Review of Arachnophobia (1990) by Eric F — 05 Oct 2011

John Goodman as the Exterminator was awesome.

This review of Arachnophobia (1990) was written by Eric F on 05 Oct 2011.

Arachnophobia has generally received positive reviews.

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Very entertaining, actually more than scary, but this movie is a true fun, good homage to the monster movies of the 50s…

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Scared me as a kid.. John Goodman's portrayal of the exterminator still sits in my head…

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By Karsh D (1,216) on 26 Jun 2015

Still enjoyable if looking a little dated now as killer spiders attack a small community…

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The spiders made me feel itchy but I think the movie could of been a little bit better, the sets weren't amazing and the majority of the action…

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I love this movie…

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 10 Jan 2016

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