Running Time 95 Min
Format: DVD MOVIE
Customer Reviews:
Awful.......2007-04-07
This movie is awful, terrible, and has no redeeming value. This is much like the original Reanimator. I loved it! Okay, the acting may have not been Oscar worthy and the plot was kind of stupid, but it had Herbert West up to his experiments again. If you want Gone With the Wind, why even bother reading reviews of this type of film. If you want a camp culture classic with no social value and plenty of gore and pointless shots of the totally unsympathetic heroine's fishnets, this is it! Gotta love it.
A BOMB of a flick except for a few good gore effects.......2007-03-13
This sequel to a horror classic started out ok, but by the middle, none of it mattered anymore, I even got a bit tired of the well done gore effects because I had to sit through scenes of a severed [...] and rat duking it out! The original "ReAnimator" is a great flick to see if you want excellent and original gore effects as well as a creepy storyline, but this sequel just stinks.
The Doctor Is In(sane)... .......2006-06-04
Jeffrey Combs returns once more as Dr. Herbert West, mad scientist and iconic miscreant! This time he's operating from behind bars, using his nefarious expertise to capture the life-force from the prison's rodent population. Of course, things just wouldn't be right if he didn't start re-animating human corpses as well! With the help of the new prison doc, West begins his work on the inmates and the sadistic warden. A nosey (and beautiful) gal reporter snoops about until her curiosity gets her killed. Then, it's Dr. West to the rescue! Lots of gushy gore, drool, and minor nekkidness. Watch for the severed, re-animated male member vs. the zombie rat during the end credits! Eeegads!...
Miserable acting, horrible script, inane directing........2006-01-29
What a mind-numbingly inept end chapter to a series that began with the greatest horror-comedy of all time, The Re-Animator. Continuing in his deluded quest to claim the Re-Animator series for his own, and to convince us that he can direct, producer Brian Yuzna has managed the opposite. Beyond Re-Animator merely confirms what was evident about the Yuzna-directed Bride of Re-Animator, that Yuzna knows nothing about directing actors and story.
As with Dagon, Yuzna seems to have secured financing from Spanish sources for this film. Unfortunately, the problem is that they also tried to force in a mostly Spanish cast. This is a story set in Massachusetts, for crying out loud -- why would the warden of the prison, the reporter coming to cover the story, the guards, and a good 90 per cent of the inmates all have Spanish accents? It wouldn't be as howlingly horrible if these guys could act, but they can't. Simon Andreu as Warden Brando and Elsa Pataky as love interest Laura Olney get the most screentime of anyone in the cast, but their acting is so bad, and their ADR-afflicted lines so glaringly off, that they manage to sink the film every time they open their mouths. Yuzna seems to pick his leading ladies based on their willingness to take off their clothes (witness the gratuitous "nurse nipple" scene in this film, or Fabiana Udenio and Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator), and Pataky makes for one of the most unsympathetic love interests I can remember.
But even Pataky and Andreu pale in incompetence next to that blustery, seething mass of bad acting that is leading man Jason Barry. Based on Yuzna's shoddy history with actors, one might be tempted to blame it on the director, but the fact is that in this film, Jason Barry is incapable of pulling off a single believable moment, basic elementary acting. His every internal and external beat rings false, his dialogue delivery sounds like a cold reading, and even his basic body movements look like amateur theatre. Most high-school students do better than this. Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, seasoned pro that he is, gamely plays along, but the script puts West's character so far off to the sideline in favour of the vomit-inducing Pataky-Andreu axis that Combs is unable to save this film.
On a strictly technical level, the cinematography looks good, the score is all right (though often too serious-minded for its own good), and the film doesn't look low-budget. But when the "story" is such a mess and the actors so inept, no amount of slick lighting and camera moves can save a film. Yuzna really should stick with producing, because on the Stuart Gordon-directed Dagon, at least there were some good moments. But Beyond Re-Animator is beyond salvaging, possibly the worst film sequel I've ever seen, and way up there in the list of worst films I've ever subjected myself to.
see it if only for the music video.......2006-01-26
Yes, the original Re-Animator and it's sequel, Bride of Re-Animator, are very cheesy and of course Beyond Re-Animator is probably the cheesiest by far, but I still love them! Jeffrey Combs was born to play Dr. Herbert West, forever on the quest of developing a re-animation agent.
