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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: All I can say is wow this movie is fantastic maybe one of the best black comedey/horror ever created.One thing comes to mind when seeing this movie good acting (shocking) very good acting helps round out this awsome written script. I will not bore you with the story since there enough reviews here to tell you. However I will explain how you must buy this dvd. First off the picture quality is awsome (not perfect) look like it was filmed 5 years ago.The audio tracks are amazing there is DTS (which is awsome) the dolby digital 5.1 which is great an isolated score 5.1(I dont know anbody who listens to those) the commantary which is funny and not boring. The extas are plentiful but when compared to the LOTR no contest LOTR beats it, but this was before LOTR and is still pretty impressive. The extended scenes are good but were probly cut for length reasons (by the way there is no commantary on the extended or deleated scenes) the deleated scene is not that good and is good that is what cut out. the only thing bad about this movie is the rip off theme to psycho in the beginning (why they did it I dont Know) BUY THIS NOW you wont regreat it and if you do come over and reanimate me.
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Summary: Must see eighties horror film!!
Review: This dvd is the definitive edition of what must be one of the most popular horror cult films of all time. While not for everyone's tastes, those with strong stomachs and a appreciation for dark humour will love this great film which stands up to repeated viewings.
The plot is simple enough and quite derivative of Shelley's Frankenstein, a twisted genius seeks to conquer death through the reanimation of corpses. When his experiments go awry he is forced to fend off an army of ravenous zombies. The characters in this film particularly Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West and David Gale as Dr.Hill are wonderfully offbeat, the beautiful Barbara Crampton adds much sexual spark to the story also. The performances are above average and very competent. The special effects and make-up are quite impressive too. What makes this film most enjoyable is a sense of humour very reminiscent of O'Bannon's Return Of The Living Dead and Raimi's Evil Dead II, unlike most horror films the high camp value does not detract from the fine story but actually adds to it.
Elite Disc have outdone themselves with this stellar two disc set-the video and audio are both crystal clear and the second disc is packed with extras. The lenghty interview with Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna is filled with anecdotes that will surely thrill hardcore devotees of this film (of whom there are many). The many extended scenes are a nice extra too as are the tv spots. Really a Re-animator fan could not ask for anything more-so what are you waiting for buy this now you will not be disapointed.
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Summary: The best horror movie of the 80's.
Review: Actual Rating:*****out of *****=excellent.Plot:Dan Cain has it all, he's a bright medical student,he's on good terms with the dean and he's dating the dean's pretty daughter. But everything comes to a halt, when a eccentric,brillant med student named Herbert West comes to room with him after he got thrown out of a Swiss University for the accidental death of his mentor.Things get out of control when Dan finds out Herbert can bring dead animals back to life using a green glow in the dark serum. Soon, West wants to try his serum on dead human beings,but their's only one problem these dead people aren't too happy when their brought back to life,which ends up causing a lot of mayhem. But, their work dosen't go unnoticed, Dr. Hill, a chief nero-surgeon and teacher who has butted heads with West since his arrival,realizes Herbert's potential and wants to steal West's green serum for himself,so he can become famous. Of course, West isn't about to let that happen, so Dr.Hill ends up being decapitated.Curosity kills Herbert, since he's never brought dead parts to life,so he ends up sticking his green goo into Hill, the result is, Herbert gets knocked out,Hill gets away and steal's his re-animaton work. Now West has to get his work back, with the help of Dan(Hill also has it out for Dan, since he lusts after Dan's girlfriend, Meg and has now kidnapped her)and all this leads to a gory climax. Review: Re-Animator is a rare breed, considering all the slasher movies that came out in the 80's,it was something completely different.It took the old mad scientist genre and the zombie genre and put a fresh spin on it. The result was reviviting, scary, horror comedy. It was the perfect balance between horror and some subtle comedy. This is what the abysmal CABIN FEVER tried to be last year, but failed completely.The movie is also scary and suspenseful, who wasn't scared when the cat in the basement jumped out of nowhere or seeing Dr. Hill's head in that tray? BRRRRRR. Those are just a couple of the horrifying moments throughout the movie. The movie also works on a character level because screenwriters Dennis Paloi,Stuart Gordon and William J. Norris,gives you time to get know everyone on screen.The result is you care about every character.The most interesting one of the bunch is no doubt, Herbert West.Sure, he's cocky and egocentric,but we never learn he has any kind of evil motive for he what's doing, he just wants to put an end to death.Another cool character is Dr.Hill, he's relentless in pursuit of what he wants. Even after he's been beheaded, he still wants to have sex with Meg,which leads to the movie's most infamous scene and gives new meaning to giving head.We also find a perfect romance between Dan and Meg. Which is very well drawn out and is never cheesy. The characters also wouldn't work as well on screen, if it wasn't for the actors protraying them. Jeffrey Combs is no doubt the highlight of the movie. His protrayl of the wide eyed, intense West is dead on. Bruce Abbott gives extremely solid performance as straight-laced Dan Cain. His chemstry with Combs is impeccable. Barbara Crampton does well as the pretty girlfriend. She and Abbott have wonderful romantic chemstry together.David Gale also steals the show as Dr.Hill,he had a Karloff like presence to him.Robert Sampson is also great as the dean of the medical school.This is one the best assembled casts ever in a horror movie. First time director Stuart Gordon directs the movie very well,it's compently helmed and well paced,it's a very good job.
