Directed by Stuart Gordon. Written by Gordon, Dennis Paoli and William Norris, based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott and Barbara Crampton.
Plot: an odd medical student does experiments to reanimate dead tissue.
Let’s just apologize early for poo-pooing all over a “classic”, but we don’t really like this “gem”. The plot is simple enough. Herbert West (Combs), a medical student, comes to a new university with the idea of reanimating dead tissue. He’s already technically reanimated one person, but it went horribly wrong and he’s sure he can do better. So, he tries.
There’s a lot of nudity in this and we weren’t bothered by that, but of course, a cat had to take a lot of punishment during West’s studies and I could barely watch those parts. The acting was way too over-the-top. The effects were as well. Honestly, I just don’t see it as being as funny as most people I think. And it definitely doesn’t get better upon mutiple viewings. We tried.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all.
2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch.
3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself.
4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience.
5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection.
6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him.
7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together.
8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic.
9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic.
10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.
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