This little gem from Warner Brothers is actually a pretty good movie for it's time and genre. The basis of the story is that 2 scientists, one American, one Mexican, head to Mexico to study an erupting volcano. What they find however, is nest underground of huge scorpions that are terrorizing Mexico City. The special effects are good for the era, the scorpion drools and makes scary sounds. The acting is so-so, Richard Denning overacts at times, and the relationship with the ever lovely and B movie horror queen Mara Corday, is not well developed, and the little Mexican boy "Juanito" is nothing short of annoying. But overall the story works helped by the great special effects and the good storyline. A fun movie to watch on a rainy Saturday night.
109 Reviews
Black scorpionS
ericstevenson23 February 2017
Well, this movie had a black scorpion in it, but it had more than that. It had multiple black scorpions! Oh, they were giant too. I think the worst thing about this is probably the pacing. After about an hour, it looked like they were going to just stop it. There were too many boring moments but I will admit that the stop motion effects are quite good. I'm not even into stop motion that much. It helps that we get some good close ups of the scorpions showing off the practical effects. Wait, does stop motion count as practical effects? It doesn't seem to hold up well.
I was disappointed the scorpion didn't appear at first, but to be fair, most of the movie did in fact feature it. I didn't know there would be other giant creepy crawlies in this film. It was hard to even recognize that worm. Well, realize it was a worm is what I mean. It would have worked better if it was trimmed by a half hour. Then again, that wouldn't have been enough for a full length movie. As a cheesy little 1950's sci-fi movie, it's just mediocre. I remain impressed by how it looks with the designs. **1/2
I was disappointed the scorpion didn't appear at first, but to be fair, most of the movie did in fact feature it. I didn't know there would be other giant creepy crawlies in this film. It was hard to even recognize that worm. Well, realize it was a worm is what I mean. It would have worked better if it was trimmed by a half hour. Then again, that wouldn't have been enough for a full length movie. As a cheesy little 1950's sci-fi movie, it's just mediocre. I remain impressed by how it looks with the designs. **1/2
There's a lot to see.
tles729 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Uninteresting story line gives way to lots of monster action. There are plenty of closeups of a miniature drooling Scorpion head. The movie is all done by miniatures and the stop motion is at times very jerky. Willis appears to be stuck in the 1930s. There are a lot of background rear projection effects which are incredibly out of focus and the miniatures look very much like miniatures, toy trains and all. Why these insects make sounds at all is weird but the roaring makes it more interesting I guess. At times, sounds are taken from "Them", the other, better big WB insect film. Some monster sequences look older and may be test footage from King Kong or elsewhere. Most of the monster shots are separate and are not composite shots with people other than rear projection. Perhaps the best shot is one of the smaller creatures chasing after the kid. The WORST shot is when there is a giant scorpion mixed with large crowd scenes. It's basically the scorpion appearing as a transparent black cartoony effect that is very jerky and laid over the crowd shot....one of the worst of that era. Maybe this was a budget issue. The scorpions fighting each other and eating other miniature people are the best shots and must have taken a lot of work...but still, very jerky. Anyway, it's 1950s B Horror, and lots of fun. For some reason, I had never seen this as a kid. I guess the NYC market didn't show it. So, it was nice to see a new (for me) 1950s monster movie from a major studio.
Giant drooling stop-motion scorpions!
giantdevilfish11 June 2004
Another stop motion classic from the atomic age. Giant scorpions awakened by volcanoes menace Mexico. You think a swarm of giant scorpions is bad, wait until you see the biggest and baddest of the bunch...The Black Scorpion!!
Willis O'Brien (the effects genius from King Kong) gets more than alittle help from Pete Peterson animating these arachnid monstrosities in all their stop-motion glory.
The effects were very well done, but unfortunately the transparent matte shots of the Black Scorpion entering Mexico City are terrible. Almost to the point where it ruins the movie. As is the constant (once or twice would be enough) close up of the scorpions face (which is a drooling animated prop). It would have been wonderful to see the Black Scorpion trashing buildings and attacking people in the city rather than a poor matte shot of the scorpion running through the streets.
Still overall a very enjoyable flick. The acting was actually pretty good compared to most of the genre films from the time.
The best scene from this film (hands down) was the descent into the underground lair of the scorpions, which also features not only a giant freaky worm, but a huge freaky looking trapdoor spider as well! The spider and worm prop were from the famous deleted "bottom of the ravine" scene from King Kong. So this is as close as you're going to get to reliving that infamous lost scene. Other great sequences include two scorpions battling the giant worm in a fight to the death, the scorpions swarming over and attacking a train at night, the Black Scorpion slaughtering the smaller scorpions, and the climatic fight between the Black Scorpion and the Mexican military in a soccer stadium.
I miss these kind of movies!
Willis O'Brien (the effects genius from King Kong) gets more than alittle help from Pete Peterson animating these arachnid monstrosities in all their stop-motion glory.
The effects were very well done, but unfortunately the transparent matte shots of the Black Scorpion entering Mexico City are terrible. Almost to the point where it ruins the movie. As is the constant (once or twice would be enough) close up of the scorpions face (which is a drooling animated prop). It would have been wonderful to see the Black Scorpion trashing buildings and attacking people in the city rather than a poor matte shot of the scorpion running through the streets.
Still overall a very enjoyable flick. The acting was actually pretty good compared to most of the genre films from the time.
The best scene from this film (hands down) was the descent into the underground lair of the scorpions, which also features not only a giant freaky worm, but a huge freaky looking trapdoor spider as well! The spider and worm prop were from the famous deleted "bottom of the ravine" scene from King Kong. So this is as close as you're going to get to reliving that infamous lost scene. Other great sequences include two scorpions battling the giant worm in a fight to the death, the scorpions swarming over and attacking a train at night, the Black Scorpion slaughtering the smaller scorpions, and the climatic fight between the Black Scorpion and the Mexican military in a soccer stadium.
I miss these kind of movies!
Scorpions Instead Of Ants.
AaronCapenBanner1 November 2013
Edward Ludwig directed this science fiction horror thriller that stars Richard Denning as American geologist Hank Scott, who is recruited by the Mexican authorities when an earthquake unleashes a horde of giant scorpions upon the Mexican countryside, causing havoc and destruction as they threaten to overrun the nearby city, then the world. Good model F/X on display, with some harrowing attack scenes(including a vivid cavern sequence), but there is no story or character involvement at all, with the plot being overly familiar and uninspired. A pity, because the film pushed the violence boundaries for its time, but the film just comes up short, and has been strangely forgotten. Basically a rehash of the much superior "Them!"
