In the Spider's Web is another example of late of a movie that I was not expecting much from, but got better than expected. There are some creepy close-ups, a good attempt at a sense of atmosphere, decent scenery and a good concept that apart from a lot of silliness actually does engage at least. Where In the Spider's Web is let down is in the rather fake-looking effects, some very cheesy scripting, clichéd and very underwritten characters, one too many moments where one has to suspend disbelief and acting that doesn't convey much emotion and when tried feels forced. And sadly, while a nice presence Lance Henrikseen is no exception.All in all, has its moments but to me In the Spider's Web is not a good movie let alone great. 4/10 Bethany Cox

In the Spider's Web is set somewhere in India where several friends are on holiday in a huge forest, Brian (Mike Rogers) claims little is known of the region except lots of Spider's live there. After one of the friends Geraldine (Jane Perry) is bitten by a poisonous Spider while sleeping the rest of the party decide to take her to the nearest village for help where they find Dr. Lecorpus (lance Henriksen) who happens to be a bit of an expert on Spider's, he does all he can to save Geraldine although the other's feel they need outside help so decide to split up with Brian & Stacy (Lisa Livingstone) staying behind at the village while the rest head for the nearest town. However it soon becomes apparent that Dr. Lecorpus' intentions are far from well meaning & as a disgraced surgeon harvests human organs to sell on the black market using the special properties of Spider venom...Directed by Terry Winsor this is yet another 'Creature Feature' that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel before hitting DVD shelves as part of the Maneater series of films which includes some terrible stuff & I am sad to say In the Spider's Web pretty much continues the trend. To be fair the makers of In the Spider's Web have tried to mix a few genres together here with elements of creature feature with the Spider's themselves, mad scientist horror with Henriksen harvesting human organs for profit & adventure with daring escapes across huge ravines using bridges made of Spider's webs but it still doesn't add up to anything that significant or good. A lot of the plot is underdeveloped (how do they harvest the Spider venom, what's the story behind the guy with a bag over his head & why do the tribe worship Spider's or even help Dr. Lecorpus?), the character's are poor, the dialogue is poor & it's fairly forgettable. At just over 80 odd minutes at least it's not too long & it does move along at a fair pace but I really can't say I enjoyed watching it to any great degree.There isn't even any gore to take your mind off the the bad script, there's a bit of fake blood but nothing else worth mentioning. The Spider's themselves are depicted using real Spider's which look good for obvious reason, fake rubber ones which look daft as they dangle on string & don't move at all & the CGI computer graphics ones which are awful & just look bad as they move along. Also it's worth noting just how none sticky the Spider's webs are in this, the three at the end walk across that web bridge but never get stuck once & everyone else just walks through or over the stuff & yet it never sticks to anything which is odd because even normal sized ones you find in your garden shed are sticky if you touch them let alone supposedly thousands woven together.Obviously shot on a low budget this had some filming in Thailand although some of the jungle scenes are plainly studio bound as you can hear that distinctive sound stage echo. The acting is pretty bad all round & Henriksen deserves to be in better than this, he doesn't even get a decent death scene.In the Spider's Web is another bad Sci-Fi Channel 'Creature Feature' that is as forgettable as most of the other's, lots of time spent following people walking around a cave but little else to be honest.

In India, the backpackers American friends Gina (Emma Catherwood), John (Cian Barry), Stacy (Lisa Livingstone), Geraldine (Jane Perry) and Phil (Michael Smiley) hike in the woods with their guide Brian (Mike Rogers). When Geraldine is bitten by a poisonous spider, the group decides to seek an American doctor that lives in the jungle in a tribe. Dr. Lecorpus (Lance Henriksen) treats the girl and while Gina, John and Phil return to the village in the civilization, Brian and Stacy stay with the native. They decide to visit a temple in the forest while waiting for the recovering of Stacey; however, they find a dark secret about the evil Dr. Lecorpus."In the Spider's Web" is a silly, but very entertaining adventure. It is funny to see the short clothes that Gina wears in the jungle, very adequate for a place with vegetation, mosquitoes, bugs and spiders; or to discover that spider's web is combustible, and a torch provokes fire with explosion; or that a person should shout in a cave while chased by men armed with daggers. But in the end, this movie was better than I expected and I liked it. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Aranhas Assassinas" ("Assassin Spiders")

This film was OK for a film of its type if you do not expect to much. The Film has some good CGI of the Spiders and they look OK. Lance is a good choice for the doctor so he can do his made man thing again and is a good star name for the film. The rest of the cast are good for mostly young teen actors. The locations are good some island some ware but it looks good and makes a change from a lab or boring warehouse that you normally get in these kind of films. The Direction was OK if a bit slow moving. The sound is also good for Small movie and really helped the film along. The film is good for a small just don't expect to much from a small TV movie.