Review of Eight Legged Freaks (2002) by Tina P — 11 Jan 2008

This one always makes me grin, it is perfect for that bad-movie fix. quirky, funny with plenty of creatures!

This review of Eight Legged Freaks (2002) was written by Tina P on 11 Jan 2008.

Eight Legged Freaks has generally received mixed reviews.

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Like many of the worst pop-referential parodies of the post-''Scream'' era, this one stalls on laughs once the big joke has been established…

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The few isolated funny moments, particularly a witty visual gag involving a pop-up tent with legs, provide only a short break from the screen-flooding…

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By Jim S (927) on 17 Oct 2014

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Fails as a comedy and as a horror film, Eight Legged Freaks starts with a great premise but then loses the touch as time runs…

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By Grant H (1,337) on 20 May 2014

Very good movie. Very funny, very cheesy, good homage to the bad B-movies of the old times…

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By Alec B (1,705) on 21 Feb 2014

Not as bad I expected, good effects, average acting, and some laughs. Oh, and the best part, the giant spiders…

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By Nikhil M (241) on 01 Dec 2013

There are people who didn't enjoy this movie. Those people are wrong…

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By Hazel-Dawn Dumpert (105) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 19 Feb 2015

It's the filmmakers' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time B movies good-bad that makes Eight Legged Freaks a perfectly entertaining…

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