Monday, August 20, 2007

From Beyond

Stuart Gordon was faced with severe budget restrictions on this one and it shows. A loose adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story, FROM BEYOND tells of a mad scientist who manages to open a gate to the sixth dimension via stimulation of the penial gland and this allows all kind of other-worldly shit to cross over and wreak havok. Jeffrey Combs does his usual job of looking blank eyed and psycho especially with a giant penis sticking out of his head. Ken Foree of DAWN OF THE DEAD fame has a few good moments but the real laurels here go to scream queen Barbara Crampton. She is worth the price of admission alone just to see her in her bondage outfit and if nothing else this will keep the splatter pervs happy. Speaking of splatter, they do a good job with the money they have so take the visuals with a grain of salt. All in all FROM BEYOND is for die hard fans of the genre and you would be far better off with RE-ANIMATOR.

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