Brainiac AKA El Baron Del Terror DVD (Region 1)

Posted : 3 years, 2 months ago at Oct 10 10:54

This is a great little Mexican film, first brought to the attention of U.S. audiences by, K. Gordon Murray, back in the 60s. Long-story-short, in 1661, Baron Vitelius, stands accused of cavorting with the devil and is sentenced to death by buring at the stake. As the Baron is burning at the stake, a comet crosses the sky and the Baron vows revenge on his accusors, stating he will return in 300 years, when the comet makes its return. True to his word, the Baron arrives in 1961 and begins to seek out the descendants of his Inquisitors, as well as a few innocent bystanders. I won't give away too much of this classic, but fair to say, the Baron turns into quite the beast and the title (U.S.) of this film fits it quite well. The film has a real no-budget look to it, but that only adds to...Read more

Rating : 8/10