Re-Animator

Re-Animator (1985) is loosely based on the H. P. Lovecraft short story "Herbert West - Re-Animator."  An earnest, young med student and his girlfriend get pulled into the odd conquest of a new foreign student, Herbert West.  West has discovered a bizarre liquid that, when injected into dead brain matter, can bring life to the deceased.  When brought back, though, the dead become violent, killing-machines. As the students lose control of their experiments, an all-out blood bath ensues.

BR: Re-Animator makes me want to get into H.P. Lovecraft real bad (I know, I been slacking). There's a uniquely dark/wacky sci-fi feel to it that I'm totally into. Crazy evil scientists? Yes! Glowing Gatorade zombie juice? Yes! Lobotomies? Yes! Ample use of fog machine? Hells. Yes. I also really love that the "hero" isn't much of a good guy. Oh, and zombie-kitty, I will take you home please.

RB: No, nobody seems to much of a good guy. Fine by me. The super-human strength of these zombies is astounding. As are the varying degrees of intellect. One turns into a vegetable before his lobotomy, one has a master plan (y'know, because that's really easy when you've ben decapitated) that includes rape and stealing someone else's work for glory. Another movie that's more horror than zombie, I don't know what to say.

BR: Well, by the time we get to Mr. Decapitated Scientist, we've pretty much thrown out every rule imaginable. For whatever reason, the only one that remotely bothered me was the talking head. He just breathed so much, you know? Whatever, Hulkamania, green goop, and zombie-kitty. You want it.

RB: Total mouth breather. Science Fiction + Gross = Good.