Genre: Horror Director: Brian Yuzna Rating: R Length: 1h35 Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English Subtitles: English and Spanish
Stars:Plot: After causing the Miskatonic University Massacre, Dr. Herbert West has been serving a prison sentence for the past 14 years. Far from overcoming his scientific obsession with bringing dead organisms back to life, he has had no choice but to continue his experiments on the only specimens he can find in his cell: rats. When Howard, a new young doctor, comes to work as the prison MD and requests his assistance, Dr. West discovers the yound protege has something Dr. West left behind 14 years ago.
My Thoughts:
OK that one is better than Bride of Re-Animator, but it isn't very hard. The film was made on a small budget and it's evident, but I can live with that. At least Jeffrey Combs is always there and give a good performance. For the other actors it's hard to judge since they aren't english native speakers and use the language (of course that excuse doesn't work for Jason Barry who is a poor substitute for Bruce Abbott). I don't really like some modifications in the franchise genesis, by exemple since when the reanimated can transmit their states by a bite? That doesn't make sense... The jail setting is interesting but the characters are too stereotypical and there is an opening for a sequel who will never happen since that film was a huge flop.
Not the best film of Brian Yuzna (his best being Society), but certainly not his worst one.
Overview Billionaire Clarence Martel has everything money can buy, but not everything he wants, namely immortality. Seeking to fulfill an ancient dark prophecy, Mr. Martel approaches Mikey, a gambler in way over his head, with a simple proposition. In exchange for a one night job, Mikey's debt will be wiped clean.
Having no other way of clearing his debt, Mikey and his brother Paul agree to do the job. In an old abandoned house, they perform a ritual known as the "Drawing of the Shadows" and unwittingly unleash the demons of the darkness, the Shadow People.
Forced off the road by a storm, four unsuspecting friends seek shelter in the house and fall into the deadly trap already set in motion. If they want to survive, they must play a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the house's murderous inhabitants.
My Impression With a better director this one could have been good, since the basic idea is interesting. But the set had a lot of weakness : the outside shot of the house made ovious that it's only a little shed and the house is supposed to be strongly board but it looks really easy to remove the plywood from the window. We don't really care about the people who died since no character builing is made. The fact that the sound is bad doesn't help also, it isn't that much to ask for a commercially release film to be audible I think... At worst, just reregister the voices track. The set is badly light, but I can live with that since it is the base of the story. Of course, the acting isn't that great (a lot of overacting) but usually that doesn't bother me that much. I don't really like the idea to let a book in a box prepared by the rich guy employee that explain how to win (very weak I'm stuck and I don't kow what to do kind of idea)
Not too bad, but too many weakness to be really appreciated...
I agree with Pete, the Ambasador's daughter running amuck type of thing has been done a lot. They did a good job with it though. Making it a two parted probably helped.
This episode was a bit different as it didn't have Fraser and Ray working together. I have to say I missed the interaction. Not much with the wolf either, although it was funny at the beginning when Diefenbaker knew Frasers ideas of what to do were lame.
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