We find Dr. West in prison in this chapter, for the atrocities that occurred in the last movie. He doesn't quite fit in with the other cell mates, he is too sophisticated and too strange a man. His dull prison life is soon interrupted when a new doctor, whose sister was killed by one of West's "patients", becomes part of the staff and wants Dr. West to assist him.
Together they assemble a lab and begin to develop the re-animation serum along with trying to perfect a new part of the process which transfers the missing essence of one's soul into the patient- hypothetically making them act more like people and less like zombies. Of course it doesn't quite work and chaos ensues.
Beyond Re-Animator is great fun, especially if you don't take it too seriously. It is easy to root for Dr. Herbert West as he tries once again to successfully re-animate the dead. Jeffrey Combs is brilliant and the prison makes for a great atmosphere. Rats are also featured quite hilariously in the movie, which is personally a favorite little creature of mine. There are a few extras on the DVD, including an awesomely bad music video called something like "Re-Animate You Feet" or "Move Your Dead Bones". If you like bad horror movies then this one is for you.
Average customer rating:
- 3.5 stars
- green glowing goo
- Re-Animator: Special Edition
- humour, yet gorey!
- One of the best,PERIOD.
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Re-Animator (The Millennium Edition)
Starring: Jeffrey Combs , Bruce Abbott , Barbara Crampton , David Gale , and Robert Sampson
Director: Stuart Gordon
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ASIN: B00005V9HA
Release Date: 2002-05-07 |
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Stuart Gordon's adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West: Re-Animator puts a Night of the Living Dead spin on the classic Frankenstein story. Jeffrey Combs furrows his brow and bugs his eyes as the preternaturally intense Herbert West, a maverick medical student whose gory, gooey experiments cause bloody corpses and body parts to jerk to life. Bruce Abbot is the studious roommate drawn into his extracurricular experiments, which soon involve the dean's daughter (the frequently naked Barbara Crampton) and the college's cadaverous, calculating star professor (David Gale), who literally loses his head over a battle for West's discovery. In this world, that's only a minor setback. Charged with sick gallows humor and a ghoulish gallery of undead beasties, Re-Animator, like Evil Dead II, is one of the most inspired and inventive--and funniest--horror films of the 1980s. Combs, Abbot, and Gale reunite for the almost-as-entertaining sequel Bride of Re-Animator. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
3.5 stars.......2007-06-19
This student guy is kicked out of his university. Then he goes to another university and he starts workin in the morgue and moves in with another student and his girlfriend and he starts doin experiments with the cat. He think he found some kind of formula for the re animation of corpses. The cat comes back to life and he tries to convince his roomate that the formula really works.. even on humans. So they try it with humans in the lab and it works. It was really funny, much more funny than scary, like the cat they bring back to life looks like a stuffed animal and the dad in the straight jacket. It was pretty good. This DVD comes with a little needle with that potion stuff in it.
green glowing goo.......2007-06-01
Smart, funny, gory and sleazy. Love it! A hilarious modern classic that knows what it is and does what it's meant to do. It's filled with ambitious effects, clever visual gags and well-thought-out characters who also happen to be complete and utter nutballs in the most interesting of ways.
Points for one of the most over-the-top, hilarious, naughtiest scenes I've ever seen in a horror movie, even quite a few of the more recent ones. The '80s sure were raunchy!
I was also thrilled with the green syringe highlighter that came with it, although it looks kind of odd if you take it out of the box--leaves a big white gap behind the cellophane window. Minor issue, though. It's a cool set and a nice tribute to a fun movie.
Re-Animator: Special Edition.......2007-05-16
The latest release of "Re-animator" does actually contain elements of previous releases, stemming back to its initial laser-disc, extra-laden presentation in the 1990s.
What is fetching in this latest release is a very comprehensive documentary, which subtly conveys Stuart Gordon's expertise as a director. Additionally, the transfer looks grander (and gorier) than ever before, and the unqiue packaging should be enticing to any horror-movie collector.