Those Scorpions Gave Me Nightmares
bkoganbing26 April 2006
One of the better Fifties science fiction entries is The Black Scorpion or scorpions to be precise. These creatures got released during a volcanic eruption and started wreaking havoc in the area around Mexico City.
Of all the monsters created by the special effects guys including the great Ray Harryhausen, the ugliest, meanest, nastiest creatures ever brought to the screen were these scorpions. They are ugly as sin, emit an obnoxious drool when on the prowl and make a noise guaranteed to scare any kid or kid at heart out of his comfortable movie seat. And they are one of the few creatures which are not either from outer space or caused by radioactivity.
When the scorpions start doing their thing, scientists Richard Denning and Carlos Rivas are in the area as is ranch owner Mara Corday. In between trying to figure out how to combat the scorpions, a little romance gets going between Denning and Corday. And there's a cute little kid around played by Mario Navarro who gets in all kinds of trouble tagging along with the scientists.
But you can mute the romance and get into the action. I guarantee you will like the scene inside the volcano where Denning, Rivas, and little Mario have to deal not only with the scorpions, but with giant earthworms and spiders. And the final battle in the Mexico City soccer stadium between the scorpion and the scientists and Mexican army is a tingler.
Of all the monsters created by the special effects guys including the great Ray Harryhausen, the ugliest, meanest, nastiest creatures ever brought to the screen were these scorpions. They are ugly as sin, emit an obnoxious drool when on the prowl and make a noise guaranteed to scare any kid or kid at heart out of his comfortable movie seat. And they are one of the few creatures which are not either from outer space or caused by radioactivity.
When the scorpions start doing their thing, scientists Richard Denning and Carlos Rivas are in the area as is ranch owner Mara Corday. In between trying to figure out how to combat the scorpions, a little romance gets going between Denning and Corday. And there's a cute little kid around played by Mario Navarro who gets in all kinds of trouble tagging along with the scientists.
But you can mute the romance and get into the action. I guarantee you will like the scene inside the volcano where Denning, Rivas, and little Mario have to deal not only with the scorpions, but with giant earthworms and spiders. And the final battle in the Mexico City soccer stadium between the scorpion and the scientists and Mexican army is a tingler.
Love those drooling scorpions
david-54623 July 2018
It's a good thing that this film also didn't include smell. The drool was bad enough. But I would have loved to have been able to smell their breaths. Unbelievably inadvertently hilarious horror flick from the 1950's when monster horror flicks were popular. Mind you I was impressed with the special effects given that this was 1957 and not 2017. In that respect it is even more impressive. No CGI no 3D just plain old special effects from the people that brought you King Kong.
These are monsters that don't want to die. Of course they came as the result of a volcano that blew rather than nuclear mutants a theme that was popular back then. Absolutely hilarious when they grab people and you see their little arms and feet waving about before they are presumably eaten. They attack Mexico City. You are almost cheering for these monsters. The whole thing is a hoot. And of course you have the de rigeur love story in behind. In the end all is well that ends well and the lovers are off to we presume marriage bliss. Them remains the best of the bunch.
These are monsters that don't want to die. Of course they came as the result of a volcano that blew rather than nuclear mutants a theme that was popular back then. Absolutely hilarious when they grab people and you see their little arms and feet waving about before they are presumably eaten. They attack Mexico City. You are almost cheering for these monsters. The whole thing is a hoot. And of course you have the de rigeur love story in behind. In the end all is well that ends well and the lovers are off to we presume marriage bliss. Them remains the best of the bunch.
Marauding, Drooling Beasts That Mangle and Murder
twanurit17 September 2003
Way above average giant insect thriller, mainly due to the awesome special effects of Willis O'Brien ("King Kong" - 1933). Three set-pieces are superb: the first appearance, rather unexpectedly, of heroine Mara Corday talking to telephone linemen, who soon are under attack, then the train wreck which is terrifying and bizarre, and the final confrontation in the stadium, featuring grand editing and surprising touches. Mexico setting works well, music and sound effects are exemplary, sub-Earth sequence featuring more creatures is eerie. Title refers to the largest creature in the climax, budgetary limitations revealing a black traveling matte, still mystical, with fascinating zoom-in camera shots. Some have faulted the scorpion's "drooling" close-ups, but I find them bone-chilling. Even the main titles are innovative - alternating flashing white/black letters on white/black backgrounds, set to gripping soundtrack. Defects: some poorly-executed process shots, and the leading actors, Corday, Richard Denning, and Carlos Rivas, are hammy and unsubtle and a Corday-Denning romance occurs too late in the script, especially after all the mayhem.
"Now gentlemen, I do not believe it - but's it's as good an explanation as any."
rhinocerosfive-11 November 2008
Warning: Spoilers
A 50s monster movie generally denies the logic of the real world, even in scenes unrelated to latter-day dinosaurs or mutant praying mantes. A smiling man points a gun at a baby - no, he's not a killer, he's the hero. A Mexican policeman radios instructions in English, mysteriously using the voice of the NAKED CITY dispatcher - no, it's not surreal political commentary, it's just a Richard Denning picture.
In Toho's monster movies, the Japanese go out of their way to bizarro-land, featuring monkeys from outer space and flying miniature torch singers and human-cyborg-mutant love triangles. This is because the theft of all normal assumptions is an acknowledged part of the ride in a country that's suffered two atomic attacks. But the price we pay for a few minutes' giant monster footage in an American picture is an hour's garden variety idiocy. It is a steep price, but I watch a great many of these movies anyway, because I used to smoke a lot of marijuana and probably have brain damage. Kids, don't let this happen to you. Keep playing video games; you're probably not wasting nearly as much time on Halo 3 as I have done wishing Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien had gotten a bigger share of the budget on any number of bad movies.
But I watch them for the monsters, and O'Brien earned his money on this one. The beasts are horrific and various. The titular arachnids are numerous, cannibalistic, multiple-sized and scary - bad enough in stop-motion long shots and even worse in close-up puppet mode, slimy, sporting angry tufts of fur and spurting hungry saliva from their fanged (!) jaws - but wait, there's more. On an eventful spelunking excursion, you also get segmented, pincer-clawed wormy things and trap-door crab monsters left over from KING KONG. As far as time-wasting is concerned, this is hours ahead of any GODZILLA effort - BLACK SCORPION's exposed frames contain a higher percentage of creature images than most monster movies. However, most of them are reused many, many times, and the urban scenes' process shots are among the most transparent and least convincing in the entire genre.
