CAMEL SPIDERS (2012)

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Directed by Jim Wynorski
Written by Jim Wynorski and J. Brad Wilke
Starring Brian Krause, C. Thomas Howell, Melissa Brasselle, Diana Terranova, GiGi Erneta

Look out for CAMEL SPIDERS! Now, though I’ve seen worse films, I still can’t whole heartedly recommend this one. Exhibiting the usual characteristics of a modern Corman work, this future ScyFy movie of the week is a tissue paper plotted, shoestring budgeted, heavily CGI-ed, D-list starred schlocker. The plot, for what its worth, focuses on the giant spiders that made headlines when American soldiers toured Iraq a while back. Though they didn’t grow to the mammoth proportions of this film, they are the stuff of nightmares.

So I guess, someone heard about this story, saw EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS and said, “I can do something worse than that!” While EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS was actually a whole lot of fun because it went so far over the top with its effects and goofy scenarios, CAMEL SPIDERS tosses creativity out the window and just has someone killed every three minutes with little to no attention paid to character or plot. Whole groups of people are introduced simply to be taken out moments later by the leaping spiders spurting copious amounts of CGI blood from their attacks. Practical effects aren’t even attempted in this film.

Brian Krause does a decent job as a military man escorting a comrade fallen in battle back home from Iraq. C. Thomas Howell reminds us of his existence in a role of a small town sheriff and does a decent job of hamming it up. The rest of the cast do their jobs decently by screaming at spiders that will be added in post. No one is trying for Oscars here.

For some reason everyone gathers at an old factory and of course, blowing up the factory results in the destruction of the entire infestation for some reason, but by that time, I kind of already checked out. Who knows how much Corman puts into these new films of his, but having just seen CORMAN’S WORLD listing some great horror films such as PIRHANA, HUMANOIDS OF THE DEEP, DEATHRACE 2000, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, and many others you should be seeking out instead of CAMEL SPIDERS.

Check out the trailer here!!