If I remember correctly, the very first "Mad Scientist" horror movie I ever watched was the 1986 remake of The Fly. I think I was maybe seven at the time, so I was watching it through static on an analog television... in spanish. I wasn't very much scared, but I was extremely intrigued at how disgusting everything was. My favorite part was when Jeff Goldblum was throwing up on his food to break it down, then slurp it back up. I may hate the 80's, but I do love the use of practical special effects in horror movies (The Thing being one of my favorites), and thrash metal. Can't forget about thrash metal.
I had no clue as to what this movie was about, all I had to go by was the awesome poster, and H.P. Lovecrafts name at the top. Re-Animator, is a horror/comedy from 1985 that tells the story of a young medical student named Herbert West, who is accused of killing his old proffesor while he was studying in switzerland. West had developed a way to bring the dead back to life, and it is implied that he killed his professor to use him as a test subject.
After the incident, West moves to Miskatonik University in New England to continue his studies along side Dan Cain who his attempting to complete his medical schooling. He moves into Cain's apartment and continues his experiments in secret. However, when the cat goes missing, Cain's girlfriend Megan finds him dead in West's refrigerator. That night, West shows off his research to Cain and brings the dead cat back to life, only instead of being a normal pet he is extremely violent and aggressive. West convinces Cain to sneak him into the morgue so that he can test his serum on humans, only to have it backfire when one of the patients goes on a rampage and kills Megans father, who also happens to be the dean of the university.
If you plan on watching this, DON"T go into this expecting something serious and thought provoking because you will probably end up hating it. Take it for what it is, a campy 80s horror movie much like Evil Dead or The Stuff. Most of the events that take place could have been avoided from the start, and you'll find yourself saying "Really?" very frequently, but like I said, don't take it seriously. It's funny, gross, and it's full of really neat special effects. Check out this death scene... (SKIP TO 8:35 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE ENTIRE SCENE)
I can't really hate anything about this movie, because choosing something to hate would be too easy. Also, it was really fun to watch so I can't complain about that. The cheesy dialogue was expected, the over-the-top gore and hilarious cat fighting scenes were there, so what else is missing? Oh yeah, all the corpses that come back to life are naked. It's even more hilarious when you see the main characters wrestling and rolling around on the floor with the zombies.
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