Beyond Re-Animator Brian Yuzna - USA Lion's Gate Entertainment Never let it be said that trilogies are just an innocent money grab. They are, for the most part, exploiting the fans' adoration of the original and raping them of their money with loosely connected, haphazard sequels. Why do we continue to fall victim to this ruse? Because horror junkies' drug of choice is fear and we are ever desperate to re-live the titillation felt the first time we saw lunatic Dr. Herbert West re-animate Dr. Hill's head in a specimen pan and speak to it. That is the stuff of pure genre genius. Brian Yuzna's Beyond Re-Animator certainly had tall test tubes to fill as FantAsia patrons packed themselves into the Concordia theatre with high hopes for a reagent fix that delivers the goods. So what was the buzz like? For the most part, Yuzna's third instalment in the Lovecraft-inspired saga of Dr. West remains true to the original's tongue-in-cheek gore-a-thon vibe, albeit a thoroughly ridiculous one. If you can tuck away the absurdity of the plot and pop some popcorn during the romance scene (which made the whole theatre swell with groans), you will most definitely have a good trip. Beyond Re-Animator catches up with West thirteen years after Bride of Re-Animator at the Arkham State Prison where he is imprisoned for his solecism. Of course, he manages to continue his experiments in his cell and, with the help of new prison physician Howard Philips (cough), discovers what he is convinced is the secret to re-animation without the, er, abhorrent side effects. Well, it just wouldn't be a Re-Animator movie without the angry undead miscreants so you can look forward to West's serum failing and fountains of the red stuff coming at you in this one. Overall, incredibly stupid but mercilessly funny... oh and make sure you stick around after the credits lest you miss the much talked about rat vs. severed-dick kung-fu fight! - Jen Vuckovic, Rue Morgue Magazine