Sting

I quite enjoyed it, much better than I was expecting.

The problem though, is this is an Australian movie and to any Australian, it will be quite obvious that the spider used in the movie was a Redback spider, which are indeed deadly, but Redbacks are not an unknown species that grow to epic proportions. They can be found quite commonly around Australia. I kinda wish they have created a fictional spider for the movie because that just threw the realism out for me. (what little realism there is in a movie about a giant spider, anyway lol)

Also surprising was to see Noni Hazelhurst as Helge, who most Australian's will recognise as Noni from Play School and also many other Australian Productions. I had no idea the movie was even Australian before the opening scene. The movie is actually set in New York so it was a surprise to see her! But it turns out it was filmed in Sydney.

Anyway, the movie was pretty good, had a high production quality, was well acted etc. But there was nothing new or refreshing. If you've seen any kind of "giant insect" or creature feature you probably know how the story goes.

Okayish monster horror, that could have benefited from a scarier monster and a less predictable ending.

I found the child actress to be pretty good though. She carried the movie.

>*"That's one seriously fucked up bird. Looks like it tried to have sex with a blender."*

Exactly what I expected but also exactly what I was craving for gong into an alien spider creature feature! It's straight to the point, here to have fun and the alien spider gets a bunch of screen time. It's jumpscares all the way but if you're terrified of spiders like me, you'll jump even when there's no scare. The CGI is better than what I expected and I believe I saw a couple of practical effects in the third act. A few pretty good bloody kills, nice gooey texture with the webs and they used the location to it's fullest.

My one complaint is the spider design, it's an alien so they could have done something more imaginative with the design. I won't bother with the story but the family drama wasn't terrible. The exterminator and the witch old lady were my favorite characters. The pacing was on point I never got bored, there's always something crazy happening. Overall I liked this a little bit more than *Infested*, I like my spider movies simple and ***Sting*** was simple done right.

Exactly what I expected it to be, and glad to say I enjoyed it. Fun low budget horror with some comedy elements.

Perfect for the spooky season. Quite fast paced, not pretentious or trying to be something it’s not. Highbrow, nope. Popcorn fun, absolutely!

I recently watched Infested which was a hell of a spider horror movie, sadly this pales in comparison. If you've not seen that, this could be great for you, but I just couldn't get behind something I've seen done better that recently.

Sting (2024) - ❤x7

This movie starts out on a hilarious note. Other than that it's an okay Spider Movie, but surprisingly better than expected. It does harken back to Arachnaphobia (1990).
I was impressed with the performance of the young girl Alyla Browne.
Moral of this story: Never trust a spider.

How I rate:
1-3 ❤ = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 ❤ = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 ❤ = I expect you will like this too
9-10 ❤ = movies and TV shows I really love!

Spiders films tend to be bad unless it's 1990's Arachnophobia that was decent but sting didn't sting and was entertaining with some cool effects and camera work, It's webs were strong.

Good viewing.

'Sting' gave me what I desired, albeit without properly enthralling me at any point. It's a well done horror flick, I do prefer these sorta ones where it is more the characters getting unsettled rather than the audience with cheap jump scares etc. The run time of around 90 minutes is astutely chosen, also.

The cast are positives. Alyla Browne produces a sturdy showing, while Ryan Corr is good too. The likes of Penelope Mitchell and Jermaine Fowler support nicely. Robyn Nevin's Gunter character was the only I didn't really rate. Away from them, the effects for the spider are effective, I like how it changes throughout.

There perhaps could've been some more fun had with the kills, though what is there sufficed for me to be honest.

Nothing like a spider on a killing spree to bring a family together.