From Beyond (Unrated Director's Cut)

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The second H.P. Lovecraft adaptation by Stuart Gordon FROM BEYOND is pure Lovecraftian science-terror. Out-there scientist Dr. Pretorious (Ted Sorel) and his assistant Dr. Tillinghast (Jeffery Combs) are working towards breaking through earthly perceptions and revealing a new alternate universe. They do this by stimulating the pineal gland of the human brain which enables people to see the strange creatures that inhabit a parallel dimension. Unfortunately these creatures can now see humans as well and they are none too pleased with it. Dr. Pretorious is killed by the floating monstrosities but the police blame his assistant for the murder and lock him up. Only Dr. Katharine McMichaels (Barbara Crampton) believes the insane tales of Dr. Tillinghast and it's up to her to shut down the experiment that threatens to unleash the other-dimensional creatures on this universe forever. Great special effects and solid performances by Combs and Crampton complement a near-perfect realization by Gordon of Lovecraft's vividly detailed and chilling vision of scientific possibilities.System Requirements:Running Time: 85 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: R UPC: 027616085504 Manufacturer No: M108550

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5 out of 5 stars

The Way Stuart Gordon Intended it to Be. July 12, 2007
89 out of 104 found this review helpful

Scientific endeavors to reach the other side work and the results - they leave an enigma splashed all over an upstairs laboratory and a man in the custody of a lovingly cozy straightjacket. Here you have an assistant accused of killing his protege with an axe, a young researcher that wants to exploit the possibilities of findings that still exist in a house with a now-grizzly past, some muscle to keep Jeffrey Combs from trying to escape while helping arrange this - and while trying to prove to people he isn't crazy, and a host of things that become transparent when an experimental machine is fired up and something "from Beyond" returns.
You really have to love the work of Stuart Gordon, and moreso now that it comes complete to you in a form you haven't been allowed to see.

For the longest time this item was only available in the US on VHS, and even then it was available only in chopped up variations that made you want to wince. The same can be said for the versions that appeared on bootlegged DVD - there were qualities issues that abounded, terrible dubbing issues to contend with, and there were also the irregularities that seemed to occur depending on what version you had. This was a sad fate considering this was one of the Gordon "big three," too, and the idea that such a good Combs movie could be overlooked seemed almost impossible. Lately rumors began to surface about a DC of the movie, though, and the suicidegirls did an interview that confirmed that the movie would be coming out. So, it took 21 years for someone to see the point in that, but after 21 years you have a DVD feature of one of Stuart Gordon's better films - and one that he did in the height of HPL remakes and j. Combs stardom.

So, what does it mean to have a director's cut of the movie. Well, according to Gordon, the MPAA castrated his film when it was first rated and made a mess of it. Much like movies that wer ebeing imported at the time and even movies like Evil Dead, the MPAA wanted no part of horror. That meant that they hacked random pieces - a lot of goes and story as well - just to finalize a product they agreed with. Although there were just a few minutes that were added back in, the pieces that were added back took the campy nature of the film and gave it more power. The result - something you should check out because it has been needed for far-too-long. So, if you are a fan of Gordon, are a fan of Combs, or simply want to watch some horror when horror was good THen you need this.
I recommend this o so strongly.

5 out of 5 stars

FINALLY, love this movie June 18, 2007
69 out of 75 found this review helpful

It is about time they released this gem on DVD, or at least, release a "real" USA version instead of the cheap version from China with the subtitles that would not GO AWAY. The guy selling the german bootlegs on amazon (you might have noticed his posting just above this one when you searched "from beyond") must be crying like a baby. I have searched for this movie for the past five years, like once or twice a month waiting for it to show up, and that german copy has been there for months now with fans like myself paying for a crap version.

