EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

udar55 Library archivist Warren (Joe McDonald) discovers the notes of a mad scientist and starts putting his mind bending work to use. Naturally, the milquetoast guy is immediately no longer taking smack from his boss and talking up the object of his affection. These mind techniques are great! Too bad about the hair loss and oozing sores that come as a result of using them. Shot in Denver, CO., this might be best know for a few gooey creations by Vincent Guastini and Ted Bohus (masters of that field circa 1987). That is only in the last 15 minutes though and nothing else much is going on here. The most interesting thing is co-star Wade Kelly (as nerd Larry) looking like the spittin' image of Jerry Lewis. The sad news? I've watched this film twice (once in 1990 and again this year). And, yes, I realize I've watched a 90 minute film called MIND KILLER twice and that point has dawned on me.

FieCrier I liked the premise, but the movie is really very bad.The movie starts off with a woman approaching a door with some sort of monster or mutated human being behind it. Who that might be and how this scene relates to what follows doesn't become apparent for some time.A librarian who has no luck with women is devoted to self-help books and videos, though they do him no good. He discovers a manuscript by a deceased local author that gives him psychic powers after he finishes reading it in one go. He becomes manipulative, and he starts losing his hair.The movie is pretty uneventful until towards the end when the effects of the manuscript have really taken hold. It's not worth watching.

ccmackin I really like bad movies. In fact, I'd prefer a bad movie over what most consider a "good" movie any day. However, in the case of "Mind Killer", there really aren't any elements to make this a bad movie in a good way. Nope. It just really sucks--in a bad way. Mind Killer, aka The Brain Creatures, concerns a young man who just can't seem to get any pudding from the ladies, whether it be at work, in the local pub, or anywhere else. It seems that his main frustrations involve his life-long dry spell. Seriously, if I had to think of one reason to watch this movie, it would have to be to see how much of a turd a man can become. The lead actor in this movie, Joe McDonald (I think), is total sack. And I have a feeling it isn't his acting skills that portray such sackdom. He's been in one other movie titled "Why I Hate Italians".Anyway, he really falls for this woman at his job (he's a library clerk). The thing is, she's pretty ugly. No, make that really ugly. But, she is supposed to be hot, so suspend your disbelief. Oh yeah, also suspend your desbelief when our hero finds an ancient book in the basement of the library and learns mind powers. Soon after, he's making candy bars fly out of vending machines! Wow! He also gets the girl he wants, and although she can't help herself, she knows something is up. Eventually, he wigs out and turns into some creature, which is nothing more than a mask that the studio bought from the "expensive" selection at the mask hut in the mall during Halloween season. I think he dies. Normally I wouldn't spoil an ending like that, but there is no way anyone is ever going to read this or actually find this movie. The movie itself looks like a home video a high-school kid made for a project, since the best special effect in the whole film is the candy bar thing I mentioned above. I have this movie on tape somewhere. I taped it on accident many years ago. I guess some day I'll look for it so I can throw it at someone.

andybob-3 Yes, this movie is as ridiculous as the artwork on rental box would have you believe! That being said however it is amusing in an odd sort of way, with a few good laughs here and there (many of which were unintentional). Watch this one only if its free and you've got nothing better to do for the next 84 minutes! I voted it a 3 out of the 10.