SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Scott LeBrun Character actress Marjorie Eaton makes the most of a rare lead role in this patently absurd schlock feature, marking the only directorial effort for cinematographer Joseph V. Mascelli. (He's best known as the author of a book called "The Five C's of Cinematography".) Eaton plays elderly crone Hetty March, filthy rich and eager to extend her life. So Hetty funds the activities of mad scientist Dr. Otto Frank (Frank Gerstle, who also has pretty extensive credits), who has radical ideas about the transplanting of human and animal brains. Three young lovelies come to "work" for Hetty, and wisely decide to try and get out of her mansion of horrors."Monstrosity", also known as "The Atomic Brain", is a fairly agreeable movie. Overall, it's a little on the dull side, but as with many low rent productions like this, it still has its pleasures, *especially* the scenes with a "cat woman". Written by Vy Russell, Sue Dwiggins, and Dean Dillman Jr., it comes up with one delicious twist near the end. It has the appeal of classic cinematic crud, with decent black & white lighting by Alfred Taylor (whose credits range from "Spider Baby" to "The Paper Chase" to "Killer Klowns from Outer Space") and amusing makeup effects. The strangest touch is the narration; the movie has quite a bit of it for a while, then it becomes more sporadic. But it's always priceless stuff. It's also spoken by an uncredited Bradford Dillman, to boot!Eaton and Gerstle are good, the other players less so. Erika Peters ("Mr. Sardonicus") is an Austrian beauty, Judy Bamber ("A Bucket of Blood") an English one, and Lisa Lang a timid Venezuelan. Frank Fowler plays Hetty's loyal but disrespected associate Victor.Not a terrible way to spend 65 minutes, provided you know what to expect going in.Five out of 10.

Michael_Elliott Monstrosity (1963) * 1/2 (out of 4)An elderly woman (Marjorie Eaton) funds the scientific projects of Dr. Frank (Frank Gerstle) but it's not out of the kindness of her heart. No, she funds his atomic experiments in hopes that the doctor will be willing to put her brain into the body of a young hot model. You see, she's never known love from a man so she wants to be young again and good looking.MONSTROSITY, also known under the title of THE ATOMIC BRAIN, is considered by many to be one of the worst films ever made. If you discuss bad movies with people then someone will usually bring this one up but I must admit that I've never really hated this movie because it's really so bad that you can find yourself being entertained by it.There's really not anything good you can say about this thing. It's cheaply made, which is to be expected but it's clear that the director didn't know how to make, frame or shoot a movie. He certainly wasn't able to tell a story because this thing rarely makes too much sense and takes way too long for its main story to get going. The performances are downright awful and especially those playing the models because their various accents come and go throughout the picture and often times throughout a sentence. There are some really campy moments including the "cat woman" and there's a hilarious scene where she's trying to catch a mouse. There's also a rather strange factor of having the elderly woman constantly drooling over the young women. Other silly things include every second of the ending, which I certainly won't spoil here but it's quite funny. Obviously, MONSTROSITY isn't meant to be taken serious and it's a poorly made but campy movie.

billoneil2 I grew up in the pre-Star Wars days and therefore do not demand that every movie be a 50-million dollar, effects laden, all-star extravaganza. If you want that junk, visit the jerks at LucasFilm, Pixar or Disney. Yech! If you also grew up in the pre-1977 era, you will remember that "little movies" were the norm and only rarely did a big, "important" film come along. You will also remember something called NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS and DRIVE-IN THEATERS! Unlike today's airplane-hanger movie mausoleums, neighborhood theaters had a box office ticket taker right on the street so that pedestrian traffic could look at posters & stills in the windows and ask the ticket-taker about times and prices. Then you just walked into the attractively furnished lobby, bought popcorn & chocolate and climbed the burgundy-carpeted stairs to the balcony. Et voila! If you had a heavy date and felt like making out, but didn't have any privacy at home, you simply saw the late show at the drive-in. Here you could relax in your big flashy car with speaker propped in window, food & drinks on glovebox door and hot-shot heater on the trans-hump. Thrillers were especially effective at the drive-in because sitting in a parked car in a dark lot is enough to make anyone a little paranoid about their safety.So it is in this time and context "Atomic Brain" was made. And it succeeds. It is creepy, atmospheric and at times gross. Perfect for late-night viewing, the entire film has a dream-like quality that makes it easy to believe the impossible is possible.Sexy actor Bradford Dillman lends his sexy voice to the film's opening narration. If this fascinating, well-delivered soliloquy doesn't get your attention and quickly draw you into the proceedings, you have no imagination whatsoever. Dillman's voice is as sardonic as the script and he seems to relish the cynical editorials he makes on the characters and their motives.There are many memorable moments in the film, made so by their irony, truth or shock value. One of most subtle comes when Mrs. March subjects her three new-hires to a THOROUGH "medical examination." One of the girls is so offended by this, she immediately gives notice. Unfortunately, she is bound by contract and Mrs. March won't let her break it.This film is great as the second half of a double-feature with another underrated B film, "The Brain That Wouldn't Die." Get a DVD projector and park your tail-fin convertible in the backyard some night to see how these films played back in the early 1960s. I did and you should, too.

