The Black Scorpion
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Movie Reviews of The Black Scorpion
Movie Review: They're Big, They're Bad, They're Bloodthirsty Beasts!
Summary: 4 Stars
They MIGHT be big. They MIGHT be bad. They MIGHT be bloodthirsty beasts, but you MIGHT think that the "buggers" in this film are quite bucolic if you aren't a fan of 50's and 60's stop motion animation, identical and repetitive special effects and stock footage.I am a HUGE fan of ALL THREE, however, and enjoyed this film immensely!
Mexico City is under attack! Due to an earth shattering volanic eruption (insert stock footage), fissures created in the earth's crust have unleashed GIANT PREHISTORIC scorpions, and one lone, segmented worm with pincers from their underground, subterranean LAIR! What happens to the citizens of Mexico City? Watch this BUGFEST and find out for yourself!
Richard Denning and Mara Corday star in this classic sci-fi big bug chiller but the true stars of the film are the amazing special effects, stop motion animation, and action scenes created by stop motion sensai, Willis O' Brien (King Kong) working on his last picture. Also featured effects man - an uncredited, young stop motion student, Ray Harryhausen who went on to become the master of stop motion animation with such greats as "Mighty Joe Young", "Jason & The Argonauts", and The Sinbad Trilogy, just to mention a few.
Great family fare with fun and chills for ALL!
Happy Watching!
Movie Review: Do Not Fall Asleep Yet!
Summary: 4 Stars
OK, the first 20-30 minutes of THE BLACK SCORPION are indeed dull. We are treated to stock footage of volcanic activity, seemingly endless narration, and no real action of any kind. However, once the true stars of the show make their appearance, all is forgiven! Am I talking about intrepid geologist Richard (Creature From The Black Lagoon) Denning and Mara (Tarantula) Corday? Of course not! I'm talking about the horde of titanic killer scorpions! These subterranean crawlers are a wonder to behold! Watch as they grab a telephone lineman, stinging him to death before your eyes! Gasp as a train is derailed and plundered! Thrill to the underground battle between a monster scorpion and a giant worm with arms! Be astonished as the even bigger "king" scorpion kills it's brethren and advances on Mexico city! The final confrontation alone is worth the price of the film! So, prop your eyelids open, splash cold water in your face, skip the first 25 minutes, or do whatever you must do, but DO NOT miss the rest of this movie...Movie Review: Another great giant monster
Summary: 4 Stars
What horror lurks deep beneath a volcano? At least in Mexico, the answer is giant scorpions! Another great classic movie with the giant monsters running amok, eating people, causing great distruction, and then walla! the hero (and usually scientist) comes to the rescue of not only killing off the beasts, but winning the woman at the same time. These old classics are corny by todays standards and special affects, but you can't beat them. These giant scorpions are pretty decent for the clay / stop action photography of the time, and there are even a few other interesting beasts under the volcano like giant worms, and some other bug that chases the little stow-away boy. Just love the sounds they have also as giant critters...makes me wonder if they make sounds now but we just can't hear them cause they're too small....lol Anyway, worth watching as long as you don't have expectations of this being a blockbuster movie. It's definitely something to add to your collection of classic monster movies also.Movie Review: for all that love fifties monsters
Summary: 4 Stars
although this movie is obviously an imitation of the movie Them I still found it entertaining being a fan of stop motion models.It wasnt as well done as its predesesor but it was much better than i thought it might be after not having seen it for so long.However i must admit that the real resons for buying it was first for the cavern sequence which was probably the closest thing to the lost spider pit scene that was filmed for the original king kong as this films effects were directed by that films technician willis o brian.The second reason was the prehistoric sequence from a movie called the animal world which i saw in a theatre in the late sixties more than a decade after its original release.If you are a fan of this type of thing it is worth having this transfer.Movie Review: Underrated. Cool Giant Scorpion Monsters !
Summary: 4 Stars
Id call this an underrated movie. Im a little biased since I like monster movies. This really is very entertaining with large scorpions terrorizing the population. There are other creepy crawling monsters as well. The effects are by Willis O'Brien, and while not up to King Kong, this is still really good. They kept repeating a close up of the scorpion drooling which I didn't need. This is as good as Tarantula, not as good as Them and way better than the Monster from Green Hell. The DVD transfer from Warner is excellent too. If you like bug monsters, give this a shot..