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Edinboro Meets the Spider Directed by: Monster Mark Starring: Cory Nalbone, Adam Loomis, Monster Mark, Bob Joint Reviewed by: Scott West |
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Truth be told, I really didn't have much enthusiasm about seeing this film. I was expecting to see yet another awful student film (director Monster Mark is a film student at Edinboro University and this film was created as one of his class projects). Thankfully, that scenario isn't to be since I was more than pleasantly surprised by Edinboro Meets the Spider. The 20 minute short is an homage and a spoof of '50s era giant bug sci-fi complete with black-and-white recording and an aged film look. The basic plot is thus...geeky kid Cory needs a break from school, so he leaves his pet tarantula in the care of his porn-obsessed roomate Mark and takes off. After Mark feeds the spider an irradiated weiner (not that kind, you perv!), the spider escapes it's glass prison and terrorizes the small town of Edinboro, eventually growing to gargantuan proportions. The first thing that struck me about the film is the humor. Sure. I laugh at quite a few low-budget films...but not because the creators intended me to. Edinboro Meets the Spider has a lot of great humor and actually had me laughing out loud for most of it's running time. The jokes and dialog reminded me of early Kevin Smith (Clerks) and, say what you will about Smith, but I think that's a great thing. I don't know if the actors were professional or just friends of the director, but the delivery and timing of the humor was spot-on. The FX were intentionally cheesy. The spiders are rubber, the skeletons couldn't be more fake and the webs are spook house stuff from the local Halloween shop but they fit the retro style of the film perfectly. And, in a smart move by the director, they're kept low-key and off screen when not necessary. The camera work, while nothing fancy, get's the job done and again reminded me of Kevin Smith. I'm looking forward to another outing by this director and I hope he does his next flick with the same sense of humor. I've already reserved a spot for the DVD of Edinboro Meets the Spider on my shelf right next to The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and, if you come across this DVD at any event you're attending, I'd suggest snagging a copy. You won't be disappointed. Back to Reviews |
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