
A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain.... (Full plot summary below)
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A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain.
Leave your thoughts about The Mind Snatchers.
| User ReviewJonathan Hexcellent film, superbly conceived. walken is outstanding in this little-known role. (note: this film is duplicate-listed on flixster as 'mind-snatchers') |
| User ReviewRobert BI give The Mind Snatcher three stars. I feel it probably should be two because it is not a very good view and has a poor plot. The problem is the film has Christopher Walken in it and some good dialogue here and there, so I can't bring myself to downrate it. |
| User ReviewColin KWalken does a great job, the music sucks tho and it gets slow at times. |
| User ReviewAndrew SA very young Christopher Walken stars in this slightly disturbing movie based on a stage play. Baring in mind that this was originally written for live theatre, it's hardly surprising that the main action takes place in just one location. The picture quality isn't up to today's standards and can be quite bland and too brightly lit. However the story is strong enough to bare this. There are some very underused characters in the cast, but again, these would probably have been actors doubling-up in the theatre environment. The contents of the story become even more disturbing if you sit through the end credits, as it explains that much of what you have seen actually DOES happen in reality! This is another of these movies that could certainly benefit from a modern-day reworking. |
| User ReviewBen WIt's not quite as good as it states, aka 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest meets A Clockwork Orange', but you can kinda see what they mean. Walken is god in it, everyone else is okay to rotten. |
| User ReviewKate JIt lags badly in the middle and the beginning is slightly incomprehensible, but it's all worth sitting through for the ending, where the central theme and consequent moral dilemmas are explored eloquently, if heavy-handedly, in one beautiful penultimate scene. The ending is also appropriately chilling. Mostly, this film is memorable for the quality of the acting on the part of the doctor and delinquent hero Private Reese. And of course, the real reason anyone has seen this, Private Reese's being played by the very young, very beautiful Christopher Walken. His ethereal loveliness is a wonderful contrast with the personality of the character he plays and that alone actually makes the film a bit more interesting as a human portrait. This and the final few scenes are enough to warrant a recommendation as far as I'm concerned. |
| User ReviewHilary GSee this for Walken. Otherwise it's not that substantial. |
| User ReviewErin Lseemed like a slightly less interesting version of one flew over the cuckoos nest, but christopher walken can make anything worthwhile. it was pretty cool to see what he was like so young, but his acting is definitely more colorful now. |