An island expedition discovers that the local spider has been making extremely ambitious changes to its diet. The jungle survival story is familiar and the characters expendable, but the practical creature supplies welcome weight whenever the plot stops explaining itself.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
6/10
Plot
7/10
Effects
3/10
Dialogue
5/10
Rewatchability
6/10
“The island's wildlife brochure has understated the spider situation.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 54
Synopsis and movie facts
Mercer's brother, an amateur pilot, crashes on an island and is killed by a giant spider. A year later, when Mercer goes in search of him, she discovers a breed of venomous arachnids ready to attack.
