Great movie that seems to be left out of most conversations about comedy-horror

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ChicagoRex@reddit (OP)

I mean, the tone is light. There are jokes and irony throughout the movie, even in the climactic fight. "Not the Chateau."

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BlueSnaggleTooth359@reddit

maybe I haven't actually seen it since it came out theatrically

i just vaguely recall creepy spiders and freaky creepy stuff and not the comedy side of it. i guess i'll see when i rewatch

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thebarnacleez@reddit

It’s funny, similar to ghostbusters in humor

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CokBlockinWinger@reddit

I saw this with a group of friends in the theater. We all hated it. It was too tame to be a decent horror movie, and too unfunny to be a comedy.

The marketing blitz really pushed Goodman as a huge part of this film, and besides his one liners shown in the trailers, man he is forgettable in this. The story goes he shot all of his scenes during a one week break from Roseanne, and the lack of polish shows. His role in this is about as unfunny as his lead role in King Ralph.

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CamJam36@reddit

It was funny when John Goodman’s character sprayed the spider with pesticide and it refused to die, so he had to walk over and stomp it.

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ChicagoRex@reddit (OP)

I've always felt a little bad for that spider, even though I'm sure they were just spraying it with water. Poor lil spider didn't ask for that.

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sundayfunday78@reddit

I watched 10 minutes of Arachnophobia when it came out on video. It has left me with a much more crippling fear of spiders than I had prior to seeing it. 😳🕷️😫

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psilosophist@reddit

Such a fun movie. Spiders don't really bother me though, I usually rescue ones I find around the apartment and put them in my girlfriend's plants.

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EvenLettuce6638@reddit

I read the novelization before I saw the movie. The original ending, where they stayed in the town, was better.

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Forsaken_Marzipan536@reddit

Anyone else think about spiders coming out of the tap every time you turn it on to wash your hands?

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One-Earth9294@reddit

Well... I love spiders so it's not terribly scary to me lol.

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BlueSnaggleTooth359@reddit

Yeah true. It was so huge when it came out. But then for some reason seems to have become forgotten about.

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BlueSnaggleTooth359@reddit

maybe because spiders = too scarring

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MeatPopsicle10@reddit

Saw this at a sleepover around ‘92!

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TwistingEcho@reddit

Now the body all webbed was terrifying, but the spiders themselves just never made my adrenaline spike. Not sure why thb.

-An Australian Kid

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DrewBaron80@reddit

This movie was a fairly big deal when it came out. I watched it in the theatre twice, and must have watched it on cable a bunch too cause I still remember many of the scenes. I wonder how it holds up today.

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Tallowpot@reddit

John Goodman is a treasure! Gotta watch this again

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Sparked_Zwei@reddit

I still check my shoes...

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alvinofdiaspar@reddit

Saw it, loved it - and it only reinforced my dislike of spiders.

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AsideLost@reddit

Nothing but Trouble

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username__0000@reddit

It’s actually hard to find. I think I check every few years. lol

I have multiple streaming services (Canada though so different smaller lists) and it’s never on any.

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Mabvll@reddit

Nope, nope, nope, never again. Nothing "comedic" about this movie. It scared the unholy shit out of me as a kid, and im certain that it is the root cause of my crippling fear of spiders.

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inkbyio@reddit

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dirtjiggler@reddit

Because fuck that movie. Heeeellll nah.

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nopester24@reddit

Braindead

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TheOsirisOfThisShit_@reddit

It's reality horror. John Goodman is funny, but that's not the focus of the movie.

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ChicagoRex@reddit (OP)

Other characters have laugh lines too, and there are moments of irony. I guess I'd call it 75% horror, 25% comedy. The tone stays fairly light throughout.

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