Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Lack of good storyline.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Back in the early 60s and 70s there some Lovecraft adaptation movies here and there but non of them get quite the recognition like Re-Animator in 1985 when it not only put Stuart Gordon and actor Jeffrey Combs into the cult status of horror movie history but also kick start the Lovecraft adaptation and Lovecraftian movies to this day with the latest contributation The Void in 2016.In Re-Animator despite being written by the author himself H.P Lovecraft and there's no doubt about the fun and gory natural of the movie it still contain nothing like the latter on adaptation movies when it not about the other dimension or crazy tentacle monster but a straigh up zombie movie.It's kind of bugging me out when i saw it for the first time but now after revisited Re-Animator the second time I finally known the true purpose of this movie is to introduce Lovecraft works to a new generation that grew up with modern monster like:Vampire,giant monster,werewolf and zombie before the good stuff that is fear of the unknown

I've written about the movie THE RE-ANIMATOR more than once. That's because various versions have popped up over the years since its initial release on disc. Of those the one issued by Image (I believe) was perhaps the best out there offering the movie in blu-ray format with a slew of extras. All that has changed with this new version from Arrow Video.A quick synopsis for those who've never seen the film. It tells the story of Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs), a scientists who dreams of finding a way to beat death. He comes up with a formula that does so but at the same time returns the dead to mindless creatures instead of who they once were. His research carries on with his roommate Dan (Bruce Abbott) helps him with his research and along the way jealous Dr. Hill (David Gale) finds out what is up. Planning on taking credit for the find West kills Gale and decapitates him. In a fit of curiosity he re-animates the head only to find it controls the body. Gale escapes, takes Dan's girlfriend Megan (Barbara Crampton) prisoner since he had a thing for her and a final battle follows.The movie was a breath of fresh air when it was released, a combination of horror and dark comedy that used gore to full effect but not nearly as much as it did quick witted writing. The barbs that come from West throughout the film are memorable, my favorite being "Who's going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow." Taken from a story by H.P. Lovecraft fans were pleased with the final effort. It spawned several sequels only the second of which deserved much attention.The movie did launch director Stuart Gordon's career. After this film he made FROM BEYOND, DOLLS, FORTRESS and ROBOJOX. What surprised me at the time and to this day is that Combs never rose to mega-stardom. I've yet to see a performance in anything he's done that wasn't wonderful to view. In addition to the sequels he was the star of DOCTOR MORDRID and had parts in THE FRIGHTENERS, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, roles in several STAR TREK series and the series THE 4400.So what make this particular edition of the film worth adding it to your collection even though you already own the film on blu-ray? Lots. Like lots and lots of extras, some available before but plenty to satisfy the most discerning fan.To begin with Arrow Video presents the film in a 4k restoration of both the unrated and integral versions of the film. It has newly commissioned artwork by Justin Erickson, a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by writer Michael Gingold, a reprinted copy of the original 1991 comic book based on the film, audio commentary track by director Gordon, audio commentary track by producer Brian Yuzna, Jeffery Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbot and Robert Sampson, RE-ANIMATOR RESURRECTS a documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with the cast and crew, an interview with director Gordon and producer Yuzna, an interview with writer Dennis Paoli, an interview with composer Richard Band, Music Discussion with Band, an interview with former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone, an interview of Crampton with journalist Alan Jones, deleted and extended scenes, trailers and TV spots and A GUIDE TO LOVECRAFTIAN CINEMA a brand new featurette that examines the filmed works based on Lovecraft's work.I'm not a huge fan of extras on most movies since the majority are nothing more than press kit packages made for newer films. But when something like this comes along you can spend more time watching the extras and enjoying every minute of them. That's part of what makes all releases by Arrow Video so special. Not only do they attempt to offer the cleanest and clearest version of the film you can find they put together a package of extras worthy of being watched. It's what makes this version of the film the ultimate one to buy.If you've never seen the film then by all means find a way to do so in whatever way possible. I would still suggest that you seek this copy out and enjoy not just the film but the extras I've mentioned. If you're a fan already then by all means pick this edition up. If you don't you'll only be angry at yourself later for not doing so. What you can expect is a fun movie with enough scares tossed into satisfy your need for horror. I can't recommend this one enough.

Re-Animator is an obvious cult classic. Few people coming to it would be unaware of that fact. It is not undeserving of its status in this regard.Jeffrey Combs is the absolutely perfect choice for Herbert West, or any Lovecraft character. He's small, intense, intelligent, pale, and apparently completely humourless and devoid of any human interest. He comes across as a pure scientist as Lovecraft's characters always were.He was so well cast, and this movie did such an admirable job of modernising a Lovecraft story - albeit with some alterations, such as a love interest (something you'd be hard pressed to find in the horror master's entire body of work) and a spooky, Manson-like professor - that it is hard to believe he made the misfire "From Beyond", the next Combs- Gordon collaboration of another Lovecraft story. That one, based on a short story, was simply not suited to a feature film length, and so required more than just "modernizing": it had to be padded with garbage that spoilt the master's original work. That was not the case with Re-Animator, which was based on a novel, after all.Finally, a word about the tone: I first saw Re-Animator coming from Peter Jackson's Brain Dead and Frank Henenlotter's movies. I expected a similar kind of horror-comedy and was disappointed. As far as I know, Stuart Gordon has never gone for comedy in any of his movies. This is not a problem in Re-Animator; it's goofy fun regardless.

Re-Animator is a low budget, silly, gore filled, schlock horror comedy. In fact I think the director was hoping to make a serious adaptation of a H P Lovecraft story and decided to send it up as a campy horror comedy based on the Frankenstein/zombie genres and somehow it succeeds. A dismembered head trying to give fellatio to a naked, bound woman will forever be etched in my memory!Bruce Abbott plays the rather wooden lead, Dan Kane, a well meaning doctor who is roped in by Jeffrey Comb's Herbert West who is experimenting with a serum to bring the dead to life. Barbara Crampton plays the sexy girlfriend of Kane who is also the daughter of the hospital principal. David Gale plays a rival doctor who also wants to experiment in reviving the dead and has a sleazy eye on Crampton as well.The film in some ways makes little sense, dismembered bodies moving and attacking people. Yet its a hoot as well as unnerving. Its a classic of 80s horror-comedy.