Brainiac (El Barón del Terror)
by Chano Urueta
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Actor: Abel Salazar, Ariadna Welter, David Silva, Germán Robles, Luis AragónDirector: Chano Urueta
Brand: Ryko Distribution
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 77 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-29
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Casanegra
DVD Reviews of Brainiac (El Barón del Terror)
DVD Review: "Brainiac" gets its just desserts!
Summary: 5 Stars
FINALLY, an excellent-quality DVD of this "so-bad-it's-good" Mexican horror film!
Previously available DVDs have been of HORRIBLE quality, so much so as to be nearly unwatchable.
CasaNegra's new release is first-rate. I won't outline the plot here because other reviewers have done it already and probably much better than I could.
In fact, that's one thing that bugs me about many DVD reviews, here and elsewhere; mainly, too much time spent recounting an already-familiar plot and not enough time devoted to commenting on the QUALITY of a particular DVD release. I don't need to hear a synopsis of "Plan 9 From Outer Space" for the millionth time, I want to know how the new, colorized version compares with previous releases on DVD.
Back to the topic at hand. CasaNegra Entertainment scores on all fronts! So far I've purchased all 4 of their releases: "Curse Of The Crying Woman," "The Witch's Mirror," "The Brainiac," and "Black Pit Of Dr. M." I've watched the first three, and they do not disappoint. The source prints are excellent. All include original Spanish soundtracks with optional English subtitles, and optional English-dubbed soundtracks as well as audio commentaries.
The only reasons I didn't give this one 5 stars are:
1.) Given CasaNegra's obvious dedication to this genre, they should have caught the misspelling of "bizarre" as "bizzare" in the "bonus" essay on the film. But given that the author is listed as "Casamiro Buenavista" (if that is indeed the author's real name), one might surmise that the individual is Hispanic, in which case I am virtually certain that his English far surpasses my Spanish, so perhaps I am being too picky on this detail. Still, if I were CasaNegra I would have corrected it.
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2.) There is a segment during the dubbed English soundtrack where the dubbing inexplicably disappears and we are left to puzzle over the translation, at least until/unless we turn on the optional English subtitles. This occurs during a couple of the other CasaNegra titles as well.
Come to think of it, that may be a little too picky also.
So, never mind, I'm giving this one five stars! Buy it!
And also check out Ultratumba Productions' model kit, "El Baron Del Terror"! (GOOGLE "Ultratumba Productions" and "El Baron Del Terror.")
Description of Brainiac (El Barón del Terror)
AKA El Barón del Terror. The year is 1661. Baron Vitelius (Abel Salazar) stands accused of consorting with the devil. The penalty: death. Cursing his inquisitors as they burn him at the stake, the Baron?s revenge comes 300 years later, in the form of a horrifying fork-tongued incarnation of the Baron, hellbent on devouring the brains of the descendents of those who killed him. As bodies pile up, the police become mystified. Who is draining the skulls of local call-girls and well-to-do banquet-goers alike? And, more importantly, how many flamethrowers will it take to stop him? Brainiac is the supernatural cult classic that has been beloved for decades by fans of spook-show matinees and late-night monster movie marathons.Famously imported to the U.S. by exploitation icon K. Gordon Murray in the 1960s, Brainiac is at once lurid and loony, unnerving and uproarious, spellbinding and surreal.
CasaNegra is proud to present this milestone of Mexican cinema digitally remastered and uncut for the first time on DVD.
Special Features: ? Original Uncut Version
? Completely Re-Mastered Picture & Sound from Newly Restored Vault Elements
? Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
? Essay: Keep Repeating, It?s only the Most Bizzare Horror Film Ever Made. By Casamiro Buenavista
? The Official Brainiac "Interactive" Press Kit
? Audio Commentary by Kirb Pheeler, Creator of the Brainiac Interactive Press Kit
? Original 1969 U.S. Theatrical Release Radio Spot
? Exclusive CasaNegra Loteria Card Game
? Cast and Crew Biographies
?Poster & Stills Gallery
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