Brainscan (1994) - August 28, 2018

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Originally Posted by BrianJoynt

Received mine yesterday, and viewed it last night. The film looks great, and the extras are awesome. A lot more stuff than I expected there to be. Unfortunately, it feels quite a bit dated. But this was expected. Movies dealing with a new technology often suffer this fate. But the power of the film is in its nostalgia factor, which is strong. If you saw this as a young teen, as I did when it first came to video, you were in for a special treat. CD Rom games, a kid talking to his computer, cutting edge grunge-style music, Edward Furlong at the peak of his popularity (who was the ultimate rebel kid at the time)--this stuff was unique at the time, and it gave the movie a visceral edge and a special appeal. People viewing it for the first time will probably find it difficult to see what was so cool about Brainscan in the 90s, but it's still there for those who experienced it when it was new.

Going to put a order in from SF, been waiting for this upgrade a long time now and I'll be happy when I can finally toss my DVD. Don't know if you've ever seen

[Show spoiler]the Cronenberg film 'eXistenZ' but, I always thought he ripped the ending from 'Brainscan.' eXistenZ' is just a better film though imo.

These 2 films also make a great triple feature w/SF's release of 'The Lawnmower Man.'