Edward Ludwig sounds like a Hammer Dracula character, but he's actually the closest thing to a name director a giant monster movie ever got in the pre-Spielberg era. (Possible exceptions are Hal Roach, who only made one, and Ernest Schoedsack and Ishiro Honda, both of whom only got really popular after the giant monster thing.) Ludwig directed a bunch of pictures with real stars like Randolph Scott, George Sanders and John Wayne (including the superior FIGHTING SEABEES), plus about 75 Universal silents. So he should have known better than to allow Richard Denning, who clearly did not know better, to point a .38 at that kid. But that's not the greatest of this movie's Z-grade laugh-riot moments.
Scientists drink tequila in the lab, a behavior explained away as local color. A Mexican vulcanologist displays unfamiliarity with the volcano system around D.F. Civilized people hammer open a slab of lava on a fine felt billiards table. A search convoy of vehicles and horsemen halts in the middle of nowhere so somebody can say, "I don't see a thing, Doctor... might as well go on" - and they go on, having stopped, one supposes, to be heard over the blaring stupidity of lines like, "Throw some rocks under that crane" and "I know this country like the palm of my hand" and this priceless telephone exchange:
"Mendoza's dead. We just saw a worm thirty feet long."
"Please come up!"
"Naw, we wanna look around a little more first."
I guess that's my excuse. No matter how many of these terrible films I watch, no matter how many disappointments I suffer, after years of sobriety I still want to see more.
Drugs can make nothing happen to you, too.
In Toho's monster movies, the Japanese go out of their way to bizarro-land, featuring monkeys from outer space and flying miniature torch singers and human-cyborg-mutant love triangles. This is because the theft of all normal assumptions is an acknowledged part of the ride in a country that's suffered two atomic attacks. But the price we pay for a few minutes' giant monster footage in an American picture is an hour's garden variety idiocy. It is a steep price, but I watch a great many of these movies anyway, because I used to smoke a lot of marijuana and probably have brain damage. Kids, don't let this happen to you. Keep playing video games; you're probably not wasting nearly as much time on Halo 3 as I have done wishing Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien had gotten a bigger share of the budget on any number of bad movies.
But I watch them for the monsters, and O'Brien earned his money on this one. The beasts are horrific and various. The titular arachnids are numerous, cannibalistic, multiple-sized and scary - bad enough in stop-motion long shots and even worse in close-up puppet mode, slimy, sporting angry tufts of fur and spurting hungry saliva from their fanged (!) jaws - but wait, there's more. On an eventful spelunking excursion, you also get segmented, pincer-clawed wormy things and trap-door crab monsters left over from KING KONG. As far as time-wasting is concerned, this is hours ahead of any GODZILLA effort - BLACK SCORPION's exposed frames contain a higher percentage of creature images than most monster movies. However, most of them are reused many, many times, and the urban scenes' process shots are among the most transparent and least convincing in the entire genre.
Edward Ludwig sounds like a Hammer Dracula character, but he's actually the closest thing to a name director a giant monster movie ever got in the pre-Spielberg era. (Possible exceptions are Hal Roach, who only made one, and Ernest Schoedsack and Ishiro Honda, both of whom only got really popular after the giant monster thing.) Ludwig directed a bunch of pictures with real stars like Randolph Scott, George Sanders and John Wayne (including the superior FIGHTING SEABEES), plus about 75 Universal silents. So he should have known better than to allow Richard Denning, who clearly did not know better, to point a .38 at that kid. But that's not the greatest of this movie's Z-grade laugh-riot moments.
Scientists drink tequila in the lab, a behavior explained away as local color. A Mexican vulcanologist displays unfamiliarity with the volcano system around D.F. Civilized people hammer open a slab of lava on a fine felt billiards table. A search convoy of vehicles and horsemen halts in the middle of nowhere so somebody can say, "I don't see a thing, Doctor... might as well go on" - and they go on, having stopped, one supposes, to be heard over the blaring stupidity of lines like, "Throw some rocks under that crane" and "I know this country like the palm of my hand" and this priceless telephone exchange:
"Mendoza's dead. We just saw a worm thirty feet long."
"Please come up!"
"Naw, we wanna look around a little more first."
I guess that's my excuse. No matter how many of these terrible films I watch, no matter how many disappointments I suffer, after years of sobriety I still want to see more.
Drugs can make nothing happen to you, too.
Should have been called the scorpions that ate Mexico.
ChuckStraub29 June 2004
Black Scorpion, is another semi classic, 50s giant monster movie. It should have been called the scorpions that ate Mexico. If you enjoy other movies from the 50s that feature giant insects or other huge monsters wreaking havoc on mankind, you will also like Black Scorpion. You do have to keep in mind that this was made in 1957. Don't be looking for the thrills you can get from the special effects in today's horror movies. The movie has to be viewed within the context of the time it was released. For it's time, the special effects were great. This was truly a scary movie for it's time and continues to be exciting today. I found this to be a very entertaining movie and recommend it to anyone who enjoys the giant monsters of the 50s and early 60s. Enjoy.
A stop-motion cheapie
MightyGorga19 July 2000
Another of the 1950s breed of cheaply made monster movies, this one involving gigantic scorpions freed by volcanic eruptions outside Mexico City. The stop-motion scorpions aren't too badly done (though the closeups of their drooling faces are hilarious), and Richard Denning and Mara Corday are tolerable in the lead roles, but this movie would be far more entertaining were it not for Juanito, the small boy and friend of Denning who cranks up the annoyance factor to dangerous levels. On the whole, this movie falls into the "so bad it's good" category.
"Them" scorpions are among us!
JKnight_author_of_RISEN1 December 2003
From out of the desert come giant scorpions, destroying houses, ravaging vehicles and slaughtering innocents! It's Them! all over again, but with better and more vicious monsters that, coincidentally, sound exactly like Them!'s giant ants.
The Black Scorpion is a typical 1950s giant monster movie, and you have to love the period and the genre to appreciate the film. I happen to love the period and the genre, and I also love stop-motion animation, so The Black Scorpion really presses my buttons.
