The Black Scorpion
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Movie Reviews of The Black Scorpion
Movie Review: Typical silly 50's scifi with uneven special effects
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this dvd only to get the only remnants of the 50's movie "Animal World" which has dinosaurs, which I remember being thrilled with when I saw it as a kid in the mid 50's. The Black Scorpion wasnt too bad as these giant insect/reptile due to atomic bombs experimentation, etc...
The scorpions were sometimes animated in the Ray Harryhausen style and other times by some lousy cartoonish method, probably when they ran out of money or schedule.
The girl was hot though, as usual she becomes a love interest for the guy who figures out how to kill the damn things.
Lessee, kill a monster, get the girl (kinda like knights slaying the dragon and getting the chick in distress).
One hilarious scene is when the giant scorpion decided to derail and bust up a train. I did a video capture on it and found printed on the locomotive tender.......Lionel Lines...
So you get the picture.
Fun to look at but only once and for laughs.
Movie Review: Creepy Crawly Cool
Summary: 3 Stars
You probably aren't looking at this title unless you're a fan of 50s Sci-Fi or stop-motion animation. If you're one of the above, The Black Scorpion is worth a second look. This is special effects pioneer Willis O'Brien's penultimate project (After The Giant Behemoth, he contributed only bits and pieces to other people's films.) This tale of bigs bugs on the loose is dramatically weak but it includes key elements from O'Brien's oeuvre, including the Mexican setting (a favorite locale) atmospheric model photography, and a great setpiece in the caverns beneath a volcano. If you wondered what the legendary "spider pit" sequence in King Kong (1933) might have looked like, this is the best indicator. The transfer on this DVD is quite crisp, and the added test footage from O'Bie's Las Vegas Monster and Beetlemen projects (never sold or completed) make this a must have for his fans.
Movie Review: Watch Out For Those Scorpions!
Summary: 3 Stars
This was one of those good Giant movies. But the first half to me was quite boring. Now don't get me wrong, the
action of the Scorpions was good. They could have presented a better cover for this movie. Overall this was a
good entertaining movie.