Editing Beyond Re-Animator (section)

==Reception==
On the review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 55% based on 11 critics, with an average rating of 5.30/10 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond_reanimator/|title=Beyond Reanimator|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=May 6, 2022}}</ref>  [[AllRovi|Allmovie]] gave the film a mixed review, calling it "almost a remake of the original".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/beyond-re-animator-v280078/review |title=Beyond Re-Animator (2003) |author=Jason Buchanan |work=[[AllRovi|Allmovie]] |access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref>  Jonathan Holland of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' writes that the film is "sometimes shocking but rarely scary" and "calculated to appeal only to hardcore gore hounds."<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/beyond-re-animator-1200540105/|title=Review: 'Beyond Re-Animator'|last=Holland|first=Jonathan|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2003-08-04|access-date=2013-11-09}}</ref>  In a mixed review, Patrick Naugle of [[DVD Verdict]] called it "somewhat of a letdown" but "worth at least one viewing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/beyondreanimator.php|title=Beyond Re-Animator|last=Naugle|first=Patrick|work=[[DVD Verdict]]|date=2004-01-05|access-date=2013-11-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109113731/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/beyondreanimator.php|archive-date=2013-11-09}}</ref>  Writing for [[Bloody Disgusting]], Brad Miska rates the film 2.5/5 stars and called it "a fun movie, but nothing special".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/film/108631/beyond-re-animator/?tab=bd-review|title=Beyond Re-Animator|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=2004-10-22|access-date=2013-11-09}}</ref>

In their book ''Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft'', Andrew Migliore and John Strysik write: "If your idea of Lovecraftian fun is Combs' acidic one-liners, and digitally enhanced gore effects that weren't available for the other two films, then by all means have a look. But if you're comparing this film to the still classic ''[[Re-Animator]]'', well... This third try is only a shadow of the gonzo wit of the original and not nearly as entertaining."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Migliore |first1=Andrew |last2=Strysik |first2=John |title=Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft |publisher=Night Shade Books |date=February 1, 2006 |isbn=978-1892389350}}</ref>

''Zombiemania: 80 Movies to Die For'' author Arnold T. Blumberg wrote that "''Beyond Re-Animator'' is better than its immediate predecessor" and that "Combs slips back into the white shirt and black tie, wielding the hypo of green goo like he never put it down, but his performance is nicely tempered by the passage of time, giving us a West that lacks some of his youthful confidence but none of his single-minded desire to pursue 'The Work.'"<ref>{{cite book|last=Blumberg|first=Arnold|title=Zombiemania: 80 Movies to Die For|publisher=[[Telos Publishing]]|year=2006|isbn=9781845830038|page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oia_BAAAQBAJ}}</ref> Bruce G. Hallenbeck, in his book ''Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008'', again described Brian Yuzna's direction as "competent but uninspired", but said the film's biggest problem is that most of the cast are Spanish actors whose voices were obviously [[Dubbing|dubbed]] over to conceal their accents, resulting in a lack of both tension and comedy. He commented that Jeffrey Combs is still outstanding in the role of Herbert West, but his performance is muted due to a complete lack of strong co-stars to play off of.<ref>{{cite book |title=Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008 |url=https://archive.org/details/comedyhorrorfilm00hall|url-access=limited |last=Hallenbeck |first=Bruce G.|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|year=2009 |isbn=9780786453788|pages=199–201}}</ref>