The animation supervisor is Willis (King Kong) O'Brien, with the actual effects work done by Pete Peterson. You can see more of Peterson's work on the DVD. We not only get scorpions by the handful, we get other animated creepy-crawlies as well. Lots of effects work in this one!
The story is by-the-numbers but Richard Denning gives his usual stalwart performance. The DVD sports some nice Harryhausen extras, too. If you like this kind of thing, you'll LOVE The Black Scorpion.
The Black Scorpion is a typical 1950s giant monster movie, and you have to love the period and the genre to appreciate the film. I happen to love the period and the genre, and I also love stop-motion animation, so The Black Scorpion really presses my buttons.
The animation supervisor is Willis (King Kong) O'Brien, with the actual effects work done by Pete Peterson. You can see more of Peterson's work on the DVD. We not only get scorpions by the handful, we get other animated creepy-crawlies as well. Lots of effects work in this one!
The story is by-the-numbers but Richard Denning gives his usual stalwart performance. The DVD sports some nice Harryhausen extras, too. If you like this kind of thing, you'll LOVE The Black Scorpion.
Great movie...when the monsters are on screen
preppy-318 September 2000
Giant scorpions are unearthed by an earthquake and threaten to attack New Mexico. By the numbers script, but the acting is (surprisingly) good...it's just that the script is VERY dull. And when the giant scorpions (and worms and spiders) are on screen the movie is fantastic. These creatures look terrifying (the close ups of the scorpions' face are not pleasant) and the stop motion animation is superb. So...dull except when the monsters are on screen. Worth seeing for monster fans.
A duller Mexican version of "Beginning Of The End" or "Them"
lemon_magic27 May 2006
This is a very basic "meat and potatoes" monster film. It seems to be inspired by the giant grasshoppers/locusts in the minor classic "The Beginning Of The End", only with giant scorpions instead of hoppers. Or maybe by the giant ants from "Them". The whole movie just reeks of some Mexican producer seeing a movie like those two and saying, "Hey, we could do one of those!! Only with something even scarier, like, er..."
One thing that distinguishes "Black Scorpion" is that the special effects are quite ambitious. (Although "Them" had much more atmosphere). Instead of laughable process shots (hoppers swarming an obvious picture postcard, etc), "Scorpion" features stop-motion animation of the sort later used by Harryhausen in movies like "Clash Of The Titans". We all basically watch monster movies for the special effects for the featured monster, so I think you could argue that "Black Scorpion" ups the ante somewhat from the original. Indeed, there is a scene with giant scorpions swarming over the derailed cars of a passenger train that is actually pretty chilling even now, and the final showdown with scorpion vs tanks and helicopters, is almost worth the time spent getting to the end.
The cast is attractive and likable enough, except for an annoying little kid who obviously exists for no other reason than to endanger himself so the adults can rescue him. The screenplay changes things up a bit by offering two male leads - I couldn't tell who was supposed to be the alpha male for a while, until the blond American started romancing the lead actress, at which point the Hispanic guy seemed to get demoted to comedy sidekick. The writers surprised me, though, because I then expected the Latin fellow to get eaten once he was proved to be expendable...but instead, he made it all the way to the end of the film, and even got a few of the better lines.
Verdict? I wasn't especially impressed by "Black Scorpion". The 2nd rate derivative screenplay was too predictable and by-the-numbers; decent stop motion effects were undercut by laughable, ridiculous closeups of the 'drooling' scorpion that looked like a rubber theater mask made by talented seventh graders. The dubbing didn't suck nearly as badly as is usually the case with this kind of import, but the voice acting was still nothing to get excited about. And the whole thing just kind of plodded along without picking up any momentum. (One thing you could say about "Beginning Of The End" is that it did pick up steam near the end).
Still, it is a decent effort,. It's certainly much, much better than the 'remixed' crap K. Gordon Murray shoveled at us about this time.
One aside - this was covered by MST3000 in their first season (pre Kevin Murphy) and it is obvious that the writers hadn't hit their stride yet. The riffs are mildly funny, enough for a chuckle here and there,and enough to keep you coming back for more. But the writers and actors hadn't reached the level of drollery and whimsy they would achieve once Mike Nelson became the head writer and Murphy assumed the role of "Tom Servo". At that point, the folks at "Bad Brains" stopped trying to impress us with their "bachelor of arts" degrees and settled down to make some serious "funny". Still, as a taste of things to come, their coverage of "Black Scorpion" is worth seeking out to see...once, anyway.
One thing that distinguishes "Black Scorpion" is that the special effects are quite ambitious. (Although "Them" had much more atmosphere). Instead of laughable process shots (hoppers swarming an obvious picture postcard, etc), "Scorpion" features stop-motion animation of the sort later used by Harryhausen in movies like "Clash Of The Titans". We all basically watch monster movies for the special effects for the featured monster, so I think you could argue that "Black Scorpion" ups the ante somewhat from the original. Indeed, there is a scene with giant scorpions swarming over the derailed cars of a passenger train that is actually pretty chilling even now, and the final showdown with scorpion vs tanks and helicopters, is almost worth the time spent getting to the end.
The cast is attractive and likable enough, except for an annoying little kid who obviously exists for no other reason than to endanger himself so the adults can rescue him. The screenplay changes things up a bit by offering two male leads - I couldn't tell who was supposed to be the alpha male for a while, until the blond American started romancing the lead actress, at which point the Hispanic guy seemed to get demoted to comedy sidekick. The writers surprised me, though, because I then expected the Latin fellow to get eaten once he was proved to be expendable...but instead, he made it all the way to the end of the film, and even got a few of the better lines.
Verdict? I wasn't especially impressed by "Black Scorpion". The 2nd rate derivative screenplay was too predictable and by-the-numbers; decent stop motion effects were undercut by laughable, ridiculous closeups of the 'drooling' scorpion that looked like a rubber theater mask made by talented seventh graders. The dubbing didn't suck nearly as badly as is usually the case with this kind of import, but the voice acting was still nothing to get excited about. And the whole thing just kind of plodded along without picking up any momentum. (One thing you could say about "Beginning Of The End" is that it did pick up steam near the end).
Still, it is a decent effort,. It's certainly much, much better than the 'remixed' crap K. Gordon Murray shoveled at us about this time.
