Rating: 
Summary: The MPAA sucks!
Review: "Beyond Re-Animator" takes place thirteen years after "Bride of Re-Animator". Herbert West has been arrested for the murders and is now serving a long stint in prison. The prison's new doctor is the relative of a victim of one of West's zombies. He immeadiatly takes up with West and begin his experiments anew. Now West has a theory on how to make his zombies controlable, by giving them a "soul", for lack of a better word. This is more gory antics from the makers of the origanl; it is silly and sort of sick (I probably will not be able to site the isntance I have in mind here). Jeffery Combs has grown very comfortable in the role, and he plays it to the hilt. The others are more or less just there to react to West's experiments. The 'R' rated version looks like it had a lot snipped out of it. The gore is there, but the actual violence looks like it was edited out. I don't know what to make of that. I am looking forward to an unrated version, like the first two, maybe it will deserve five stars. I hope that this is the last of the "Re-Animator" movies, it ended perfectly, with West walking off into the fog, disappearing forever.
Rating:
Summary: The MPAA sucks!
Review: "Beyond Re-Animator" takes place thirteen years after "Bride of Re-Animator". Herbert West has been arrested for the murders and is now serving a long stint in prison. The prison's new doctor is the relative of a victim of one of West's zombies. He immeadiatly takes up with West and begin his experiments anew. Now West has a theory on how to make his zombies controlable, by giving them a "soul", for lack of a better word. This is more gory antics from the makers of the origanl; it is silly and sort of sick (I probably will not be able to site the isntance I have in mind here). Jeffery Combs has grown very comfortable in the role, and he plays it to the hilt. The others are more or less just there to react to West's experiments. The 'R' rated version looks like it had a lot snipped out of it. The gore is there, but the actual violence looks like it was edited out. I don't know what to make of that. I am looking forward to an unrated version, like the first two, maybe it will deserve five stars. I hope that this is the last of the "Re-Animator" movies, it ended perfectly, with West walking off into the fog, disappearing forever.
Rating: 
Summary: Downright bad and disappointing.
Review: Actual rating *1/2 out of **** = poor.Plot: After the mess in Bride of Re-Animator, Dr. Herbert West is sent to jail for his re-animation crimes, but that hasn't stopped him from continuing his experiments,which consist of rats and cochroaches.Enter a young doctor,Howard Phillips, from West's past who wants to help Herbert continue his re-animaton work. Of course, West jumps at this opportunity and soon the two are working secretly on new re-agent serums. But trouble begins when a female reporter named Laura, falls for Howard, but also has a secert agenda of her own, a sadistic warden, plus prision inmates who have a grudge against West and would like nothing more then to see our favorite mad scientist dead. All this leads to a bloody climax. Review: The first words that popped into my head when reviewing this movie is disappointing. I waited thirteen years just to see Herbert West in prision. It feels like a filler sequel ( a sequel inbetween sequels), they should have went with Joe Penny's original script that dealt with a serial killer and had Dan Cain returning ( another big disappointment,no Bruce Abbott),instead we get a rehash of the original.
The romantic love triangle between Howard, Laura and the warden (he has the hots for the Laura)is nothing more then a third-rate photocopy of the love triangle between Dan Cain, Megan Halsey and Dr. Hill.The romance between Howard and Laura is laughable and forced,it also takes up too much time from the movie. Their's also other rehashes abound this stinker of a movie, Howard Phillips is nothing more then a bland Dan Cain carbon copy with a incestuous twist. His logic also made no sense what so ever, he wants to help Dr. West, but at same time he keeps screaming it's wrong what their doing and the warden is nothing more then a cartoon version of Dr. Hill. The less said about Laura, the better. The only thing that's new in the movie is, West has found a way to control the re-animated experiments called NPE (Nano-Plasmic Engery), it puts the personality of one person into a another ,so the re-animated subject isn't a raving thing. But even that dosen't make any sense. Dr. Hill or the detective in part two didn't need the NPE and they kept their personalities. Even some of zombies in this one never get the NPE, and yet they have their own personalties. So, basically, some of the Re-Animator rules are thrown out the window. If your expecting a huge zombie showdown in jail,look again it's not happening here. There are just so many opportunities blown here. Even the gore is toned down from first two movies. Nothing in this movie can top the suspensful cat attack in the basement, Melvin the re-animated's attack in the morgue,Dr Hill's head getting chopped off or in Bride of Re-Animator,the finger eyeball spider thing, a dog has a hand where his paw should be, or the mismatched human bodypart monsters that want revenge on Dr. West and those are just a few highlights from both movies. The only saving grace is Jeffrey Combs, he still has what it takes to play Herbert West. Too bad no one else in this movie is up to his standards. Jason Barry who plays Howard, like I was saying above is blander then can be and has zero chemstry with Combs. Simon Andreu is way too over the top as the warden, How am I supposed to take a cartoon seriously? Elsa Pataky's acting is so bad,it's not even funny. The rest of acting by the Spanish extras (this is supposed to take place in America? Yeah, right) is godawful.
