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Directed By:
Paul Wynne
Starring:
Laura Putney, Robert Merrill and Joe Boony
Rated R
Genre: Horror
Format Used: Netflix DVD (Thank God)
Contains: Graphic Lanuage, Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Sexual Content
Also Known As:
Tail Spin (working title)
THE PLOT:
In your stereo typical plane, full of stereo typical passengers hidden beneath their feet is an experiment in prehistoric
scorpion illegally being transported to another country. But when one of the three from the company discover the truth, he's
murdered and hidden away. But stupidily the killer leaves the container open and the scorpions escape and grow to giant size
in no time. Now they are on a rampage. If you think "SNAKES ON A PLANE" is trouble try six foot scoprions.
ZEDD'S OPINION:
Let's start with the good stuff about this movies, the characters are well written and the there is some major cool dialog
in this movie. The actor who played the villain is the best part of this movie, I would almost give it a good review. Almost,
if it wasn't for the incredibly bad scorpion effects. That's right, rotten to the core, I think I've seen better puppet effects
in a car loan advert. You know the one I'm talking about, the one with the dog hand puppet. No matter how good the actors
do, if the effects look like Mrs. Smith first grade art class did, it just ruins the whole movie for me. Plus what was the
scorpion's problem, all they was kill, I never say any partly eaten remains or anything. Why just kill, animals, even mutant
ones kill to eat. There should have been some eating of victims. Still I'd watch this over SNAKES ON A PLANE any day of the
week. But I must give it the NOOSE.
VOLTRON'S OPINION:
This has got to be the worst scorpion movie ever and there has been some bad scorpion movies, remember my disappointed I was
with BLACK SCORPION (1957)? Anyway, I do have to agree on Zedd about the characters, but characters alone can't save a monster
movie. Without a good monster, all you got is yet another AIRPORT sequel. Which isn't a bad thing, but in this case, it
is a bad thing. I give it the NOOSE as well.
ON THE POSTIVE SIDE (+ HITS):
+ CHARACTERS (Well written and pretty well rounded.)
+ DIALOG (The dialog was pretty good.)
+ STORY (Mutant scorpions on a plane. Works.)
+ VILLIAN (One of the best b-movie villians in a long time.)
ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE(- MISSES):
- EFFECTS (Without good effects all the good points are sucked right out the plane's door at high altitude.)
AND FINALLY...
- SCORION DESIGN (The scorpion designs are just goofy. Looked nothing like a scorpion.)
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