Arachnophobia (1990)
7/10
The itsy bitsy spider...
28 January 2019
"Arachnophobia" is one of those type of creepy crawling horror movies that you can just watch over and over again. And what makes it stand out amidst the majority of other movies in the genre, is the fact that the spiders here are not the size of horses or cars. No, instead they are small and very ordinary in size, except they carry a most poisonous bite.

I remember watching "Arachnophobia" for the first time in the early 1990s, and I was drawn to it because I am a huge fan of Julian Sands. So it was of course destined to happen that I would get to watch it. And I have loved the movie "Arachnophobia" ever since, and I have seen it many, many times since then.

The story starts out pretty interesting and throws the audience right into the setting. And if you are one with an adversity towards spiders and creepy crawlers, then you might want to give the movie a wide berth. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, because it offers a little bit of everything, so there is something for just about everyone in the audience.

Needless to say that the movie is carried quite well by the likes of Jeff Daniels, John Goodman and Julian Sands. But in general, I will say that the acting performances were quite good.

While the spiders are just the size of an average household spider, it is that very fact that makes the movie all the movie creepy and hard-hitting. Because the spiders are small, fast and quite deadly.

I also like the soundtrack for the movie, and it really serves to add a very good atmosphere to the movie, one that is quite fitting for the type of movie that it is.

If you haven't already seen "Arachnophobia", then I can only strongly urge and recommend that you do so if you get the chance.
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