Sadly Over-hyped

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I want to know more about H.P Lovecraft influence on modern sci-fi horror and as a newbie to the whole Lovecraftian kind of movie I find From Beyond from 1986 directed by Stuart Gordon a director well known for such Lovecraft adaptations under his belt like:"Re-Animator","Dagon" and a short movie from the Masters of Horror anthology series "Dreams in the Witch-House" in my humble opinion a good Lovecraftian movie when it got something that so bizarre and extraordinary from a diferrrent dimension that make the human characters losing their mind cause their brain can't comprehend with the new reality plus the awesome 80s practical effects lacking in today horror movie

I want to like From Beyond. And I guess I kind of do. This adapts the H.P. Lovecraft short story of the same name, where scientists develop a machine that stimulates the human brain in such a way that we can see beyond the borders of our own reality and witness creatures that are normally invisible to human perception.It's a creative concept and stokes the fires of one's imagination to create all kinds of nasty creatures, something that the best of H.P. Lovecraft's works are known for. The movie, unfortunately, only really manages one or two really good monsters and a lot of hot pink strip club lighting. After the main creature's initial reveal, the movie actually turns ridiculous; but never outright humorous. Just kind of... dumb. And weird. Very, very weird.That's not to say it's lacking creativity. I think the final sequence will haunt my nightmares for a while, and that's saying something. But it's hard to be too invested in these characters when they are only defined by the nonsensical actions they make while drunk on "The Resonator." After a while I felt, I dunno, kind of bored by the whole thing. The handful of creature effects are fun and the movie isn't exactly slow, it's just the plot is a little thin. It's a lot of blood and slime, screaming, and even some sex, but just not a ton of substance. So I come away from this movie a bit conflicted. I didn't hate my time with From Beyond, but it's not exactly an automatic recommendation, either. It has good actors, a couple of weird monsters, but not much else. You could do worse than that, I suppose.

From Beyond to me is one of those movies where i can honestly not find one thing wrong with it. The whole movie is a 80's masterpiece!SPOILERS AHEAD!The 80's was a time of drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll, oh and horror movies! Charles Band, the now legendary creator of Full Moon Pictures was a young up incoming producer in Hollywood. Band had grown up in and around film sets, his father Albert Band was a film director and producer in the 50's up until the late 60's. Band wanted to make movies all of his life. The next step for Band would be to get his own studio. That studio would be Empire Pictures, a company now known for such cult classics as Ghoulies, Terrorvison,Re-Animator, and much more.From Beyond is a 1986 horror/science-fiction film directed by Re- Animators Stuart Gordon. The film basic plot structure is based on the short story by H.P Lovecraft. The film at the time was Empires second most well received film next to the success of Re-Animator back 85'. The film stars a gaggle of familiar faces. Jeffrey Combs of Re-Animator fame returns in this the second H.P Lovecraft adaptation he was as the weak and terrorized Crawford Tillingghast. Next we have the ever sensual and sexy Barbara Crampton, also a Re-Animator alumni. She plays the films scientist this time around, Dr. Katherine McMichaels, a sexually repressed middle aged women. Then there is Ted Sorel of Basket Case 2 fame as the evil and maniacal Dr. Edward Pretorius, a scientist who is fascinated with pain and pleasure. And lastly we have Ken Foree of Dawn of the Dead fame playing Bubba Brownlee, a detective working alongside of Combs and Crampton. Other then great actors the film stars great cinematography and creature effects. The film was shot by legendary director of photography Mac Ahlberg. Mac is known for his work on other great horror and cult films such as The Horror Show (1989), Side Show (2001), Dolls (1987), Re-Animator (1985), etc. His direction is beautiful and very psychedelic. The screen is beautiful and full of his best work. John Carl Beauchler, Robert Kurtsman, Howard Berger, Greg Nicetero,Gabe Bartalos, Mark Shostrom, John Naulin, Anthony Doublin, These are just a few of the names that created the amazingly slimy and fantastic creature effects and makeup for the film. The films main heavy, Ted Sorel goes through quite a transformation and becomes one of the grossest and most slimy beasts in all of horror film history. This work would not of gotten on screen if it weren't these terrific artists. the film is full of scary worms, oddball monsters, and slimy abominations.The film also contains one of composer Richard Bands best musical works. The score has a hint of creep factor and eerie resonance that makes it one of his best scores.From Beyond is a classic, plain and true. The film still holds up today. The effects are magnificent. The lighting is eerie. The acting even still holds up. I love this film and all of the other Empire films from the 80's. Charles Bands Empire pictures is responsible for some of the greatest 80's films ever and this is one of them.Two-Slime Coated lampreys Up!

Dr. Edward Pretorius (Sorel) and his assistant Dr. Crawford Tillinghast (Combs) have developed a machine they call "The Resonator". When the machine is turned on it enhances all the senses including a sixth sense in the brain that reveals nasty floating creatures from another dimension. Pretorius is obsessed with feeling it all until a massive creature devours him by biting off his head before a terrified Crawford. Crawford is the suspect by the police. He is turned over to a cop named Bubba Brownlee (Foree) and psychiatrist Katherine McMichaels (Crampton) who takes an unwilling Crawford back to the house to see if his story is true. Once there, they test the machine and discover a mutated Dr. Pretorius is now part of the other dimension and is a hideous hybrid. McMichaels is so turned on by the machine she looses all perspective and can't get enough. From most of the cast and crew of "Re-Animator" comes this inspired take on another H.P. Lovecraft story. Director Stuart Gordon tells the story with a similar approach to "Re-Animator", even though some of the black humor is missing. The solid storyline isn't terribly scary, but it is a lot of fun and the effects are top notch. Gordon has a very unique style combining the high tech gore with old fashioned charm that makes for a refreshing horror film. The cast is very good with Combs and Crampton returning from "Re-Animator" and it is nice to see "Dawn of The Dead's" Ken Foree in the role of the cop. With a juicier role this time, Barbara Crampton is great as Katherine. She loses control of her senses and Gordon delivers yet another weird sexual scene when Katherine is sexually turned on by the machine. She gets into a leather dominatrix outfit and has thoughts of torturing Crawford until Bubba breaks it up. Ms. Crampton is a delight to look at and is hotter than anything in this scene. Crampton has the most chilling scene in the film as her whimpering cries turn to an all out "I've gone mad" laugh at the films end. Interesting, bizarre and well made, From Beyond should please most horror fans.