From Beyond (1986)

Great Film overall

Did you people see the same film I saw?

Best movie of this year hands down!

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Even if you're not into horror, you have to marvel at the visual effects, which are simply mind blowing (especially for its time)! Nice to see horror legends Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton together again. Jeffrey is excellent as usual. The mix of horror, satire, fantasy and even a bit of porn was an interesting concept, but it blends very well together.

Dr. Edward Pretorius (Ted Sorel) and his assistant, the physician Crawford Tillinghast (Jeffrey Combs), have developed the Resonator, a machine to stimulate the sixth sense through the pineal gland. When Crawford activates the apparatus, he sees creatures flying in the air and he summons Dr. Pretorius. The experiment goes out of control and Dr. Pretorius refuses to turn off the Resonator. Meanwhile their neighbor (Bunny Summers) calls the police, and when the police officers arrive, they see Crawford trying to escape from his house and Dr. Pretorius beheaded. Crawford is sent to a mental institution under the supervision of the sadistic Dr. Bloch (Carolyn Purdy-Gordon). However, the prominent psychiatrist Dr. Katherine McMichaels (Barbara Crampton) requests the custody of Crawford and Detective Bubba Brownlee (Ken Foree) that is investigating the case stays with them. Katherine goes with Crawford and Bubba to see the Resonator and turns the machine on. Dr. Pretorius returns in a mutant shape and attacks them, in the beginning of a gore night with weird life forms."From Beyond" is a funny trash produced by Brian Yuzna and Charles Band and directed by Stuart Gordon that works with the cult-actor Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton from the Re-Animator. The result is a gore and gruesome black humor horror movie filmed in Italy to keep the low-budget. In the 80's, "From Beyond" was very creative and unique; in the present days, it has lost part of this impact but still entertains. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Do Além" ("From Beyond")

Question 1: Have you seen eighties horror movies? Question 2: Do you LIKE eighties horror movies? If you can answer 'yes' to both questions, you should be in the right frame of mind to watch From Beyond.It's got gore, pre-CGI special effects, over-the-top acting and big hair. If you think you can sit through that, you really need to watch this film. It's about a scientist who only goes and creates a device that activates a dormant part of the human brain, allowing them to see into a parallel universe. Unfortunately, the creatures who live in that parallel universe don't really like us (and tend to bite heads off if they catch you). Add one cool cop and one sexy scientist and you have a recipe for plenty of sadomasochistic shenanigans.Ken (Dawn of the Dead 1979) Foree is on top form here and so are the monsters. The plot weaves and turns in various directions, leaving you wondering where it will go next. The only drawback I found was Jeffrey Combs, who plays the scientist. I found his acting to be a little too over-the-top for my liking. But, his eccentricities were easily overlooked when the monsters started biting.If you like cheesy horror and don't simply want wall-to-wall, serious CGI effects, then take a trip back to the eighties and.... Start the resonator!

I have seen this flick ages ago guess it must have been around the time it came out. I knew I liked it because the transformation did remember me a lot of one of my favorite flicks The Thing (1982). Now that it finally is out on Blu Ray it was time to watch it over again.First of all it is finally out full uncut. All is intact, the eye sucking and SM bondage stuff is there to see. Still, it's a weird flick based on a seven page story by Lovecraft. Made just after Re-animator (1985) which gave Stuart Gordon a few problems with the MPAA From Beyond was damned from the beginning. One scene was never shot thought it would never pass the MPAA. It would nowadays but back then it would not pass. It was finally never shot, it involved the bondage girls' tongue being pierced by a nail. Another thing Stuart did was murdering his wife (Carolyn Purdy-Gordon)in each flick he made. Here her eyes being sucked out to get her brains. The story itself is a rather slow and it shows on part of the flick itself. It takes a while before things go wrong. But once it does it really becomes a horror. Stuart decided not to show blood but to replace it by slime. By doing so many found it gruesome and disgusting. And the slime was teared down by the MPAA.Barbara Crampton (Dr. Katherine McMichaels) and Jeffrey Combs (Crawford Tillinghast) did return together from Re-animator. They both gave an excellent performance combined with Ken Foree's (Bubba Brownlee) acting gave this flick something to watch. Once that the sixth sense (the so- called pineal gland) was triggered this flick becomes a delight for fans of weird creatures. Still due not having any gore it's the opposite of Re-animator. So some gorehounds didn't like it and real horror buffs will be let down due the fact that it is a bit tame on that part but still the creature makes it worth watching.To be honest this is in fact the reason to watch this flick, the effects. Some are done CGI but still it works out fine. Barbara do offer a tittie here and there for the Kleenex lovers and even goes full latex. I can't say it better than this, if you like the goo from The Thing then this is surely a flick to watch.Gore 1/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 5/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5