Brainscan

I love obscure movies like this that many people have forgotten about. I remember seeing it when it first came out. I know many want to say things about the technology in this movie & that it doesn’t work like that. First off, that technology was fairly new at the time of release, at least in the public realm. I would think many people didn’t really know how the technology worked then & many laypeople such as myself STILL have no actual idea how the technology actually works & I don’t 100% care if a movie gets details completely right. All entertainment requires some suspension of belief in order to enjoy it. Those who can’t do that are often complaining about all kinds of movies & tv shows because they spent so much time picking it apart that they didn’t actually enjoy it. I personally think exploring the “what ifs” of a new technology is interesting, even if the “what ifs” are highly unlikely or even impossible. It’s just a movie, people!First disc had to be returned because it blacked out in one scene. New disc did not have any issues, although when I got the new disc, I noticed something I did see on another review. The reflective part of the disc is purple, like a burned disc. Nothing else seems that way other than the color. Weird.

Exactly the wonderful gem of motion picture history I was looking for.It may not be for everyone but this film is certainly for me and I have no complaints as far as the DVD or it's viewability.

If you grew up with it you might like the movie more the. Others

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This 1994 movie could as easily be rated 2 stars but if you just sit back and not overanalyze it, it's a joy to watch. It is not in a niche of gore or slasher genre but is more cerebral with a rather warm ending. It stars Edward Furlong (young John Connor) of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Frank Langella who portrayed Count Dracula in Dracula 1975).

I remembered I bought this on VHS, twenty-seven years ago. Years later it came out on DVD with movie and trailer. With no special features. But when Shout! Factory let this came out on Blu-Ray with movie and special features And great picture and sound. I had to buy it. Great performances and roles by Edward Furlong, Frank Langella and the rest of them Trickster says some hilarious stuff. "It doesn't have to make sense. All these horror films you watch. Does death death death make sense, no its not about sense, it's about dead dead dead! And there are plenty. Trust me. If you're definitely a horror fan, you want this. I recommend it.

This movie is wicked. This movie is funny. And it is certainly wickedly funny. It will also change the way many people who watch it look at the world.It delivers in every facet of movie making. Each of the main characters owns his role so thoroughly that the viewer can't imagine anyone else doing it. The cinematography is lush, the sound is riveting, and the pacing is so tense it's almost painful.It is everything good that this sort of surrealist phantasy usually isn't. It is mind-blowingly weird, yet each step of the plot follows step like an equation. No character is a one-dimensional cartoon. Frank Langella manages to be ominous and sympathetic. Edward Furlong does the alienated teen bit but with a moral sense rare for that kind of part.There are even scenes which are painfully gruesome to watch which yet leave the viewer chuckling when the movie is over in the same way that a really improbable punch line makes a joke memorable.Nobody will think the money nor the time spent watching wasted.

Glad I bought this because it's the first time watching this for me and I loved it!!! A lot of re-watch ability, Extremely like-able characters. This movie is like (Nickelodeon's) "Are you afraid of the dark- on steroids" with gore! The music is fantastic too! I really wish it had a proper release with a slip and more attention towards the packaging but the cover art is good. Quality transfer, a lot of vivid purple lighting in this movie.

Michael Bower is a teenager who is into heavy metal and horror movies, one day his one and only friend Kyle phones him to tell him about a game advertised in Fangoria called Brainscan. During the phone call we discover that Michael likes to spy on his neighbour, an attractive girl called Kimberly who goes to his school. Kyle has been nagging him to ask her out, but he seems to be very nervous about it. Michael is all alone in his large house, as it's shown through a flashback very early on that his mother died in a car crash in which he was injured, and his father seems to work away from home a lot. Michael calls to ask about the game, wondering how it differs from any other game he's played. His body suddenly starts convulsing as if over taken by another force, he tries to phone back but the number no longer seems to exist.A few days later, the first Brainscan disc arrives, and Michael is told that the game works by hypnotizing him so he can watch a murder through the eyes of a killer. Michael is then transported into the mind of a killer, the killer breaks into a house and discovers a man sleeping in his bed. He stabs the man in the back, and then severs the man's foot. Michael wakes up in his room and is amazed by how brilliant it was. The day after, he tells Kyle all about it, and Kyle seems eager to lend the game but Michael wants to play on it a few more times first. He goes over to talk to Kimberly, while he's waiting to talk to her, a news report comes on the tv talking about a murder that's happened in the neighbourhood where a man had his foot cut off. Michael feels sick and rushes home where he finds the foot in his fridge. It is then that a demonic character who goes by the name of Trickster appears in his room, telling him that he killed the man and now he has to play the next disc. The Trickster is there to coerce Michael to keep playing the game and eliminate the witnesses to the crime, all the while a detective is investigating the crime and the net is closing in on Michael.Ed Furlong was pretty decent as Michael, he found success with his debut performance in Terminator 2 and quickly followed that by starring in the decent Pet Sematary 2. No one will ever accuse him of being a great actor but he used to get pretty decent roles, American History X and Animal Factory followed a few years after. Drink and drugs have pretty much decimated his career and he now appears in low budget garbage. Frank Langella is fine as Detective Hayden, he's an excellent actor and even though he doesn't push himself in the role he still adds some weight to the movie. Amy Hargreaves is very pretty and played her role well as did James Marsh as Kyle, but the star of the show is T.Ryder Smith as Trickster. His performance is over the top and he lights up the screen everytime he appears. It's similar to Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice, he's not in it that much but he's the one you'll remember from it.Directed by John Flynn who passed away in 2007, he was probably best remembered for the movie Lock Up with Sylvester Stallone. He did a good job on Brainscan, the pace is fast and it really has that 80's feel to it despite the fact it was made in 1994. There's a very quick glimpse of boob, and the effects are pretty good. The make up on Trickster is done well, and the first murder is reasonably gruesome with quite a bit of blood. The music is great, it has a mostly heavy metal soundtrack and a good Primus song played by Trickster. Most films of this type that includes virtual reality are usually awful, this is definitely one of the better ones. Strong performances, a good story and a whole lot of crazy fun. The disc is a barebones release, it doesn't even have subtitles, but it's the film that's important. Any fan of 80's campy horror's should find a lot to enjoy in Brainscan, and the Trickster is an absolute joy to watch. It has a twist ending that you expect and it works, it then has another twist that is daft and doesn't work, but it's fun. Michael and Kimberly find out that they have been spying on each other, but they both seem fine about it. Weird, but again it fits the film and made it even more fun.

Brainscan. R1 U.S DVD. R-rated 1994.The picture quality's very nice, widescreen 1.85:1.Teen plays a new video game, does video game control teen?.Ace mid nineties sci-fi? horror where technology apparently causesFurlong to commit murder. Exciting, fun and bloody(ish). The U.Krelease was cut, U.S uncut, there's even a bit of Argento style inhere. Extras:zero. Run time:1hr 35min 57sec.Could be a PS4 exclusive, i'd buy it!

So this movie is a very crazy Slasher/Fantasy that has great atmosphere characters and story. Its a great 90s horror movie. I couldn't get this in the UK so ordered it from spain as it has the English Dub included.It was shipped in one day and it has a note on a sticker that said it includes english language.Great Service from these guys.A fantastic film.

Brainscan is a Very dated Sci-fi horror that You get the impression the Producers hoped might become a Franchise.The whole thing is spoiled by Edward Furlong,who simply cannot act and the Story begins to Drag.I never made it to the end.

film jumped from 4x3 box to wide screen every couple of seconds very anoying but cheesaly good. more a b-mvie than a a lister could well end up becoming a cult classic.