Re-Animator (2 Disc) [Blu-ray]

I first saw this on a butchered Tartan dvd many years ago and ruined by the film censors, Eventually bought the uncut R1 and UK blu ray and now this excellent Second Sight 4K & 2x blu rays with book & picture cards. Bought it from Amazon on Tuesday and arrived 2 days later. Re-animator one of my all time fave horrors and Stuart Gordons best film. The old school sfx are great as is the acting in this horror with comedic scenes. Oh yes Barbara Crampton is gorgeous!

Love this film. Great comedy horror 10/10

Ive heard through the grapevine the tales of Herbert West and how good this film is. And that its a must watch for any fan of horror special effects. And finally, for us brits, we can own it on blu-ray thanks to Second Sight. Comes with 2 cuts of the film. The unrated (director preferred) and integral (combines unrated and extra scenes filmed for tv. Technically making it the fullest version). The unrated cut is a 4k restoration whilst the integral cut is standard blu-ray. I can only speak for the integral cuts quality (i decided to dive straight in) - it looks and sounds great! Has me giddy to see the quality of the 4k restoration of the unrated cut. Has some great extras too (if thats your thing).

This is one of the best horror movies ever made, an absolute set in stone classic from the 80's! Great story full of insanity and madness and creative ideas, brilliant cast especially the over the top and eccentric actor Jeffery Combs! This movie is notable over time for its insane bloody gore scenes and great practical effects and nice nude scenes, a must own, a gem for any horror fan to have in their collection. 2014 STEELBOOK BY SECOND SIGHT the steelbook is a great package, lots of good special features including 2 commentaries and a hour long making of plus interviews etc. You get the full unrated uncut version on disc 1 86mins and the Integral cut on disc 2 which is the unrated cut plus footage from a TV version, the extra footage is mainly extra dialogue plus a few minor arcs in the story but it puts the pacing of the movie way out, these scenes are better being deleted scenes. great to see they have gone to the trouble to give a longer version but stick with the unrated cut. Blu-ray picture is very good, much better than the old DVD versions. Cool steelbook cover, the back and inside are rather plain but still worth the upgrade!!

Before re-animator was officially released to the public known as the Unrated version back in 1985 Producer Brian Yuzna & stuart Gordon had planned to release the workprint version to the public which basically has all the Deleted scenes inserted in the Unrated footage making the runtime 104mins known now as the Integral version but then Brian & Gordon made a quick minute decision just to release the Unrated version without the Deleted scenes which is the version that fans know today U.K. Distributor second sight gained the rights this new Integral cut & released it on blu-ray for the first time ever which is the longer 104mins version, Deleted scenes inserted back in the film plus second sight gave the usual Unrated cut a new 4k HD transfer in 1:78:1 widescreen ratio and i tell you the picture quality does look amazing very nice sharp & clear colour restoration the U.S. image blu-ray version has the transfer look like a DVD transfer from the old Anchor bay release so second sight really did make an effort with the picture quality for sure the Audio options are the same 5.1 Master audio mix & a 2.0 stereo mix aswell the Integral version has been given normal 1080p HD transfer (not 4k) in 1:78:1 ratio with only a 5.1 Master mix the so called Integral version makes the storyline/Plot more detailed with the Deleted scenes but little slow paced hence the 104min runtime the Unrated cut briefly tells the plot but focusse's more on the Blood/Gore scenes of course it's matter of opinion really if you prefer the integral cut or the usual Unrated cut i like like integral version more myself all the special features have been carried over from the Anchor bay release Disc 1 has the Unrated cut with the usual Audio commentaries taken from the old Anchor bay release 1st commentary is stuart Gordon, the 2nd commentary is Brian Yuzna, Bruce abbott, Barbara crampton etc both interesting commentaries worth listening to Disc 2 has the 104min Integral version in 1:78:1 widescreen plus all the special features RE-ANIMATOR RESURRECTUS-70min Documentary taken from the 2006 Anchor bay dvd which has interviews with Stuart, Brian ,writer Dennis paoli, Actors Jeffrey combs, Bruce abbott, Barbara crampton plus others, plus special effects make up man John beauchler and his team, incredible Doco obviously. plus other interviews taken from older dvd versions with Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, music composer Richard band, Fangoria editor Tony timpone plus Deleted scenes & extended scenes some of these are in the integral version plus Theatrical trailers, the usual TV spots, radio spots, Behind the scenes Photo Gallery so don't waste your money buying the Image ent' blu-ray this second sight blu-ray is the version to get for sure only available as steelbook packaging, it's also region B locked so U.S. fans will need ALL REGIONS player for sure 5 stars for the film, 5 stars for this new second sight blu-ray so get it while it's still available to buy

