
Arachnid
2001


“Shocking. Beautiful. Brilliant. Sensual. Deadly...and in the end, only they will survive.”
32 votes
A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.
Director
Ed SpiegelWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Right from the start when the opening piece to camera sees "Hellstrom" almost walk into a tree, there's something a little dodgy about the presentation. No, he's not a real scientist. He's an actor called Lawrence Pressmann and he's not delivering his own painfully garnered research, but an hybrid of that of others. That gimmick doesn't really matter, though, as once this docu-drama gets under way, it's turns into a well photographed investigation into just how easily insects could take over from mankind as the dominant species on Earth. The narration is a bit over the top, alarmist, you might…
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