Notwithstanding its ludicrous premise, Stuart Gordon's (King of the Ants) earlier horror journey, Re-Animator, is a wickedly fun ride that you would find too hard stepping out of. Its gleeful gore and unnervingly dark comedy earn what the picture's cult status holds until now. And - many people, I believe, will take the same side as mine - it is only meritorious so.
The intriguing and distinct amalgamation of horror and humor in Re-Animator makes it considerably comparable with zombie superiors like Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. It doesn't surpass the Raimi classic of course, and it is aware of its place, somewhere near even. This howsoever doesn't halt Gordon from letting loose and embracing his impending gore frenzy. This he does with admirable and sufficiently sensible direction; the fright and blood gradually escalating from one crazy situation to another. And in moments where you think the gore could no longer get gorier, something happens. In a nutshell, the movie's gore is at the same time repelling and seductive; as a whole, an unjustifiably striking picture to ever rival Evil Dead.
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Based on a series of stories by H.P. Lovecraft, the movie follows a batty med student (Jeffrey Combs) obsessed in re-animating dead species using a special serum. Herbert West come across a fellow student Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) who inevitably becomes his accomplice in his plan. Of course, as mad-scientist tales go, things would take a turn to the weird, as perversive and even more demented scientist Dr. Carl Hill (David Hill) enters the picture.
Re-Animator was one of the few powerful pictures in the throng of horror movies, good and bad, in the 80's and the extols that it receives up to now perfectly makes sense. It's a spectacularly gritty movie for a low-budget project.
Bolstered by unapologetic if exceedingly gory moments, ghoulish if witty dark humor, support from the leads' formidable acting and a seamless direction, Re-Animator is far away from being dead. It is meant to be watched. Not, howsoever, exactly for the squeamish and to those who get easily offended. If you are either of the two, be reminded and get the hell out of here.
VERDICT: A
Re-Animator was one of the few powerful pictures in the throng of horror movies, good and bad, in the 80's and the extols that it receives up to now perfectly makes sense. It's a spectacularly gritty movie for a low-budget project.
Bolstered by unapologetic if exceedingly gory moments, ghoulish if witty dark humor, support from the leads' formidable acting and a seamless direction, Re-Animator is far away from being dead. It is meant to be watched. Not, howsoever, exactly for the squeamish and to those who get easily offended. If you are either of the two, be reminded and get the hell out of here.
VERDICT: A
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