Indeed, if one has never purchased "Re-animator" before on DVD (or VHS/Laser Disc), this edition will prove quite mind-blowing. For those who have purchased the movie before (or who have simply viewed it many times over in the past), there is still enough new fringe offerings to make this entry a glorious catch, especially if one can obtain the highlighter/syringe collectible as part of the packaging.
"Re-animator" is an indisputable classic, and this particular special-edition is the ultimate to possess to date.
humour, yet gorey!.......2007-05-13
Yet another horror fim of the old theme, but quite well produced in this instant.
One of the best,PERIOD........2007-05-12
They just don't make them like this anymore.This movie belongs in every REAL horror fans collection.The special effects are outrageous,very well done and Jeffrey combs gives a great performance as well as the rest of the cast.I have "bride" but haven't watched it yet and I cant wait.Good movie to watch around halloween.
Average customer rating:
- 3.5 stars
- green glowing goo
- Re-Animator: Special Edition
- humour, yet gorey!
- One of the best,PERIOD.
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Re-Animator (Millennium Edition)
Starring: Jeffrey Combs , Bruce Abbott , Barbara Crampton , David Gale , and Robert Sampson
Director: Stuart Gordon
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- Dead Alive
- Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition)
ASIN: B0002PUHF6
Release Date: 2004-09-14 |
Amazon.com
Stuart Gordon's adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West: Re-Animator puts a Night of the Living Dead spin on the classic Frankenstein story. Jeffrey Combs furrows his brow and bugs his eyes as the preternaturally intense Herbert West, a maverick medical student whose gory, gooey experiments cause bloody corpses and body parts to jerk to life. Bruce Abbot is the studious roommate drawn into his extracurricular experiments, which soon involve the dean's daughter (the frequently naked Barbara Crampton) and the college's cadaverous, calculating star professor (David Gale), who literally loses his head over a battle for West's discovery. In this world, that's only a minor setback. Charged with sick gallows humor and a ghoulish gallery of undead beasties, Re-Animator, like Evil Dead II, is one of the most inspired and inventive--and funniest--horror films of the 1980s. Combs, Abbot, and Gale reunite for the almost-as-entertaining sequel Bride of Re-Animator. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
3.5 stars.......2007-06-19
This student guy is kicked out of his university. Then he goes to another university and he starts workin in the morgue and moves in with another student and his girlfriend and he starts doin experiments with the cat. He think he found some kind of formula for the re animation of corpses. The cat comes back to life and he tries to convince his roomate that the formula really works.. even on humans. So they try it with humans in the lab and it works. It was really funny, much more funny than scary, like the cat they bring back to life looks like a stuffed animal and the dad in the straight jacket. It was pretty good. This DVD comes with a little needle with that potion stuff in it.
green glowing goo.......2007-06-01
Smart, funny, gory and sleazy. Love it! A hilarious modern classic that knows what it is and does what it's meant to do. It's filled with ambitious effects, clever visual gags and well-thought-out characters who also happen to be complete and utter nutballs in the most interesting of ways.
Points for one of the most over-the-top, hilarious, naughtiest scenes I've ever seen in a horror movie, even quite a few of the more recent ones. The '80s sure were raunchy!
I was also thrilled with the green syringe highlighter that came with it, although it looks kind of odd if you take it out of the box--leaves a big white gap behind the cellophane window. Minor issue, though. It's a cool set and a nice tribute to a fun movie.
Re-Animator: Special Edition.......2007-05-16
The latest release of "Re-animator" does actually contain elements of previous releases, stemming back to its initial laser-disc, extra-laden presentation in the 1990s.
What is fetching in this latest release is a very comprehensive documentary, which subtly conveys Stuart Gordon's expertise as a director. Additionally, the transfer looks grander (and gorier) than ever before, and the unqiue packaging should be enticing to any horror-movie collector.
Indeed, if one has never purchased "Re-animator" before on DVD (or VHS/Laser Disc), this edition will prove quite mind-blowing. For those who have purchased the movie before (or who have simply viewed it many times over in the past), there is still enough new fringe offerings to make this entry a glorious catch, especially if one can obtain the highlighter/syringe collectible as part of the packaging.
"Re-animator" is an indisputable classic, and this particular special-edition is the ultimate to possess to date.
humour, yet gorey!.......2007-05-13
Yet another horror fim of the old theme, but quite well produced in this instant.
