A crazed scientist wants to do experiments that defy the laws of God and nature--you know, the usual 1950s-60s horror film plot. But because he needs the money and no reputable person or organization would fund him, he works for a crazy old rich lady who wants him to put her twisted mind into a younger body. So they hire three foreign women to come to the mansion in order to assess which one would be the perfect specimen. When one is rejected (for the wonderful reason that she had a birth mark on her back), they decide to, what else, give her a dog brain and she proceeds to rip out the eye of one of the other girls. With only one specimen left, it's up to the scientist to use the last lady--but the ending is NOT what the old bat expected.
Okay, at the outset it must be said that anyone seeking a GOOD movie certainly won't pick a movie named "Monstrosity" or "The Atomic Brain" (its alternate title). So anyone who sees this horrid film and complains about how bad it is must be crazy to have imagined it would be anything other than a schlocky, silly movie. Its only value is for watching with friends and laughing at its ineptitude. And, in this light, it's a pretty good film to pick...otherwise, avoid this thing like the plague! So it should not be surprising to hear that the acting is horrible. In fact, the three ladies who come to the mansion are described as a Mexican, an Austrian and an Englishwoman and NONE of these ladies can do the accents any better than the average 3 year-old could. In fact, the Austrian lady sounds 100% American and doesn't even attempt a Sergeant Schultz-like imitation. Also, for the first 8 to 10 minutes of the film, there is no dialog--just a very, very bizarre narration that you just need to hear to believe--it's that silly and creepy. In addition, the writing, direction and every aspect of the film cries out "we suck". While not as painfully bad or funny as an Ed Wood film, this one is bad,...real bad!
Okay, at the outset it must be said that anyone seeking a GOOD movie certainly won't pick a movie named "Monstrosity" or "The Atomic Brain" (its alternate title). So anyone who sees this horrid film and complains about how bad it is must be crazy to have imagined it would be anything other than a schlocky, silly movie. Its only value is for watching with friends and laughing at its ineptitude. And, in this light, it's a pretty good film to pick...otherwise, avoid this thing like the plague! So it should not be surprising to hear that the acting is horrible. In fact, the three ladies who come to the mansion are described as a Mexican, an Austrian and an Englishwoman and NONE of these ladies can do the accents any better than the average 3 year-old could. In fact, the Austrian lady sounds 100% American and doesn't even attempt a Sergeant Schultz-like imitation. Also, for the first 8 to 10 minutes of the film, there is no dialog--just a very, very bizarre narration that you just need to hear to believe--it's that silly and creepy. In addition, the writing, direction and every aspect of the film cries out "we suck". While not as painfully bad or funny as an Ed Wood film, this one is bad,...real bad!