Review of Arachnophobia (1990) by Brandon H — 05 Feb 2012

I hate spiders, if you saw me watch this movie the first time, you would have thought I had panties on.

This review of Arachnophobia (1990) was written by Brandon H on 05 Feb 2012.

Arachnophobia has generally received positive reviews.

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