Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

unbrokenmetal Steve (John Agar) and Dan (Robert Fuller) make important scientific discoveries and dangerous expeditions into the desert, because they are male, while Sally (Joyce Meadows), Steve's fiancée, just stays home in the kitchen and worries they may not be in time for dinner – that's the 1950s for you. When their Geiger counter shows strange radioactive readings which suddenly appear and disappear again, Steve and Dan go to Mystery Mountain where a cave has recently been blasted into the rocks. Soon they find traces of an alien, the brain from planet Arous, which looks like a painted balloon and is greeted by the Earthlings in the traditional way (with gunshots). When Steve returns later to Sally, he seems to remember nothing and acts strange. The big brain has an evil influence over him, obviously. Even Steve's kisses become threatening. Sally now goes to the cave with her father, where they find the body of Dan and another brain which politely explains it is chasing the first one because that brain is a dangerous criminal with plans to conquer the world...Typical B movie silliness, mostly good fun. The painted balloon aliens (superimposed, so you can see through them) are something to remember. Since the story is not simply men vs invaders, but also involves a helpful alien, the flick is more interesting than most of its kind.

Dalbert Pringle Believe it, or not, 1957's "The Brain From Planet Arous" actually scored higher in the laughs department than any "Adam Sandler" Comedy that I've ever seen.It's true. (And, no, I wasn't stoned) And, yeah-yeah, I know that (opposed to any "Sandler" Comedy) this film was Sci-Fi and its humor was unintentional, but, all the same, I'll certainly take my laughs anywhere that I can get 'em, even if it is from some dopey, little, B-Grade, Sci-Fi flick from the frickin' 1950s.Anyways - As the laughs come fast and furious.....Gor, a super-powerful criminal brain from planet Arous, assumes the body of goody-goody research scientist Steve March. Through March the evil Gor begins his diabolical mission to control the world via telepathic possession.And, Gor, being the miserable prick that he is, naturally threatens the immediate destruction of any country on the planet who dares to challenge his ego-maniacal domination.(Are you laughing at the absurdity of it all, so far?) Vol (yes, another brain (this time a nice one) from you-know-where) arrives on Earth shortly after Gor. Vol (get this) inhabits March's dog, George, and works closely with Sally (March's squeeze) to defeat the all-mighty Gor.Enough said.As you can well-imagine, The Brain From Planet Arous is literally filled to over-flowing with laughable special effects, laughable dialogue, and, yes, laughable performances from one, and all.And, yep - I'll take this goofy, little, Sci-Fi laugh-riot over anything offered up by Sandler, and his likes, any day at all.

thinker1691 Director Nathan Hertz tried his best to make a quality Monster movie, but being restricted by resources and a limited budget, he left us with a this B- Picture. Upon viewing it, many audiences responded with giggles, laughter and considerable derision. For others who watched with interest, this was not that bad a Sci-fi effort. O.K. so it wasn't top notch, it did have a credible leading man John Agar who plays Steve March and a somewhat constricted, albeit hooky script. Joyce Meadows plays pretty Sally Fallon the love interest with Robert Fuller as Dan Murphy holding down the rest of the cast. The story as weak as it is, tells of a Giant Brain invading Earth and seeking a planet where he hope to create a superior species and a base for Universal conquest. It is learned, although the invading Brain is criminal in nature, he is soon followed by a second equally Powerful Brain out to thwart his plan. The movie is standard Black and White in plot and if one doesn't expect too much will entertain any attentive child. For an early 1950's Science fiction movie, it still made it to many Monster Magazines of the day. Today it's considered an early Monster classic. Recommended to the Child in all movie goers. **

Michael_Elliott Brain from Planet Arous, The (1957) ** (out of 4) Silly sci-fi tale of a scientist (John Agar) who goes into a new cave to see what made it and discovers that it was a large brain (with glowing eyes) from outer space. The brain takes control of his body in hopes of learning the various secrets of Earth but fear not because space also sends a good brain to help. Just reading a plot like that lets you know that you're watching a "B" movie from the 1950s that probably thrilled and scared thousands of kids who were taken to the drive-in by their parents. When seen today these movies certainly don't have the ability to scare and more likely than not they're laughed at due to how melodramatic their story lines are. THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS isn't a very good film but there are a few good things that make it worth viewing. Needless to say, with such a low budget the special effects really leave a lot to desire and this includes our friend, the deadly brain. The effect of the brain is quite simple but my one real question is why on Earth they decided to give the thing eyes. The site of a flying brain is silly enough but to then give it eyes wasn't really a smart move but it does provide a few laughs. Another silly aspect in the story is that Agar's character becomes possessed by this thing and is given the ability to blow things up with his eyes. There are scenes towards the end when he's showing the government his "power" and you have to wonder why they all just sit around and let him do this stuff without even attempting to stop him. Speaking of Agar, he's certainly the main reason to check this film out. Fans of the genre are certainly going to know him from his countless entries into the genre but this here is a rather unique way to see him. For the most part he was always playing the good guy trying to stop the evil monsters but here he gets to play a real jerk and he does a wonderful job with it. There are several scenes where he's abusing his girlfriend (Joyce Meadows) and they're actually quite effective. I thought the actor did a very good job playing bad and it's a shame he wasn't given more opportunities to do this. Meadows is decent in her role of the love interest but you have to admit that she's one of the dumbest girlfriends from this era of films. Robert Fuller, Henry Travis and Thomas B. Henry co-star. Fans of the genre will probably want to check this out simply for the silly nature of it but I'm sure most others will want to skip it and check out something better.