H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
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Audio: English - DTS 5.1 @ 1510 Kbps and AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | Cover | 01:25:48 | 6,48 Gb + 7,65 Gb (inc. 5%)
Audio: English - DTS 5.1 @ 1510 Kbps and AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a brilliant medical student who has perfected a green-glowing serum for regenerating life into dead things – or even parts of dead things. But a corrupt superior, Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), assumes control of West's experiments and winds up, by ghastly necessity, using the stuff on his own severed head and body. West and in-over-his-head co-worker Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) struggle to control the now out-of-control effects of the serum, but the bone-saws and zombies complicate their plans.
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Re-Animator is widely considered one of the finest horror films of the 80s, and for good reason. Everything that makes for a good fright flick is in here. Over-the-top gore, high quality effects, nice touches of humor, great acting, and excellent pacing. I generally don't like excessive humor in my horror movies, because it comes off as too campy most of the time. I definitely prefer when the actors make an attempt to make the bizarre believable rather than poke fun at the obvious absurdities. But here we have a film where a major character is beheaded, and yet is still a prominent figure for more than 30 minutes, carrying his head around in a tray, and it works! Admittedly, there's a lot of laughs with this concept, but some decent scares as well, which is a tough balance to achieve.
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Of course, another thing that makes this film work so well is the fantastic performances from top to bottom. Not only does everyone involved make such a great effort, they clearly had a lot of fun with their roles as well. Jeffrey Combs' portrayal of the on-the-edge Herbert West is one of the finest performances in genre history. Not to mention the late David Gale, who could be considered a "classy" actor, yet gives new meaning to the term "talking head" (as well as several other "head" jokes). Gale and Combs are such bitter rivals, it's hard to know who to root for sometimes. And despite the fact that they must play second banana to the two over-the-top antagonists, Bruce Abbott and Barbara Crampton balance out the craziness perfectly.
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With all the talent and humor, one cannot forget that this is also one extremely gory film! Gore films are often looked down upon by snobby film fans (who always snidely mention that it's "scarier when you don't see everything"), and most of the time they're actually correct. But Re-Animator (along with possibly John Carpenter's The Thing) is proof that excess splatter can work in the right situations. Here we have a story that calls out for major bloodletting and the scenes here are unsettling but not overly disturbing. Gotta love that bone saw…
H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator (1985)
Generally regarded as one of the greatest and goriest horror films of all time, "Re-Animator" makes a return to the digital format with its third release on DVD after being out of print for almost two years. While the majority of the content on this Anchor Bay release mirrors what fans drooled over when Elite Entertainment put out their two-disc set in 2002, the handful of "new" extras will have most fans selling their old copy for Anchor Bay's new "Limited Edition" box set. After all, how can any Herbert West fan say no to a fluorescent-green syringe highlighter?
H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator (1985)
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Originally released during the fall off 1985, "Re-Animator" took the horror world by storm and made icons out of its star Jeffrey Combs and its director Stuart Gordon. The plot of "Re-Animator" is loosely based on sci-fi horror writer H.P. Lovecraft's cheesy "Herbert West: Re-Animator" magazine serials that were written as a parody of Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein." The story centers around the arrogant and bespectacled antihero, Herbert West (Combs), a disgraced graduate student who arrives at Miskatonic University looking to further his studies into corpse longevity. West immediately butts heads with his instructor, Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), whom West announces as little more than a fraud whose theory of brain death is antiquated and foolish. Answering fellow student Dan Cain's (Bruce Abbot) request for a roommate, West moves in with Dan. Dan's girlfriend Megan Halsey (Barbara Crampton) takes an immediate dislike to her boyfriend's creepy new roommate. And with good cause, for West quickly turns the home's basement into his private laboratory and begins researching the glowing serum that got him expelled from his previous University in Switzerland.