Based loosely on the 1922 H. P. Lovecraft novella “Herbert West–Reanimator”, this classic mid-80s horror is both old-fashioned and new. It takes a work of period literature – about a grave-robbing doctor restarting dead human beings as if they were machines – and transplants it to a modern-day mad scientist workshop, effectively reinvigorating the zombie genre. With its unnatural lighting, crooked angles and melodramatic outbursts, Re-Animator has the style of cautionary 50s sci-fi. Except much, much gorier. Jeffrey Combs plays West, whom we meet grappling with one Dr Hans Gruber (that’s right). It turns out that West wasn’t killing Gruber; he was bringing him back to life with the help of a special serum. West flees to New England, where he moves in with Dan (Bruce Abbott), a trainee surgeon, and his girlfriend Megan (scream queen Barbara Crampton). West soon gets to work resurrecting dead animals, but his sights are set on human reanimation. Appealing to his curiosity and his ego – and despite the warnings of Megan – West convinces Dan to assist him, gaining access to the morgue. Meanwhile, the scheming Dr Hill (David Gale) seeks to steal the serum and create a zombie army of his own. The movie is based mostly in a single set, the morgue, meaning most of the sub-$1m budget goes on spectacularly gruesome special makeup effects. This release is the “Unrated” version, meaning all the beheadings and disembowellings are here in all their 4K glory. It’s safe to say Re-Animator features some of the most impressive and memorable gore effects of the decade. Tony Doublin’s design for the headless Dr Hill is masterful. The scenes where Hill’s disembodied head is psychically controlling his stumbling body are eye-poppingly gross and funny. The script is sharp, the plotting is tight, and the characters are well-rounded. Sure, the goodies aren’t nearly as fun as the plotting puppeteers. But then, this isn’t the kind of movie where you’re expecting to feel fuzzy and consoled come the final freeze-frame. More satirical than David Cronenberg’s The Fly but straighter than Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker, Re-Animator successfully finds the sweet spot between comedy and horror. This is thanks in large part to the universally good performances, chief of which is the possessed Combs, whose deranged scientist is hilarious and unique. There’s talent on the other side of the camera, too. Richard Band’s wonderful music is pure Psycho-era Bernard Herrman. And the producer is Brian Yuzna, whose directorial debut would be the fantastically grotesque Society, and who would direct the Re-Animator sequel in 1990. Bold characterisation, barking performances, timeless practical effects, efficient plotting and jet-black humour – not to mention considerable after-the-event reassessment – leaves Re-Animator a shoe-in for cult status. It even dares to ask big questions: What is medical science for? Should we seek to cheat death entirely? And then it drowns such lofty concerns in a bucket of offal.

Prior to owning Capelight's impressive region free steelbook of the horror comedy classic "Re-Animator" and its 1990 sequel "Bride of Re-Animator", I owned the lackluster bluray of the original film released by Image. The Image bluray used an extremely dated HD master that was barely an improvement over Anchor Bay's anamorphic DVD as well as being improperly framed. Image has earned a deserved reputation for releasing poor blurays of classic horror titles and their bluray of "Re-Animator" was no exception. Capelight came to the rescue with their region free NTSC bluray that features a stunning transfer of "Re-Animator" which was scanned at 4K resolution from the original negative. The image features more picture information on all sides and blows the Image disc out of the water without even breaking a sweat. This is easily the best this film will ever look and has possibly ever looked. No digital scrubbing was done so the film features incredible color reproduction and texture. A high bit rate results in no compression artifacts. Audio is presented in German and English lossless HD with English & German subtitles. All extras from the Image bluray were ported over however they are in 50 hz PAL format so you will need a bluray player that can play PAL format and an HDTV that can decode PAL stuff too (my bluray player does both actually). As a bonus you also get the 1990 sequel "Bride of Re-Animator" making its bluray debut in an equally nice transfer. Some of the unrated footage is a bit more washed out but overall blends seamlessly. Audio is in 2 channel HD but is a little bit muffled at times and hissy. All extras from the old Pioneer DVD are ported over as well also in PAL format. Simply put fans of Re-Animator must own this bluray by Capelight. The film has never never looked better and they also included the fun 1990 sequel on its on disc too looking great in HD as well. Highly recommended!

There's a reason this flick is now regarded as a classic. It's good old-fashioned unpretentious horror fun. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but doesn't mug for laughs or stint on the scares. Transplanting H.P. Lovecraft's most notorious mad scientist into the latter half of the 20th Century works well, and Jeffrey Coombs' icey performance as the insensitive, obsessive and probably gay genius (Watch the way he gets jealous of Megan Halsey!) is wonderful. West is a man already stripped of his humanity beven before he starts resurrecting the dead, and this contrasts well with the bleeding heart of his colleague, the hapless Daniel Cain. There's so much to love in this flick (killer intestines!), I could watch it again and again. The extras on this DVD are fascinating too; it's great hearing how some of my favourite moments in the movie came about simply because they didn't have more money!

