Heading to a ski resort, a champion cross-country skiing team and the instructors on staff find the area overrun by gigantic spiders from a military experiment nearby and try to save their guests from the deadly, mutated creatures.Frankly, this here was quite the fun creature feature. What really helps this one here is the high-quality amount of cheesy action featured which runs pretty consistently in here, from the film's central premise of bringing spiders into the freezing environment depicted. The scenes of the creatures out in the snow, as the opening attack on the hunters out in the snowy wilderness, is quite fun for seeing the sight of a spider hunting in the middle of the woods makes for a remarkably cheesy time while setting up the rest pf he action here. The fun times of them stalking the straggle skiers out on the slops or he searching out in the cobwebs covered woods where they come across the cocooned bodies and are then chased around by the creature for some really enjoyable times, as well as offering the set-up for the first of several big action scenes with the spiders in here. There's plenty of fun action with the soldiers in the facility trying to take out the spiders only to be completely wiped out by the surprise ambushes dragging them away while being imperious to gunfire and their other tactics which fail to stop them, and there's the really big fun of the attack on the resort here which is the definite highlight piece of the film. Starting with the early attacks on the skiers out on the lift and going through the rather fun swarming done on the guests leading to the race to get inside and barricade as well as the skiers attempt to get to safety inside the bus this one has plenty of highly enjoyable action in this sequence before the real fun of the creatures breaking through the resort for a fine scene overall. Even the finale offers plenty of fun with the race down the slopes into the trap where they finally defeat the creatures in rather unique methods. As ell as the fact that all of this action doles out some bloody kills, these here are the positive points to hold out over the negatives. The biggest factor here is the usually atrocious CGI featured throughout here, which is among the absolute worst done in the genre here with a never-ending assortment of spider-like blobs hurled across the screen that come off utterly laughable and never once features anything remotely spider-ish about the creatures as there's the new-found feature of a glossy-glass-like appearance which no real spider displays along with the other features here of special chances, interacting failures and unconvincing notions that run rampant throughout the film. As well, there's also the fact that there's no real purpose here why they're trying to capture it again for their studies as that continually puts them at risk because of the clichéd motives of creating them for creating them which is wholly ridiculous and doesn't make sense. These here are the film's flaws.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

This movie is great. I first saw this on the syfy network and in all honesty I hate spiders with a passion. But this movie grabbed my attention and kept my eyes glued to the screen. It had an interesting plot whereas the spiders had mutated and adapted to the rather cold climate around them. The CG spiders are decent, there not that great but there not that bad, but when movies are on syfy, you expect it. But the plot and storyline and flow keep this flick alive. I was impressed. This movie also has a great choice of its cast in where you really get a little bit of a feel for them, but the acting performance is sub par so don't expect to much. If your a sci fi fan, then this is the film for you. But if your not just steer clear of it. It takes a little bit of analyzing to really appreciate this film. But it does make you wonder how if spiders were somehow able to adapt to this colder climate, then well your just going to have to view this movie for yourself. I give it a 90% for its decency with acting and CG animation. The plot is great to so really give this movie a try.

As far as low-budget, Sy-Fy channel movies go, I thought this one was pretty fun. Some giant spiders get loose from a secret military research base located near a ski resort. The ski instructor, "Dash," was a former Olympic hopeful who had to give up his dreams after an injury. He is interested in Dr. Sommers, a pretty researcher that stops by the resort from time to time. As the movie begins, a team of young skiers checks in to the resort for two weeks of intense practice. There is almost no one left, as the resort is in its last weeks of the season. (B-movie fans may recognize Connie Young, who played Holly in Troll 2. Actually, they probably won't recognize her, they'll need her pointed out). Eventually, the spiders are running wild and killing skiers left and right. Will Dash be able to redeem himself by rising to the occasion and defeating the mutant threat? Spoiler: he does. The resort-goers band together and hold the spiders off until the military captures them. Dash orders the spiders to be killed, and several of them are, but one final specimen is taken away by the soldiers. Then everyone has a laugh like it was the end of an episode of Scooby-Doo, apparently already having forgotten the bloody mutilation that took place only moments ago.

My cousin recommended this movie to me and after watching it I will say that this is the last time I ever take film advice from a six year old! (true story) The blurb on the front of the DVD box reads: "Eight Legged Freaks meets Hot Dog: The Movie". That actually makes the movie look less appealing!In all seriousness this is a typical (probably quintessential) Sci-Fi Channel movie, bland and inoffensive with giant a creature (or in this case creatures), a scientist, a strike force, and a laboratory that's gone to hell.As I watched Ice Spiders, I couldn't help but wonder if the owners of a ski resort would be held liable in a civil court for deaths resulting from a giant spider invasion! Would their insurance even cover that?Star Patrick Muldoon is pretty amusing as the aging ski dude in desperate need of a comb. Also it's neat to see Stephen J. Cannell in a supporting role.Director Tibor Takacs made one of my favorite films as a kid, The Gate. It's kind of disappointing to see him working as a hired gun on mediocre TV movies.