While their's a few nices shots here and there, the movie is not extremely stylish,but it's still very well done.Gordon also knows how to time suspense and knows how to scare you. Their's also no false scares in this movie which is a huge sigh of relief,since horror movies heavly rely on that so much. There's also an uneasy atmosphere through out the whole movie,putting you on the edge of your seat.Photograher Mac Alhberg, who did most of the work for movie, is fantastic,he gives the basement scenes a dark look and gives the moruge scenes a creepy florescent look.A job well done in the photography department as well. The gore F/X is also great, considering that they were working with a limited budget. The F/X by Anthony Doublin, John Naulin and John Carl Beuchler are excellent. The gore is layed on thick and the climatic gory morgue scene is something legends are made of. While it rips off the Psycho score, Richard Band's music for the movie is wonderful.The score is nicely done and enduring. You should definatly pick up the soundtrack for this movie,although it's somewhat hard to find. In the end, Re-Animator is a horror classic and my #3 favorite movie of all time. It's too bad horror movie these days don't even come close to greatness of this movie. Instead were left with movies like CABIN FEVER, and JEEPERS CREEPERS 2, just to name a couple.Horror movies these days just don't have what it takes to be good.All in all,go and see this brilliant masterpiece,you won't be disappointed. Elite Entertainment has released an excellent 2-disc Millennium Edition of this movie. It contains a widescreen(1:851) transfer,remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1,DTS 5.1, there's also the original mono soundtrack for all you purists out there.There's also Richard Band's isolated musical soundtrack presented in Dolby Digital 5.1,two commentries, one with Director Stuart Gordon, the other with producer Brian Yuzna,actors Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott,Robert Sampson and actress Barbara Crampton. Disc two has the 16 extended scenes from the R-rated version and the infamous dream sequence deleted scene. It also contains new interviews with Stuart Gordon,Brian Yuzna,Screenwriter Dennis Paoli,two diffrent segments with Composer Richard Band and an interview with Fangoria editor Anthony Timpone. We also get 3 storyboard to film comparsions, a behind the scenes photo gallery ,extensive bios of the cast and crew, the original theatical trailer and five tv spots.If you love this movie buy the DVD it's worth it.
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Summary: THEY ARE ALIVE!!!
Review: Re-Animator is one of my favorite zombie horror movie classics!!! Great DVD with great Extras!!! I'm very glad that I decided to rent this movie. I never knew that it was so good. Anytime I want to see a head explode or see a decapitation or two I just pop this baby into the DVD player!!! Horror Buffs Must Own This Edition!!!
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Summary: Great Movie, Great Commentary, Great Features
Review: Wowzers! Now before I start my views may be a tad bias seeing as I'm a HUGE Re-animator fan :) . I watched "Bride of Re-animator" before seeing "The Re-animator" so was I ever in for a big surprise when I got my hand on this masterpeice! I would have been happy with just the movie itself. But with all the extras the come in this package I was completely blown away and left knowing ALOT about how this movie was made and many funny stories that came from it. Now the DVD is full of extras. I LOVE The Commentary by producer Brian Yuzna and actors Jeffrey Combs, Robert Sampson, Barbara Crampton, and Bruce Abbott on this movie! It's is full of laughs, memories, info and just a bunch of friends re-calling events! Jeff Combs remembers ALOT of his lines from the movie, Bruce Abbott has been using a promotional "Re-animator" paperholder as an ashtray threw out the years , and Barbara recalls her moms "favorite scene". There are TONS of deleted scenes ranging from Herbert Shooting up with the the re-animation juice to Herbert crying! Lots of great interviews here, the interview with Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna is gold, they go over casting, shooting, and really funny stories of when the first time they saw the finished product. Another favorite feature of mine is the photo gallery, I laughed my way threw all the many photos and you can tell everyone had a great time on the set (my favorite photo is David Gale under the desk with his head threw it and Jeffery Combs helping him smoke). There are many more extras that are informative and funny. This DVD adds greater quality and sound making "The Re-animator" a must have.
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Summary: i gave em life..!!
Review: wowww..now this is really some film..i had heard a lot about the film and really wanted to see it..finally i bought the dvd from amazon..and the film was worth every penny i'd spend on it
allrite..the film is abt a crazy scientist overwhelmed by the idea of bringing the deads back to life ..another crazier egoistic,... celebrety scientist who forms a perfect nemisis to our anti hero,its also about a dead pan room mate who makes out with college dean's daughter in his free time ,that is when he not getting blackmailed by herbert west or getting beaten up by zombies and then u have barbera crempton as the deans daughter..and her affinity to wearing clothes
besides there is green serum and lottsa gore to keep u entertained if the charecters them selves are not enough..
this is the kida film u ll either love or hate..cause its one such film wich doesnt takes its self too seriously..its a film which is made to entertain and thats exactly what it does..so if u ll looking for some thought provoking film ..stay away from this one..
