Brainscan

1994 "Wanna play? I dare you."
6| 1h36m| R| en
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A lonely teenage horror-movie fan discovers a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to custom-tailor the game into the most terrifying experience imaginable. When he emerges from the hypnotic trance he is horrified to find evidence that the brutal murder depicted in the game actually happened -- and he's the killer.

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Also starring T. Ryder Smith

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Lightdeossk Captivating movie !
CommentsXp Best movie ever!
Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
jrodgers770-236-511319 Really the title says it all. The audacity to cast that guy as a 17 year old is just incredible. They barely even try to make him look 17. It's good for other reasons but I'm obsessed with this
Finfrosk86 I just got the best 90's vibes from this! It doesn't hurt that Edward Furlong is the main character either.. I love Terminator 2. I mean, it is my all time favorite movie. Really nice to see Eddy in something else, you know, before he grew up.This is just so typical 90's teen horror. It's a blast, really. The technology he has in his room, his room. It's like this romantic (as in how I envision it), unrealistic fantasy I have of teen slacker life. Most of the movie takes place in his room. I just love when he's on his computer, even though it is super unrealistic. Like I said. Anyhow.Furlong is great, T. Ryder Smith is great as The Trickster - an over the top, weird, but cool, monster villain type. I actually was made aware of this movie in a list over ridiculous movie monster, or something. If you like 90's teen horror, with a little bit of 80's feel thrown in, you can't go wrong with Brainscan.
ManBehindTheMask63 Brainscan is a fun, shocking, and enjoyable horror film that is one of the most underrated films around. Edward (T2) Furlong stars a troubled teen named Michael who loves horror movies and horror video games. His dad is never around and his mom died when he was a kid. He also likes to spy on his school-mate neighbor as she gets dressed. One day he gets a game disc in the mail for a new virtual reality game called Brainscan. A game in which you commit murders. But Michael soon finds a severed foot in his freezer and all hell breaks loose. Especially when the creepy and bizarre Trickster appears...guiding him to certain terror. This film was a pleasant surprised that had a charm about it. Furlong is believable as the troubled teen and turns in a great performance and T. Ryder Smith is both disturbing and cool as the evil demon behind the video game. Trickster easily steals the show. There is some good deaths and some decent gore. You get some T&A, a lot of hard rock music, a nosey detective, horror movie references, and some solid special effects. The movie seems to fly by and the end is a real treat. A solid horror rental for any horror fan. I have no idea why someone tried to compare this to "In the mouth of madness". Too bad the girl next door wasn't actually cute or attractive.
Stay_away_from_the_Metropol A very strange film. If I had seen it as a younger kid, I think I would have been a lot more into it. With a plot about a virtual reality video game in which you get to indulge in people's sickest innermost urges (killing people).It's a little too violent for pre-teens, yet that's why it would be such a stand out movie at that age. Unfotunately, it's a little too awkward and dumb for anyone over the age of 15 to really get into. The strange mix of the "video game plot", with the extremely voyeuristic murder scenes, and the goofy HOST of the game, "Trickster" who is reminiscent of Howie Mandell's character in Little Monsters, doesn't blend quite so well. The movie overall gives you a very uncomfortable feeling but it's too campy to be one of those "I love it because it's so incredibly hard to watch" movies like Irreversible for example.The cheesy effects are actually pretty entertaining at least. Recommended for Edward Furlong fans and fans of simply bizarre 90's movies, otherwise not so sure.