glyptoteque
After wasting 76 min. of my life, enduring the abysmal ordeal that is Honeyspider, I can safely say that Mr. Hasty ( what a fitting name ) doesn't have a clue when it comes to creating horror and he should be thoroughly ashamed of himself having the affront to actually release s**t like this. Disgusting.Nothing works in this movie, and I mean nothing. The acting is horrendous, truly the epitome of bad, not a single syllable that is being spewed out of their stupid mouths is convincing in any shape or form, they have all the charm of cardboard and the tangibility of ghosts. The dimension of reality is non-existent. The pacing and editing is all kinds of wrong; obviously this "director" thinks that spending inordinate amounts of time watching the lead wandering aimlessly around in different settings is pure gold and he clearly don't have a clue as when to switch to another shot. But I guess it's nearly impossible to get this properly done when you have the sensibility of an elephant. The soundtrack isn't much to write home about either, and most of the time it doesn't fit the scenes at all. The story? Completely meaningless and soulless.In other words, one of the worst movies ever made. Please don't make another one Mr. Hasty, you and the rest of your crew have zero talent.
Joe Young
Horror films aren't exactly what I go to the movies for. For one reason or another, most don't do it for me.Honeyspider is one of two films that fall into the Horror genre that I can recommend to literally anyone.I didn't expect to like it as much as I do. A few friends of mine wanted to watch it, and for the first few minutes, I didn't pay much attention. But as the movie progressed, I became more and more immersed in it. It was like I was watching what every horror film should be. Considering production budgets, the film is a technical masterwork. Add in the entrancing and open-ended story, and just the general genre-savviness of the creators, and you have an instant Halloween classic.This isn't a movie that you watch and then go back to the rest of your day. This is a movie you watch, then watch again, then have a conversation with the people who made it on Twitter, and then write a review of while watching it for a third time. I can't express how finely tuned an instrument this film is.If you haven't seen it yet, you need to be watching it.
nathan aspinall
This was a long awaited throwback Halloween Horror Thriller, loved it's slow paced creepy story
I can see this becoming a cult classic!, a sort of Halloween must watch every year movie
Although it's a very slow burning movie, it keeps you hooked with it's spooky weirdness and unravelling story
It's worth the wait! to get to a well delivered and unsuspecting ending
The sound track to this movie was just amazing, well fitting and just made the movie fresh
The acting was superb from newcomer Mariah Brown playing lead role as Jackie Blue on her wonting quiet birthday, "well you can want"
I'm not getting into the plot with this as all you need to know is in the synopsis above, i won't give you any spoilers
But i will say this, it's a must for any Horror "low budget" movie lover, you need this in the collection, and dig it out every year on Hallows eve
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blackestrose13
I'm always excited for Halloween horror films and 'Honeyspider' is one of the best new ones to come around in awhile. The first thing that struck me about the film was the soundtrack. And not just the known songs, but the overall backing music and intro song. For a very small film, the soundtrack was effectively creepy.Jackie is trying to have a quiet Halloween birthday, but her night takes a terrifying turn when she sees a mysterious symbol on the wall in her dorm shower, she receives a strange ring and huge spiders start appearing out of nowhere. Murder on the big screen during the horrorthon blends with real life slashing adds up to a lot of bloody mayhem and dead spiders.The style in which the film is shot creates an incredibly effective eerie and surreal atmosphere. Combining that with the music, and 'Honeyspider' is one of the creepiest movies I've seen in the past year. Reminiscent of horror classics such as 'Halloween', and 'Rosemary's Baby', and Stanley Kubrick in terms of atmosphere, the film also reminded me of Ti West's 'House of the Devil', which is a favorite of mine. I especially enjoyed the end of the film, which was executed in an artistic way. The Smashing Pumpkins song 'Honeyspider,' which the film was inspired by, plays over the last scene and wrapped up the film perfectly.Mariah Brown was excellent as the confused Jackie Blue. Frank Aard ('April Fool's Day' remake) was straight up creepy as hell. Director Josh Hasty was clearly inspired by his passion for the genre and did an amazing job with this film. I really hope to see more of his work in the future. Horror fans looking for that classic horror vibe that many of today's films have lost need to check out 'Honeyspider.' It's one of those films you will want to watch every year on Halloween.Originally Posted on Horrornewsnetwork.nethttp://horrornewsnetwork.net/articles/11911-honeyspider-review? Itemid=101