I admit that I watched the film out of morbid curiosity, and also because Steve Guttenberg was in it to be fair.
How on Earth they managed to keep straight faces while making this baffles me. I imagine all the points where they cracked into laughter about how formulaic and absurd this film was probably ended up on the cutting room floor, but I imagine a gag reel for this would actually be more entertaining.
In fairness, this is not the absolute worst film I have ever seen. The fact that the actors don't take their roles too seriously, that many lines are delivered like winks to the camera, actually make it tolerable.
This is the point where I usually give you a run-down of the plot, but this time it will be very brief. A volcano goes off near Los Angeles and giant fire-breathing spiders jump out and start killing people. Guttenberg spends the whole film trying to get to his son (Noah Hunt who seemed to take it all far too seriously). That's pretty much it.
If you're expecting this Syfy TV movie to have breathtaking effects, what planet are you living on? If you're expecting it to have an original or engaging plot, again you're going to be disappointed.
So what is good about it? It is amusing, filled with cinematic pop culture references. And provided you're not expecting much, it delivers. In fact I almost can't wait for the sequel '2 Lava 2 Lantula'.
Sorry the review is so short, but there isn't anything else to say really. It's a mildly amusing film that you may laugh along with if you don't take it at all seriously. Having seen the film, I can't see how you could.
How on Earth they managed to keep straight faces while making this baffles me. I imagine all the points where they cracked into laughter about how formulaic and absurd this film was probably ended up on the cutting room floor, but I imagine a gag reel for this would actually be more entertaining.
In fairness, this is not the absolute worst film I have ever seen. The fact that the actors don't take their roles too seriously, that many lines are delivered like winks to the camera, actually make it tolerable.
This is the point where I usually give you a run-down of the plot, but this time it will be very brief. A volcano goes off near Los Angeles and giant fire-breathing spiders jump out and start killing people. Guttenberg spends the whole film trying to get to his son (Noah Hunt who seemed to take it all far too seriously). That's pretty much it.
If you're expecting this Syfy TV movie to have breathtaking effects, what planet are you living on? If you're expecting it to have an original or engaging plot, again you're going to be disappointed.
So what is good about it? It is amusing, filled with cinematic pop culture references. And provided you're not expecting much, it delivers. In fact I almost can't wait for the sequel '2 Lava 2 Lantula'.
Sorry the review is so short, but there isn't anything else to say really. It's a mildly amusing film that you may laugh along with if you don't take it at all seriously. Having seen the film, I can't see how you could.