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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
80s splatter movie perfection, 14 Mar 2003
Amongst those of us with an interest in the genre of films, Re-Animator is considered to be a classic of its type, the Citizen Kane of splatter movies if you will. It certainly strikes a very impressive blend between some ridiculously over the top, cartoon-style gore, and straight faced, deadpan black humour. Based on an H.P. Lovecraft short story, the film is about a student doctor who has developed a serum to bring the recently deceased back to life. Unfortunately, once re-animated, these corpses have a tendency to become crazed, bloodthirsty killers, which is by no means an ideal situation in medical research. However, it is exactly the right situation in which to set one of the best horror films of the 1980s. Fans of films such as the Evil Dead series will certainly enjoy this, as will any serious horror film fan, although most will already have seen it without my recommendation. One small footnote, the film has finally been passed by the BBFC relatively unscathed with most previous cut scenes having been restored, although the infamous 'headless rape' sequence is still unfortunately denied to us. However, this minor irritation aside, I would recommend this to anyone who can stomach the gore.
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie, poor BBFC cuts, 30 Sep 2003
By A Customer
Thank god I never purchase any DVD's from the UK, like many region 2 UK releases have been butchered by BBFC, therefore avoid this like the plague. Tip, you can purchase this unrated from Amazon.com
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
MAD DOCS AND GLORY, 5 Feb 2009
Say hello to HERBERT WEST, re-animator of dead, previously living, tissue. He's a doctor. He's also certifiable...but don't worry, the day-glo green liquid in his syringe is completely harmless. Unless you're a corpse.
This wildly funny and extremely gory film - a classic example of comedy and horror combining to shred the usual expectations - still does the business today, a mere 24 years(!) after it first eviscerated onto our cinema screens. A remarkable achievement by any standards. I just adore the 'teaser', followed by the animated titles sequence with their wonderful orchestral nod to Hitchcock's PSYCHO and yes, absolutely, the remaining 80-plus minutes. If you're in the right mood, there's not a single wrong-footed moment to spoil this show.
And what a show. Watch in slack-jawed amazement Herbert West's obsessive experiments to bring back to life that which has expired, including a distinctly pissed off cat. Stare in wide-eyed disbelief as a severed head plumbs depths hitherto unexplored by your average movie severed head. Pray in silent torment that the final re-animation of a central character justifies the whole catalogue of horror that has preceded this moment.
So why doesn't all this excess leave a nasty taste in the mouth? Because there's a directorial tongue firmly planted in everyone's cheek, that's why. Thank you STUART GORDON and BRIAN YUZNA. Oh, and if you're still not sure, just check out JEFFREY COMBS'/HERBERT WEST'S eye-popping delivery of the classic line: "Of course he's dead, the dosage was too large". On that bombshell, I rest my surgical case.
Boasting a pristine picture and sound transfer, it's easy to say I wish there were more films like RE-ANIMATOR, but something inside is glad it's a one-off - despite the sequels - although you might want to cast a glance at FROM BEYOND.
Having recently been passed uncut, you should consider buying it now - and appreciate a film of barking mad brilliance from a decade of considerable dross.
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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