Review of Brain Dead (1990) by Jean V — 07 Jan 2010

Wow! Pulman was incredible and the main story is pretty good. A great sci-fi movie.

This review of Brain Dead (1990) was written by Jean V on 07 Jan 2010.

Brain Dead has generally received mixed reviews.

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