"The Atomic Brain" aka "Monstrosity" - the film itself is a monstrosity but it is, just barely, watchable. There are many other sci-fi horror films to watch other than this one. I acquired it in the Sci-Fi Classics 50-Films Pack and I ended up watching it one night.It's sorta Frankenstein-ish but not nearly as good though. Yet still, this film, Atomic Brain, is kinda enjoyable in it's way. Where else can you see a cat with a woman's brain and a woman with a cat's brain? The awful acting had me laughing, poking fun at it, so I guess I kinda enjoyed it - I didn't turn it off nor did I push the fast-forward button so that says something about my enjoyment of watching the film.4/10

Monstrosity/The Atomic Brain would make a great entry into any festival of 'Atomic Horror'. Sure, the budget is zero and the acting is poor... but the plot is pure gonzo and seldom dull. The writing is a notch above what you'd usually expect from such a thing. Mad Dr. Frank and his zoo of brain transplant experiments are being funded by a crazy old lady hoping for second chance at life in a young, attractive body. Her greedy and lecherous boy toy goes shopping for suitable donors. There's already a zombie girl and a dog man roaming the property and soon there's a cat woman as well. Things don't go as planned of course when Dr. Frank realizes just how vicious old Mrs. March is. Great twist ending that leaves things more open-ended than movies like this tend to do. The way this is filmed reminded me a good bit of Night of the Living Dead. With it's make-do sets and lack of glamour. Parts of it could be seen as awkward and unintentionally humorous... but the basic concept is gruesome and the script is lean enough to stay on focus. There's not a lot of filler. I rated it a 10 just to counter some of the ridiculously low votes it's received. But I sincerely feel that it's got a lot going for it compared to other horrors that might look better and have bigger stars but are comparatively vacant on ideas and carry-through.This is definitely going on my re-watch list.

Three good-looking immigrant girls are hired into a majestic mansion, where a surprise awaits them.I got this flick as part of a package called "Best of the Worst". Up to this one, the others really are terrible (Eegah!, Track of the Moon Beast, et al.). However this 60-minutes isn't half-bad and doesn't belong with the others. Of course, it's a really cheap production, but the screenplay also has some imaginative touches, along with a few good performances. I'm thinking particularly of Janet Leigh-look-alike Erika Peters, and Lisa Lang whose impersonation of an angry cat is jolting. Too bad the familiar Frank Gerstle looks in pain at times. But then he does get top billing for maybe the only time in his sturdy career. On the other hand, the old witch Marjorie Eaton certainly looks the part, even as her performance varies. There's also a pretty good skin show for the guys, especially Judy Bamber who's got a knockout figure.Sure, the concept is hokey: using atomic power to transfer brains, but that's really just a variation on the horror classic Frankenstein (1931). Too bad a spooky noir director didn't get the material. The visuals could really use more shadowy lighting to heighten suspense. Naturally, there are the expected snickers from a drive-in special like this, but there are also a few unexpected jolts not typical of the genre. Anyhow, the little flick has more compensations than expected for a barrel bottom production. Overall, the 60-minutes is certainly better than a 2.5 rating.

It's hard to say anything useful about this movie. It's just one of those '60's B-horrors that can't even be really regarded as a real movie because it does basically everything wrong.In all honesty, the concept still could had worked out. It would had never made a great movie but at least it showed some potential of a decent and fun genre film. But all of this got simply wasted. The movie very often doesn't even make sense, due to the extremely messy way the story gets told in. It's a good thing that Joseph V. Mascelli never attempted to direct a movie again, after this one. Same goes for most of the cast, who never appeared in a film-role again after this movie.It's a very cheap movie with a real offbeat pace. There is basically too little happening in the movie and when there is something happening you'll have an hard time trying to understand it because it all gets presented so incredibly bad and confusing. Also none of the characters ever work out, due to this. It's funny to see how the girls keep doing their shores, from the first day on, even though they figure out soon that something is terribly wrong in the house. They however never really make any attempts to get out of the situation or try to figure out what mysterious things are happening and why.I could go on about what this movie does wrong but it would simply also suffice to say that the movie simply does nothing right at all.2/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/