Spiders on a Plane

Right, well while I had never actually heard about the 2024 movie "Spiders on a Plane" prior to stumbling upon it by random chance, of course I opted to watch the movie. Why? Well, I've always found monstrous spider movies to be interesting, And let's just face it, if "Spiders on a Plane" was anywhere near as interesting as the 2006 movie "Snakes on a Plane", then it would be worth sitting down to watch.

The storyline in the movie was pretty straightforward, to the point where it was basically non-existing. Writer Ben Daly put together a script and storyline so simplistic that it was bordering on the fact that there was actually no storyline. But then again, you don't sit down to watch a movie titled "Spiders on a Plane" in the hopes of stumbling upon the next great Shakespearian masterpiece. Watchable, sure, but you're not in for anything extraordinary or grand here.

There are a lot of things in the narrative that made little or no sense. But then again, you wouldn't really expect a movie such as "Spiders on a Plane" to be a perfect cinematic experience.

Truth be told, I actually dozed off three or four times during the 65 minutes that the movie ran. And even while drifting off for a short while and returning to the movie, I didn't miss anything. So yeah, it was not really a grand script that carried the movie.

While the movie certainly wasn't crammed with A-listers in terms of actors and actresses, there were still a couple of familiar faces on the screen. I've seen enough questionable low budget movies to actually be familiar with Danielle Scott and Jase Rivers. Despite the fact that the movie was mostly unfamiliar talents, I will say that the acting performances were actually fair, taking into consideration that there was practically no script for them to work with,.

With "Spiders on a Plane" being a creature feature with spiders, of course the movie-makers would resort of CGI for bringing the spiders to life on the screen. And with it being a monstrous spider movie, having proper CGI that looks good, realistic and brings the CGI animated spiders to life in a way that the audience would actually buy into the premise, would be a crucial thing for the movie. Did it have that? No! Not even remotely. I have to say that "Spiders on a Plane" had some of the worst CGI animated spider's I've seen in movies, and I've seen more than my fair share of questionable monstrous spider movies.

I would not suggest you to rush out and waste 65 minutes on watching director Ben J. Williams's 2024 movie. Some of us sat through this sluggish movie, so you don't have to; you're quite welcome.

My rating of "Spiders on a Plane" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

Outside of their theatrical outings beginning with Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, this is by far the only good direct-to-home film they have done and honestly their best yet. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good time. Although, I will warn you, if you are arachnophobic in anyway conceivable way, skip this at all costs.

The cast is superb, the visual effects are decent, and there are some rather grisly kills for those hardcore horror enthusiasts. I will admit, at first I thought this would be as bad as their other works, but now I have seen it fully, and it's fabulous.

One of my biggest bugbears is the general quality of extras in films and TV. It seems to be that no matter the calibre of the leads in the film in question, it's physically impossible to find those who are even remotely capable of acting like a normal person in normal life go about their day in the background.

I IMPLORE YOU TO LOOK NO FURTHER.

The lad who seems to sleep whilst there is a torrent of spider-led destruction and massacre going on around him at 40 mins is better at acting asleep than I actually look like when I truly sleep. Why I know how I look when I sleep is by-the-by, but I was totally blown away. The look of over-the-shoulder incredulity when the spider had a whoopsie (I didn't know spiders could drool so the only option is this was spider-jizz, so his expression was absolutely fitting for the scenario) just rounded off the performance. Watch this space and Ryan Gosling - look out!

The rest of the film was meh. But that lad. Superb.

At around 1 hour and 16 minutes there were tears, tears of joy. That's right 1 hour 16 minutes until the end of the movie, then you can cry with joy too.

Anyway, Spiders on a Plane was obviously meant to be based on 2006's Snakes on a Plane (2006), but on a fraction of the budget, and it shows. The genre for this effort was listed as Action, Adventure & Horror - I think they should have included Comedy too, the attempt was there with silly sound effects that made it feel cringe more than funny.

Zack (Gaston Alexander) was supposed to be the comic relief here, but he came across as an actor that hasn't acted before. I suppose that the same could be said about the rest of the cast too. I'm guessing that Jenna N. Wilson (Stewardess) was glad to be out of way early on. Lauren Budd (Beth) was the eye-candy and certainly did look the part.

Maybe I missed what Ben Daly (Writer) and Ben J. Williams (Director) were aiming for. Although I didn't totally dislike the movie, I wouldn't recommend it.

Anyone who thinks this move is bad, does not have a sense of humour

It's hilarious, made me smile and I'm a tough contender for knowing funny

8 legged freaks, snakes on a plane, Sean of the dead vibe

Spiders on Airplane!

It's perfectly orchestrated It's a lot of fun

Don't listen to them fools who don't know a good movie they only want attention and we don't need the negativity let's just enjoy.

For a groundbreaking achievement, with a lot of new faces, not relying on recognised personalities like samuel Jackson

Its proper satire

monty arachnid

I hope you have a wonderful day x.

It's all gravy bubs.