Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Unique, interesting, fun, and quite entertaining, what's to bash about Brainscan? I don't know. Was Trickster just a little bit too annoying, or was it just me? And you guys lost a star from me, just for adding that song from Primus in there ( I absolutely HATE that group!) Edward Furlong stars as, oh, I forgot his name, it's been almost 25 years since I watched this, you know, you forget a name or two there. He thinks he's played every horror game under the sun, and he has, but he has no idea about the game Brainscan. He's refered to the game Brainscan by a friend, who assures him that the game takes gaming to the next level and beyond. So! He plays the game. He's instructed to choose his weapon for the game. Funny. The game looks like real life! I think he chooses a meat cleaver. Well, I'm not sure what the point or challenge of the game is, but supposedly, he only has like 24 or 48 hours to do whatever, I don't know, again, its been awhile since I watched this! When the game is on hiatus, he finds that the murder he committed in the game....really happened. Then comes the CD in the mail. He pope it in, and it seems the company knew exactly how much time he left to play the game, and he has to finish it. ( Sighs. Who markets this, anyway?) Will he win or lose? Do you care? I could be wrong, but I think Brainscan only worked for the time of its release. Meaning, it has no place in cinema today, or your living room. Strong efforts, wicked settings, and very unique concept set the bar high, nevertheless. I'm giving it 6 out of 10 stars. For this, I do forgive Furlong for Pet Semetary 2.

Well I first watched this movie when I was 18 in 1994 and, feeling a little nostalgic thought I'd give it another look as I remembered it being good. Most times when you've watched a movie at a younger age and re visit it its never the same and left with the feeling of 'what the hell did I see in this'. Im happy to report that this movie is still as original as I remember and still a good watch. It was never a mainstream movie and was a new concept when first released. The acting is mostly good and the music chosen fits in well with the story line. This has got to go down as one of the classics from the 90's that everyone from that period needs to see at least once.

This movie is not a great movie, but it has its merits. The slightly erotic and mysterious atmosphere a la Lost Boys boosts it the most, too bad they used just a little smudge of it and a lot more Elm Street tricky demon stuff.The plot is pretty predictable, but the script is decent and Edward Furlong is very suited to play the alienated youth obsessed by hard, but fake, horror movie scares. The music was also appropriate.It was interesting to see in a movie computer interfaces that even computers today don't have. The difference is that back then they couldn't do it and now nobody gives a damn anymore.Bottom line: I think it was so close to a cult classic. It is clearly underrated on IMDb and, except some silly scenes that could have been edited or completely removed, a decent thriller for teenagers. It doesn't scare so much as involves, which is something movies nowadays fail to do most of the time.

Did you ever have that dream where you woke up but the bad or weird thing continued to exist in real life? And then you REALLY woke up? Or did you? If so, you'll love this film. I'm not easily surprised but this movie fooled me more than once. The actors are charismatic. The scary guy has this great punk look and what has to be a naturally evil face. Stop reading here if you haven't seen it. The new video game Brainscan comes out and this young horror movie fan tries it. Soon he imagines cutting off someone's foot. Imagine his horror at finding a human foot in his fridge the next day. Then he comes back to reality. Or does he? There's a great scene at the end when he hands the game disk to the high school principle who banned his horror movie club. A refreshing change; this horror film is actually scary and suspenseful.