One aside - this was covered by MST3000 in their first season (pre Kevin Murphy) and it is obvious that the writers hadn't hit their stride yet. The riffs are mildly funny, enough for a chuckle here and there,and enough to keep you coming back for more. But the writers and actors hadn't reached the level of drollery and whimsy they would achieve once Mike Nelson became the head writer and Murphy assumed the role of "Tom Servo". At that point, the folks at "Bad Brains" stopped trying to impress us with their "bachelor of arts" degrees and settled down to make some serious "funny". Still, as a taste of things to come, their coverage of "Black Scorpion" is worth seeking out to see...once, anyway.
Love Those '50s SciFi Films!
Bucs19601 August 2002
When you watch films like this, you must put aside your ideas of what are or are not good special effects......if we compare all older movies with present films with modern technology, we would write off classics like "King Kong" and "Lost World" because they don't look like "Jurassic Park". Times change, computer generated effects are "in" and we sometimes forget that people like Willis O'Brien were pioneers in the fx field, working with little but their imagination and creativity. So enjoy this typical 50's Big Bug entry for what it is. I have seen it a number of times and have a little soft spot in my heart (not my head!) for it. It is full of those actors that were popping up all the time during the 50's as second leads or in "B" films. The cavern scene with the worms and scorpions is pretty damn good but that little brat Juanito needed to be scorpion bait from the beginning! Probably the funniest thing in the film is the reaction of the military men in the stadium when one of their own gets electrocuted because someone forgot to turn off the power....they just blow it off and go on. It's a fun film......just enjoy it and don't think too much.
B movie with cool looking fx
Towel Dude13 August 2023
Movie is better than the normal giant bug attack 1950s B picture. Most memorable are the mostly top notch stop motion animation of the enormous beasts. Movie has alot of action, both small and large scale horror attacks. Film's most effective sequence is an eerie and intense scene, where our heroes are lowered into a huge volcanic cavern and get to meet the title boss monster. Demerits include a very annoying kid that keeps getting in the way, and an unnecessary love interest sub plot between Richard Denning and a cattle baroness. That said, she does live in an opulent ranch house. I was amazed at its' interior design and decor. That was a cool looking house.
Great effects and acting...for the most part.
swind7410 June 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I picked up the DVD during my phase of "I must own everything associated with Ray Harryhausen". Seeing his involvement listed on the back of the DVD, combined with the $6.99 price tag and the wonderful cover art made this one a no-brainer.
From the very first few minutes, it is very apparent that they are going for the same look and feel of the 1954 big bug classic "Them!" using the same dusty surroundings and a run-down house that looks eerily similar to the one used in that film. We do have to wait a pretty long time before being treated to our first sighting of the titular bugs, and they look wonderful thanks to FX pioneer Willis O'Brien. My only complaints are that the screeching/groaning noises that they make are the same in tone and length every time they are on screen. Being from Ohio, and unfamiliar with the machinations of an angry scorpion, perhaps I am unqualified to comment on the realism of these effects. Another small problem I have with the presentation of the scorpions, especially "big daddy", is that they always cut to the same close-up stock footage, no matter where the action is situated nor if it is day or night. Other than that, the effects are wonderful, especially the stop-motion chases and the shadows of the pincers chasing after their human prey. Great stuff.
The acting isn't too bad, although it is underplayed a bit too much for my taste. If you're truly in peril, you probably shouldn't be quite as interested in sharing a cocktail with the locals, even if the lead actress is as hubba-hubba worthy as this one.
All in all, this is truly one for your collection, especially if you're a deadly-bug-a-holic like me. I still prefer "Them!" but this one still sits proudly on my shelf.
From the very first few minutes, it is very apparent that they are going for the same look and feel of the 1954 big bug classic "Them!" using the same dusty surroundings and a run-down house that looks eerily similar to the one used in that film. We do have to wait a pretty long time before being treated to our first sighting of the titular bugs, and they look wonderful thanks to FX pioneer Willis O'Brien. My only complaints are that the screeching/groaning noises that they make are the same in tone and length every time they are on screen. Being from Ohio, and unfamiliar with the machinations of an angry scorpion, perhaps I am unqualified to comment on the realism of these effects. Another small problem I have with the presentation of the scorpions, especially "big daddy", is that they always cut to the same close-up stock footage, no matter where the action is situated nor if it is day or night. Other than that, the effects are wonderful, especially the stop-motion chases and the shadows of the pincers chasing after their human prey. Great stuff.
The acting isn't too bad, although it is underplayed a bit too much for my taste. If you're truly in peril, you probably shouldn't be quite as interested in sharing a cocktail with the locals, even if the lead actress is as hubba-hubba worthy as this one.
All in all, this is truly one for your collection, especially if you're a deadly-bug-a-holic like me. I still prefer "Them!" but this one still sits proudly on my shelf.
Uncommonly self-aware yet still satisfyingly demented and entertaining giant monster romp
pyrocitor9 May 2009
The infamous sub-genre of giant monster B-movie horror films tend to generally be regarded by audiences, arguably more than any other genre of film, as interchangeable, seen as having roughly the same plot structures, flaws and sense of kitschy entertainment. And while such hasty generalizations might be to some extent serviceable, it remains a relief that upon further examination, individual examples such as The Black Scorpion stand out individually among the genre. While its plot may be just another excuse for giant animals to run rampant, The Black Scorpion easily proves a functional and unique enough film among its contemporaries to warrant seeing.
It can hardly be disputed that such films are generally perused more for entertainment than for any sort of quality, and on the fun front The Black Scorpion seldom disappoints. That being said, the complaint can be raised that even at only 88 minutes the film feels overlong, taking a lengthy and uncommonly dialogue fraught opening sequence to establish the story context and seemingly instill credibility into what remains, in essence, a trashy monster movie. As such, the monster mayhem itself, the primary draw of the film, often feels disappointingly fleeting. Nonetheless, when the creature action is present it is rousingly effective and exhilarating stuff, as the giant scorpions destroy trains, 30 foot worms, tanks, helicopters and each other in a series of infectiously entertaining brawls which easily more than make up for the slow exposition. Furthermore, considering the film's alleged budget constraints (with tales of recycled monster props, sound effects and voice acting from past horror efforts as classic King Kong and genre staple Them!) the film boasts a veneer of highly impressive production values, with rich, imaginative prehistoric cavernous sets and an undertone of credibility from attributes such as the riveting documentary footage of the film's opening volcano eruption.