Brian Yuzna's direction is slick and it looks better then your average direct-to-video but tone of the first two movies is gone.The atmosphere is hugely lacking until the last 25 minutes. Because of the prision setting,Photographer Andreu Reubes can't go crazy with any kind lighting until the finale. Believe me, this ruins the movie too. The only good thing about this movie besides Combs is the music. Xavier Cappellas does a good job with his Spanish orchestra. In fact, if Beyond has anything over Bride, it's the musical score. Don't get me wrong I think Richard Band's electronic score for Bride wasn't bad, but Cappellas's score for this one is better. The only reason to watch this turkey is for Combs, a couple gore scenes and to listen to the music score. Other wise this isn't even worth watching. The series is now on life support. One more bad sequel and it will be D.O.A. The DVD contains a widescreen transfer, Dobly Digtial 5.1, a commentry by Director Brian Yuzna, a music video(which is knee-slappingly awful), a behind the scenes featurette(better turn on the subtitles unless you speak Spanish)and a trailer. Jennifer O'Conner wrote this review not Shauna Schell.
Rating:
Summary: Almost as Good as The First Re-animator
Review: All I have to say is that this movie is great its not as good as the first one but its still a great movie.I dont no why but it was missing something from the first one but all in all it was a good movie .I would recomend it to any re-animator fan.
Rating: 
Summary: Terribly Disappointing
Review: As a huge fan of the first movie, allow me to say what a terrible film this is.
Reanimator took an absurd idea and made it work. Beyond Reanimator tries to take this idea further, but fails miserably.
I really like Brian Yuzna, so I won't say much else.
See the original!
Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Good, but Nothing Extraordinary
Review: Being a big Re-Animator fan, when I first found out about the movie I was rather excited. When I went over to my local best buy, I was able to locate this movie and got home right away so I could watch this movie. After viewing it, I thought it was ok, but was let down a little. It didn't have the same shock and atmosphere of the two earlier ones. Probably my biggest complaint was the character development. You didn't really care what happened to the characters (except West) because they didn't give you enough time to know them . Plus I'd like to have an unrated version available. Perhaps that would help fill in the holes.
Rating: 
Summary: Wow!
Review: Beyond Re-Animator, the second sequel to the 80s horror classic Re-Animator, blew away my expectations- brilliant in every sense, intelligent, fresh, funny, energetic, everything that made the first great. Jeffrey Combs is back as the witty mad scientist Herbert West (he puts in a great performance as usual)... the story picks up 13 years later where he's confined to the walls of a prison. He doesn't let that stop him from carrying out more experiments though and soon teams up with a young doctor (who by chance was a follower of West and his research). Now with advanced capabilities and improved ideas for re-animating the dead, the duo set out to perfect the process. Only problem is they get caught up in a prison break which escalates into an all out battle with the undead. Not only one of the bloodiest movies I've seen in a long time but very entertaining. This doesn't really feel like a horror movie, more like a sci fi freak fest and unique in that it takes place in a prison. Check this one out.
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Summary: Please kill off this series
Review: Beyond the Re-Animator is beyond bad and an unwatchable sequel that makes the BRIDE look like a masterpiece. First whats with the plot Herbert West in prison. They should have retitlted this Re-Animator goes to OZ.
The laughable special effects: Working with a low budget you can see why this one didn't have state-of-the-art effects but please theres ketchup and strawberry jam that look more realistic than the blood in this movie.
and the acting: For a bunch of unknowns these actors can't act only Combs is the good actor and the rest are amateurs.
Please Stuart Gordon kill off your series and tell Brian Yuzna to stop directing your movies because you could have made much more with your RE-ANIMATOR series but good ideas don't always go right. This series cannot be RE-ANIMATED by anyone.
