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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