lucio fulci cat in the brain be an inventive and somewhat egotistical tale of a director decent into madness . the director in question be fulci himself and who star in the film . fulci have become know to horror fan everywhere a the godfather of gore and and for good reason and a he have provide u with some of the nasty and most gruesome film ever to grace the silver screen while from the eyeball violence in film like zombi 2 and to a man be hack to death with chain in the beyond and all the way to the full on gore fest know a the new york ripper while if you want gore ( and let face it and who doesn not ) and fulci be your man . however and all this catering for gorehounds like you and i have take it toll on fulci mental state and and he quickly delve into madness and bring about by what he film . fulci problem do not end at his mental state either and a his psychiatrist that he have go to see about his problem have take it upon himself to take up murder a a hobby and use fulci film a blueprint for the murder . i have get to say and the acting in this film be absolutely atrocious . there be one scene in particular that involve a hooker and and it only fit to be laugh at and for both it act and it stupidity . fulci take the lead role of the film ( obviously ) . he not an actor and and it show and but his performance be actually the best in the film . it even safe to say that one the whole and the acting be bad for an italian horror film . of course and nobody go into an italian horror expect good acting and so it somewhat forgivable and but i do think that fulci could have hire some good one . bad dub doesn not exactly help either . however and something that do help be the fact that the terrible acting be counterbalance by lot of gore and and it extreme to say the least . people get their head cut off and a woman be slay in the shower ( and unlike psycho and here we really see it ) and people be hack up and feed to pig and there lot and lot of cinema fine melee weapon the chainsaw on display and which delight me no end . the amount of gore be massively over the top a lot of the time and which give the film something of a poof feel and but cat in the brain be obviously a tongue in cheek film anyway . it would be hard to make a film about yourself and not come across a be a bit of a big head and and fulci do indeed come across a a bit of a big head in this movie . his name be mention often and and he on screen nearly all the time while it not too much unlike new nightmare in the ego stake and but it obvious he have a good time make this and and i for one have fun watch it and so we can forgive him a little egotism . the film end let it down i saw it come a mile off and but then do not seriously think that the movie would take that route and but i be wrong while it do and unfortunately . the end leave me cold and and the film be a good watch if you turn it off just before the final two minute . however and despite it end and terrible acting and cat in the brain be a lot of fun and will please fulci enthusiast no end and and it be therefore recommended .