I love the way everyone is smiling at the end after the scorpion is finally killed, with the love interest couple joking and embracing, while they have just seen dozens of soldiers die horribly, with the carnage strewn all around them, bodies and all.
The scene where the soldier gets electrocuted was a great touch! It caught me off guard decades ago yet no one seems to comment on it when discussing this film! Great stop motion photography!
I asked to watch this back in 1969 when I was 9 ,after I did well in a school,exam . It was at 9pm on ITV in the uk. I had nightmares for a few days and kept going to the rest room . This film scared the living c**p out of me I bought the dvd last year and the battle scenes are some of the best ever in monster movies Classic !
This was when sci-fi movies showed incredible feats of animation talents! The awesome image of these magnified creatures moving around on the screen is still impressive after many years, and some of the most spectacular magic ever created for theatrical entertainment!!!
This film is so underrated. The stop motion is actually pretty good. The only bad points about it would be the mock-up head used for the close-ups and the pretty bad silhouette of the creature walking about the city.
is the university city stadium of the UNAM in Mexico, that stadium is a world heritage site, because it is the only University in the world in which the Olympic Games were held
I think cgi goes with monsters the best since they can move freely with no weird stiff movement or some places of their body hey can’t move. But dang this stop motion in this is good for it’s time
I always loved the shock value when the soldier grabs the electrified lance, not realizing that the power is still on! 2:03 My buddies and I used to crack up at the "TURN IT OFF!!" once the poor mope got fried!! Imagine what the US Army would throw at the big scorpion today!
How Warner Brothers did such a good job on a *_KAIJU MOVIE OF ALL THINGS_* is beyond even me. The MST3K riffing of this movie is pretty incredible too, and it was how I was introduced to the film.
There are some very exciting animated sequences in this film and of course it's worth checking out to see more of master animator Willis O'Brien (who had an assistant on this film and unfortunately, I can't recall his name at this moment). The "underground" battle is definitely a major clue as to what the infamous "spider pit" sequence in "Kong Kong" may have resembled. I do know they ran out of money for the animation effects (mostly accomplished by O'Brien and his assistant in a garage!) hence that (awful) over-reliance on the prop monster head and a scene where the scorpion is only a black matte on screen--you'd think Warner Bros., who may have only distributed this film, could have at least thrown in a few more dollars to fix those problems!
i almost jumped out of my skin when the soldier grabbed the electrified harpoon - i would hv forgot too! pretty exciting and good efx with the scorps - the explosions were pretty bad tho - looked like fireworks video projections lol
A real 'Monster Movie' with impressive effects for the time. With Godzilla and King Kong doing reasonably at the Box Office it might be time for a remake with some decent CGI though it will probably be by Asylum Pictures for the SY FY channel.
You'd think they would have learned long by now. They military has gone up against monsters for decades and they get their ass-kicked every single time.
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I love the way everyone is smiling at the end after the scorpion is finally killed, with the love interest couple joking and embracing, while they have just seen dozens of soldiers die horribly, with the carnage strewn all around them, bodies and all.
The scene where the soldier gets electrocuted was a great touch! It caught me off guard decades ago yet no one seems to comment on it when discussing this film! Great stop motion photography!
There is more quality in this movie than most films made today!
1:00 Look at that poor Stop-Motion man thrown up and being taken back ! So much details...amazing.
This is one of my favorite giant bug movies! O'Brien did a splendid job on this movie! Him and Harryhausen were the best!
I asked to watch this back in 1969 when I was 9 ,after I did well in a school,exam . It was at 9pm on ITV in the uk. I had nightmares for a few days and kept going to the rest room .
This film scared the living c**p out of me
I bought the dvd last year and the battle scenes are some of the best ever in monster movies
Classic !
This was when sci-fi movies showed incredible feats of animation talents! The awesome image of these magnified creatures moving around on the screen is still impressive after many years, and some of the most spectacular magic ever created for theatrical entertainment!!!
Extraordinaria batalla del escorpion negro, sobre todo la escena de la batalla en un estadio, ese estadio es el estadio olimpico de la UNAM es épica!!
I remember watching this movie in the 60s growing up. Great movie 🎥👌
Gotta love the soldier who brought a bulldozer to a kaiju fight.
This film is so underrated. The stop motion is actually pretty good. The only bad points about it would be the mock-up head used for the close-ups and the pretty bad silhouette of the creature walking about the city.
I liked the Head !!!
Perhaps so, but even those effects shots had their own wondrous impact for a young boy or girl watching it in a darkened movie theater!
@@Titan52berg Makes you wonder why Warner Bros. didn't make more kaiju films.
is the university city stadium of the UNAM in Mexico, that stadium is a world heritage site, because it is the only University in the world in which the Olympic Games were held
I know it's really dated, so new kiddos won't understand, but watching this at 6 years old this was beyond epic for it's time.
Honestly, I almost prefer these stop motion monsters. They have a certain tactility and surreality to them that CG can't quite match.
Righy joseph surreal says it all about stop motion
One case of stop motion being better than CG is the clash of the titans
Im 9 ↪↪🇺🇸
I think cgi goes with monsters the best since they can move freely with no weird stiff movement or some places of their body hey can’t move. But dang this stop motion in this is good for it’s time
I hope Warner Bros will create a remake of the film👍😎.
i love how every old monster movie has a good fight
It's like you could compare it to King Kong.
