{"id":15854,"date":"2017-08-08T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15854"},"modified":"2017-08-08T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:37:10","slug":"review-reanimator-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/08\/review-reanimator-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Re-Animator BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Re-Animator<\/em><\/strong> is a fun horror-comedy from the mid-80s, with enough blood to satisfy gore-hounds, and receives a nice upgrade over its 2012 Blu-ray stocked full of wonderful extras, a few new to this release from Arrow Video, and offering up excellent video and audio transfers.<\/p>\n

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Re-Animator<\/span>
\n(1985)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Comedy
\nArrow Video | NR \u2013 86 min. \/ 104 min. \u2013 $39.95 | August 8, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/08\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Stuart Gordon
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>H.P. Lovecraft (story \u2018Herbert West, Re-Animator\u2019); Dennis Paoli & William Norris & Stuart Gordon (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted\/Extended Scenes, Trailer, TV Spots, Still Gallery, Screenplay (BD-ROM)
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (PCM 1.0), English (PCM 2.0), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>44.8 GB (Disc 1), 38.5 GB (Disc 2)
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: <\/strong>All ratings are for the Unrated Version.<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>When Dan Cain (BRUCE ABBOTT) advertises for a roommate, he finds one in the form of Herbert West (JEFFREY COMBS). Initially a little eccentric, it soon becomes clear that West entertains some seriously outlandish theories \u2013 specifically, the possibility of re-animating the dead using a serum of his creation. It\u2019s not long before Dan finds himself under West\u2019s influence, much to his dismay and displeasure of his girlfriend (BARBARA CRAMPTON), and embroiled in a serious of ghoulish experiments which threaten to go wildly out of control.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>For whatever reason I had never seen Re-Animator<\/em><\/strong> despite knowing full well of its existence and the cult status it has maintained for decades. So, going in my I checked my expectations as I\u2019ve found these kind of cult films disappointing, but I\u2019m happy to say… this was a fantastic horror-(dark) comedy! I dug the film from the first minute to the finale. Not only are the make-up\/gore effects well done, not only for mid-80s but even by today\u2019s low budget standards, but the story actually isn\u2019t half bad and characters developed well enough for the short running time and, for two of them, rather despicable human beings.<\/p>\n

Now, this first viewing was of the 85-minute Unrated Version<\/strong> and I\u2019m glad I went this route rather than the Integral Version<\/strong> making its debut in the United States (from what I\u2019ve read, at least some of this footage was available in Europe). Even though this one is about 20-minutes longer and does feature some more dialogue and even character development, I actually felt this one dragged a fair amount and you had scenes that didn\u2019t quite work and in one instance, made no sense: After coming to, Herbert discovers Dr. Hill has taken his notes and serum and Dan, correctly, believes Hill will go after Megan, but ultimately agrees to stay. Cut to a scene or two later, Dan and Herbert are sitting in the living room waiting for Hill to come for them, Dan again argues Hill is going after Megan and decides to leave. It\u2019s a redundant scene and adds little to nothing for either characters or story, beyond that, and this was a problem with the Unrated Version, he\u2019s not entirely concerned when going to Megan\u2019s place…<\/p>\n

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Mind you, the Integral Version<\/strong> isn\u2019t bad<\/em>, I just found the pacing to be off and those additional scenes didn\u2019t necessarily develop the characters that much more and giving Dr. Hill mind control abilities seemed a bit weird even by this movie\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc set comes housed in a fold-out digi-pack tucked inside a hard outer-box. Also inside this box is the 1991 comic book adaptation<\/strong> of the movie. Inside the digi-pack are post cards with scenes from the movie as well as a booklet<\/strong> with essays and information on the transfer.<\/p>\n

Disc 1 (Unrated Version):
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