Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

This 2002 creature feature manages on its low budget to be reminiscent of Arachnophobia, Gremlins, and even The Goonies during its more inventive, comic moments; in other formulaic, less interesting scenes, viewers can marvel at a young Scarlett Johansson - a long way off 2012s The Avengers - and the forever-the-same-age David Arquette - not so far off his 1996 Scream, although someone else is playing his goofy cop here while he steps up as the hero.

★★☆☆☆

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