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By Michael D (2,363) on 17 Nov 2012

Some fascinating ideas are presented and David Cronenberg's usual visual style is a delight as always, but at the end of the day, you're really…

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By Poul F (241) on 26 Oct 2012

Louis Del Grande's head exploding remains one of the most unforgettable scenes in horror film history…

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By Jukka H (236) on 20 Sep 2012

Cronenberg at his peak! Astounding, seemingly endless flow of invention. And his next film was still better…

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By Jack B (950) on 27 Aug 2012

Shame about the acting but the concept was kinda cool…

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By Kenneth B (910) on 15 Aug 2012

I cant really get into Cronenberg's really early films…

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By Isabelle W (181) on 24 Jul 2012

A cena da cabeça explodindo é legal, mas achei o filme entediante…

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By Bon B (134) on 19 Jul 2012

Best special effects that will ever be witnessed…

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By Nick S (1,027) on 17 Jul 2012

Scanners would have been better if it had less plot and a better actor in the lead role…

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By Jerry S (348) on 06 Jul 2012

Awful. Just horribly numbing the senses and tainting mind weird. I don't like this, it is very confusing. Only the end was interesting, nothing more…

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By Rob K (190) on 26 Jun 2012

Another one I watched it back in the early 90s. I can't remember how it ends, but I found it fascinating…

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By Stephen S (1,614) on 22 Jun 2012

Really weird, but somewhat entertaining. This gets points because there's nothing else out there quite like it. A mix of trippy horror and sci-fi…

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By Jake P (1,308) on 08 Jun 2012

The special effects really steal the show…

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By Paul N (1,195) on 16 May 2012

Despite 2 or 3 shock moments, it's shockingly dull, barely coherent, poorly acted and, oddly for Cronenberg, thematically thin…

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By Jason H (1,621) on 15 May 2012

Scanners has exactly one awesome scene. You already know what it is, too. Too bad the movie itself is never as awesome as that one scene…

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By David B (3,254) on 14 May 2012

All this should give fans of David Cronenberg's previous pix their money's worth, although lack of any rooting interest vitiates any possible…

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By Screen N (14) on 08 May 2012

The best exploding head scene captured on film…

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By Yvonne K (26) on 06 May 2012

Great horror. Love the famous exploding head scene! Brought the DVD with all the 3 films Scanners II and III…

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By James G (717) on 13 Apr 2012

The Acting, the Twists, The Score, The timeless special effects! Masterpiece…

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By Anatoly S (283) on 07 Apr 2012

Freak of nature, born with a certain form of ESP; derangement of the synapses which we call telepathy…

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By Guillaume S (27) on 30 Mar 2012

Forget Tommy Wiseau, Steven Lack gives one of the most awkward, hilariously bad performances I've ever seen…

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