Blogcritics Comments on Spider

Comment by Andrew

Wed, 26 May 2004 15:36:25 EDT

And yes, it's quite a "downer," though I was also left with a sense of awe at Cronenberg's direction. While I started watching his films for the grue, this one really shows how he can get under your skin and disturb you without necessarily going to the admittedly fun excesses of, say, Scanners. Find the proper mood, by all means, but as someone who holds Cronenberg in high esteem, I believe you'll find this quite a wonderful addition to his work.

Comment by Andrew

Wed, 26 May 2004 15:32:39 EDT

Thanks, folks. Hope you enjoy the film as much as I do, if "enjoy" is the right term to use. *grins*

Comment by Aaron, Duke De Mondo

Wed, 26 May 2004 11:10:31 EDT

Andrew, great review. I myself have no excuse for not checking out Spider yet. I just never got round to it i guess. And i kinda think it might something of a severe downer, which is no judgement on how good it might be, but just a way of saying sometimes i need to be in the mood for such "weighty" fare. Cronenberg is one of my favourite directors, and yet not one that instantly comes to mind when someone asks me "hey, the duke, how are the best folks what ever pointed the cameras?" Good stuff, and an incentive to check out this flick what i might have been unwittingly avoiding.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 26 May 2004 08:19:51 EDT

Thanks AAJT, very nice review and I, for one, am certainly intrigued.