Review of The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) by Greg W — 06 Dec 2015

Of all the movies I've been seeing lately of this type that had any potential of being a classic, I think The Brain That Wouldn't Die probably has the most potential. If they had shifted the story around a bit instead of just playing all of the scenes in order, it could have been more interesting.

For instance, if the girlfriend was already a head in a pan at the beginning of the movie, it would have given the mad scientist a stronger motivation throughout the film... or maybe I'm just overthinking things here.

Yes, it's poorly acted, poorly constructed, and just isn't really very good at all, but there's a spark of creativity here that I thought could have been utilized under different circumstances and with the right people involved.

Maybe that's just me. It's also interesting to note that the cut of the movie I saw is the uncut version, which features a few extra shots of a cat fight and a couple of gore shots that were taboo at the time and subsequently cut from the movie.

Overall, it's intriguing, but fails to really capture the imagination displayed on its wonderful poster. Thank goodness for the crew at Mystery Science Theater 3000 for getting some levity out of it.