SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

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

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

cinemajesty Movie Review: "The Brain" (1988)This in Canada-produced micro-budgeted Horror Flick, probably produced for less than 500,000.00 Canadian Dollars in season 1987/1988, where family-friendly productions as "Bettlejuice" highly visceral-directed by multi-talent Tim Burton, the 1950s remake of "The Blob" (1988) or alien-zombie-apocalypse "They Live" directed by John Carpenter will take all the glory with the knowledgeable movie-goers; without being ashamed this small-time gem makes its way anyways onto the list of 1980s horror exploitation due to a well-paced script by hobby-screenwriter Barry Pearson, following a local TV show moderator, who presents "live" to take over world dominion with help of an human-manipulating alien psychic brain parasite, with regards to fair writings execution by director Ed Hunt under impeccable restrictions and a saving-it-all in 90-minutes-editorial by David Nicholson; in favor for an inflation-clarified formula that still works to this very day where Hollywood Majors as Warner Bros. affiliate New Line put a minimum amount of budget of less than five million U.S. Dollars production budget into movies as "Lights Out" directed by David F. Sandberg to come out with two to three decent shocker effects within 90 minutes or less that sell as box office magnetizing gimmicks in order to end up with margin of 10 to 15 times multiplied revenues on the initial production budget; which was not the case with "The Brain", having no chances in selected Canadian movie houses, but reaching cult status with genre fan boys; and additionally discovered by an anonymous German Sales Representative in reviews, who then brought it in the year of 1989 straight to VHS cassette distribution in West Germany without seen any U.S. American theatrical exhibition at all, at time of release on November 4th 1988.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

kclipper Mind Control is the topic and basic premise of this low-grade sociological study/campy horror film from director, Ed Hunt (Bloody Birthday). A thought provoking but muddled metaphor for the brainwashing effects of Scientology, T.V. marketing propaganda and other pseudo-scientific religious hogwash is at times unintentionally laughable for its cheesy portrayal of a giant brain with teeth that murders people after subjecting them to a series of hallucinations brought on by a mad doctor played by the straight-faced, hammy, David Gale. (He was the hilarious talking severed head from 'Re-Animator'). Fans will enjoy seeing Gale as the maniacal genius who hosts a television show that tricks people into thinking that they are "independent" and "individuals" all the while they are just experimental guinea pigs and food for "The Brain" creature. This is obviously a statement on a conformist society, but it falls short due to erratic direction and some pretentious overacting. Although, Tom Bresnahan makes for a good character. He's paranoid but intelligent, and he seems to be the only one that is on to the crooked intentions of Dr. Blake which makes for an interesting battle of wits. The brain creature is typically ridiculous 80s cheese as it swallows up hopeless idiot victims in its wake. Non-conformist horror fans will get some enjoyment out of this mess, and Gale's Re-Animator tribute scene is a real hoot, and the sodium washroom brain-exploding sequence is just too funny for words. Its not-so-bad if you're in the mood.

BA_Harrison Let's face it, this film isn't great; hell, it's not even good. But it does feature a huge pulsating purple brain with googly eyes and fangs that eats people, and if that sounds like your bag of trash then you'll no doubt derive some pleasure from this patently daft drivel. I know I did.The film sees power-mad TV psychologist Dr. Anthony Blakely (David Gale) plotting to control the world with the help of a giant disembodied brain that can transmit hypnotic suggestions over the airwaves. When obnoxious high-school trouble-maker Jim Majelewski is sent to Blakely for treatment, he subconsciously manages to resist the brain's mind control powers, but suffers from a series of hallucinations which almost cause his death. Realising that all is not right at Blakely's institute, the plucky lad decides to investigate...In addition to the titular creature with a liking for human flesh, this dumb B-movie horror offers viewers the following dubious delights: a girl being attacked by rubber claws and tentacles in her bedroom; Jim performing the old 'sodium block down the loo' prank (a scene necessary to help explain the brain's final demise); an industrial basement plastered with warning signs about the facility's use of sodium (hmmmm!); a topless nurse; several people having their heads chomped by the brain; and a couple of decapitations (with David Gale once again losing his head!).Oh, and one giant exploding brain, of course.5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6 for the topless nurse (an element that I feel can improve almost any film).

Corky1984 Cheap, poorly acted and poorly filmed though it may be, the Brain still has something to offer: the joy that accompanies a truly terrible movie. This is a real stinker, but it's because of its awfulness that it merits watching. The Brain is a plastic teddy which eats people and exerts a dominance over their mental well-being. A crazy alien professor type controls it. Naturally, some teenage hero has to fight it and bring justice to the endeavour. A young chap who mucks around at school ends up being sent to the mad professor to get help. Plugged into the Brain, he fantasises about some foxy chick doing a striptease, but actually the Brain is striking! Later on, he hallucinates that he's being attacked etc and his girlfriend has to help him out. Loads of ludicrous scenes take place and it all ends up OK. Along the way we meet a funny fat man, always laughable stuff. The special fx etc are all rubbish, but that adds to the charm really. This film is trash, but good fun. If you expect a proper film, leave well alone my friends.