Anyway, the point, another H.P. Lovecraft gem staring Jeff Combs and Barbara Crampton, both of which rocked in Re-animator, are back for another cool blood soaked romp. Other dimension worms, exploding heads, brain eating, and the best damn seduction scene ever (love ya barbara). What more could you want. The plot moves fast, the story is interesting, the special effects are cool, especially for the day, and once again Jeff and Barb bring humor, intensity, and a nice dash of naughty to this cult favorite

BUY it. not to be missed

5 out of 5 stars

Finally September 12, 2007
30 out of 31 found this review helpful

After years of waiting, Stuart Gordon's From Beyond is finally out on DVD, and be thankful that it is. Undoubtedly one of Gordon's (Re-Animator) best films and one of the best H.P. Lovecraft adaptations ever filmed, From Beyond revolves around survivor Crawford (the great Jeffrey Combs) of an experiment gone hideously awry. A psychiatrist (Barbara Crampton) however wants to continue the experiment, and returns to the house where everything went wrong, along with Crawford and a cop named Bubba (Dawn of the Dead's Ken Foree). Naturally, things don't go very well, but in Gordon's hands, the otherwise predictable story and events are frequently gross, and frequently entertaining. There's plenty of gorey, slimy moments to be had, as From Beyond is finally restored in all it's uncut glory after years of only being able to see it as a butchered, MPAA approved version that floated around on VHS. The DVD itself has some great special features as well, including an insightful commentary from Gordon, and a couple featurettes as well which detail the making of the film as well as it's re-editing for DVD. All in all, it's so great to finally have From Beyond in all it's uncut glory on DVD; and it's needless to say that if you're a real horror fan, this DVD belongs on your shelf.

2 out of 5 stars

Beyond Bad October 1, 2007
24 out of 32 found this review helpful

You know those movies that you saw 20 years ago that for whatever reason you never saw again, but to this day they stick out in the back of your mind as cool? Something jogs your memory about a flick and you think, "Man, I'd like to see that again; I hope it comes out/is out on DVD."

Chances are you're like me, and 20 years ago was a different lifetime. Maybe you were a teenager and the movie was one of the first R-rated horror films you ever saw; hence, the movie just made a lasting first impression. Or maybe you were out late as a young adult still living with your parents, and you get home at 3 in the morning, make yourself a snack and you find this "cool" movie on late night cable (enhanced by whatever stimulants kept you out 'til 3 a.m.).

Because I'll tell you what: there are some movies out there that you either had to be young and impressionable to like, or you were just wasted when you originally saw it and decided that it was cool. From Beyond is one of those movies for me.

I threw an extra star at From Beyond for the nostalgic value, but this movie was tough to sit through. The acting is atrocious and the situations are as unrealistic as I've ever seen. The story is well conceived though; it's an adaptation of an HP Lovecraft short story about a machine that activates a "sixth sense" in the brain that gives people the ability to co-exist in a parallel, albeit monstrous, world.

Classic Horror-master Stuart Gordon ( Re-Animator (The Millennium Edition) ) directs, and Re-Animator star Jeffery Combs is also the lead in From Beyond. I recently watched Re-Animator too, and while that movie was also not the "awesome" movie that I remember it as when I first saw it in 1985, it was a lot better than the fresh look that I had at From Beyond. (Ironically, I actually can't wait for Gordon's star-studded 2008 release House of Re-Animator with William H. Macy ( Fargo (Special Edition) ) , Combs and George Wendt ( Cheers - The Complete First Season ).

Anyway, in hindsight, what might have made From Beyond more fun to watch on DVD was turning on the Director's commentary. Unfortunately, I didn't think of that until writing this review, and I'm just not compelled to spend another 90 minutes with this film.

Bottom line: If you've never seen this before and you're seeing the high average star rating here at Amazon for From Beyond...tread carefully into this movie. Let's put it this way....If Aliens Aliens was perhaps the best movie of 1986 in the genre, From Beyond is the antithesis of Aliens. If you remember seeing From Beyond 20 years ago, and you think it would be fun to take a nostalgic look, the Director's commentary might make it easier to watch again.

5 out of 5 stars

Stuart Gordon at His Best! March 13, 2004
20 out of 23 found this review helpful

I am a huge fan of Stuart Gordon, Jeffrey Combs, and H.P. Lovecraft. I watched this movie repeatedly as a teenager and have been anxiously awaiting a collector's edition DVD release. I'd love to see this movie in widescreen with a dts soundtrack! Some director and actor commentary would make this film even better. Aside from that, it's already a perfect 80's gore flick.

YES!!

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