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Good movie but grossly overrated

best movie i've ever seen.

Absolutely Fantastic

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Corpses reanimate after Pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of uncremated bodies to toxic medical waste.To director Jeff Broadstreet's credit he does manage to bag some great actors including Andrew Divoff and Jeffrey Combs in his prequel to his 2006 film. Here Divoff replaces Sid Haig, the 3D is as gimmicky Broadstreet's first offering. It shockingly tries to cash-in on the Re-Animator series as well as the Night of the Living Dead. The acting is slightly better thanks to Divoff and Combs. If you liked Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) expect more of the same as Re-Animation is just as bad (or good depending on your opinion), for everyone else you may want to watch Re-Animator (1985) and Night of the Living Dead (1968) again.

After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's inheritance-seeking younger brother unexpectedly shows up, stumbling upon a full zombie outbreak! Zombie outbreak? 3/4 through the film and nary a zombie. This has to be one of the worst zombie films I have ever seen. Next to nothing happens. It's not scary nor is it funnyI was looking forward to watching this movie. I wasted 90 minutes of my life.The budget was about ten cents. It's so bad when they have a scene of a cemetery, it's a slide!!!! They didn't even bother to shoot live.Don't expect special effects just talk talk talk for nearly the entire film. How it got a R rating is beyond me.

Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation (2012) * 1/2 (out of 4)This sequel to 2006's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D isn't connected to 2009's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: ANIMATED for those following all the title variations to the George A. Romero film. Mortician Gerald Tovar (Andrew Divoff) inherits the family funeral parlor and soon ends up having to take care of the "zombie" problem. When his brother Harold (Jeffrey Combs) shows up this here just causes more trouble. This here certainly isn't a "good" movie but it's a masterpiece compared to the original movie, which was one of the most pathetic zombie movies I've ever seen. This one here actually could have been a whole lot better had the story been better. What we've basically got is a very bad story stretched to nearly 90-minutes and to make up for the weak story we just get extended dialogue scenes that just drag the film down. Again, I'm a little confused why you'd make a direct-to-DVD zombie film, add mostly dialogue and not give people more zombie action. Outside a quick scene towards the start, the majority of the violence doesn't happen until the last portion of the film and by then most viewers are going to be asleep from the dialogue. Once we do get to the action the special effects aren't all that convincing but they're at least gory to keep fans happy. Those expecting greatness from the duo of Divoff and Combs might be somewhat disappointed as neither character is classic but I think they're entertaining enough. I also thought the supporting players were decent enough for this type of film. In the end, this certainly isn't a film that's going to appeal to the masses so most would be advised to stay away. The only ones who should even attempt this film are those who must see everything the genre has to offer. I will say the only really clever thing is some of the comedy that brings up other zombie movies including a nice bit about Romero's series, THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and a pretty funny joke about the 1990 remake.

The George A. Romero original Night of the Living Dead has been the basis for all things zombie over the years, including remakes. In 2006 a remake was released titled Night of the Living Dead 3D directed by Jeff Broadstreet. Now Broadstreet returns again to the genre with Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-animation, a prequel to his previous entry. Will it be a respectful worthy entry to a classic genre or just another forgettable zombie film to add to the countless others? Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-animation follows a mortician who exposes un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste that cause them to reanimate. When his younger brother shows up and stumbles upon him trying to keep this zombie outbreak from getting outside the mortuary, their rivalry escalates as the dark family secret is revealed. This film had the chance to be a pretty fun zombie movie, but ended up just being average. Most of the issues here are pacing and lack of urgency. The first half has a lot of set up and takes a little long to get there than needed. Once the zombie fun begins it's a pretty fun movie but the characters just never seem to be all that freaked out about what's happening. What really steps this movie out of the realm of just average is the over the top performances by genre favorites Jeffery Combs and Andrew Divoff. These guys are polar opposites in acting style and really play well off of each other. Most of the best moments of the film come in the form of just watching these guys banter. There are some decent gore moments and the zombie make up effects are really well done keeping this film on par as one of the better to come along in a while.While there are lots of areas this film could have been better, it is still a fun addition to the series. Unlike most zombie films that are just tossed out left and right these days, this one tried to stick to the rules set forth by Romero while still telling their own story. Yeah this is a bit slow, but it is a prequel so required more set up for the story they are trying to tell. In addition to the fun zombie movie itself it also sports the old school red and blue glasses 3D which works pretty well and adds the old school monster movie vibe.