this is the first out and out campy film with such a A class acting..jeffery combs as Herbert west steals the show..he is just right for the role..nobody else wud have done it better..the rest of the cast supports real well..
now this is a film made in 1985 with a very low budget so dont expect mind boggeling special fx..the makeup fx are clumsy and stupid for this time..but when this film was made..they were way ahead of its time..
some scean in this film are real fun ..esp..the decapitation scene and the most infamous head scene..
besides the dvd's extra feature are very good..as it comes with interviews with brian yuzuna and stuart gordan..where they reveal that they even considered casting Arnold schwerzeneger..for one not so important role,then u have audio commentery by jeffery comb,bruce abbot and barbera crempton..which added with the films publicity stills explains how much fun they had while making the film..
believe me fellas..this is the best comedy u ll come across cause it never feels like a comedy and still u keep laughing when u watch it..
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Summary: Dr. West makes living zombies with luminous serum.
Review: In the late 1980's, I remeber seeing this film. The original version and the longer and most grossest version. I remember how much fun it was to watch. This review is for the 94-minute version on VHS where most of the violence and gore have been cut out, but the film has been lengthened too. Jeffrey Combs is a cold-hearted doctor who makes a decision to accept a room-for-rent with a couple, Dan (Bruce Abbott) and his girlfriend (Barbara Crampton, (Days of Our Lives [1983], Young and the Restless, Guiding Light [1993-1995], The Bold and the Beautiful [1995-98]). Dan Cain is a medical student. Dr. Herbert West is like a modern-day Dr. Frankenstein. He has invented a luminous serum that when injected (kind of the same has D.O.A. [1940]), except it was poison) into someone dead, the person comes back to life as a fighting zombie. Peter Kent plays the first nude male zombie who puts up a fight. Peter Kent was also Arnold Schwarzenegger's double (and still is) in the film, Terminator (1984). Lots of fun nudity and grossness. Note: The soundtrack is NOT from Psycho (1960), but it is a similar music score in some parts. Followed by BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990) and BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR (2003).
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Summary: The Misadventures of Herbert West
Review: Medical student Herbert West has discovered the means of bringing the dead back to life, unfortunately for fellow student Dan Cain. Dan has just taken Herbert in as his new roommate, against his girlfriend's wishes, but Herbert didn't give them much choice in the matter. He threatened to snitch on Dan's inappropriate premarital activities with the Dean's lovely daughter. Soon, Dan is forced to decide whether or not to become an accomplice in Herbert West's gruesome experiments, the results of which can only lead to pure horror. In a time when the horror genre is getting a tad repetitious...again, discovering "Re-animator" was a welcome treat (Many thanks to my bud, John, for the gift). The story cleverly blends "Frankenstein" with "Return of the Living Dead," to create an original film with the frightful tongue-in-cheek humor of "An American Werewolf In London" and "Evil Dead." If gore is your thing (though I'm a squinter myself), this film is right up your alley too, with scenes that just might make you lose your lunch. And if cute, little blondes are your type (as they are mine), Barbara Crampton is an intense pleasure to see as Dan's girlfriend and the Dean's daughter, Megan Halsley, and you will see ALL of her on this awesome Millennium Edition DVD. Bruce Abbott (Dan Cain) and the rest of the cast are excellent as well, including David Gale as the villainous Dr. Carl Hill, who's inexplicable mind control powers make him a dangerous adversary for the re-animators. But the film truly belongs to Jeffrey Combs, Mr. Herbert West himself, who truly made his mark on the genre with this must see, cult classic. But hey guys, if for nothing else, you gotta check this out for Miss Crampton. She is very well put together!
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Summary: AWESOME!!!
Review: This movie is great. I first saw it on the sci fi channel and after that I was hooked! A week after I saw it on tv I wound up buying it and found there was alot more scenes that they edited out due to tv ratings which made like the movie even more.I havent seen Bride Of Re-animator yet but hope to see it soon.I saw Beyond Re-animator on tv with the first Re-animator and that was a really good sequel I even here there going to make a fourth Re-animator called House Of Re-animator which would take place in the white house.I would recomend this movie to any horror comedy fan and would just like to say this movie is awesome!!!!!!
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Summary: Laugh out loud spooky
Review: Ok, so "Re-Animator" is not faithful to H.P. Lovecraft's origanal story, or even in spirit the Cuthulu Mythos. But it is, on it's own, a funny, over the top gory satire on the medical profession. Herbert West is the classic mad scientist, obsessed with finding a way to cheat death, not for any benifit for mankind, but just for discovery in and of iteslf. He also finds an assistent, Bruce Abbott who is the streight man in this little comedy. Jeffery Combs is whole show as West, his over the top performance is funny, sad, and a little creepy. Stuart Gordan has went on to do more faithful adaptations of Lovecraft, but this is one that put him on the map. I am a huge gore hound, and you can tell that the crew is as well, and that they are as angry with the MPAA as I am sometimes. I recomend this movie, I also recomend that you listen to the two commenteries, one with the cast, and the other with Gorden. Also the deleted scenes are pretty good, and I wish that they had been kept in, well, some of them.
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