Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #152441 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-01-30
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Colour, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 86 minutes

Customer Reviews

BARKING MAD BRILLIANCE
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.

Now say hello to the REGION 1 MILLENNIUM EDITION of RE-ANIMATOR. 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, thrusting us headlong into altogether crazier dimensions a mere 22 years(!) after it first eviscerated onto our cinema screens. A remarkable achievement by any standards.

I just love the 'teaser' (pre-titles sequence) and the animated titles with their wonderful orchestral nod to Hitchcock's PSYCHO and, yes, 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, check out JEFFREY COMBS'/HERBERT WEST'S delivery of the classic line: "Of course he's dead, the dosage was too large", it'll make your eyes pop out. And on that bombshell, I rest my surgical case.

Boasting some great packaging, 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. Forget the sequels, although you might consider FROM BEYOND.

Unrated and uncut, you really ought to buy it now - and appreciate a film of barking mad brilliance from a decade of considerable dross.


UNRESERVEDLY RECOMMENDED

good gore,not a world class movie
I remember watching this when i was about 14 years old and my dad watching it with me until he asked me to switch it off as he thought it was unsuitable for me,i did as i was told but woke early the next morning and watched it twice in a row,i loved it then,time passed and i saw it again recently for the first time since that time and now it just doesnt seem as cool as it once did.
The film follows the exploits of a brainy or should that be zany scientist called west who has invented a formula that can bring life to the dead but the side effects are messy and his world and that of his friends starts to unravel at speed.Despite the film being a glorified gore cult classic the film isnt that exciting,nor is it anywhere near as funny and stylish as other classics in the genre such as evil dead,braindead or bad taste.
The film stagnates somewhat towards the end to leave the feeling that the idea here was good,the gore was good but the overall feeling of the movie isnt one of an addictive charm that you could watch over and over again,the sequel to this is actually better.

bloody good fun
I first saw this film last night,channel hopping and decided to give it a shot,it was either this or 6th sence,again. It starts off in typical 80's cheesy horror stylee with some ott gore and bad acting, and to be honest it stays like this this for the rest of the movie. Thing is though,it works. This has alot in common with evil dead movies as it has loads of gore,some is even bad for todays standards and underlying black humour the whole way through. The film is a take on frankenstien with zombies thrown in for good measure,although it has comparisons with frankenstien and evil dead it is a little more bizzare,severed head being the villan and a bizzare scene where an intestine blasts out of someones stomach and strangles the mad scientist character. If your looking for some tongue in cheek horror with no fancy cgi frills then look no further, apparently there are cencored versions on here though so if poss try and get the uncut version its worth it in the long run.