If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Great Film overall

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) just can't stop trying to bring the dead back to life using his neon green experimental serum, with a corpse (without its mouth) attacking the sister of a boy in their kitchen. West is arrested and sent away to a nasty warden's (Simón Andreu) prison, somewhat prevented from continuing his experiments. He has developed a type of "nanoplasm" which might can correct the deranged reactions of the green serum on humans after they die…too bad this nanoplasm, like the green liquid, has certain "side effects". Nanoplasm must be "extracted" through electrocution from one life form and then transplanted to another…what this does is transfer the actual presence of the one into the other. The boy who witnessed his daughter's death has grown into a doctor (Jason Barry, top five of his class) and received a post at the very prison West is interred. He wants to work with West, still holding onto a vial of his magic juice which begins a series of loony events that will lead to crazed corpses biting tits, a half-torso rat-loving jailbird swinging around on a rope, a bald-headed, Catholic-guilt, steel-toothed heart attack victim trying to swallow a giant rat, rat energy transplanted into the warden which causes him to react like a rodent (!), an addict who injects the green fluid and literally bursts at the seams, West literally electrocuting a zombie in the chair (!), a strangled victim of the warden (Elsa Pataky, portraying a reporter looking for a story inside the "death house") brought back to life and then unfortunately given nanoplasm culled from the very man who killed her, among other crazy shenanigans in this special effects extravaganza. You literally see the warden's "lifeforce" coursing through Pataky as she tries to fight him away, unsuccessfully. Severed heads, penis and eyeballs are active participants, hanging prisoners kicking their feet as the sadistic warden wants to continue to punish them even after death (!), plenty of warden wielding his silver-tipped cane, lots of Pataky which is never a bad thing, and a riot turning convicts on guards. The religious nut (Nico Baixas) is a hoot, seemingly innocent yet encumbered with an insatiable appetite thanks to his resurrection; his reaching to the sky as the light emerges with SWAT blasting away sends him off with a bang. Combs is in fine form, still arrogant and brilliant as West, too absorbed in seeing that his work escapes failure, with plenty of sacrificial lambs proving otherwise. At least this film allows him to continue his work, as previous films seemed to indicate his demise. Lots of busy noise and in pure Brian Yuzna style, a real flair for gonzo gory carnage. Yuzna is an acquired taste, but he was always diving head first into the craziest of material, working in Spain at this point in his career. Andreu, as the main antagonist, is a real heel both alive and dead...in this series, although West is never technically a hero, he often is by default celebrated just because there is someone opposite him *even worse*.

Infamous mad scientist Herbert West is stuck in a rut by being placed in jail after having evidence turned against him by his former friend, Dan Cain. He continues to conduct experiments in Jail…. And not even a jail can keep people safe from Herbert West's dastardly experimentsI officially rank it as my second favorite. It has what Bride of Re- Animator lacks, the fun factor! Beyond Re-Animator is far from perfect, but it has a lot going for it. Watching Herbert West (Combs) back at work was a treat to watch! The setting was also refreshingly unorthodox for the series, and I loved the continuity from the first two films. Bruce Abbot (Dan Cain) is completely non existent in this movie. He gets a succinct mention in the beginning of the film that explains the current situation, but that's about it. The prison setting made for an eerie atmosphere that set up things nicely. The gore effects are a sight to behold here. You are in for a wild ride! It's RED with a capital R. The finale is dynamite; I was on the edge of my seat with how much chaos was going on. Jeffrey Combs is a hoot to watch once more as West. He hasn't lost his touch a bit. Sadly… as good as Jeffrey Combs is, a lot of his supporting cast fails him. Jason Barry is merely OK as Dr. Howard Phillips. His ample amounts of sobbing over his dead sister and everything else quickly annoyed me. It's not entirely his fault. It doesn't give us a chance to care about him with how he is written, but he's no Bruce Abbot. Elsa Patakay comes off much better. Not only is she a bombshell to look at, but she has the acting chops to go along with. She has a lot to play with here, and took full advantage of it; loved her! Simón Andreu is WAY too OTT and hammy for my liking. His role is meant to be a jerk, but he comes across as a caricature… He was one of the things I disliked most about this filmFinal Thoughts: It's a big step up from Bride of The Re-Animator. This sequel is quite flawed itself, but at least it went back to basics, and freshened things up a bit. It kept me fairly entertained for 90 minutes or so, and that's all I care about. Give it a watch. Herbert West is waiting for you!6/10

A follow up to the "Renamitor" series that does not hold up to the other 2 previous movies. The final chapter in what could of been a brilliant trilogy, is a forced and painful miss. The fact that the original actor Jeffrey Combs play herbert west helps the film, though it does not save it from these catastrophic results. Cheap special effects combined with a bad plot, aren't what made the original 2 so worthwhile to the point of gaining a cult status. This is a film who would probably only be best if seen or considered by fans of the original "Reanimator" and "Bride Of The Reanimator". There is not much to see here unless you are curious to see a epic fail like this. Beyond Renamitor?...yeah,tell me about it.

Another sequel to "Re-Animator". Wasn't "Bride of..." bad enough? According to this Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is in prison after the massacre at Miskatronic (basically "Bride..." didn't happen). Dr. Howard Phillips (Jason Barry) is the new young doctor at the prison...and he wants to work WITH West. Soon they have their own secret lab and are experimenting. Howard's girlfriend Laura (Elsa Pataky) realizes something is going on and things quickly barrel out of control.OK--in terms of gore this matches the first one AND goes farther. However in story it falls apart. It's really stupid (even for a "Re-Animator" film) and full of unpleasant characters. There's also a VERY mean streak going through this. All the women are young, sexy and treated as sex objects (Pataky deserves credit for doing this) and there's a revolting scene where a man has his best parts bitten off! The dark humor which worked so well in the first comes across as sick and stupid here. Worst of all Combs just walks through his role. There are some good things about this--Barry is good in his role (and has a brief nude scene) and Pataky is excellent (especially at the end). I suppose some people will like the virtual non-stop gore too. Basically this lacks the speed and off the wall humor that worked so well in the first. So--if you're looking for gore this is your film. However it has stupid events and unpleasant characters. Use your own judgment.