stinger start 3 month ago on the submarine the s newark where genetic experiment have go awry and the crew member be brutally slaughter by large killer scorpion . jump to camp pendleton a couple of month later where general ashford ( james cagnard ) brief lieutenant williams ( john miranda ) on his mission to board the newark and assist genetic scientist dr. carly ryan ( michelle meadow ) and before anyone know it a group of corporate scientist and marine be on board the newark and be shock to discover he mutilate corps of the crew apart from dr. mike thompson ( casey clark ) who doesn not make much sense . it not long before the scorpion attack and first to fall be lt. williams so sergeant sam harmon ( christopher persson ) be promote and take the responsibility to get everyone to safety and end the menace of the giant scorpion forever . this sweedish america co production be direct by martin munthe and he also handle the cinematography and i think this be a strictly by the number uninspiring creature feature . it early into the new year and stinger be the first giant genetically mutate monster or creature or insect type film i have see in 2007 and hopefully thing can only get good . the script by mat nastos be incredibly clichéd and get all of it idea from other film most notably alien ( 1986 ) and let see there the isolated location in this case be a submarine and there the hastily assemble team of marine include one who chew on a cigar throughout the entire film and there the scientist include a blonde sweedish one to try and explain it all and the evil money grab corporate villain who put the mighty dollar above human life and the final ingredient be the monster or alien or insect or whatever and in this case there load of large scorpion run around but theyre not utilise in any sort of unique or imaginative way so they might as well have be killer grasshopper . yeah and it all here and unfortunately stinger isn not an alien if you get what i mean . it a touch long at over 100 minute and it throughly predictable although it move along at a reasonable pace and a a dumb creature feature you could do bad despite what many say on the imdb . director munthe doesn not distinguish himself and it not scary and there a lack of atmosphere and the action scene be dull and unexciting . there not many scorpion attack and it almost an hour before any significant action occurs and the special effect be at the bottom end of the scale but i have see bad that for sure . i mean that not to say the effect in stinger be good but i have see bad . there isn not much blood or gore and there some mutilated body and some decapitated head and someone be rip in half . the only clever and amusing moment in the entire film be when the naked sweedish female scientist ask her lover to turn her on by talk about all the money their go to make from the scorpion . however there be a moment which have me groan and tear my hair out in it stupidity a a bloke try to repair the submarine circuitry and get the light work by hit the power supply or computer board with a hammer and it work as well . technically stinger be average at best and there the usual endless amount of dark corridor which get monotonous . stinger be shoot in stockholm in sweeden if your interested . the acting be poor and there nothing else to say . stinger isn not a great film and it isn not a great horror film either and i can not recommend it at all but i have see bad . if you like stinger ( unlikely ) you might like the similarly theme giant scorpion on the loose film tail sting ( 2001 ) or scorpius gigantus ( 2006 ) ( just a unlikely ) .