American tourists hiking in India seek out a
reclusive American doctor after one of them is bitten by a poisonous spider.
Dr. Lecorpus and his facially deformed brother have been residing with a native
tribe that worships spiders. While he attends to the injured tourist the rest
of the group ventures into an ancient temple where they find discover Dr.
Lecorpus’ terrible secret.
In the Spider’s Web is a Sci Fi original movie
(before they changed it to SyFy so the network could get away with showing
non-sci-fi material) filmed in the majestic fake jungle dubbed India constructed
inside some California studio back lot. Aside from Lance Henriksen, there’s no
one recognizable in this movie. It is not scary, it is not suspenseful; the
special effects will get a chuckle out of you. The oversized spider webs look
like paste-layered bed sheets. What I did find slightly charming about it was
that it felt like a throwback to the fifties science fiction era in terms of story
and effects, so if you’r an unimaginative, unappreciative movie watcher – a) you
probably watch movies on your iPod; b) feel free to skip this movie all together.
Now, if you need a good laugh or some entertaining background noise while
cleaning or cooking around the house, I’d totally recommend it.
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