Erst einmal muß ich sagen das es für ein Capelight Steelbook wirklich wunderschön geworden ist !! Das grün schwarze Cover ist wirklich gelungen und die Farben passen toll zusammen !! Hinten hat es auch nur ein Backprint also ein Bild mit den Händen und dem Kopf und der Schüssel. Unten stehen noch kleingedruckt die Angaben zu den Filmen. Auch innen hat es einen Print mit einem Motiv aus dem Film. Das einzige was zu bemängeln wäre, ist das die Schrift vorne nicht geprägt ist aber das kennt man ja von den deutschen Steelbooks. Zu den Filmen Re-Animator von 1985 und ride of Re-Animator von 1989 brauche ich wohl nicht viel zu schreiben nur soviel das sie einfach Kult sind für Horror und Spatterfreunde. Dazu sei noch gesagt das es sich um die Unrated Fassungen handelt was soviel bedeutet das sie uncut sein sollten jedoch bei dem Vergleich mit meiner Laserdisc ist die Bride of Re-Animator 3 Minuten kürzer also 97 Minuten statt 100 Minuten was aber nichts zu bedeuten hat denn ich habe noch keine Schnitte feststellen können. Auch die englischen Passagen sind wohl nachträglich übersetzt worden aber ich habe die Filme noch nicht ganz gesehen auf dieser Blu-Ray. Zum Ton muss ich sagen: Wahnsinn. Ich kenne ja nur den schlechten Mono Ton von der Laserdisc und von Videos aber hier mit DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 und bei Teil 2 mit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ein Hammer Unterschied. Natürlich ist er nicht so gut wie bei aktuellen Filmen jedoch für so einen alten Film, respekt. Auch das Bild ist um Welten besser wie bei der Laserdisc und beim Vorspann von Bride of Re-Animator könnte man meinen, es handle sich um einen aktuellen Film. Es handelt sich laut Umkarton um eine limitierte Erstauflage und die späteren werden wohl nicht mehr so schön sein also zugreifen !!

La pelicula es de mis favoritas, pero tristemente después de esperar varios retrasos en la salida de la.edicion 4k, esta llega SIN slipcover siendo una primera edición haciendo el pedido el días antes de su salida a la venta. Segun bluray.com la edición cuenta con slipcover.

Miskatonic University has just welcomed its newest student and resident madman, they just don't know it yet! Herbert West is completely obsessed with the thought of re-animating dead tissue, he just hasn't perfected the procedure until now. Through a series of misadventures and failures at the University, Herbert West reluctantly shares his re-animating formula with fellow medical student Dan Cain. Gradually Dan gets sucked in to helping Herbert carry out his horrific experiments on corpses and together they go beyond the point of no return. Welcome to H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator, a true cult classic in every sense of the word and truly worth owning on Blu-ray. Video quality: 4/5 Image Entertainment has given Re-Animator fans a pretty decent Blu-ray presentation as far as I'm concerned. The 1080p HD 1:78.1 Widescreen transfer is in extremely good condition considering its age. Is it perfect? The simple answer is no. There is an occasional blip here and there, some minor print speckling and several casual print splotches but nothing that detracts from the overall viewing experience. Re-Animator was an ultra-low budget film and it's probably a miracle that it was released on Blu-ray to begin with. The transfer from Image is about the best I've ever seen this film look. The level of detail presented in the actor's faces, special effects and make-up made me experience Re-Animator like I hadn't seen before. The colors in this Blu-ray release really stand out, more specifically the blood and Herbert's secret re-animating elixir. I don't remember the green formula looking as bright as it's shown here. Audio quality: 3.5/5 The film's soundtrack is presented in DTS-HD Master audio 5.1. The dialogue comes across clearly but there really isn't anything extraordinary about the soundtrack. I think the 5.1 did the job even though it sounded a little flat at times, however the films score from Richard Band sounded better than I remember. Special features: 4.5/5 - Documentary: Re-Animator Resurrectus - Audio Commentary by Director Stuart Gordon - Audio Commentary by Producer Brian Yuzna and actors Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and Robert Sampson - Interview with Director Stuart Gordon and Producer Brian Yuzna - Interview with writer Dennis Paoli - Interview with Composer Richard Band - Music discussion with Composer Richard Band - Interview with Fangoria Magazine editor Tony Timpone - Deleted and Extended Scenes - Theatrical Trailer - TV Spots The Main Cast: - Jeffrey Combs ' Herbert West - Bruce Abbott ' Dan Cain - Barbara Crampton ' Megan Halsey - Robert Sampson ' Dean Halsey - David Gale ' Dr. Carl Hill - Gerry Black ' Mace - Carolyn-Purdy Gordon ' Dr. Harrod

