Review of Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) by Caleb K — 12 May 2014
The movie fit the role of a cheesy horror movie from the 70's but they tried too hard to make it into a regular horror film. Even if it wasn't meant to, the movie was meant strictly for. entertainment.
Most of the dialogue throughout the movie had nothing to do with the plot and was generally not interesting. Good movies have dialogue that builds up the story and helps it flow through. There are also too many awkward silences in the beginning of the movie which made me get bored of the movie.
The only strength the movie had is the set and costume. It went along with the 70's theme. The movie starts off really slow and then the last 25-30 minutes has all the action in it. The spiders show up in random spots in large amounts which also ruined the movie.
To go along with that, tarantulas can't even spin webs which takes away the factual element. The film lacked continuity which is a key part in any movie and all it does is make it look stupid. The end of the movie, or lack of, is the type of ending you never want to have.
The abrupt ending, which is a drawing, with no plot being solved, was the topping on the cake to a terrible all around movie.
This review of Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) was written by Caleb K on 12 May 2014.
Kingdom of the Spiders has generally received mixed reviews.
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