In fact, while realism is hardly the operative word, the film devotes more care and attention to facets such as an uncommonly positive and politically correct depiction of a Mexican town destroyed by the scorpion attacks than one would expect, coming as a welcome surprise. Considering his genre of choice, director Edward Ludwig is daringly unafraid to take his time, or to devote surprising expanses of time to character development (however superficial) and the blossoming romance between his two protagonists, complete with endearingly corny dialogue. Ludwig also demonstrates an uncommon flair for memorable visuals: in one blink- and-you-miss-it transition between scenes, a crucifix is superimposed over the travelling geologist protagonists, suggesting subtle messianic undertones, and, more obviously, the recurring close up of the drooling, gnashing fanged scorpions remains one of the most lingering and memorable sights of the genre, anatomical incorrectness aside.
However, it cannot be denied that for all its previous attention to pacing and expanses of characterization, the film's mostly intact logic gets somewhat thrown to the wind in favour of a gloriously entertaining and senselessly madcap climax fraught with welcome monster action. Perhaps such a struggle between flirtations with conventional quality and guilty pleasure entertainment can best serve to encapsulate The Black Scorpion - though its occasional bouts for credible mainstream storytelling may be only remotely effective despite the effort being commendable, the unquenchable sense of sheer fun makes it consistently worth it.
Richard Denning proves a sufficient emotional anchor as the film's leading geologist, maintaining an appealing impish charisma amidst his serious exterior. Carlos Rivas, despite being laughably poorly dubbed, also gives a commendably likable performance as Denning's fellow geologist. Mara Corday manages to mostly suppress damsel in distress clichés as Denning's inevitable love interest, and Mario Navarro maintains a comically stilted and entertaining performance despite fulfilling every "foolish child in need of rescuing" convention as impetuous boy Juanito.
For all of its inevitable genre shortcomings and uncommon flirtations with conventional cinematic quality, the sheer sense of demented fun lurking at the heart of The Black Scorpion makes the film easily stand out among the other giant monster movies of its era. The scorpions themselves prove impressively fierce adversaries and Ludwig's willingness to immerse them in exhilarating action sequences while providing the odd commendable story tweak demonstrates just enough uncommon self-awareness to make the film continually valid and still worth watching and enjoying in a contemporary context.
-5/10
It can hardly be disputed that such films are generally perused more for entertainment than for any sort of quality, and on the fun front The Black Scorpion seldom disappoints. That being said, the complaint can be raised that even at only 88 minutes the film feels overlong, taking a lengthy and uncommonly dialogue fraught opening sequence to establish the story context and seemingly instill credibility into what remains, in essence, a trashy monster movie. As such, the monster mayhem itself, the primary draw of the film, often feels disappointingly fleeting. Nonetheless, when the creature action is present it is rousingly effective and exhilarating stuff, as the giant scorpions destroy trains, 30 foot worms, tanks, helicopters and each other in a series of infectiously entertaining brawls which easily more than make up for the slow exposition. Furthermore, considering the film's alleged budget constraints (with tales of recycled monster props, sound effects and voice acting from past horror efforts as classic King Kong and genre staple Them!) the film boasts a veneer of highly impressive production values, with rich, imaginative prehistoric cavernous sets and an undertone of credibility from attributes such as the riveting documentary footage of the film's opening volcano eruption.
In fact, while realism is hardly the operative word, the film devotes more care and attention to facets such as an uncommonly positive and politically correct depiction of a Mexican town destroyed by the scorpion attacks than one would expect, coming as a welcome surprise. Considering his genre of choice, director Edward Ludwig is daringly unafraid to take his time, or to devote surprising expanses of time to character development (however superficial) and the blossoming romance between his two protagonists, complete with endearingly corny dialogue. Ludwig also demonstrates an uncommon flair for memorable visuals: in one blink- and-you-miss-it transition between scenes, a crucifix is superimposed over the travelling geologist protagonists, suggesting subtle messianic undertones, and, more obviously, the recurring close up of the drooling, gnashing fanged scorpions remains one of the most lingering and memorable sights of the genre, anatomical incorrectness aside.
However, it cannot be denied that for all its previous attention to pacing and expanses of characterization, the film's mostly intact logic gets somewhat thrown to the wind in favour of a gloriously entertaining and senselessly madcap climax fraught with welcome monster action. Perhaps such a struggle between flirtations with conventional quality and guilty pleasure entertainment can best serve to encapsulate The Black Scorpion - though its occasional bouts for credible mainstream storytelling may be only remotely effective despite the effort being commendable, the unquenchable sense of sheer fun makes it consistently worth it.
Richard Denning proves a sufficient emotional anchor as the film's leading geologist, maintaining an appealing impish charisma amidst his serious exterior. Carlos Rivas, despite being laughably poorly dubbed, also gives a commendably likable performance as Denning's fellow geologist. Mara Corday manages to mostly suppress damsel in distress clichés as Denning's inevitable love interest, and Mario Navarro maintains a comically stilted and entertaining performance despite fulfilling every "foolish child in need of rescuing" convention as impetuous boy Juanito.
For all of its inevitable genre shortcomings and uncommon flirtations with conventional cinematic quality, the sheer sense of demented fun lurking at the heart of The Black Scorpion makes the film easily stand out among the other giant monster movies of its era. The scorpions themselves prove impressively fierce adversaries and Ludwig's willingness to immerse them in exhilarating action sequences while providing the odd commendable story tweak demonstrates just enough uncommon self-awareness to make the film continually valid and still worth watching and enjoying in a contemporary context.
-5/10
"Early reports indicate an appalling loss of life!"
Hey_Sweden28 January 2017
Volcanic activity in Mexico frees an enormous variety of scorpion from entombment in the Earth. The beasts proceed to terrorize the locals, and it's up to macho geologists Hank Scott (Richard Denning) and Arturo Ramos (Carlos Rivas) to help save the day. Naturally, Hank also has to spend whatever spare moment he's got romancing rancher Teresa Alvarez (Mara Corday).