El producto está dentro de una funda de cartrón típico de las ediciones coleccionistas que incluye: -Un librito de 32 páginas hecho por Scifiworld con un artículo sobre la película en general y su trascendencia, una entrevista con el director Stuart Gordon y una crítica cinéfila sobre la película, además de una lista de los contenidos de cada disco. El acabado es muy bueno, decorado con imágenes de la película y el rodaje. ·Dentro del librito se incluye un sobre de plástico con una tira de celuloide cinco fotogramas originales de la película. Cada copia parece tener una tira de fotogramas diferentes y aleatorios por lo que tengo entendido (los de mi copia pertenecen a un primer plano de Dan Cain, uno de los protagonistas. *Nota: no se aclara de qué tipo de fotogramas "originales" están hablando. Supongo que pertenecen a una copia destinada justamente a ser recortada para la edición coleccionista. De todas formas, mola, es distinto a las típicas postales a las que tipicamente hay en ediciones limitadas. -Una caja con portada reversible (me encanta este detalle) que incluye: ·Un disco Blu Ray con: la película en 1080p, audio 5.1 DTS HD en Español tanto con el doblaje nuevo como el clásico y en inglés, y el documental Re-Animator Ressurructus sobre la película, subtítulado en español. ·Un DVD con la película, con los mismos audios y el tráiler original de la película. ·Un primer DVD de extras con cuatro entrevistas, spots de televiión y una galería de imágenes del rodaje. ·Un segundo DVD de extras con tres audiocomentarios, 16 escenas extendidas y una escena eliminada. ·Un CD con la BSO de la película (16 tracks) y una entrevista al autor de la banda sonora. Tal y como dice la opinión de Manu, es un poco raro que no hayan juntado los extras en el Blu-ray, pero de todas formas es una pasada de edición. La calidad de imágen y sonido es muy buena teniendo en cuenta que se ha tenido que adaptar una película de serie B de hace casi 30 años a la alta definición, el acabado del producto en si es muy bueno, hay una buena cantidad de extras... Resumiendo: muy satisfecho con el producto.

Stuart Gordon’s 1985 classic Re-Animator has been released on home video countless times, but Arrow Video's 4K UHD release completely blows every previous version out of the water. If you want proof that Arrow is currently wearing the crown as the absolute best boutique label in the 4K physical media market, look no further than this definitive package. A Mind-Blowing 4K Transfer ​The native 4K transfer—sourced from the original 35mm camera negative and approved by producer Brian Yuzna—is a revelation. Re-Animator has historically had a grungy, low-budget look, but this presentation cleans it up flawlessly without losing its raw, cinematic edge. The Power of Dolby Vision: The implementation of Dolby Vision HDR elevates the film's unique, comic-book aesthetic. The deep, inky black levels rescue shadow detail from the dark hospital corridors, while the vibrant contrast makes the gore leap off the screen. That Glorious Neon Reagent: The true highlight of the upgrade is Herbert West’s iconic re-animating serum. The day-glow green fluid practically sizzles with brilliant, luminous intensity. Flawless Film Grain: Film purists will rejoice because the natural, medium-to-fine grain structure is beautifully preserved. There are zero signs of artificial digital scrubbing or blocking—it looks exactly like a pristine, freshly struck 35mm archival print. The Supplements: ​Arrow didn't just stop at a pretty picture; they packed the disc with a staggering layout of bonus features. What makes this release special is how perfectly they balanced the brand-new material with the essential legacy extras. Brand-New Supplements: ​The 40th Anniversary Conversation: A phenomenal, newly produced retrospective roundtable featuring stars Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton alongside producer Brian Yuzna, discussing the film's lasting legacy. ​"Piece by Piece" Interview: A new, highly technical look into the film’s tight narrative pacing with editor Lee Percy. ​Fresh Audio Commentary: An excellent, newly recorded track by film historian and lecturer Eddie Falvey, providing brilliant context on the film's place in H.P. Lovecraft cinema history. Archival / Legacy Supplements: ​Classic Commentary Tracks: The legendary, hilarious group track with Stuart Gordon, Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott, and Robert Sampson is preserved here, alongside Gordon's separate solo commentary. ​Vintage Featurettes: Classic making-of documentaries and legacy interviews that trace the special effects, the music, and the production design from the original 1980s shoot. ​Isolated Score: Richard Band's phenomenal, Bernard Herrmann-esque synth score is available as an isolated audio track, letting you appreciate the music completely on its own. ​The Verdict: Between the spectacular video bitrate, robust audio options, and the sheer volume of extras, Arrow Video proves once again why they are leading the physical media industry. They respect the film, they respect the format, and they respect the collectors. A mandatory, 5-star double-dip for any horror fan!