Review of Big Ass Spider! (2013) by Vanillataurus — 19 Apr 2018

Okay so, I don't know how you couldn't enjoy this movie. But I should mention if you go into this thinking that this will be the next Avengers, you're dead wrong. It's not an amazing movie by any standards but it is a lot of fun to watch. The acting is surprisingly well done, even more surprising are the big name roles behind some characters Alex (Greg Grunberg), Braxton (Ray Wise), Karly (Clare Kramer) and a few others. The actors do a good job of actually having chemistry, especially Alex and Jose (Lombardo Boyar) who becomes Alex's sidekick during the first act. They have regular banner and it's very believable and surprisingly funny and entertaining. The story is nothing special but it's nothing terrible (small spoilers ahead). So basically the government combined DNA found on mars with fruit but a spider nest was inside and now it has grown to exponential size. So Alex and Jose team up to take it down seeing as the military cannot for some reason that is not worth thinking about. Nothing amazing but not terrible.

The comedy is what makes this movie, if you don't like comedies than you won't like this movie. Although it isn't exclusive to this genre, also engaging in horror and a bit of drama. The genres blend together surprisingly well.

That's all, go watch this movie. It's a masterpiece 9/10. Cgi was bad but not bad enough to take away too much from the movie, it's CGI where you see it and say "Yikes" but not CGI that ruins the movie. Not terrible, but you can tell. But I have to commend the guy doing the practical effects, they are amazing. For such a small budget this movie turned out really well in my opinion.