tack · Feb 7, 2003, 12:40 AM

I think David Arquette scares everyone a little.

Rook · Feb 17, 2003, 04:55 AM

He doesn't exactly scare me as much as he nauseates me.

Splendiferous · Mar 1, 2003, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Silverdragon616
Don't be so serious, you'll die young of a heart attack brought on by being to stiff about a movie

Him doesn't know me too well, does him?

Hey, I just like my Giant Spider movies to be decent, alright?!

And David Arquette neither scares me nor worries me. I hardly notice he's there. Screen presence? What screen presence?

Aug 13, 2002, 12:57 PM	#1
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	I am VERY disappointed ... I've been waiting for about 2 years to see this movie. I've been waiting since it was called Arac Attack. I thought, "Giant Spiders attack town - how can this movie go wrong?" I quite liked Independance Day the first time I saw it, so it didn't really faze me when I found out Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich were making it. I didn't even worry TOO much when David friggin' Arquette was cast. And yesterday I saw it. Maybe it was because I was supposed to be seeing it with a bunch of friends, and they all cancelled, and I went anyway out of stubborn dogged determination to see this damn movie. Maybe it was because the popcorn stuck in that unreachable place between my tongue and my teeth and sat there tickling all night. Maybe it was just because the movie was crap. But I barely enjoyed it at all. The effects ranged from "quite good really" to "VERY obvious Blue-screen". The dialogue was majorly cheesy, and the plot had more cliches than your average soap opera. I thought the movie, supposedly being a spoof, would poke fun at the cliches. It only fell prey to them. The spiders themselves ... made woo-woo noises. Woo-woo noises? I ask you. The people making the movie couldn't tell whether they were making Aliens or Gremlins. The music was way way way too light when it should have been dramatic and scary. The acting wasn't bad. I particularly liked Doug E. Doug, but i'm a hige fan of Cool Runnings anyway In short - if you want very very very light entertainment, watch this movie. If you're drunk. ***PS : I'd be very interested to see what BalrogTim has to say about this, cos we were both awaiting the movie with about thye same enthusiasm.

Aug 14, 2002, 10:43 AM	#2
NEXUS IS STILL HERE! n/a flights since	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... i liked it but yes, it was not better than i thougt it would be. i thought the shopping mall thing was a rip-off of DAWN OF THE DEAD. i'd give it a 7.

Aug 20, 2002, 07:58 AM	#4
ApocalypseKurtz Starfighter 66 flights since Aug 2002 Location: Boston, MA	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... Ditto for me - I was disappointed, but not much because I didnt expect a whole lot.

Aug 20, 2002, 08:52 AM	#5
Camfan Wing Commander 364 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Where the history comes from	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... I went to this film expecting it to be a cheap, stoopid, big spiders eating people with David Arquette, being, well, David Arquette. But hey, sorry to go against the grain but I enjoyed it. I took for exactly what it was, I knew it wasn't going to be any good, and once I'd accepted that, it was fine. Oh yeah, and the fact I was stoned at the time kinda' helped too. I had a great time watching this film. The spiders looked ok when interacting with the scenery, but you're right, when they actually started laying into the people, say it with me, BLUE SCREEN!!!! And what was with that malcolm in the middle type boy genius? But hey, it had Doug E Doug in it and that in itself is cool!

Oct 9, 2002, 02:29 AM	#6
MovieMad Starfighter 150 flights since Jul 2002 Location: 65 million years in the making.	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... Woo woo noises, hey it is a comedy as well! I thought very similar to Tremors but Tremors wins in my book. Still, i enjoyed Eight Legged Freaks. Just mindless fun.

Oct 11, 2002, 11:42 AM	#7
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... Hmmm ... Tremors ... that was about the worms that burst out of the ground and ate people, yes? I think that'd win, too. And Camfan - nice sig

Nov 19, 2002, 11:53 PM	#8
Silverdragon616 Pilot 15 flights since Nov 2002 Location: Yuma, AZ. Halfway to Hell	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... It was all in good fun, a satyr of the fifties Sci-Fi horror movies. Don't be so serious, you'll die young of a heart attack brought on by being to stiff about a movie, it did what it was supposed to do.

Jan 10, 2003, 02:15 AM	#10
Rook Starfighter 90 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Mylanta	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... I didn't care for the film. (But then, I'm not the one who did the choosing when we went to the movies that day.) I didn't expect much out of it, and that's just about what I got. Not much at all...

Jan 23, 2003, 02:44 PM	#11
Tack Spawn of Nurgle 1,490 flights since Dec 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon.	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... I wasn't expecting much but I got several good laughfs out of it. How many people were in that town anyway. I mean when the spiders first invade they kill like a good 95% of the towns people. Theen when everyone is in the mall most of them get slaughterd. Then when they all come running out of the caves there are a bunch of people still. How!? I thought it was funny ,stupid but funny.

Feb 6, 2003, 05:28 PM	#12
jill_valentine Us kids know. 1,805 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Six Feet Under.	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... David Arquette scares me a little.

Feb 7, 2003, 12:40 AM	#13
Tack Spawn of Nurgle 1,490 flights since Dec 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon.	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... I think David Arquette scares everyone a little.

Feb 17, 2003, 04:55 AM	#14
Rook Starfighter 90 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Mylanta	Re: I am VERY disappointed ... He doesn't exactly scare me as much as he nauseates me.

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