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Monday, September 22, 2014

The Atomic Brain A.K.A. Monstrosity (1963)

An American science fiction horror film directed by Joseph V. Mascelli, starring Marjorie Eaton.
A wealthy old woman hires a scientist to work on brain transplants. She also hires 3 young female servants so that she can choose the most beautiful one to have her brain transplanted into. As the plan nears fruition, various conflicts arise.
I was sitting through most of the duration just wanting it to end. Then, during the last few minutes, it suddenly got really good and I ended up enjoying it. The plot was so full of holes that it was like swiss cheese and the characters were stereotypically shallow (except one!). One of the characters has very little dialogue through most of the film and displays relative depth only at the end. The audio was terrible quality and the music was poorly chosen. It was difficult to hear the distorted dialogue and the music included absurdly out of place happy sections synchronized with character movement. I rate this o.k. If you choose to watch it, be prepared to suffer through the majority for the good ending.

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