Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)

So much average

From my favorite movies..

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Bruce Campbell retains his crown as King of the B movies.I haven't let as much as this in a long time.

This movie challenges the viewer to step out of their comfort zone and look into the deep and complex world of consumerism. It's a constant battle of consumerism and communism coming together to fight the common enemy of the gypsies. If you don't like this movie you also probably don't like puppies, vodka and the American dream. 10/10 any day , everyday.

What can i say, if you are going to watch this movie expecting a "serious" plot, or anything close to that, then this movie is clearly not for you.But if you'd like to see some kind of completely-bizarre-science fiction-soap-opera-comedy, with the (even more bizarre) acting of, Bruce Campbell and Ted Raimi.... Then (AND ONLY THEN) you might enjoy this film.I sat to watch this movie with not very good expectations (at all), everyone told me it was garbage, even for a Bruce Campbell fan. They said it was boring, and i must say: the story doesn't have much to show us, but i didn't get bored, not for more than 5 minutes, and i mean it. Despite it's very very very weak plot, the movie is fun to watch and even some of the problems Bruce goes through (consequence of having half of his brain, and the other half from a Russian cab driver) are actually pretty funny. Anyway, when i finished watching the movie, i felt like i watched an ULTRA-BIZARRE-SOAP OPERA, "SOAP OPERA" being the key word here.Not Bruce's best movie (far from it), but all in all, it's OK.5/10 i don't know how to call this... i'll label it as WATCHABLE.

When you're an avid fan of horror and cult cinema, you're inevitably also an avid fan of Bruce Campbell. That almost goes without saying. He's one of the few actors for which the name alone is enough reason to see a film, regardless of how bad or derivative it may be or regardless of how small his part is. Suffice to say many fans, myself included, very much anticipated "Man with the Screaming Brain" because, not only does Bruce play the lead part in this, it also marks his debut as a director! Sadly though, it isn't a very good film and not something I'd immediately recommend to non-Campbell fans. It still definitely has its moments of ingeniousness and originality, but the overall accomplishment is far below any expectations. Maybe it was wrong to expect a typical B-movie homage to cheesy horror cinema, as the emphasis here clearly lies on comedy. But even as a comedy, "Man with the Screaming Brain" is too derivative and too random to ever become a cult favorite. The first half of the film is still very okay, because you wonder where Campbell is going exactly with all the bizarre and eccentric characters he introduced in such an unusual setting, but once the plot has fully unfolded, you'll be shocked at how simplistic and dull it actually is. Bruce stars as a sly and scumbag US businessman, visiting Bulgaria for one of his fraudulent practices, along with his spoiled and terribly bored wife Jackie. They become involved with a local taxi-driver, but they all get killed by a beautiful gypsy woman who's clearly frustrated no man will marry her. No worries, because the brilliant scientist Dr. Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov discovered a method to successfully separate brain-functions from the nerve system and even to transplant two brains into one head. It was Ivanov's biggest wish to show his breakthrough to the American, so he might as well use him as a guinea pig. Once half of the brains of an ex-Russian communistic rebel is forced to co-exist with half the brain of a typically vain and cocky American, the film quickly turns into a series of clichéd situations, predictable gags and exaggerated jokes about cultural differences. The title isn't even accurate, as the brain doesn't scream, but continuously argues with … itself. A much better title would have been "The Man with Two Brains", but that already exists in the form of a Steve Martin 80's comedy. The film relies too much on familiar faces (Campbell, as well as Ted Raimi playing the clumsy assistant to Ivanov) and far too little on witty dialogs and good action sequences.