H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator (1985)
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A snooping Dr. Hill stumbles upon West's unauthorized laboratory and insists that the secret for the serum be divulged and credited to him or else he'll have both West and Dan expelled and possibly incarcerated. West, unwilling to bow to the devious doctor's demand, takes matters into his own hands, decapitating Dr. Hill with a shovel and injecting the recently created corpse with the serum and incorporating the remains into his research. Hill returns to life, overpowers a distracted West, captures Megan, and attempts to shine new meaning onto the phrase "giving head." "Re-Animator" continues down this dark yet hilarious path until its gore-filled ending, which would spawn multiple lesser sequels.
H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator (1985)
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Headed (sorry) by then-unknown director Stuart Gordon, "Re-Animator" changed the face of horror forever. Rather than cut away from the decapitations and dismemberments like its predecessors, Gordon reveled in his film's gore, which helped to separate it from anything else found in the genre. With his blend of gross-out horror and laugh-out-loud intentional hilarity, Gordon helped create the "splatstick" genre. Without "Re-Animator" there would be no "Dead Alive," "Shaun of the Dead," "Cemetery Man," or "Slither"; all of these great films grew from the seed planted by Gordon and his effects crew. Even by today's standards, the practical effects used by Anthony Doublin, John Naulin, and their crew are nothing short of awe-inspiring, especially with the miniscule budget they had to work with.
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While the gore generally takes center stage in "Re-Animator," what truly separates it from other run-of-the-mill horror flicks is its excellent casting. It made a genre icon out the unknown Jeffrey Combs, who for better or worse has become the go-to guy for most low-budget horror and sci-fi films; at least the ones that can't get Lance Henriksen. The other stand-out is the late, great David Gale, whose Karloffesque good looks and deadpan delivery helped to immortalize Dr. Hill as one of the silver screen's best villains.
H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator (1985)
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With its place in the horror hall of fame already set, it's satisfying to have a deluxe DVD release for a film that truly derives it. With often quoted lines like "Parts…I've never done whole parts," "We can defeat death," and "Yooouuu Bassssttarrd" being part of most horror fans' vernacular, this set will hold a special place in every fan's heart. If you're a horror fan and never owned "Re-Animator," then you have no excuse not to pick this one up. If you've already got the Elite Millennium Edition and think the documentary and highlighter are worth the asking price, sell the Elite version and use the funds to pick up this one immediately. Or if you're some poor pathetic schmuck like me, just display them proudly side by side on your shelf, like long-lost brothers finally reunited.
H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator (1985)
DISC ONE:
The Film
Audio commentary by director Stuart Gordon
Audio commentary by producer Brian Yuzna with cast members Jeffrey Combs, Robert Sampson, Barbara Crampton and Bruce Abbott
Bonus trailers
DISC TWO:
"Re-Animator: Resurrectus" documentary (~70min)
Extended scenes (23:06)
"Dream Sequence" deleted scene (2:39)
Interviews with:
- director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna (48:34)
- writer Dennis Paoli (10:41)
- composer Richard Band (14:28)
- Fangoria editor Tony Timpone (4:31)
"Music Discussion with Composer Richard Band" featurettes (16:28)
Biography for director Stuart Gordon
Photo galleries:
- "Production Stills"
- "Behind the Scenes"
- "Fun on the Set"
- "Posters and Advertising"
- "Storyboards"
TV spots
Theatrical trailer (1:58)
Bonus trailers
The Film
Audio commentary by director Stuart Gordon
Audio commentary by producer Brian Yuzna with cast members Jeffrey Combs, Robert Sampson, Barbara Crampton and Bruce Abbott
Bonus trailers
DISC TWO:
"Re-Animator: Resurrectus" documentary (~70min)
Extended scenes (23:06)
"Dream Sequence" deleted scene (2:39)
Interviews with:
- director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna (48:34)
- writer Dennis Paoli (10:41)
- composer Richard Band (14:28)
- Fangoria editor Tony Timpone (4:31)
"Music Discussion with Composer Richard Band" featurettes (16:28)
Biography for director Stuart Gordon
Photo galleries:
- "Production Stills"
- "Behind the Scenes"
- "Fun on the Set"
- "Posters and Advertising"
- "Storyboards"
TV spots
Theatrical trailer (1:58)
Bonus trailers
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