lord_guku Review of Tail Sting

Tail Sting (2001)

Genetically modified scorpions run amok on a plane!

[1/10 · 11 August 2005]

I hired this from my local store and was so gob-smacked I bought it when they put it in the bargain bin. From the sleeve notes: "Whilst in transit between Australia and the USA, a crate of genetically created scorpions are exposed to a dangerous unrefined oxegen. Their growth hormones are sent into overdrive and the mutant arachnids are on the rampage. One by one they attack the aircraft crew, then the passengers and knock out the communications system, crippling the aircraft. As the jet limps blindly in autopilot across the Atalantic, the passengers and crew must use all their ingenuity to survive this nightmare at 30,000 feet." (sic throughout) From the opening terrible camera-work to the final laughable climax this turkey will stun the viewer. A pilot called 'Jack Russell', extras visible in shots, an autopilot control made from plywood, awful rubber monsters, a plane with at least three floors and the 'interesting' way the heroine runs, make this film a dubious delight! A corker!