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What to write about THIS one? I have to be unprejudiced, this is a tough call to form, because I unbiased haven’t seen anything quite like this before, and maybe that’s enough of a recommendation in itself. Some reviewers have likened it to “The Addams Family”, but I’d say “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is another candidate for comparison. The Merrye family suffers from a degenerative disease (”rots the brain” – that’s what my dad primitive to say about droll books!) which causes them to regress to, eventually, homicidal, psychopathic cannibals. There’s no denying that Lon Chaney does a advantageous job as the family chauffeur and as the sole mumble of reason in the madhouse. Carol Ohmart, as a relative visiting to reclaim the estate, reprises her sexy ice-queen role from “House on Scared Hill”, this time stripping down to the dismal lace (in one of the more gratuitous moments in a gratuitous movie!)
There’s no gore, at least nothing like what you commonly gape in today’s terrible excuses for “apprehension movies”. In fact, the “rat scene” from “Grisly Sun Demon” is probably more of a pure gross-out than anything on camera in this movie. But the *implied* violence is there, in spades. And folks, it’s curious. Do NOT put a question to to sit there and yawn. It may have been done on a gross budget, but all that means is that today’s directors are wasting money. “Spider Baby”’s director, Jack Hill, did some work with Roger Corman before knocking this one off in a mere 12 days of shooting. The movie was lost in accurate limbo for years, and that lack of exposure at a time when it could never have made it to television probably ensured it’s future as a legal “cult” film.
The print is suited – no complaints at all. The missing 8 minutes isn’t the usual well-deserved nick, either: in this case, they lopped off notable background information. (I wish that they had restored it into the film instead of having it as an “extra”, but hey! We’re lucky to accumulate ANYthing here!)
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Bottom line: you can’t call yourself a “cult movie fan” if you haven’t seen this one. It is in no method similar in situation to “Carnival of Souls”, but I’d have to say that it ranks upright up there with that classic for pure strangeness.
I discovered this DVD a few weeks ago whilst browsing Amazon. I had’nt seen or heard of it before and simply bought it on a whim. It now ranks as one of the most delectable movies in my collection. ‘Spider Baby’ is in a different league to most other B-movies. The production is lifted by expedient direction from Jack Hill and by a very apt and likable cast. The precise surprise for me was Lon Chaney’s performance as the family chauffeur. I’d half expected to peep a washed up mature dread star sadly trying to emulate his past glories (a la Bela Lugosi in ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’) . Instead, Lon Chaney treats us to one of the best performances of his career (honestly!) and shows what a stout professional he was. The movie benefits from a marvellous musical collect, including the opening theme which is sung by Mr Chaney himself. It really does have to be heard to be believed. The storyline is surprisingly unimaginative paced and there is itsy-bitsy on-screen gore or violence. Most of the fear occurs off camera and the film relies on the unusual characters and unusual goings on to hold viewers capitivated…and it succeeds brilliantly!
On the technical side, relate quality is extraordinary – exceptionally tidy and consuming with very runt stamp of wear and slump. The sound is single channel mono and is also very estimable. The film is presented in its new widescreen 1.66:1 ratio. This is a favorable size even if you don’t contain a widescreen area – the movie looked gargantuan on my standard size 1.33:1 TV. The DVD also features an engaging commentary by the film’s writer and director Jack Hill. Jack has a very easy going style and gives lots of unhurried the scenes info on the movie, cast and crew. Spider verdict : a thoroughly delicious tongue-in-cheek anxiety that comes highly recommended.
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