You're assured a reasonably good time with 1950s genre perennials Denning ("Creature from the Black Lagoon") and Corday ("Tarantula") as the stars, and with Willis O'Brien of "King Kong" fame doing the stop motion animation of the creatures. Now, granted, it's slow to start, tends to get dialogue heavy at times, and the romantic subplot also helps slow down the pace while the movie should be building to a peak. But "The Black Scorpion" hits its stride at the beginning of the middle third, once the creatures make their appearance. If you're anything like this viewer, you'll be laughing with appreciation every time they make an appearance. (Especially when they're shown in close-up. I, for one, wasn't aware that scorpions drooled this much.) The highlight has to be the big set piece when Hank and Arturo descend into the scorpions' lair and encounter not just the arachnids, but a tentacled worm that was originally intended for use in the "ravine bottom" sequence in "King Kong". Some of the special effects are dodgy, but that doesn't apply to O'Briens' work, which is impressive as always.
Denning, Rivas, and Corday are engaging leads who receive capable support from supporting players Mario Navarro (as the annoying tag along kid Juanito), Carlos Muzquiz (as Dr. Velazco), Pedro Galvan as Father Delgado, and Arturo Martinez as Major Cosio. Navarro is appealing, but he's required to play a kid who only succeeds at putting himself in harms' way in his attempts to "help".
Not among the best "giant creepy crawlie" features of the 1950s, but it's still pretty good fun, with an appropriately rousing finale.
Seven out of 10.
You're assured a reasonably good time with 1950s genre perennials Denning ("Creature from the Black Lagoon") and Corday ("Tarantula") as the stars, and with Willis O'Brien of "King Kong" fame doing the stop motion animation of the creatures. Now, granted, it's slow to start, tends to get dialogue heavy at times, and the romantic subplot also helps slow down the pace while the movie should be building to a peak. But "The Black Scorpion" hits its stride at the beginning of the middle third, once the creatures make their appearance. If you're anything like this viewer, you'll be laughing with appreciation every time they make an appearance. (Especially when they're shown in close-up. I, for one, wasn't aware that scorpions drooled this much.) The highlight has to be the big set piece when Hank and Arturo descend into the scorpions' lair and encounter not just the arachnids, but a tentacled worm that was originally intended for use in the "ravine bottom" sequence in "King Kong". Some of the special effects are dodgy, but that doesn't apply to O'Briens' work, which is impressive as always.
Denning, Rivas, and Corday are engaging leads who receive capable support from supporting players Mario Navarro (as the annoying tag along kid Juanito), Carlos Muzquiz (as Dr. Velazco), Pedro Galvan as Father Delgado, and Arturo Martinez as Major Cosio. Navarro is appealing, but he's required to play a kid who only succeeds at putting himself in harms' way in his attempts to "help".
Not among the best "giant creepy crawlie" features of the 1950s, but it's still pretty good fun, with an appropriately rousing finale.
Seven out of 10.
Among the best of the giant scorpion movies I've seen...
planktonrules15 September 2011
Warning: Spoilers
A scientist (Richard Denning) just happens to be in Mexico to study volcanoes when disaster strikes--an enormous nasty scorpion attacks and starts killing folks. That's bad--especially since this takes him away from a hot señorita (Mara Corday). Eventually, Denning and his coworker are lowered into a huge pit where they destroy the killer arachnid and the world is saved...that is, until MORE scorpions begin to show themselves and kill even more folks. The Mexican army sure looks pitifully prepared to handle the beast and once again Denning is called into action as an exterminator.
In so many, many ways, this film seems very much like "Them!" except that instead of giant carnivorous ants, we have scorpions. It's all fun in a silly 50s B-movie sort of way, though I was surprised by the special effects. Although the famed Willis O'Brien was in charge of making the creature come to life, this was NOT anything like "King Kong" in quality. Sometimes the creatures looked pretty good--often they were very fuzzy and cheap--and looked nothing like the stop-motion versions by O'Brien. Frankly, Ray Harryhausen's work at this time period was a lot better. Perhaps O'Brien didn't have a budget to work with--all I know is that the effects were so very indifferently done. Fun for those who like this sort of film, but there are better giant killer bug movies--though I can't think of a single better giant scorpion film! Where are the Mexican accents? Guy on police radio has VERY American voice and lady who fell off horse has almost no accent like the locals.
By the way, although this is supposed to be set in Mexico, many of the Mexicans forgot to have Mexican accents. The police dispatcher spoke with an amazingly American accent--and not a hint of Mexican. And Corday had a hint of one...at first and then,...nothing.
In so many, many ways, this film seems very much like "Them!" except that instead of giant carnivorous ants, we have scorpions. It's all fun in a silly 50s B-movie sort of way, though I was surprised by the special effects. Although the famed Willis O'Brien was in charge of making the creature come to life, this was NOT anything like "King Kong" in quality. Sometimes the creatures looked pretty good--often they were very fuzzy and cheap--and looked nothing like the stop-motion versions by O'Brien. Frankly, Ray Harryhausen's work at this time period was a lot better. Perhaps O'Brien didn't have a budget to work with--all I know is that the effects were so very indifferently done. Fun for those who like this sort of film, but there are better giant killer bug movies--though I can't think of a single better giant scorpion film! Where are the Mexican accents? Guy on police radio has VERY American voice and lady who fell off horse has almost no accent like the locals.
By the way, although this is supposed to be set in Mexico, many of the Mexicans forgot to have Mexican accents. The police dispatcher spoke with an amazingly American accent--and not a hint of Mexican. And Corday had a hint of one...at first and then,...nothing.
What's Next...Ladybugs?
ferbs5410 December 2007
By the late 1950s, filmmakers must have been running out of insects that they could mutate and transform into giant monsters. Audiences had already been treated to such fare as "Them" (giant ants), "Tarantula" (spiders), "The Monster From Green Hell" (wasps), "The Beginning of the End" (grasshoppers), "The Deadly Mantis" (praying mantises), et al. All of which, I suppose, left scorpions. Hence, "The Black Scorpion," in which a Mexican volcano belches forth a slew of the title nasties to terrorize the countryside. This film, a poor man's "Them" but still better than some of the others just named, features impressive stop motion FX from master Willis "King Kong" O'Brien (although close-ups of the scorpions' slavering countenances are pretty ridiculous looking), realistic-looking shots of a countryside shadowed by that smoldering volcano, and a formulaic 1950s monster script. It also boasts three exceptional scenes: a descent into the subterranean lair where the scorpions and other giant creepy-crawlies dwell; a scorpion attack on a speeding railway car; and the final battle, in a sports arena, between the last surviving arachnid and the Mexican army. Mara Corday, who also starred in "Tarantula," here adds some nice eye candy, and '50s sci-fi stalwart Richard Denning is his usual sturdy self. All in all, not a bad time killer...and, on this DVD incarnation, with some nifty extras, too.
