Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

soulexpress If ever a film was aptly named, it's MONSTROSITY. An even more fitting title would be "Frankenstein For Dummies."The plot: Dr. Otto Frank (Get it?) conducts experiments on the recently deceased (he robs graves) and hopes to eventually transplant a human brain. He uses nuclear fission in a cyclotron to stimulate brain cells. (Don't ask.) Funding his work is a rich, unscrupulous old woman who hopes to have her brain put into what she calls "a fresh young live body." To ensure that a body is available, the old woman hires three live-in servants: Bea from England, Nina from Austria, and Anita from Mexico. Not one of them speaks in a convincing accent. In fact, Bea's often slips into Australian.Dr. Frank has so far placed a dog's brain into a human skull, resulting in a hairy, befanged monstrosity that helps him nab the corpses. Things get even weirder when Frank puts a cat's brain into Anita's skull (without leaving any surgical scars). I can't help but envision that tiny cat's brain rolling and bouncing around inside the woman's head—unless Dr. Frank secured it with bungee cords or something.The end of the film is even more ludicrous: in a fit of conscience, Dr. Frank puts the old lady's brain into a cat. (The size issue is never addressed here either.) The cat gets back at him by locking Frank in his lab after setting off a self-destruct mechanism. Dr. Frank is fried to death and the house goes up in a ball of fire. The cat gets away, though, presumably to set up a sequel that (mercifully) never materialized.Item: The self-destruct mechanism involves the triggering of a nuclear explosion. How does a civilian procure a nuclear reactor? And where, exactly, would they keep it?Item: There's a sub-plot (one of several) involving a newly-deceased young woman who Dr. Frank has revived to zombie status. (As the old lady puts it, "She has no brain; that could be useful.") She wanders about the lab, eventually finding her way outside, where the above- mentioned monstrosity rips her to pieces. There is no reason for this sub-plot except to kill time. And yet, the movie still clocks in at a mere 64 minutes.Item: Bea and Nina decide to escape together. They run downstairs to the first floor, where the front door is presumably located. But instead of leaving that way, they proceed to the basement, where they encounter the old lady. Frightened, they run back up to the first floor, again eschewing the front door, and make their way upstairs, where the old lady locks them in a bedroom.Item: In most of these films, the narrator appears during the first couple of minutes to set up the plot, then goes away. Sometimes, he'll reappear at the end with a "See, I told you so" type of closing. But in this film, the narrator never goes away; he's always there, telling us what a character feels or how Dr. Frank's work is coming along or how misanthropic the old lady is. For the first fifteen or so minutes, there's virtually no dialogue—just the narrator. That he speaks in a "Big Brother is watching" tone just makes it more obtrusive. And it's just plain creepy when Nina models underwear for the old lady as the narrator lewdly describes the latter's thoughts: "She is so nicely rounded in places men like." I'll need a hot shower now!

Rainey Dawn "The Atomic Brain" aka "Monstrosity" - the film itself is a monstrosity but it is, just barely, watchable. There are many other sci-fi horror films to watch other than this one. I acquired it in the Sci-Fi Classics 50-Films Pack and I ended up watching it one night.It's sorta Frankenstein-ish but not nearly as good though. Yet still, this film, Atomic Brain, is kinda enjoyable in it's way. Where else can you see a cat with a woman's brain and a woman with a cat's brain? The awful acting had me laughing, poking fun at it, so I guess I kinda enjoyed it - I didn't turn it off nor did I push the fast-forward button so that says something about my enjoyment of watching the film.4/10

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.

Fishman1966 I watch bad movies with my nephew every few months. When I was growing up, you could watch these hideously awful movies on Saturday afternoons or late night. Now you have to buy them, but I digress.This was a wonderfully awful movie. The character, Bea's, accent is worth the admission price alone. At one point, her co-prisoner says, "Oh you shouldn't talk like that." I said, "Yes, because your accent is awful." But the movie itself has a interesting twist at the end, which actually was creative, albeit unbelievable. As someone else said, it's good in a Mystery Science Theatre 3000 way, but if you have someone to watch it with, watch the un-dubbed version. It's soo easy to make fun of yourself. Enjoy!!!