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nothingenoughao3 · 3 days

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favorite horror film you just recently discovered

(From this meme)

Uuuuuuuh yeah that's Re-Animator.

Writing tons of porn fic for it, watched it probably fifteen times in the last month, built a whole deck of Arkham Horror cards for it... the obsession is real

It hits a very specific, great spot for horror. It's zany and campy. The effects are bonkers in some places, but really goddamn good in others. The stuff that should be awful instead comes across as camp, because it watches as though everybody in this film really seriously believed in the projected and wanted it to succeed.

I know Combs gets a lot of deserved credit for how he refuses to turn in a lackluster performance, but I think everybody here does a great job. I love that David Gale had almost quit acting and then did this one "last" film that turned into a mini-career with people who loved him to the end of his life and beyond. I love Bruce Abbot's protagonist accent and utter sincerity. I love the rightfully-crowned scream queen of Barbara Crampton. And can I get a shoutout for Robert Sampson? He basically plays three characters throughout the whole fucking movie and nails every single one of them.

Most importantly, though, it does the Shaun of the Dead trick of balancing comedy and horror throughout the film--then, at the exact right moment, shifts all its gears towards horror. I unironically believe that everything that happens after Dr. Hill hisses "So... do... I..." in the morgue is some of the greatest horror action I've ever seen.

The makeup jobs on the reanimates? Amazing. The acting? Also amazing. There's maybe one or two tension-relieving jokes, but broadly, the silliness is traded for horror in a way that's astoundingly effective. The blocking, the fights, Dean Halsey trying to save his daughter, Dan trying to save Herbert, how every single element was subtly pre-established in earlier scenes so nothing feels like a cheat, that droning music that plays over the chaos in the emergency ward...

I'll make jokes about how gay Dan and Herbert are for each other along with everybody else, but I don't think we'd all feel this strongly about the movie unless there was there there. And there is. What a fun movie.

#asked and answered #ask box meme #horror movie meme #reanimator #re animator #reanimator 1985 #jeffrey combs #barbara crampton #bruce abbott #david gale #robert sampson

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astralbondpro · 6 months

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Re-Animator (1985) // Dir. Stuart Gordon

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favorablehorseofskinnycave · 1 year

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just thought y’all should know that the tagline for the re-animator article in fangoria is “a mOiSt zombie movie”

#important info #do with this what you will #re-animator #herbert west #jeffrey combs #dan cain #bruce abbott #reanimator #david gale #fangoria #fangoria magazine #barbara crampton #re animator #stuart gordon

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oldschoolteenflicks · 2 years

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Re-Animator (1985) dir. by Stuart Gordon

#re animator #reanimator #jeffrey combs #horroredit #herbert west #david gale #stuart gordon #80s #*#nati

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heliojip · 5 months

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time stamps for THAT (sa) scene in re-animator for when ur rewatching and want to skip 🕺

1:08:44 (meg is carried in by the dean and u get a gist of what happens next) - 1:12:08 (herbert distracting hill) stay safe everyone 💚

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kaptainandy · 3 months

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Here Comes the Bride of Re-Animator article by Chas Balun

from Fangoria #91 | April 1990 (pg. 36 - 40)

bonus highlights because this article altered my brain chemistry:

Right out the gate we are off to the races. Chas really said, "this shit FUCKIN RULES and I will NOT be objective about it!!" Plus calling Herbert, "the bespectacled little guy???" This guy GETS IT!

I too am thankful Dan refuses to leave his "buddy." Is calling two guys "buddies" the gay equivalent of "gal pals?" More at 11.

Fellas....FELLAS??? Commenting on a shirtless Bruce's beefy physique and referring to Jeff as, "small, even delicate," HELLO??? Living for this guy being completely unapologetic in appreciating their physiques. Very understandable.

And lastly, you can't have a comment from Bruce without him being #1 Dan-hater. Calling him a wimp and then confirming that Dan is totally fucked up in the head. Get his ass, king!

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grrrenadine · 11 months

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Who's going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow.

An illustration for one of my favorite horror movies, Re-Animator!

#reanimator #re animator #herbert west #dan cain #megan halsey #carl hill #jeffrey combs #bruce abbott #barbara crampton #david gale #lovecraft #hp lovecraft #horror #stuart gordon #my art

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milton-dammers · 5 months

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Re-animator (1985)

Guyver (1991)

Jeff Combs character is named Dr. East in Guyver, a pun to his role as Herbert West in the Re-Animator.

#jeffrey combs #david gale #Re-Animator #reanimator #Herbert west #doctor east #guyver

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unidentifiedprimate · 1 year

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Celebrating that thing Herbert does where he leans back away from someone who just annoyed him.

Herbert: You are so offensive to me in this moment that I must physically recoil from you.

#herbert west is a dramatic bitch #reanimator #jeffrey combs #bruce abbott #barbara crampton #david gale

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queenofplaguerats · 10 months

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Fuck it, compiling some of my more unhinged letterboxd reviews

I have more but there's a 10 image limit here so uhhh.. I might make a part 2?

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twinktor-frankenstein · 9 months

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Jeffrey fans really need to acknowledge how good you have it😭/lh/j

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brokehorrorfan · 1 month

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The Guyver will be released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on May 21 via Unearthed Films. Also known as Mutronics, the 1991 sci-fi superhero film is based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Yoshiki Takaya.

Special effects legends Steve Wang (Predator) and Screaming Mad George (Society) co-direct from a script by Jon Purdy. Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu, Jack Armstrong, Jimmie Walker, Michael Berryman, David Gale, and Jeffrey Combs star. Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator, Society) produces.

The Guyver has been newly restored in 4K from the original, R-rated 35mm camera negative with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 options. The 4K edition includes a soundtrack CD and a booklet. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Audio commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, moderated by Budget Biomorphs: The Making of The Guyver Films author Dom O’Brien (new)

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Audio commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, moderated by Budget Biomorphs: The Making of The Guyver Films author Dom O’Brien (new)

Interview with producer Brian Yuzna (new)

Interview with co-director Screaming Mad George (new)

Suit tests with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang (new)

Outtakes with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang (new)

Gag geel with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang (new)

Production & artwork gallery (new)

Alternate title sequence

Trailers

Disc 3 - CD:

Original soundtrack composed by Matthew Morse (Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker)

When a researcher at the Chronos Corporation is mysteriously killed, his daughter (Vivian Wu), her boyfriend, Sean (Jack Armstrong), and a rogue CIA agent named Max Reed (Mark Hamill) all suspect foul play. Sean discovers a top-secret suit of Chronos armor called "the Guyver," which fuses to his body when he tries it on, turning him into a supremely powerful cyborg. Chronos' evil CEO, Fulton Balcus (David Gale), is enraged and sends a crew of mutant alien monsters to get the Guyver back.

Pre-order The Guyver.

#the guyver #mark hamill #david gale #michael berryman #jeffrey combs #steve wang #screaming mad george #unearthed films #dvd #gift #jimmie walker #vivian wu #tokusatsu #manga #brian yuzna

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astralbondpro · 2 months

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