One of the best,PERIOD........2007-05-12
They just don't make them like this anymore.This movie belongs in every REAL horror fans collection.The special effects are outrageous,very well done and Jeffrey combs gives a great performance as well as the rest of the cast.I have "bride" but haven't watched it yet and I cant wait.Good movie to watch around halloween.
Average customer rating:
- 3.5 stars
- green glowing goo
- Re-Animator: Special Edition
- humour, yet gorey!
- One of the best,PERIOD.
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Starring: Jeffrey Combs , Bruce Abbott , Barbara Crampton , David Gale , and Robert Sampson
Director: Stuart Gordon
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- Beyond Re-Animator
- Dead Alive
- Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition)
ASIN: B00005U4UV
Release Date: 2001-01-01 |
Amazon.com
Stuart Gordon's adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West: Re-Animator puts a Night of the Living Dead spin on the classic Frankenstein story. Jeffrey Combs furrows his brow and bugs his eyes as the preternaturally intense Herbert West, a maverick medical student whose gory, gooey experiments cause bloody corpses and body parts to jerk to life. Bruce Abbot is the studious roommate drawn into his extracurricular experiments, which soon involve the dean's daughter (the frequently naked Barbara Crampton) and the college's cadaverous, calculating star professor (David Gale), who literally loses his head over a battle for West's discovery. In this world, that's only a minor setback. Charged with sick gallows humor and a ghoulish gallery of undead beasties, Re-Animator, like Evil Dead II, is one of the most inspired and inventive--and funniest--horror films of the 1980s. Combs, Abbot, and Gale reunite for the almost-as-entertaining sequel Bride of Re-Animator. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
3.5 stars.......2007-06-19
This student guy is kicked out of his university. Then he goes to another university and he starts workin in the morgue and moves in with another student and his girlfriend and he starts doin experiments with the cat. He think he found some kind of formula for the re animation of corpses. The cat comes back to life and he tries to convince his roomate that the formula really works.. even on humans. So they try it with humans in the lab and it works. It was really funny, much more funny than scary, like the cat they bring back to life looks like a stuffed animal and the dad in the straight jacket. It was pretty good. This DVD comes with a little needle with that potion stuff in it.
green glowing goo.......2007-06-01
Smart, funny, gory and sleazy. Love it! A hilarious modern classic that knows what it is and does what it's meant to do. It's filled with ambitious effects, clever visual gags and well-thought-out characters who also happen to be complete and utter nutballs in the most interesting of ways.
Points for one of the most over-the-top, hilarious, naughtiest scenes I've ever seen in a horror movie, even quite a few of the more recent ones. The '80s sure were raunchy!
I was also thrilled with the green syringe highlighter that came with it, although it looks kind of odd if you take it out of the box--leaves a big white gap behind the cellophane window. Minor issue, though. It's a cool set and a nice tribute to a fun movie.
Re-Animator: Special Edition.......2007-05-16
The latest release of "Re-animator" does actually contain elements of previous releases, stemming back to its initial laser-disc, extra-laden presentation in the 1990s.
What is fetching in this latest release is a very comprehensive documentary, which subtly conveys Stuart Gordon's expertise as a director. Additionally, the transfer looks grander (and gorier) than ever before, and the unqiue packaging should be enticing to any horror-movie collector.
Indeed, if one has never purchased "Re-animator" before on DVD (or VHS/Laser Disc), this edition will prove quite mind-blowing. For those who have purchased the movie before (or who have simply viewed it many times over in the past), there is still enough new fringe offerings to make this entry a glorious catch, especially if one can obtain the highlighter/syringe collectible as part of the packaging.
"Re-animator" is an indisputable classic, and this particular special-edition is the ultimate to possess to date.
humour, yet gorey!.......2007-05-13
Yet another horror fim of the old theme, but quite well produced in this instant.
One of the best,PERIOD........2007-05-12
They just don't make them like this anymore.This movie belongs in every REAL horror fans collection.The special effects are outrageous,very well done and Jeffrey combs gives a great performance as well as the rest of the cast.I have "bride" but haven't watched it yet and I cant wait.Good movie to watch around halloween.
