By Kevin Scott
MoreHorror.com
Re-Animator is one of those films that has risen above the sum of its parts to become an eclectic and in many ways, untouchable classic. Trying to replicate it would be as much of a fool’s game as anyone could expect it to be. Let’s face it, casting, special effects, and a general visceral, gut wrenching quirkiness made it unforgettable.
That lead in was necessary to transition as smoothly as possible to its sequel Bride of Re-Animator. Much debated as to its worthiness to the original. My feeling has always been that much like the sequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, “Re-Animator” become self -aware, and went into the direction of camp by capitalizing on the captivating weirdness of Jeffrey Combs, and some seriously amped up gore by a militia of special effects power players.
The story begins with our anti-heroes, Dr. West (Jeffrey Combs) and Dr.
MoreHorror.com
Re-Animator is one of those films that has risen above the sum of its parts to become an eclectic and in many ways, untouchable classic. Trying to replicate it would be as much of a fool’s game as anyone could expect it to be. Let’s face it, casting, special effects, and a general visceral, gut wrenching quirkiness made it unforgettable.
That lead in was necessary to transition as smoothly as possible to its sequel Bride of Re-Animator. Much debated as to its worthiness to the original. My feeling has always been that much like the sequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, “Re-Animator” become self -aware, and went into the direction of camp by capitalizing on the captivating weirdness of Jeffrey Combs, and some seriously amped up gore by a militia of special effects power players.
The story begins with our anti-heroes, Dr. West (Jeffrey Combs) and Dr.
- 4/13/2016
- by admin
- MoreHorror
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