A man is taken to a small clinic in Guam with mysterious bites on him. This sparks a search for what could have caused such wounds. A group of men and women fly to the island he lived on to... See full summary »
Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.
If your account is linked with Facebook and you have turned on sharing, this will show up in your activity feed. If not, you can turn on sharing
here
.
A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
Director:
Jack Arnold
Stars:
Richard Carlson,
Julie Adams,
Richard Denning
In the distant future vampires have come out of the shadows and tried to live among people as a special and peaceful breed. When a series of murders happens, a cop and his vampire colleague... See full summary »
A DNA experiment on a rare breed of spider is taking place on a NASA space shuttle, when a freak meteor shower engulfs the shuttle, causing everything to go horribly wrong. One survivor is ... See full summary »
Jason and Alexandra 'Alex', a close couple, loose their sail yacht in a storm and are grateful to get picked up by Captain Jim Bigelow's commercial carrier. Suspicous about the rough ... See full summary »
Director:
Sam Firstenberg
Stars:
Stephanie Niznik,
Greg Cromer,
Daniel Quinn
A man is taken to a small clinic in Guam with mysterious bites on him. This sparks a search for what could have caused such wounds. A group of men and women fly to the island he lived on to investigate the situation. Due to technical problems, their small plane crashes and they are stranded on the island. After some time, they come to find the man's village is empty and that strange new breeds of killer arachnids have appeared all about the forest. Written by
Joe Shaffer <liverboyjoe179@cs.com>
Can't believe it has been about 10 or 11 years since first time I watched this movie. I decided to give it another go because I do like spider movies, and "Arachnid" is actually good enough entertainment, considering it is from 2001.
The story is straight forward, if not quite simplistic, actually. Some kind of alien spacecraft crashed with a stealth-craft somewhere over the Guam jungle, unleashing some type of alien insectoid creature. A group of people venture into the jungle and stumble upon mutated spiders and insectoid creatures, creatures that stalk them and prey on their lives. So it becomes a matter of survival; man against mutated spiders.
Sure the storyline is a little bit far fetched, but hey, we are dealing with huge, mutated space insects here, isn't that warning symbol number one? I found the story to be alright though, easy to follow and drops you right into the action immediately.
The effects in "Arachnid" were actually quite alright. But of course, this is a Brian Yuzna movie, and he is known for his great creature features and monstrous designs. So even for a 2001 movie, "Arachnid" has creatures that look quite nice. Lots of details and fine touches, which I immensely enjoyed.
The acting was adequate, although the characters were quite superficial and stereotypical. Most of them seemed to be devoid of any emotion or empathy, as people were dying left and right, and no one seemed to really be shaken or disturbed by that fact.
Sure, there are better spider movies available, but "Arachnid" wasn't bad, and it is well worth a watch if you have nothing better to do.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
Can't believe it has been about 10 or 11 years since first time I watched this movie. I decided to give it another go because I do like spider movies, and "Arachnid" is actually good enough entertainment, considering it is from 2001.
The story is straight forward, if not quite simplistic, actually. Some kind of alien spacecraft crashed with a stealth-craft somewhere over the Guam jungle, unleashing some type of alien insectoid creature. A group of people venture into the jungle and stumble upon mutated spiders and insectoid creatures, creatures that stalk them and prey on their lives. So it becomes a matter of survival; man against mutated spiders.
Sure the storyline is a little bit far fetched, but hey, we are dealing with huge, mutated space insects here, isn't that warning symbol number one? I found the story to be alright though, easy to follow and drops you right into the action immediately.
The effects in "Arachnid" were actually quite alright. But of course, this is a Brian Yuzna movie, and he is known for his great creature features and monstrous designs. So even for a 2001 movie, "Arachnid" has creatures that look quite nice. Lots of details and fine touches, which I immensely enjoyed.
The acting was adequate, although the characters were quite superficial and stereotypical. Most of them seemed to be devoid of any emotion or empathy, as people were dying left and right, and no one seemed to really be shaken or disturbed by that fact.
Sure, there are better spider movies available, but "Arachnid" wasn't bad, and it is well worth a watch if you have nothing better to do.