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Arachnophobia Reviews

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Referring to the fear of spiders, Arachnophobia features a particularly deadly species of spider that manages to make its way from the Venezuelan rain forest to a small California town, thanks to the many oversights of entomologist Julian Sands. Yuppie doctor Jeff Daniels, fed up with the dangers inherent in big-city living, .. Read more

Starring	Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Frances Bay
Director	Frank Marshall
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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- - 4
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  well what can i say this is the best 8 legs film u can still watch to this day!
  
  acting is good and story line is basic but u may just start looking ... read more »
  
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  - EvilA
  - 35 reviews
  - East midlands
  - 30 May 2005 at 22:04
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  Skin Crawling Thrill
  
  Awesome film..good classic.
  
  If you dont like spiders..this will be the best horror film you could see.
  
  We are scared of spiders and when ... read more »
  
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- - Tigger1982
  - 18 reviews
  - Guernsey
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 09:16
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  Spider fun!
  
  Absolutely loved this film,The spider doesn't seem as real as it used to when I was a kid but still some good jumpy moments, A good watch and if you wasn&#... read more »
  
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  - 09 Nov 2011 at 09:38
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  I hate spiders!!!
  
  I really hate spiders, so I found this scary enough, ok the fight with the main spider at the end is stupid, but its a fun film and it has its jumpy bits.read more »
  
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- - bullseye
  - 8 reviews
  - colchester
  - 07 Oct 2009 at 17:10
- - 1
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  Pretty Good - Not Great
  
  The hype was immense when this film came out, with the trailers comparing the movie to Jaws and Alien (!!!)
  
  Obviously, the film falls way short of ... read more »
  
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- - jarvish
  - 15 reviews
  - Eastleigh
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 00:03
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  itsy bitsy spider
  
  This is the best spider film of all time. Some bits are quite funny too but only if you don't mind spiders. If you have a fear of the eight legged kind ... read more »
  
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- - julia adams
  - Suffolk, England
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 18:25
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  Frightening if you don't like Spiders.
  
  Plenty of laughs, but the action scenes don't really generate much in the way of scares, Dr Jennings (Daniels) and his family move to a new small town. The... read more »
  
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  - Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
  - 07 Apr 2007 at 10:48
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  worth watching
  
  I first watched this when it was in the cinema and enjoyed it. Even now its a good film to watch for all the family. If not seen it git it a go , you'll ... read more »
  
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- - gaz115
  - 118 reviews
  - Stoke-On-Trent
  - 27 Mar 2007 at 10:12
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  Mildly amusing
  
  This film will not keep you awake at night. The real action only happens towards the very end. In fact, some of it is hillarious. I've never seen a spider ... read more »
  
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- - Agy
  - London
  - 18 Sep 2006 at 12:38
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  It Made Me Itch
  
  Not many films over the period of film history will have the same effect this film has had on the public. The film tells the quite simple story of invading ... read more »
  
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- - CatabolismEnd
  - 197 reviews
  - Croydon
  - 22 Jul 2006 at 01:59
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  yuck!!
  
  IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPIDERS DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM!!
  
  GOOD FILM BUT CAN BE HAIR RAISING IN CERTAIN PARTS.
  
  DESSICATED PEOPLE,DEAD BIRDS ... read more »
  
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  - CHESTER,ENGLAND
  - 30 Aug 2005 at 16:52
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- - 4
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  well what can i say this is the best 8 legs film u can still watch to this day!
  
  acting is good and story line is basic but u may just start looking ... read more »
  
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- 108985
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - EvilA
  - 35 reviews
  - East midlands
  - 30 May 2005 at 22:04
- - 1
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  creepy crawly classic
  
  if spiders are not your thing keep away from this one it will keep you awake at night thinking about them
  
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  - glasgow scotland
  - 25 Aug 2004 at 14:09
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  A thoroughly enjoyable...
  
  A thoroughly enjoyable film which managed to keep all the family entertained during the shool hols. Comic and scary in turns-but never sufficiently frightening ... read more »
  
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- - John#728
  - HAMILTON
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 20:46
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  This scared the pants ...
  
  This scared the pants off my boyfriend but left me cold, amusing enough for a PG creature feature though.
  
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  - CARLTON
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 09:58
- - 1
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  worth watching
  
  I first watched this when it was in the cinema and enjoyed it. Even now its a good film to watch for all the family. If not seen it git it a go , you'll ... read more »
  
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- 424356
- - gaz115
  - 118 reviews
  - Stoke-On-Trent
  - 27 Mar 2007 at 10:12
- - 1
  - 0
  Pretty Good - Not Great
  
  The hype was immense when this film came out, with the trailers comparing the movie to Jaws and Alien (!!!)
  
  Obviously, the film falls way short of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 494379
- - jarvish
  - 15 reviews
  - Eastleigh
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 00:03
- - 1
  - 0
  I hate spiders!!!
  
  I really hate spiders, so I found this scary enough, ok the fight with the main spider at the end is stupid, but its a fun film and it has its jumpy bits.read more »
  
  Report this review
- 818608
- - bullseye
  - 8 reviews
  - colchester
  - 07 Oct 2009 at 17:10
- - 1
  - 0
  Skin Crawling Thrill
  
  Awesome film..good classic.
  
  If you dont like spiders..this will be the best horror film you could see.
  
  We are scared of spiders and when ... read more »
  
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- - Tigger1982
  - 18 reviews
  - Guernsey
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 09:16
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  I might not go as far ...
  
  I might not go as far as to say that this film is a classic but it certainly gets short listed. It has a fairly good story line which makes you jump in all the ... read more »
  
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  - ST NEOTS
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 08:22
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  Jolly family horror ...
  
  Jolly family horror comedy. At least that's how I'd describe it. When I was young and saw this at the cinema it was very scary indeed and gave me ... read more »
  
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- - Patrick#46
  - LEICESTER
  - 29 Sep 2004 at 15:03

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  Referring to the fear of spiders, Arachnophobia features a particularly deadly species of spider that manages to make its way from the Venezuelan rain forest to a small California town, thanks to the many oversights of entomologist Julian Sands. Yuppie doctor Jeff Daniels, fed up with the dangers ...