I love spiders. Was born and raised with them. "How's that?", you ask. I was born in the Brazillian rain forest. Left as an orphan. I later became a entamologist - or someone who studies insects.

Now, as a scientist, I enjoy "junk food" films...but even I need a little SCIENCE in my SCIENCE fiction. Take Arachnid, for example, a film that leads one to believe that ALL giant arachinpods from outer space are dangerous carnivores. Such blasphemy against nature is a crime!

Arachnipod opens as United States military pilots encounter an invisible alien ship. This is easily the most believable part of this picture. According to Alexander YC Chiu, one can build a futuristic flying saucer in days. Back to the film. After the spaceship crash-lands on an island - it releases some gorgeous, well-defined arachnipods...or, "spiders" (in layman's term). By coincidence, a private plane - piloted by folks armed with heavy artilery - crash lands in the exact same spot. Carnage ensues.

The main problem with Arachnid (aside from the slow pace), is the fact that the details of these alien beauties is neverly fully explained. How do they eat? Breath? Reproduce? Without answering these simple questions, one cannot decipher if the going-ons in the rest of Arachnid is realistic or Hollywoodized phonyism. We MUST know the exact physics of the animals on-screen, or we cannot believe the events taking place. Imagine. A giant spider movie with details to the animals' origins and eating habits. What a crock!

I give Arachnid my lowest rating.