In a small Arizona town a toxic waste dump creates a plague of hundreds of giant spiders. Cue mass destruction and enormous fun, since the SFX are first-rate, the cast (led by David Arquette) is solid and the script strikes the right balance between laughs and twitch-inducing ‘arach-attacks’. The best giant bug movie for decades.
DVD EXTRAS: Trailer, commentary, deleted scenes, plus Larger Than Life?director Ellory Elkayem’s first award-winning short horror film. 
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