Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 11, 1957 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Mixed:
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Chicago Sun-TimesJohn Beifuss
Beast and Scorpion -- with its wicked giant arachnids that pluck human victims from a wrecked train like diners selecting shrimp from a buffet -- are fan favorites. [16 Jan 2004, p.11]
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More Mexican mayhem with a you-know-what in 1957's The Black Scorpion, with effects by Harryhausen's mentor, Willis O'Brien. [24 Oct 2003]
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Los Angeles TimesSusan King
Cheesy but entertaining 1957 thriller. [29 Oct 2003, p.E5]
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The Observer (UK)Philip French
Essentially this is a rip-off of the 1954 nuclear angst horror flick Them!, about mutant insects produced by bomb tests in New Mexico. Richard Denning and Mara Corday star, somewhat dimly. [21 Mar 1999, p.10]