Re-Animator 1985

My love for 80s horror movies is no secret. From the camping to the grotesque, those movies always find a place in my heart. one of those beloved movies is 1985`s 'Re-Animator`. Directed by one of the masters of horror, Stuart Gordon and stars Jeffery Combs and Barbara Crampton. By far the best of the trilogy and one of the best Lovecraft adaptations. `Re-Animator` is the story of Hebert West, a dedicated medical student who ,along with his girlfriend, becomes involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
This movie put Gordon on the map and also made Jeffrey Combs into a worldwide cult figure. Combs is absolutely brilliant as Herbert West, one of the most memorable mad scientists in horror history, and the rest of the supporting cast - Bruce Abbott, David Gale, and the lovely Barbara Crampton - are all excellent. Gordon uses H.P. Lovecraft's West stories as a jumping off point for some grotesque and genuinely funny moments that once seen are never forgotten, particularly THAT scene between Crampton and Gale, which is now the stuff of legend, though beware it is cut from some versions of the movie. Make sure you see the uncut version of 'Re-Animator' whatever you do!
How can a film that is so explicitly graphic and perverted in nature be fun? It's because every person involved in the making of this film were smart enough to not take it so seriously.  Everything is this film is so widely over the top, that you can't help but chuckle right along with them as they wink their eye at you. The films script is very tight, which was rare for the time.
If your are a horror fan and haven't seen this, SHAME ON YOU! This film always comes up in any in-depth conversation with any horror fan. I highly urge you to watch this film and if you already have seen it, then watch it again.  It is currently streaming on Netflix. You won't be sorry!

9.5\10