thejcowboy22 Three foreign girls meet in Los Angeles bus station waiting to be picked up by an employer named March.What's required of them? We don't know.One is Latin, the other is European and thirdly is a slinky blonde from across the pond. They're met by a chauffeur and driven to a mansion in an obscure part of town. Under the employment of a Craggy, elderly, avaricious Hetty March, Hetty has a problem; her body is old and worn down but under the care of Dr. Otto Frank our seniorita has a slim chance at regaining her youth through an operation of brain switching using the three oblivious women. Miss March is immediately taken by Bea (Judy Bamber) blonde,shapely who is British and resembles of Marilyn Monroe. Miss March gives Bea the royal treatment,treating her like fragile China. Bea is given the top floor wing. As for Nina pronounced Nine-a,who by the way is also quite attractive, brunette and just as lovely is designated to polishing the silver while Bea is trying on expensive outfits as elderly Miss March fantasizes being in her place. Lastly is our tragic figure Anita who was dis-robed examined is flawed and not suitable for the the caustic Miss March's wishes. Nina becomes suspicious about her situation as Ms. March makes such a fuss over Bea having her try on exquisite clothes plus the immediate absence of Anita. What is Anita's reward? A dingy room in the cellar. The first eye catching scene besides Judy Bamber's slinky figure is Hans (THE DOG MAN) who stands guard outside the compound and is chained by the ankle. Then there's the strange stark faced woman in white without a care in the world meandering along the grounds like a zombie. She reminds me of Nancy Pelosi; anyway the dog man see's his pray (were assuming a ravenous appetite included,) attacks the mindless woman. Great sound effects as Hans engorges Zombie Girl with the sounds of a ravenous dog preferably a Doberman or Shepard breed. In the end of the brief carnage it was the best supper Hans ever devoured. The two girls witness this and realizes there's no escape. Unbeknownst to Bea and Nina, Anita is abducted into the operating room and awakes with the mind of a cat. Anita has a hefty appetite and eats a rodent whole. Now Miss March has two pets. Hans and Anita! Verbally abused and right hand man-servant Victor (middle-aged,) plans to help the two females escape at the clutches of his Elderly belligerent boss, but two mishaps happen. Anita scratches Bea's eye out and second Miss March stabs Victor. Since Bea's unfortunate and untimely accident, Miss March turns her attentions to Nina who the Narrator describes as "Curvy in the right places." On to the operating room and the transformation of brains. Nina youthful body shared with the elderly Miss March. Things go wrong as Dr. Frank undermines Miss March and switches his former employers brain into another black cat. (No shortages of felines in this movie.) Although the newly transformed Miss March walks on all fours with her brain still intact with payback in mind. The newly transformed March cat walks on all fours and pushes the right buttons and traps the Doctor in a glass case and pushes (with her furry paws,) the power on and kills Dr. Frank. Then crawls on other controls and causes an explosion. The sound startles one eyed Bea as she gets out of bed. Now the Mansion is ablaze and the two girls must get out. Bea take off her head piece with her scared empty socket showing, YUK. Removes Nina straps from the gurney and notices with her remaining eye, Her detached eye is in a glass case. But the case is electrically charged. She touches the case and gets electrocuted. What was she thinking? She's going to take her eye with her and any surgeon would insert it back? Despite this cheesy epic, It had a nice flow and keeps your interest. Other questions come to mind? Who diapers Hans the Dog Man? What kind of cat food does Ms March like? Will Nina claim her prize? Who cares! A laugh a minute in this chick flick bafoonary.