Beyond Re-Animator (2003)

After causing the Miskatonic University Massacre Dr. Herbert West has been serving a prison sentence for the past 14 years. Far from overcoming his scientific obsession with bringing dead organisms back to life he has had no choice but to continue his experiments on the only specimens he can find in his cell: rats. When Howard a new young doctor comes to work as the prison MD and requests his assistance Dr. West discovers the young prot g has something he left behind 14 years ago...Features: Director CommentaryMaking-Of FeaturetteMusic VideoTrailersSystem Requirements: Running Time 95 Min Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: R UPC: 031398103226 Manufacturer No: LG1032D Product Description

Disappointing installment

I had put off seeing Beyond Re-Animator for quite some time, combined by the fact I didn't want to see a neutered version on the Sci-Fi Channel and all the negative things I'd heard about it. It's predecessor, Bride of Re-Animator, was in my opinion a solid sequel that maintained the heart of Stuart Gordon's original, but Beyond Re-Animator sadly doesn't echo that same feeling, even though Brian Yuzna is back at the helm here. For starters, besides the great Jeffrey Combs returning as Herbert West, most of the rest of the cast is godawful. Not to mention that the film's confusing script and moments where the low budget is ever apparent don't make things much better either. Where Beyond Re-Animator shines however is with the makeup and gore effects by Screaming Mad George and his crew, who despite having such a low budget, manage to craft some effects work which actually look pretty good. It's only too bad there aren't enough of them. The effects, combined with a hysterical closing credits battle between a rat and a severed certain part of the male anatomy, are reason enough to see Beyond Re-Animator alone. All in all, Beyond Re-Animator is certainly worth a look, but don't expect the same level of enjoyable depravity that came before it. September 2, 2008

The least of the three for me

I will admit that my expectations were high coming into this one. I enjoyed the first two alot and I was looking forward to see how the outbreak in a prison would turn out. I have to say that I'm disappointed.

Herbert West(Jeffrey Combs) returns to once again wreak havoc with his reanimation formula. This time he has a new assistant and they lose control in a prison. Everything the first two did right, this one missed the mark to a certain degree. With the exception of Combs performance, the acting was pretty bad. I also lost interest in the plot and only looked forward to the gore. Which it does deliver on at times.

Overall I didn't find this to be a horrible movie. It had its moments but I doubt this will ever get frequent watches from me. The first two are classics that I know I can see at anytime. This one will most likely get lost in my collection somewhere. I feel fans of the first two should give this a try anyway. July 27, 2008

Move your dead bones, bones, bones...re-animate your feet...

Beyond Re-animater(2003) does'nt reach the classic status of the first two films in the series, but it's still a fun watch and worth the time of Re-animater fans. It definitley beats the heck out of the slew of horror remakes and sequels coming out of Hollywood that we've been subjected to in this decade. The plot pretty much follows the same path as the first two films, but this one takes place in a prison after Herbert West has been jailed after the Miscatonic Massacre instead os a hospital or cemetary which kinda takes a little of the atmosphere out of it. It does have flaws and sometimes the acting is a little wooden (with the exception of Jeff Combs), but like all Re-animater film's it's filled with interseting and gory special effects, nudity, more gore, and perverted jokes, so those minor complaints are forgiven. Recommended if you don't mind a little comedy in your horror.

*The music video on this disc is the most ridiculously hilarious thing I've ever seen in my life (see title^^), only Lions Gate would inlude such a thing as a special feature. Worth the price alone just for the laughs. April 8, 2008

Thankfully, the last "Re-animator"

Finally, I had managed to pull myself through all three Re-animator films, and this is hopefully the end of this miserable trilogy. How does one even write a review of such a film? It should be said though, that it is the "best" of the trilogy, but that doesn't really amount to much. To give a quick plot summary, Herbert West, the Faustian madman doing research on life and death has now served 13 years in prison, and doesn't appear to be getting out any day soon. He gains an unexpected ally in the new prison doctor, and (surprise, surprise) his ally has a girlfriend that for some reason is nude every second frame. Then the plot goes as usual in these movies, she needs revival, the two scientists argue, the only difference being the prison-twist.

There's not much of a story at all, but the effects are alright this time, if nothing else. For some reason, everyone speaks English with a strange type of Spanish accents; I guess it's cheaper to make movies in Spain. Also, why all the gore and the nudity? It adds nothing to the film, filling it with blood only made me sick since I was eating while I watched it. Combs is funny sometimes in his role as Dr. West, but even he isn't enough to save this wreck.

All in all, a few amusing scenes, but not something you should waste your time with. This has about as much to do with H. P. Lovecraft's "Re-animator" as the two previous films. Too bad people are allowed to make such distortions of great tales and books; the semitically correct film version of LOTR comes to mind. October 15, 2007

Awful

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. April 7, 2007

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