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Arachnophobia
110 minutes (PG) 1990
review by Stacy Bacon
It's certificate aside, this is a competent first feature by director Frank Marshall,
whose previous claim to fame has been co-producing Spielberg efforts such as E.T.
and Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
A team of explorers led by spider apecialiat Dr Atherton (atarchly played by
Julian Sands, of Warlock), head into the Venezulan basin to find some new
species - when they happen upon some very strange spiders. Unwittingly returning to
base camp with one, a team member is killed and the spider stows away in his coffin
- to be carried back to the victim's hometown where it creates a whole new breed of
killer spider.
The principals include Jeff Daniels as the new town Doc, and John Goodman
playing a slobby exterminator. The opening shots are tremendous, while the script
deals out much humour. A (PG) means don't expect a monster masterpiece or gore
extravaganza, as this is quite restrained. However, the final battle scene with a
'general' spider and his queen is suspenseful but with a light sense of the
ridiculous and parody.
Hardly the film of 1991, but it's a pity it flopped in the US because no-one
understood the title! Anyway, if you happen to be scared of spiders, go and see this
- it's good therapy.
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