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Beyond Re-Animator
Horror · Comedy · Science Fiction · 2003
Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.
Movie details
Beyond Re-Animator
“They thought prison would be the death of him. But for Dr. West, death is only the beginning.”
2003 Horror · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Beyond Re-Animator?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Brian Yuzna
Written by
José Manuel Gómez · Miguel Tejada-Flores
Jeffrey Combs
Dr. Herbert West
Jason Barry
Dr. Howard Phillips
Elsa Pataky
Laura Olney
Enrique Arce
Cabrera
N
Nico Baixas
Moses
Lolo Herrero
Sergeant Moncho
Raquel Gribler
Vanessa
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Put Beyond Re-Animator on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.