Duh
InzyWimzy3 November 2000
The movie's title says it all folks. Apparently, there's a giant scorpion (maybe more than one) causing mayhem in Mexico. Apparently it has a taste for Cuervo
.and Mexicans!! Watch with awe (zzz) as guys try to destroy this innocent product of nature. No scene leads into another and you just wish someone would call the exterminator already! Lots and lots of useless dialogue and stock footage a plenty for that 50s terror effect! Also, a boy Juanito runs aimlessly and resembles a three course dinner for Scorpy. Contain yourself during the `escape by crane' scene. Remain befuddled during the quaint restaurant scene. Watch Mexican extras run in terror. See Scorpster slam a helicopter.
Recommended for extreme insomniac cases. Instant remedy.
Recommended for extreme insomniac cases. Instant remedy.
Unique and ONLY Stop-Motion "Big Bug" Bonanza
LeonLouisRicci11 September 2012
The only "Big Bug" movie of the fifties to use stop-motion animation (supervised by King Kong's Willis O'Brien). All the others opted for real insects or large caricatures with varying results.
Once things get going, there are a goodly amount of monster scenes that range from outstanding and atmospheric to cheap and superficial. The non effects remainder of the movie is typical tripe with a rather lacking love interest and a little boy who intrudes incessantly.
The Mexican locale is used to effect with some creepy sets and landmark inclusions. Of course the real star is the title character and assorted crawlers . They don't disappoint. The middle staging of the descent underground and the train wreck sequence are remarkable and the finale, while a bit contrived, is done with low-budget luminosity.
Categorically the film stands ahead of its contemporaries and is an overlooked work that while restricted by its production, can stand proudly as a unique undertaking that looks quite classy and is different enough to elevate the movie to cult status. Mostly ignored by casual purveyors of the Sci-Fi pictures of the era.
Once things get going, there are a goodly amount of monster scenes that range from outstanding and atmospheric to cheap and superficial. The non effects remainder of the movie is typical tripe with a rather lacking love interest and a little boy who intrudes incessantly.
The Mexican locale is used to effect with some creepy sets and landmark inclusions. Of course the real star is the title character and assorted crawlers . They don't disappoint. The middle staging of the descent underground and the train wreck sequence are remarkable and the finale, while a bit contrived, is done with low-budget luminosity.
Categorically the film stands ahead of its contemporaries and is an overlooked work that while restricted by its production, can stand proudly as a unique undertaking that looks quite classy and is different enough to elevate the movie to cult status. Mostly ignored by casual purveyors of the Sci-Fi pictures of the era.
A stop motion gem from a stop motion master
JPfanatic9322 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Hugely underrated and often ignored fifties' monster flick. In Mexico, giant scorpions are freed from their subterranean imprisonment by volcanic activity and ravage the countryside, after which an American geologist (Richard Denning, a favorite actor in the genre of fifties' creature features) must work with the Mexican armed forces to destroy them before they rampage through Mexico City. The plot of course is not the most important ingredient here, the fabulously animated stop motion creatures are, vividly brought to life by effects pioneer Willis O'Brien in one of his last features. Though he never relived the fame and success of King Kong (1933), this movie at least provides a similar amount of adventurous excitement and monster fun as that masterpiece did, while the animation is almost on par with its famous predecessor. The movie's most thrilling sequences include huge scorpions wrecking a train and an excursion into the underground realm of the beasts which is also populated by various other beasts (including some of King Kong's 'lost spider pit' leftovers!). Often maligned as just another silly forgetful B-movie of the drive-in days, this movie deserves more love and respect, at least from stop motion enthusiasts.
THE BLACK SCORPION (Edward Ludwig, 1957) **
Bunuel197626 October 2008
This is a popular but very minor entry in the monster animal cycle of the 1950s, whose principal asset emerges the Mexican locations (moodily enough shot, in black-and-white, by Lionel Lindon: incidentally, one interesting and effective repeated touch has the camera zoom in to catch the scorpion about to move in on the action).
The special effects by the great Willis O'Brien are notable yet variable the drooling scorpion(s) are risible as opposed to scary, and the scene in which one of them fights a gigantic mutant worm(!) won't dispel memories of the struggles King Kong had with any of the prehistoric inhabitants on Skull Island! The human cast is likewise so-so: Richard Denning (from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON [1954] and CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN [1955]) is an adequate and likable hero; Mara Corday (from the somewhat similar TARANTULA [1955] and THE GIANT CLAW [1957]), however, makes for an unbelievable lady ranchero; and then there's a Mexican boy who has to be the most overbearing child actor the genre has produced since the Donnie Dunagan of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939)!
The scenes of mayhem deliver the goods despite the obvious process work involved (exposed by the extra-clarity of the digital transfer); typically, the climax sees the lone surviving (and biggest) scorpion cornered in some public place in this case a stadium where it's dealt a relentless onslaught from the military (though the bugger does manage to drop a couple of choppers before being electrocuted: funnily enough, prior to this, the only weapon they thought of using against the critters, with no effect whatsoever, were endless rounds of bullets!).
The special effects by the great Willis O'Brien are notable yet variable the drooling scorpion(s) are risible as opposed to scary, and the scene in which one of them fights a gigantic mutant worm(!) won't dispel memories of the struggles King Kong had with any of the prehistoric inhabitants on Skull Island! The human cast is likewise so-so: Richard Denning (from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON [1954] and CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN [1955]) is an adequate and likable hero; Mara Corday (from the somewhat similar TARANTULA [1955] and THE GIANT CLAW [1957]), however, makes for an unbelievable lady ranchero; and then there's a Mexican boy who has to be the most overbearing child actor the genre has produced since the Donnie Dunagan of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939)!
The scenes of mayhem deliver the goods despite the obvious process work involved (exposed by the extra-clarity of the digital transfer); typically, the climax sees the lone surviving (and biggest) scorpion cornered in some public place in this case a stadium where it's dealt a relentless onslaught from the military (though the bugger does manage to drop a couple of choppers before being electrocuted: funnily enough, prior to this, the only weapon they thought of using against the critters, with no effect whatsoever, were endless rounds of bullets!).
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