Thursday, January 10, 2008

Brains!

Man with the Screaming Brain, by Bruce Campbell/Sam Raimi team, is The Man with Two Brains/All of Me with no budget. Or maybe it's The Brain That Wouldn't Die with a bigger budget (but fewer women wrestling in lingerie).

Wealthy industrialist Campbell goes to Bulgaria with his bitchy blonde wife, and meets Russian cab-driver Yegor. Soon, Yegor is doing his wife, but they are all eventually killed by a beautiful gypsy. Mad scientist Stacy Keach and his assistant Ted Raimi mix and match the brains. Keach sounds more like Ish Kabibble then a Bulgarian, and Ted Raimi emulates Jim Varney's Ernest as a Bulgarian hip-hop wannabe.

If I've given you the impression that this is a terrible film, you're right. If I've given the impression that it is totally funny and very fun, right again. With this team and these inspirations, how could it miss?
  • Foreigners or lame white guys trying to be hip-hop: Never funny.
  • Jim Varney: Never funny
  • Ted Raimi imitating Jim Varney as a lame foreigner trying to be hip-hop: Funny
  • Did I mention he has a robot?
  • Yes, the robot does do the Robot
Finally, having 2 brains in your head is a great opportunity for physical comedy.

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