Average customer rating:
- Six stars!
- The Wait is Over!
- WTF is holding this up from a proper NTSC release?
- A True Horror Classic. One of Gordon's Best. YOU MUST SEE THIS!!!
- One of the best!!!
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From Beyond (German Version)
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ASIN: B000G890JS |
Product Description
Doctor Pretorius and his colleague, Dr. Tillinghast (Jeffrey Combs), work on a sensational experiment: by means of stimulation if the pineal gland they want to open mind for higher dimensions. When the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible creatures from the inner dimensions. When Pretorius is killed by one of them, Dr. Tillinghast is under suspect and thrown into psychiatry due to his stories. Only the ambitious psychologist Dr. McMichaels (Barbara Crampton) believes him and wants to continue the experiment.
Customer Reviews:
Six stars!.......2007-06-03
I am very happy to see that an affordable DVD of this film is finally going to be released (according to another reviewer, anyway). Actually, the price for the DVD has come down (from over $100) since the last time I looked in these pages.
The VHS version of this was actually my very first online purchase, here at Amazon in 1999 (Suncoast had told me it was out of print and to check back).
At any rate, this is one of my very favorite films. I in fact like it better than _Re-animator_, a very good film in its own right. Why _Re-animator_ got all the kudos while this film has been mostly ignored is a mystery to me!
The movie gets going right from the start, and doesn't let up until the very end. While the plot has little to do with the original Lovecraft story, it's still brilliantly done. I would say that the movie is bookended between two wonderful lines. Very early, we are treated to a full-screen shot of Jeffrey Combs' face as he says, with his inimitable impression of traumatized horror: "It ate his head like a gingerbread man." At the end, an injured Barbara Crampton, thoroughly driven mad, says (or rather shrieks): "It ate him!" In between, it's a tremendous ride.
The plot is not one of the stereotyped horror film plots, the casting is almost perfect, and the script fits the story with jigsaw precision. But for me, the main thing to remember about this film is what I would call its "purity of essence": as far as I can tell, there's really nothing that could be cut from the movie without detracting from it, while adding to it would, I think, only dilute it.
This movie is definitely in my top five list. If the rumored new DVD doesn't come out, I think I'm going cough up for the German one. If I could, I'd actually give this one six stars -- I like it that much!
The Wait is Over!.......2007-05-26
A director's cut will be released, with extras, on September 11. Yeah!
WTF is holding this up from a proper NTSC release?.......2007-04-15
The fans demand it. This is classic Jeffery Combs and hands down one of the best HP Lovecraft movies to hit the screen. It's right up there with Re-Animator if not a better film in some respects because of where it takes you. It's a classic in every sense of the word and it's due a proper DVD release. What's the hold up?
A True Horror Classic. One of Gordon's Best. YOU MUST SEE THIS!!!.......2007-04-05
This is without a doubt one of my favorite horror films. It really is a
shame that there is not a proper Region 1 NTSC release of this
Masterpiece...
'From Beyond' is pure horror delirium from start to finish. It is as
close to a perfect horror film as I have I witnessed so far in my
ceaseless quest to see every freaking horror film ever made...
The plot is dynamic and swift (It is based on one of Lovecraft's better
stories). It has delicious special effects, an excellent score, and
pitch perfect performances from Combs, Crampton, Sorel, and Foree...
'Re-Animator' has been a long time favorite of mine, a true Classic in
the genre. For years I had been literally dying to see the supposedly
amazing follow up- 'From Beyond'. However, it has long been
unavailable.
I finally broke down and purchased a Region Free DVD Player (best toy I
have EVER purchased). The first DVD I obtained to break-in my new
machine was this one. An outstanding PAL DVD of this film from Dragon
(Germany). I popped this film in excitedly and was promptly blown
away...
If you have never had the pleasure of witnessing this far-too-rare
Classic, YOU MUST. In my opinion, it holds up to Re-Animator. It is
really that good. Since acquiring this piece of celluloid perfection 3
months ago, I have watched in about 6 times. Each time I watch it I
love it more and more. It is seriously worth obtaining a Region Free
DVD Player for. Gordon and Yuzna have not even come close to this level
of film making perfection since this and 'Re-Animator'. You need to see
incredibly film now...
