action

Red Scorpion is a 1988 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Joseph Zito.

the twenty-eighth graphic novel in the ongoing Usagi Yojimbo series created by cartoonist Stan Sakai

: Red Scorpion is the twenty-eighth graphic novel in the ongoing Usagi Yojimbo series created by cartoonist Stan Sakai.

80s popcorn action flick

RED SCORPION, on the surface, is another loud, obnoxious, 80s popcorn action flick but Joseph Zito lends enough talent behind the lens to blend in some light humor, and heartfelt sense of humanity to really make this a picture that can stand apart from anything loud and obnoxious

from hard rock

The Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965.Since the band's inception, their musical style has ranged from hard rock to heavy metal.

a virtually uninterrupted sequence of visual and rhetorical clichés

Red Scorpion is a virtually uninterrupted sequence of visual and rhetorical clichés.

symphonic rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock and even classical music

Scorpionshave dabbled into other alternatives of rock such as progressive rock, symphonic rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock and even classical music.

a violent drug-trafficking gang based in British Columbia, Canada

The Red Scorpions is a violent drug-trafficking gang based in British Columbia, Canada.

For all those lovers of heavy metal and hard rock music

For all those lovers of heavy metal and hard rock music, they likely know Scorpions, a very famous German band which got great success on the 80s and featured a logo with scorpion and a look of strength and aggressiveness with a shiny metal coating, something which reflects the personality of the band.

which is best described as melodic power metal with influences from traditional folk music, 80s pop music and the glam of the 70s

All of this is reflected in Scorpions's music, which is best described as melodic power metal with influences from traditional folk music, 80s pop music and the glam of the 70s.

some of the best experimental films coming out of Japan

The ‘scorpion’ films, especially the original trilogy by Shunya Ito are some of the best experimental films coming out of Japan.