A deformed man working for a marine biologist takes revenge on the people that mock him by experimenting with a deadly jellyfish.A deformed man working for a marine biologist takes revenge on the people that mock him by experimenting with a deadly jellyfish.A deformed man working for a marine biologist takes revenge on the people that mock him by experimenting with a deadly jellyfish.
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- TriviaThe film was released in the VHS and DVD formats in 2001 and was distributed by Something Weird Video. The DVD edition of the film was sold as a double feature with another William Grefe film, Death Curse of Tartu.
- GoofsOn this supposed isolated island there are roof of other houses clearly visible in several scenes. Also visible are power lines from telephone poles.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Sting of Death (1970)
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Cheesy and bad, but enjoyable still...
Sure, when I sat down in 2021 to watch the 1966 sci-fi horror movie titled "Sting of Death", I wasn't exactly having much of any expectations for the movie, mostly given its age, but also from its synopsis. But still, I hadn't ever heard about the movie, nor seen it, so of course I found the time to sit down and watch "Sting of Death".
And mind you, it was bad alright. But it is one of those movies that are so bad and cheesy that it actually slips over into becoming enjoyable and watchable. And yeah, "Sting of Death" was one such movie.
The storyline in "Sting of Death" was pretty straight forward. And for a sci-fi horror from the mid-1960, I would say that the plot and script in "Sting of Death" was pretty generic and one that comes a dime a dozen, actually. Sure, it was still enjoyable on some level, albeit it was predictable.
The acting performances in the movie were adequate, taking into consideration the age and the plot of the movie. However, you shouldn't be expecting anything grand here. And it is nowhere near other movies of its kind from the same era in terms of acting performances.
Visually then "Sting of Death" was just laughable, especially the design of the creature itself and its jellyfish companions. I will not spoil anything here, because it was so bad that it has to be seen with own eyes to believed.
The music in the movie was just strange, especially the music they opted for during the dramatic chase scenes and whenever something 'scary' was about to happen.
There was something absurdly enjoyable about the 1966 movie from writer William Kerwin and director William Grefé. "Sting of Death" is worth sitting down to watch for a good laugh actually. My rating of the movie lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars. While watchable, "Sting of Death" is hardly a movie that you will watch more than once.
And mind you, it was bad alright. But it is one of those movies that are so bad and cheesy that it actually slips over into becoming enjoyable and watchable. And yeah, "Sting of Death" was one such movie.
The storyline in "Sting of Death" was pretty straight forward. And for a sci-fi horror from the mid-1960, I would say that the plot and script in "Sting of Death" was pretty generic and one that comes a dime a dozen, actually. Sure, it was still enjoyable on some level, albeit it was predictable.
The acting performances in the movie were adequate, taking into consideration the age and the plot of the movie. However, you shouldn't be expecting anything grand here. And it is nowhere near other movies of its kind from the same era in terms of acting performances.
Visually then "Sting of Death" was just laughable, especially the design of the creature itself and its jellyfish companions. I will not spoil anything here, because it was so bad that it has to be seen with own eyes to believed.
The music in the movie was just strange, especially the music they opted for during the dramatic chase scenes and whenever something 'scary' was about to happen.
There was something absurdly enjoyable about the 1966 movie from writer William Kerwin and director William Grefé. "Sting of Death" is worth sitting down to watch for a good laugh actually. My rating of the movie lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars. While watchable, "Sting of Death" is hardly a movie that you will watch more than once.
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- paul_haakonsen
- Jan 17, 2021
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