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WHACKED OUT SPIDER MAN
The CREATURE FEATURES series created for Cinemax was originated to remake classic films of the 50s. This one is based on a little known 1957 film, and director Scott Ziehl leads his cast though the motions quite convincingly.
We meet Quentin (Devon Gummersall), a timid security clerk at a chemical laboratory, whose dream is to be a "superhero." He is falling for his next door neighbor, the glamorous nursing student, Stephanie (Amelia Heinle), but he doesn't have the confidence to ask her out. Meanwhile, back at the lab, someone breaks in and tries to steal something, which results in the death of Quentin's buddy, and he loses his job. Before he goes, however, he injects himself with spider DNA because his dead friend said that the serum would make spiders invincible. Of course, the serum does that---and more.
The movie has some funny scenes (a cop steps on an escaped spider and it bounces right back), and it also has some gruesome ones involving the metamorphosis of Quentin into a disgusting spider man.
The effects are well done, and the pacing of the movie is good. Gummersall and Heinle are excellent; Theresa Russell as Dan Ackyroyd's cheating wife is sleazy. I think Dan Ackroyd, however, was seriously miscast. Granted, the actor is talented, but it's hard to see him as a tough NY Detective, and the poor guy is ballooning out, too---which adds to the improper casting. But, it's a decent remake, better than the original, and let's hope Creature Features continues to redo some of those great b movies of our time! How about TARANTULA guys?

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the best spider man rip off of all time
this is a spider man rip off but with a far darker tone.dan akroyd plays a serious cop whose trying to get his man.he doesnt do very well and should stick to comedy.kids will get scared.all the money was devoted to the monster in this one and not anything else.the monster is a geek who is enduring a really slow metamorphisis into a man sized spider.its the best spider man rip offive ever seen.there are some parts with nasty spider stuff,so the queasy should look away.there are no hot chicks just some priss the geek pines over all the time.it will probably get a bad rap,but its good.this is the best dan akroyd film but thats because all hisfilms suck.the man spider guy is really neat.id even watch a sequel.

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Nerds, spiders, and noir setting! Oh My!
I'm a fan of B-style movies. So when I heard of the new Creature Feature series, I thought this series would be fun! Well, I found "Earth Versus the Spider" to be merely average, with occasional touches of greatness.

When nerdy security guard Quentin's partner is killed by thugs, Quentin takes matters into his own hands by injecting himself with a mysterious 'spider' juice, which temporarily gives him really cool powers. Unfortunately, the side affects are monstrous- quite literally, thus begins a "Jekyll and Hyde" story for the modern age.

Pro's: I liked the film 'noir' setting. The cool costumes, and the acting.

Cons: I just didn't like the Quentin character. Perhaps if he'd been a more likeable guy, I would've felt sorry for him. As it was, he was just a little too weird and a little too nerdy for me to care what happened to him. Plus, despite the comic book interest he wasn't nerdy enough.

I much prefer "She Creature" another title in this series..