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The Black Scorpion (USA 1957)
Director: Edward Ludwig
Starring: Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, Mario Navarro, Carlos Múzquiz, Pascual Garcia Pena, Fanny Schiller, Pedro Galván, Arturo Martínez

by a volcanic eruption in Mexico awaken some giant scorpions from their centuries-old sleep. Not only the cattle in the nurturing environment is used for the scorpions as prey, even on a nearby town, they come forth. The two archaeologists Hank Scott Artur Ramos and working together with the cattle baroness Teresa Alvarez to stop the creatures ...


In U.S. horror films of the 50s have provided several large animals or insects for all sorts of mischief. In Jack Arnold's "Tarantula" it was a spider, Douglas Gordon in "Them!" Came the ants and in Bert I. Gordon "locusts" many grasshoppers on the shore. In "The Black Scorpion" there are giant scorpions (the singular of the title is therefore not entirely correct) that are invading Mexico.
content is changed, the principle of the little monster movie. The scorpions are running the people. A scientist, a brave warrior and a beautiful girl were raised against the beasts. A well-known scheme that works again.
What the movie really moved a few steps up, the excellent special effects by Willis H. O'Brien, who also formerly involved in King Kong. Using stop motion are brought to life the scorpions, while being cut off and in between a greedy model drooling into it. The transition between the animation scenes and real scenes does it very well.
some really impressive scenes is there to see. Thus, two of our heroes abseil into a cave where the giant scorpions find a kind of worm and a spider become a disturbance, leading to several fights. Worth seeing the scene where the scorpions derail a moving train connecting to pounce on the passengers. Trick Technically absolutely terrific.
few difficulties, the film, however. First, several plot holes. For instance, in the above-mentioned cave a dozen Scorpio, the skillful ignore the presence of our heroes and thus prefer to fight each other something.
repeat in the final, some animated scenes again and again and also the scorpion model loses slavering after the umpteenth time show slow its effects.

"The Black Scorpion" actually has the makings of a classic. The effects are great, some scenes are really great and except for continuous low-trailer a round thing.

7 / 10

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Bugged (USA 1996)
Director: Ronald K. Armstrong
Starring: Priscilla K. Basque, Ronald K. Armstrong, Jeff Lee, Mitzi Gary, Richard Horton, Karina Felix, Casim Gomez, Derek C. Johnson, Al Woodley, Lauren R. Sack, Malachi Weir, John Kilgore

Dr. Craig has developed a serum that increases the intelligence of animals considerably. Since he does not get approval for experiments on humans, because it is assumed that the serum of additional mutations, provides the means he tried summarily fatal in themselves a Error, as it turns out, for both his experimental animals and even connect him to mutations. At his request, Dr. Craig is shot by his assistant and dissolved the laboratory. An external chemical laboratory is instructed to dispose of the serum, but during the trip there is a serious accident. The containers with the serum end up with an insect extermination company and used in the home of writer Divine Hill. mutate overnight to the insects sprayed with intelligent, bloodthirsty monsters who have now bent on Divine and the insecticide team ...


low budget blaxploitation horror from the house of Troma, in principle, similar to later gedrehten Filmen wie Lace Placid und Arac Attack, vor allem aufgrund des ironischen Untertons, der leider manchmal etwas aussetzt. Gerade diese Szenen sind aber die besten. Als die tapferen Kammerjäger aus Kleidung und Rattengift einen Köder in Menschenform für die außerhalb lauernde Insektenschar basteln und ihn mit einem Seil befestigt aus der Türe schmeißen. Kurz darauf landet ein Hähnchen, ebenfalls an einem Seil befestigt im Haus; eine Art Menschenköder der Insekten.
Ansonsten werden bekannte Pfade beschritten. Das Vertauschen der Container wirkt etwas plump und auch die recht lange Vorgeschichte mit Dr. Craig hätte man etwas verkürzen können. Ab dem Vertauschen dürfte klar sein, wie sich der Film entwickelt, der eingestreute Humor sorgt da für etwas Abwechslung. Eine obligatorische Love Story zwischen der einsamen Schriftstellerin, die zwar über Liebe schreibt, aber in ihrem Leben keine findet, und einem tapferen Kammerjäger darf natürlich nicht fehlen.
Die Kreaturen schauen ziemlich gut aus, wobei in der Regel nur eine zu sehen ist. Mehr Kollektivszenen hätten sich nicht geschadet.

Was bleibt ist selbstironischer Insektenhorror mit einigen Hängern.

5/10