I always loved the shock value when the soldier grabs the electrified lance, not realizing that the power is still on! 2:03 My buddies and I used to crack up at the "TURN IT OFF!!" once the poor mope got fried!! Imagine what the US Army would throw at the big scorpion today!
+Charles Stack "Shock" value?
The scorpion was a really brutal movie.
What's weird is that the tanks in the first couple of shots are Stuarts, but then they switch to Pershing tanks when they get closer to the scorpion.
The final battle is insane for a 50’s monster movie, and that’s a great thing
How Warner Brothers did such a good job on a *_KAIJU MOVIE OF ALL THINGS_* is beyond even me. The MST3K riffing of this movie is pretty incredible too, and it was how I was introduced to the film.
Mexico 1968 Okympic Gsmes were in that Stadium in Mexico City
I do remember this scene! It's a great scene.
Willis O'Brien made the scorpions too loud.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Olimpic stadium of National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Jesus, you don't usually see stop motion monsters (or "Them" inspired giant bugs, for that matter) clean house on the military as brutally as this!
TripleHate
3 years ago I strongly agree. "SO VERY BRUTAL!!!"
Yeah I love the movie the black scorpion especially the battle scene at the stadium
I live a few miles from that stadium, and let me tell you: A bug like that still appears from time to time... LOL!!!
Mexico has some HUGE ASS BUGS
Gotta love those cut in drooling scenes.
I like this scene alot thx for making thesse videos ❤️
I was digging watching that brunette running in the bleachers.
Oh, and the scorpion looked awesome too ^_^
There are some very exciting animated sequences in this film and of course it's worth checking out to see more of master animator Willis O'Brien (who had an assistant on this film and unfortunately, I can't recall his name at this moment). The "underground" battle is definitely a major clue as to what the infamous "spider pit" sequence in "Kong Kong" may have resembled. I do know they ran out of money for the animation effects (mostly accomplished by O'Brien and his assistant in a garage!) hence that (awful) over-reliance on the prop monster head and a scene where the scorpion is only a black matte on screen--you'd think Warner Bros., who may have only distributed this film, could have at least thrown in a few more dollars to fix those problems!
Willis O'Brien's assistant was Ray Harryhausen, the man who brought to you The Seven Voyages of Sinbad.
jajajaja es el estadio de la UNAM k chido!!!
WB excelentes Peliculas como Them The black Scorpion The Beast Fathom 20000
i almost jumped out of my skin when the soldier grabbed the electrified harpoon - i would hv forgot too! pretty exciting and good efx with the scorps - the explosions were pretty bad tho - looked like fireworks video projections lol
that's one hell of a showdown
This Stadium is Mexico 1968 Olympic Games, in this stadium was Bon Beamon legendary record.
A real 'Monster Movie' with impressive effects for the time. With Godzilla and King Kong doing reasonably at the Box Office it might be time for a remake with some decent CGI though it will probably be by Asylum Pictures for the SY FY channel.
The scorpion scenes were done by the legendary stop-motion animator Willis O'Brien who was a mentor to the equally legendary Ray Harryhausen.
Next to Them one of my favorite giant creature movies even in black and white.
Thats a nice SIFI movies.
Gave me a bad phobia about scorpions
The animation is great, but I can't help but notice how bad of a strategy the military used in this movie.
Yes it is the same sound and with a loud roar added.
Nice effects :)
Does anybody else hear that creepy sound that the ants make in "Them" ?
we hear it every single time the scorpion appears.
I do.
I Won't Miss This Time. LOL (smile)
Uhhhhhhhhhh Sargent please tell me again why the hell I'm in a Bulldozer attacking a 50 foot scorpion?
HOLY SWEET MOTHER!!! THAT"S GOT TO BE THE UGLIEST SCORPION EVER MADE!!!!
1:59 when you skip too many psychs classes
Well, O'Brien did King Kong, so that's not too shabby :D
You'd think they would have learned long by now.
They military has gone up against monsters for decades and they get their
ass-kicked every single
time.
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#BringBackStopMotionAnimationInLiveActionFeatureFilms
Monster death match Ridosaursus vs The Black Scorpion
Who does the roar and growling sound effects for the giant scorpion?
The creature can pick up a 50-ton tank with little effort, yet it is helpless to break the cable of the electrically charged harpoon, how convenient!
It's a Stuart tank so probably only 15 tons but I get your point. Oh well...chalk one up to 'plot armor', I guess.
You try pulling out a tazer wire while your nurves system is going haywire.
Another classic movie they got out of here. And we can not watch, like tarantula. Why do they do this?
TH-cam... "use" too be "Great"...Until a Giant Corporation Bought them !!!
Do scorpions have a face like that and facial expressions? Mmmhh.... I don't think so.
@theironclads wait. so harryhausen didnt do the effects?
Shouldn't that one soldier have gotten shocked as soon as he touched the connection wires? The electricity would've had to go through them too.
Man,I didn't realize that scorpions drooled so much,yech!
They need a big can of Raid
That was pretty bad. Please tell me Harryhausen had nothing to do with the closeups.
How would a bulldozer help?
aliens?
1:59 FAIL!