
Beyond and Above
Stuart Gordon had so much fun with Re-Animator that he took a crack at another H. P. Lovegraft short story, with similar results. As with "Herbert West -- The Re-Animator!", the Lovecraft story, "From Beyond," is just a jumping-off point for the film.
The original short story was rather dull, which means that the film is lively, a lot of fun, and fairly humorous. There are whole subplots in the film that weren't even hinted at in the original tale, not the least of which is the role of a woman in the story.
Gordon has a lot of fun with the special effects. It's as if he might be saying, "You liked Re-Animator? Watch this!"
The plot is simple, but who cares? the film is highly entertaining.
Review ID: 10000000008784948

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