William Shatner VS Killer Tarantulas - now, that's a logline..
I liked this film quite a bit when I saw it as a boy. I loved it last night as I watched it on a sweltering July evening ..munching snacks and rooting for ol' Billy 'til the sun went down. Perfect night.
Alright, yes - it's a B-movie but as one it's close to perfect. Cool beginning - good middle - great ending - I adore endings like this, and without ruining it I can guess "The Birds" was the principal inspiration. It's not without it's stupid moments, but it rolls along nicely, and I'm already a huge Shatner fan - I just plain dig him - he's hilarious and ambitious beyond even Tom Cruise's insanity. Bill Shatner LOVES being Bill Shatner, and we love him for it.
Lots of very real spiders, and a script that's not afraid to kill kill kill...
And if you, like myself, love a good "Double-Feature" watch it with Dark Night of the Scarecrow - man, I wish I could get my local Drive-In to play those ..what a night.
cheers, A.
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Cool! I'm going to watch that soon - maybe tonight..
If you do, we'll start our "guest reviews" this weekend.
"Everyone's got their breaking point, for Bill - it's spiders.."
I did. Can I do a guesty on something you haven't reviewed yet?
I will say this; I loved the spider characters who sacrificed themselves on the power box - very kamikaze. That showed chuztpah.
And the cow actor in the opening scene was excellent.
Hah haaa..
It's got me - it's going to become one of my "fallbacks".
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