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As part of our eBay Blogs we are watching all the movies based on comic books or comic strips etc to see if they are entertaining or even watchable.... This is a terrible 'B Movie' !! I continued to watch it till the end for our blog report, but Tina pulled out her book and read that until the end of the movie. Every so often she would make a wisecrack about a scene that had just ended in her 'Jersey Girl' way of talking. Tina had liked Joan Severance in her role on the TV Show 'Wiseguy'. She thought that this movie wasted her talents! I informed her that Joan had gone on to do a sequel as Roger Corman has boasted that none of his movies had ever lost money so someone must have liked the first movie!! Tina said that was because none of the actors could act in this movie and that Roger saved a lot of money by hiring these actors! I would tend to agree with that statement! The movie does feature a sexy Joan Severance in the lead role of the Black Scorpion. The Black Scorpion is based on a comic book heroine. I have not read any of the Black Scorpion comics, and after this film.... well they won't be on the top of my list to find at the SDCC later this month!! This film was advertised to be a Roger Corman erotic thriller. It was not erotic, basically it was 'gratious sex scenes' and definitely not a thriller. There was no suspense at all. Funny thing is, I could see scenes in this movie that looked so similar in the later film 'Catwoman' starring Halle Berry. Especially between Black Scorpion and her alter ego's boyfriend when Black Scorpion seduces the boyfriend. However Catwoman (Halle Berry) was much better at that! Also the movie is stated to be about "a sexy undercover cop turns into a one-woman vigilante squad--Black Scorpion--following the murder of her father". Well, Joan is sexy looking and the Black Scorpion costume accentuates her great looks, a little too much for Tina! The fight scenes are not realistic, of course this is a mid 1990's film, and a Roger Corman film, so that can be understood. I found the transformation of Darcy's (the alter ego of Black Scorpion) orange Corvette into the Scorpion-mobile to be cool, but Tina thought it was laughable. There were some other scenes in this movie that reminded Tina of the hoky-ness of the 1966 Batman TV series. However this movie was not made for laughs so it missed the mark with Tina! One last point, that of the villain. His origin was OK, but the costume was so bad... it was so bad it reminded me how bad the Green Goblin's costume was in the Spider-Man I movie. Due to the gratitous sex scenes, the poor plotline, and the unrealistic fight scenes we will not be viewing the sequel to this movie. Tina refuses!! LOL, Michael (and Tina)Read full review
This is a great b movie that features a superb and sexy Joan Severance in the lead role of the black scorpion comic book heroine. This film is alot of fun to watch and it features some wild flamboyant villians that are a hallmark of both this dvd and the series of the same name. Roger Corman put alot of affection into this whole enterprise and it's a shame that the series and the movie series as well are no longer made. This one at least is still easy to find , the sequel black scorpion 2 and the black scorpion series are much harder to come by. But they are just as tongue in cheek and wonderfully comic bookish as this movie. This movie is a great way to enjoy some broadly stroked fantasy that doesn't take itself to serious and that's not such a bad thing in this case. The only thing was missing was some great music by the rock group the scorpions to complement the action sequences. Then the movie would have had a even better sting.Read full review
The movie was a little better than okay but I wouldn't call it good. It was shot in a comic book type style. The movie had some holes in it but it felt intentional. Joan Severance look fantastic through the movie of course, and did a fair acting job except for the fights scenes. She didn't do them well at all. Garrett Morris did a good job with the part but everyone else acting job was quite forgettable. If you like Joan Severance the movie was worth the money. If you like campy, comic book style movies it's worth the money If you're looking for great acting and a great story you would be disappointed.
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In the Special Commentary the star commented upon the script, acting and casting as well as her costume and car. I suggest every one listen too it before watching other wise they will be disappointed with the acting and dialog.
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I hadn't seen this movie in years! I was not disappointed !! the action was great. well worth the purchase!! if you haven't seen it ,its worth a look!
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