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Summary: Welcome to Arkham Prison...the doctor will see you now...
Review: Director Brian Yunza once again breathes life back into the Re-Animator series with this third installment, Beyond Re-Animator (2003). Shot on location in Spain, the only character to make it from the original movies was Doctor Herbert West (Jeffery Combs). While neither of the sequels was nearly as good as the first, this one, I thought, was a bit better than the last. The film picks up where the last left off, with one of West's experiments attacking a young woman, which is witnessed by her younger brother. The movie then fast-forwards 14 years, and we see West as an inmate in Arkham prison, performing strange experiments on rats, ones not involving bringing them back from the dead, but having something to do with removing strange energies from their bodies. Seems West is trying to develop a means to not only re-animate the dead, but to also return the subjects back to their normal, mental states. You see, the re-animation formula does work, but the subjects are usually mindless murder machines once brought back from the dead. With his new research, West hopes to counteract this effect, and truly return his once dead subjects back to their normal, pre-par tem selves. The young boy who so long ago saw his sister attacked by one of West's experiments is now a doctor, and has taken up residency at the prison where West is incarcerated, requesting that West be assigned to assist him. This seemed like a set up so that the doctor could avenge his sister's death, but that wasn't how it was played out, which seemed weird to me. Anyway, West, with the help of his new benefactor, begins his re-animation experiments anew, with a slight twist in his development of returning sentient consciousness to his subjects. The movie does follow the format of previous films, with West blindly pushing forward with his experimentation, while his reluctant partner follows meekly along, and also a woman getting into the mix. There were some new elements thrown in, but most of the movie stayed similar to the first two. The script was a bit on the weak side, but director Yunza manages to keep things interesting with a copious amount of gore and splatter, but I am sure fans of the visceral would have wanted more. West is always fun to watch, a man driven by his unrelenting desire for knowledge despite the consequences. As the movie progresses, the inevitable prison riot breaks out, and various 're-animated' test subjects do many nasty things. No big surprises in the end, but a suitable ending leaving the door open for another sequel. There is some nice eye candy (women) to look at in this nearly all Spanish cast, but the acting skills in some of the cast members, men and women, are pretty poor. The special effects, provided by Screaming Mad George, are nice and thoroughly grotesque, and the story does move along, so I would call this movie a successful sequel to the last one, especially since I really didn't have high hopes after seeing Bride of Re-Animator (1990) and hearing another sequel was on the way. Special features include a director's commentary, a 'making of' featurette, a somewhat goofy music video featuring a techno song and some interesting visuals. There are also a few trailers included, one for this movie and a couple more for other Lion's Gate releases. All in all, not a bad follow up to the sequel, but still nowhere as good as the original film. I do wish someone would release some of Brian Yunza's other films to DVD, like From Beyond (1986) or Crying Freeman (1995). Cookieman108
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Summary: Re-Animated
Review: Ever since I began watching the original Re-Animator, I loved it. Soon it became one of my favorite films, and I watched Bride of Re-Animator, which was a horrible sequel. With average expectations I rented Beyond Re-Animator, and let me say I was blown away. It's been thirteen years since Herbert West's former assistant turned state's evidence against him, and sent the doctor to state prison. Now, an eager young doctor wants West as his assistant in the prison after seeing West's work during the final Miskatonic misexperiment. Soon, the doctor is the assistant and West is the doctor as he continues experimentation into re-animation of the dead: only this time, it's one step higher ... Jeffrey Combs is better than ever as the mad West, giving us a terrific performance. The rest of the cast is very good as well; Brian Yuzna's direction has improved, and the script is great; there's also a cool score by Xavier Cappellas. Beyond Re-Animator is one of my favorite films, and one of the best horror films of 2003. It features some quite funny comedy, mixed with great, gory horror in the tradition of the first film. It is completely entertaining and features some very nice story ideas. Think of it as Shawshank Redemption with re-animation and Dr. West - oh, forget it. I found that the film was almost as good as the first Re-Animator, and way above the Bride. It's great to
have West back again. And the ending is terrific - fans of the first film can sit back and smile with satisfaction ...I would highly recommend Beyond Re-Animator to any horror fan, and it is essential for fans of the firstfilm. Easily one of my favorite horror films. Be sure to stick around to see the hilarious end fight between a rat and the warden's severed limb.
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