THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS is a great title for a rather ordinary little B-movie science fiction flick from 1957. The story involves the titular floating giant brain, a wonderful special effect, which possesses a scientist and causes him to do evil as the narrative progresses. Luckily there's a good brain too to help fight back. This one's notable for the quality of its special effects: the brains look great, as does the creepy contact lenses worn by the main actor. The rest is very talky, understated, and low budget throughout, failing to build up much suspense as it all gradually unfolds. Average overall.
Review of The Brain from Planet Arous
