Of course the arachnophobe in me could not resist watching “Big Ass Spider!”. I mean, the title ALONE is excellent, right? I will say this, for a true phobic, such as myself, the scariest spider movie in existence that will likely never be topped is 1990’s “Arachnophobia”, which scarred me for years. For YEARS I would check each shower stall carefully before entering, lift the toilet seat every time, and lampshades? Always gotta check under that lampshade. For years. Sigh.

So “Big Ass Spider!” is not particularly scary, mostly because the spider is improbably large, and very CGI. Somehow CGI just isn’t scary, have you noticed that? If you can think of an instance when it is, dear blogreader, let me know. The movie’s premise revolves around a sort of bumbling exterminator who has to save the world from a giant spider that was accidentally released from a military lab. Said spider enjoys munching on human flesh, and just keeps getting larger. And larger. AND LARGER!

This is a cute movie. I would recommend it if you want something light and fluffy to watch, something family-friendly.

Scary? 1 out of 10. Not even close.
Gory? 2 out of 10. There’s a little blood, guts, and violence.
Boring? 5 out of 10…my attention waned towards the end a little.

In other news, this morning at 10 a.m. Joshy and I were at the movie theater watching “Gone Girl”. 10 a.m. on a Sunday! You’d be surprised at how many other people were there that early as well. I can’t even imagine how packed it was opening night. The only movie I’ve ever seen on opening night was “Eyes Wide Shut” with my high school boyfriend–we were high as kites, the movie was excellent, we smoked another bowl afterwards and then went to my house where my mother first accused me of being “loaded” and then proceeded to feed us brownies and milk. Love ya, Mom.

Anyways I’m a big fan of Gillian Flynn, the author of “Gone Girl” (the book and the screenplay), and I had recently retrieved the book from my mother’s house so I re-read it. David Fincher directed it and did a great job–Josh and I agree that maybe the actress who played Amy could have been a little more evil (in the book you really HATE AMY), but overall an excellent adaptation. Highly recommended!