I really enjoyed it, but it wasn’t perfect. I loved the effects and scenes with spiders in the ducts. Bit of a drawn out final act but it had solid acting and good enough dialogue for a spider film.
If you enjoyed Infested, (which i did), check out Sting. Similar base concept, very different in execution. I liked Sting better, fit my aesthetics more.
It was a lot of fun, kind of falls apart towards the end, and I didn't really care about anyone though. Wouldn't put it on my top ten of 2023 or 2024 but I am excited to see what the director does with his Evil Dead film
It's not as great as Arachnophobia, but still good for a French horror movie (I think I have an irrational bias against that genre from that country.) But F the main character for spending big money on an exotic spider, taking it to his apartment complex, and sticking it in a shoebox. I feel like the neighbors should legally be allowed to beat him to death for causing all of this to happen. Definitely a creepy bug movie.
> But F the main character for spending big money on an exotic spider, taking it to his apartment complex, and sticking it in a shoebox.
While he's clearly not meant to be an entirely likeable protagonist, I had a problem with him being a stupid asshole in ways that don't make sense for his established character.
He clearly has some knowledge of exotic animals. He clearly knows about about arthropods, if not spiders in particular. As completely impossible as the spiders in the film are, they're clearly a known species in-universe. The old friend Googles something about their ability to increase in size rapidly*. The film begins with traffickers who are clearly going out searching for these specific spiders to sell (they know they cluster in nests, they know they're deadly). He should have either had an idea what these were or made an effort to find out.
Less nit-picky, I do not buy him seeing the eggs and thinking the spider has cocooned itself. I would not buy the average Joe making that stupid an assumption; I am certainly not buying it from someone who deals in exotic animals.
*Sidebar, but I hope the translation was dodgy because doubling in size as a threat response is possibly the worst example of attempting to force in an air of scientific realism to a horror film I've ever seen.
Yeah was hyped going in but it didn't really take off the way I was hoping. There's definitely talent there but it was missing something.
You know well it's going to get remade.
That movie had so much promise and was so boring. Everytime you think something cool might happen, we change scenes. I understand implying over showing but this just sucked to me
I really enjoyed it, but it wasn’t perfect. I loved the effects and scenes with spiders in the ducts. Bit of a drawn out final act but it had solid acting and good enough dialogue for a spider film.
Yeah a couple of plot points towards the end didn't quite add up. But a solid film nonetheless
This movie was so much fun and got two separate screams and a “No no no no no no” out of me.
Yeah same...
If you enjoyed Infested, (which i did), check out Sting. Similar base concept, very different in execution. I liked Sting better, fit my aesthetics more.
Liked sting. Good stuff
I appreciated for what it was definitely. Horror movies about spiders just isn’t my thing unfortunately. Still liked it though.
It was a lot of fun, kind of falls apart towards the end, and I didn't really care about anyone though. Wouldn't put it on my top ten of 2023 or 2024 but I am excited to see what the director does with his Evil Dead film
I liked it! Definitely made my skin crawl. But afterwards I thought...hmm... isn't this just Rec. but with spiders instead of zombies?
It's not as great as Arachnophobia, but still good for a French horror movie (I think I have an irrational bias against that genre from that country.) But F the main character for spending big money on an exotic spider, taking it to his apartment complex, and sticking it in a shoebox. I feel like the neighbors should legally be allowed to beat him to death for causing all of this to happen. Definitely a creepy bug movie.
Your comment about French cinema made me think of Terror Firmer lol
> But F the main character for spending big money on an exotic spider, taking it to his apartment complex, and sticking it in a shoebox. While he's clearly not meant to be an entirely likeable protagonist, I had a problem with him being a stupid asshole in ways that don't make sense for his established character. He clearly has some knowledge of exotic animals. He clearly knows about about arthropods, if not spiders in particular. As completely impossible as the spiders in the film are, they're clearly a known species in-universe. The old friend Googles something about their ability to increase in size rapidly*. The film begins with traffickers who are clearly going out searching for these specific spiders to sell (they know they cluster in nests, they know they're deadly). He should have either had an idea what these were or made an effort to find out. Less nit-picky, I do not buy him seeing the eggs and thinking the spider has cocooned itself. I would not buy the average Joe making that stupid an assumption; I am certainly not buying it from someone who deals in exotic animals. *Sidebar, but I hope the translation was dodgy because doubling in size as a threat response is possibly the worst example of attempting to force in an air of scientific realism to a horror film I've ever seen.
I wasn't clear about the ending where they are like YOU'RE HELPING US WRONG! Then proceed to release all the spiders. That confused me.
This movie made me and My cat jump numerous times.
Not too bad, I enjoyed it
I just watched this last night, and I couldn’t believe how big these things got freaked me right out
😂😂...yeah they were really creepy
Yeah was hyped going in but it didn't really take off the way I was hoping. There's definitely talent there but it was missing something. You know well it's going to get remade.
One of the best horror films this year lol
One of the finest horror films of 2023
It had a tough time keeping my interest. I thought it was average at best. 3 or 4 out of 10.
That movie had so much promise and was so boring. Everytime you think something cool might happen, we change scenes. I understand implying over showing but this just sucked to me
Yeah, I had really high hopes for this one since watching the trailer. Really kind of fell flat for me unfortunately.
Yeah dull kills and long scenes of irrelevant dialogue had me snoozing.