One of the best!!!.......2007-02-14
I first saw From Beyond when it was first released. It still is a classic today. I love anything by HPL. The acting is first rate. The special effects are fine. If you can, get this DVD in any form available. I bought it (the German version) from Kerrys-Kornucopia in Cincinnati, Ohio. It wasn't cheap, but it has an English audio option, so those who don't understand German can hear it in English.
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- Lovecraft's "Frankenstein"
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- "You made me!!"
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Starring: Jeffrey Combs , Bruce Abbott , Claude Earl Jones , Fabiana Udenio , and David Gale
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Release Date: 1999-10-26 |
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The mad Dr. Herbert West, the tormented Dr. Dan Cain, and the beheaded Dr. Carl Hill return in this terrifying sequel to "Re-Animator", the most deliriously outrageous horror movie of the decade. It's been eight months since the Miskatonic Massacre stained the halls with blood - and Dr. West and Dr. Cain's experiments have taken a bizarre turn. Now they have gone beyond re-animating the dead...into the realm of creating new life. The legs of a hooker and the womb of a virgin are joined to the heart of Dr. Cain's dead girlfriend - and the bride is unleashed upon her mate in a climax of sensual horror. Special Features include: Audio commentaries. Deleted scenes. Never-before-seen behind the scenes footage. Detailed coverage of the make-up effects. Never before seen photographs. Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, David Gale
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Lovecraft's "Frankenstein".......2006-12-29
Well, basing this on the quality of Lovecraft screenplays, and taking into account the budget et al, this movie definitely holds its own. It's not the genre's fault that the only people brave enough to pick up the ultimate master of horror's gauntlet are the lower budget variety (sorry, Gordon and Yunza, no offense intended). Of course Jeffry Combs steals the show, as usual. This movie is loosely based on Herbert West, Reanimator, and does have a very well done Lovecraftian mood throughout the whole film. Defintely one of the "must watch" movies in the Lovecraft arena. Watch it, buy it, own it. Three tentacles up!
Enjoyable follow-up to a cult classic!.......2005-11-10
After the original, Herbert West ( Jeffery Combs) and Dan Cain (Bruce Abbot)have returned from medical miltary duty in South America as they return back home as they have perfected their re-agent formula to continue experimentint. But Herbert however gets an idea to collect body parts especially the heart of Cain's old girlfriend "Meg" to create the perfect re-animated woman, however Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale) has been re-animated back to life by accident as he still has powers to control zombies and want revenge for what West did to him.
Not as great as the 1985 cult horror comedy masterpiece "Re-Animator" but really enjoyable! the acting is kind of average but there's nice splatter in this movie including a variety of odd re-animated critters like a finger creature with a human eye attached done by Screaming Mad George, David Allen (Puppet Master, Q The Winged Serpant and Young Sherlock Holmes). Like the original movie this has dark humor to propell along with gruesomeness, all in all is that it's not a bad follow-up but still worth watching.
This DVD is pratically bareboned with a alright transfer with no trailer! but that's ok, if you enjoyed the original then you'll probably like this one as well.
"You made me!!".......2005-09-30
A little time has passed and Miskatonic University has returned to a semblance of normalcy. Somehow or other Doctors Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) and Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) are back practicing medicine and mayhem in the halls of the college hospital. Megan Halsey, Cain's love from the first re-animator file lies dying and Cain is desperate to save her life - in a normal fashion. West, of course, has no such compunctions. He's down in their basement lab working on a whole new approach for gluing bits together (if you watch carefully, this film is rife with Frankenstein references).
The initial phases of the film are predictable, and every bit as hokey as the first, classic film. West scavenges parts where he may and glues them together in strange combinations. Lt. Chapham (Claude Jones) stalks the two medicos, determined to expose them for the fiends that drove his wife insane. And Dr. Graves (Mel Stewart) the coroner manages to revitalize Dr. Carl Hill's (David Gale) head and fix it up so that it can fly like a bat. In the midst of all this madness, Francesca Danelli (Fabiana Udenio) struts about being beautiful and partially undressed. Just like old times.
