I confess - I haven't read anything by the - arguably - greatest writer who's ever lived since I was at school nearly forty years ago, so the title may be a slight exaggeration. All I know is that I was bored senseless reading about Romeo and Juliet whereas I was thoroughly entertained by possibly one of the most stupid films I've ever seen.
A giant monstrous brain (with a scary face!) is using the signal from a local television show in order to take over the world. Or something. Only one local teenage tearaway seems potentially unaffected by the hideous organ's superpowers and can therefore save the human race.
Did I mention this movie is daft? It is. In fact it's got to be one of the greatest films in its league. And by that I don't mean it's a classic of narrative storytelling and should be remembered in the same lines as 'The Godfather.' No, 'The Brain' is in a totally different league of films that are just so bad they're good. Only this one is probably more so stupid it's good.
The acting is questionable, the plot relies on major coincidences and lacks of logic to move it along and the characters are totally dumb whenever the story requires them to be. Although, genuine kudos to the film-makers for making the 'brain' itself actually quite cool - or rather disgusting, which I guess is the same thing when you're making a horror film.
So, if you're looking for something completely dumb which you just want to rest your brain to while you laugh at, put 'The Brain' on. Although please don't hold me responsible for any lack of brain cells lost to your own grey matter in the hour and a half runtime it lasts. My own brain wasn't up to much to begin with.
A giant monstrous brain (with a scary face!) is using the signal from a local television show in order to take over the world. Or something. Only one local teenage tearaway seems potentially unaffected by the hideous organ's superpowers and can therefore save the human race.
Did I mention this movie is daft? It is. In fact it's got to be one of the greatest films in its league. And by that I don't mean it's a classic of narrative storytelling and should be remembered in the same lines as 'The Godfather.' No, 'The Brain' is in a totally different league of films that are just so bad they're good. Only this one is probably more so stupid it's good.
The acting is questionable, the plot relies on major coincidences and lacks of logic to move it along and the characters are totally dumb whenever the story requires them to be. Although, genuine kudos to the film-makers for making the 'brain' itself actually quite cool - or rather disgusting, which I guess is the same thing when you're making a horror film.
So, if you're looking for something completely dumb which you just want to rest your brain to while you laugh at, put 'The Brain' on. Although please don't hold me responsible for any lack of brain cells lost to your own grey matter in the hour and a half runtime it lasts. My own brain wasn't up to much to begin with.