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Information
- A.k.a.
- Keepers of the Earth
- Year
- 1958
- Runtime
- 61 min.
- Director
- Bruno VeSota
- Genres
- Sci-Fi, Horror
- Rating *
- 3.9
- Votes *
- 750
- Checks
- 100
- Favs
- 0
- Dislikes
- 7
- Favs/checks
- 0.0% (0:100)
- Favs/dislikes
- 0:7
Top comments
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Siskoid
There are a couple reasons to see The Brain Eaters. One is that the threat is actually pretty unusual and once we get into the second half this very short movie, it is effective. The other is that Leonard Nimoy is in it, if barely, even if he is unrecognizable under the fake beard and hair. On the whole, however, it's a very badly made film. It's not the effects, which are fine for B-movies of this era - the mysterious cone is impressive and the monsters are kind of creepy - but rather the editing. Continuity errors aside, it just probably didn't have the footage or sound it needed to tell a complete story. So we get an intrusive (and often pointless) narration to cover the rough edges, scenes playing out soundless while a voice describes exactly what we're seeing, etc. Let's rush this out to the drive-in, quick! It's too bad because it sometimes reaches for greatness, such as when the parasites start to take someone over and the actors gives 100% in showing their anguish. But then everyone turns into a zombie and you can't tell them emotionally apart from the protagonists. 1 year 11 months ago