But suddenly the film takes a deeper turn during the frantic final sequences. Megan's head is used to complete Dr. Hill's eerie bride, and all the comedy replays the same serious questions that Mary Shelley's story raised a long time before. Is challenging the divine power of creation within man's capacity? What does the creator owe to one brought into existence. West refers to his creations as useless bits of tissue, but it is clear that they are not. The mixture of ethics and frantic humor is surprisingly engaging, and this film is almost as good as Re-animator. Take a look if you're in the mood for something strange.
Budget Edition( Read: Minimal Extras).......2005-09-23
Whilst this DVD looks like it is a direct transfer from a Vestron Video tape, with new credits for some of the recent companies( Vestron went bust, I heard), the DVD is a decent watch, and has everything I loved and vaguely remember.
Unless there is something done in the recovered edition that I am unaware of for REANIMATOR, West is NOT killed, and Megan Halsey is not saved ... Megan most definitely dies, and she may be reanimated, but then it is conceivable that someone had dismembered her in death if her reanimation was partial( especially since Megan's heart is separated, but it may be a convenient plot point, however... WHO CARES ?? ). What is really aggravating about this budget disc, is that the extras are clearly available, but if you check out the other disc reference for BRIDE OF, the prices are outrageous ... especially when REANIMATOR MILLENNIUM EDITION has a bundle of goodies with it, and is virtually the same or comparable price as the minimalist BRIDE OF REANIMATOR.
The FX are great. Screaming Mad George, and the other FX people do a superb job, even with the over the top Bat winged head of Dr Hill . The elements are virtually seemless.
For the nature of the story, it is quite a decent piece of work.
At worst it is a very fun popcorn film, at best, it is a fun horror-comedy that has "Dr West" spouting many dead-pan and funny lines that totally work with an actor like Jeffrey Coombs.
The So-called Nudity is extremely minimal; the gore is not excessive, and is always in context ( what do you expect when an arterial line is severed????), and basically it works.
It's not as good as the original, nor BEYOND, but it is a great fun piece... or pieces, and dare I say, a cut above the rest that gets under your skin :-)
"This is not just about re-animating the dead anymore. We can create new life!".......2005-07-18
I Love the Re-Animator films simply because of the hidden element of humor they contain. We try not to laugh at some of the cheesy zombie moments because we want to stay in a serious frame of mind but it's hardly possible when the zombies begin making one-liners and it becomes horribly noticeable that Herbert West is extremely dumb for a smart person. (I hope that makes since.) This movie takes place months after the Miskatonic Massacre in Arkham Massachusetts. West and Dan Cain are taking advantage of their new surrounding in a civil war in South America. Being doctor gives them access to all the dead bodies, fresh subjects, that can be used in their re-animation experiments. When things get bad, West and Cain pack up their bags and head back to Arkham. Here they become doctors at the local hospital, yet again very fortunate. This is where things begin to take off. West is stealing body parts and trying to get Dan to help him create a sort of Frankenstein monster. The real kicker is that the heart used for the gruesome experiment is the heart of Dan's deceased lover Meg. Unknowingly another doctor at the morgue, whom found a bottle of West's re-agent the night of the massacre, once again re-animates Dr. Hill from the first film. Hill wants revenge on West and in the final climax of the film when West and Cain's Frankenstein creation is born, Hill arrives to "crash" the party. This film is rather entertaining and extremely good for gore lovers. The only thing i wasn't so fond of at first is the fact that in the last movie they were struggling just to re-animate corpses and in this film they've actually made the transition of life creating. That would be cool but in the next film in the series West is pretty much back to Re-animation rather than recreation. So i'm gathering he didn't find his previous exploits successful. And is it just me or does Herbert West die at the end of each movie? If he's dead, how's there a sequel? They've worn this gimmick out. But rest assure Re-Animator fans, how much longer can it be until Jeffrey Combs dons the glasses and picks up the needle again? A sequel is long over due.
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Starring: Bruce Abbott , Al Berry , Gerry Black , James Earl Cathay , and Jeffrey Combs
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A fanatical medical student invents a serum that causes extremely realistic visions. He tests the serum on a young woman, who starts to witness her own death. At the end of the experiment, the mad scientist is able to transfer these images to a screen. After personally viewing them, He then gives the woman a choice of which way to die. But certain consequences happen, and his own reality may be unraveling...
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