Review of Brain Damage (1988) by Patrick E — 13 Jun 2010

This is a highly rated horror cult classic but I just couldn't into it because it was so mind numbingly stupid it's beyond belief.

The plot revolves around a disembodied brain called Aylmere, who is being held captive by two old people called Morris and Martha. Aylmere escapes from Morris and Martha after years of being forced to provide them with "Blue Drug" (hereafter BD) and eating only animal brains. He hooks up with Brian, who is very frightened at first but soon warms to the idea of carrying a parasite after getting high on BD. What he doesn't learn until later is Aylmer feeds during these blackouts, preying on anyone Brian may come in contact with. Even after learning his portable pusher's secret Brian is unable to break the addiction and fully caves in.

Now I will give the film some respect for the obvious satire about taking drugs and it does have some funny scenes, especially the "fellatio" scene which was hilarious. Sadly this is not enough to save the film, the effects are awful, people scream for minutes at a time for no reason at all, Aylmere resembles a penis gone wrong and the acting is awful.

Do not torture yourself and avoid this at all costs!