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The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A no-brainer...buy it!
Review: The Man With Two Brains is a comedy that should appeal to any fan of classic horror, Steve Martin or Carl Reiner.

Steve Martin plays the most brilliant brain surgeon in the world, Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, inventor of screw-top surgery. Written by Carl Reiner, Steve Martin and George Gipe, directed by Reiner, The Man With Two Brains delivers laughs a-plenty. Co-stars include Kathleen Turner as a deliciously evil siren and David Warner as a rival scientist with an enviable collection of brains in jars.

It's a five-star movie but a four-star DVD because of the lack of widescreen.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Nice movie, bare bones DVD
Review: This is a nice Steve Martin movie, with some good laughs. It's enjoyable and funny. Not the funniest thing ever, but certainly not bad. I'd give it 4 stars.

The DVD is the simplest I've seen. The sound is in mono (! ), there are no special features, no subtitles, nothing. There is a scene selection menu, which is entirely textual. There's supposed to be close captioning, but I have no idea how to get at that. I wish they had normal subtitles.

In short, there's a reason that this DVD is inexpensive, but this doesn't detract much from the enjoyable movie (except that I would have liked subtitles, as English is not my native language, and having things spelled out helps).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: For those who like brain films (literally)
Review: This is pretty much slapstick humour delivered with great vigour. The plot is basically about a man (or professor) whos in love with a brain, just a brain no body. It's such a simple idea and yet it's so funny just for how different it is, pick this up if you just want to laugh hysterically and have a good time. I have seen a few Steve Martin films before and this is the best i have seen out of all of them as the plot just seems to move by and the film gets funnier and funnier there is also that Dracula spoof that Steve Martian does which is really funny aswell so thats another Steve Martian film i would recommened.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I want a brain to love me....
Review: This is pretty much slpstick humour delivered with great vigour. The plot is basically about a man (or professor) whos in love with a brain, just a brain no body. It's such a simple idea and yet it's so funny just for how different it is. Pick this up if you just want to laugh hysterically and have a good time. sense says you want this in your DVD collection..

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great, silly fun...Martin's best
Review: This is pure Steve Martin insane, silly fun. Directed by Carl Reiner (that's Mel Brooks partner and director Rob's pop).

We join Martin, as world famous neuro-surgeon Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (pronounced huff-ehrr, or something like that!), the inventor of the 'cranial screw-top' brain entry. He's recently lost his wife, who he idolizes, but soon enough he meets fortune hunter Dolores (Kathleen Turner), who's only after him for his money.

The story has us following Dr. Hufrfrfrrrrr (see, no one can pronounce it correctly!) through ridiculous situations, typical of Martin's comedy. From a strike of elevator operators in Austria, to a castle inside an apartment, to that damn cat! Lots and lots of hysterical moments arise. Martin is great as a dumb, gullable man, while Turner is at her bitchy best.

If you want to spend a couple of hours of brainless (regardless of the film's theme!) humor, then you won't miss with The man with two brains. Definetely Martin's best...

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: One Stupid comedy,but worth seeing
Review: This movie is a little silly,but so many laughs.The DUI test is a classic,also Turner making Steve wait for sex,and were his hats at,then the broken window,and Steve says,"Nice Breeze."It just gets more stupid as the movie goes on,but your still laughing.I saw this movie last week in the hospital while recovering from Abdominal surgery,and some heart problems during the operation.This film really helped while waiting for my test results from my heart test.Thank you Steve and Carl for getting me to laugh during my stay at the hospital,along with my Sister Janie,my best friend Jay,Uncle Bobby,Aunt Ella,Dan,Sharon,and my favorite cousin Tim,you are apart of my recovery also.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Misleading Title
Review: This movie just isn't all that funny. I was really dissapointed, being a big Steve Martin fan. But this came across as a bad version of "All of Me." (A Hilarious Movie) There are a few good gags in the movie, but everything else just seems so contrived and not all that funny. It's a good concept, and a bad movie. Rent it if you must, but it's not that great.
And the cover of the movie makes you think Steve Martin has two brains. He doesn't. Not worth it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Real Laugh Fest!!!!
Review: This movie may be dumb but it's so dumb it's funny, it's silliness at it's best! There are many funny parts in this movie and I have to agree with Leonard Maltin that one of the funniest is the decor of David Warner's character's condo, you can't beat that! And Steve Martin is wonderful he is truly a gifted actor and comedian. If you are a fan of comedy movies and the sillier the better then I highly recommend this laugh fest! I'm going to get a DVD player and I almost bought this movie on DVD but when I saw it was only in Full Screen (Standard) and stated it was edited to fit TV screens I decided to wait and see if they release this in widescreen. Doesn't Steve Martin deserve to have the DVD's for his movies available in widescreen?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Are You Talking To Your Brain Again?
Review: Wonderful Steve Martin comedy, consistently hilarious and offbeat. Not as steady as The Jerk, but it doesn't matter. Sissy Spacek is the voice of the brain in a jar he falls in love with.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fun
Review: You can tell this movie cost nothing to make, but who cares. This movie was just plain fun. I got it for $10 and felt it was worth every penny. Why can't comedies contain the pure lunacy that this film obtained. If your tired of Leslie Neelson Naked Gun rip off comedies than give this a try.


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