The Resurrected (1992)

★★★★☆

Director: Dan O'Bannon
Studio: Lions Gate

Synopsis:
Based loosely on The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, a short story by H.P. Lovecaft.
Charles Dexter Ward's wife enlists the help of a private detective (played by John Terry) to find out what her husband (played by Chris Sarandon), is up to in a remote cabin owned by his family for centuries. The husband is a chemical engineer, and the smells from his experiments (and the delivery of what appear to be human remains at all hours), are beginning to arouse the attention of neighbors and local law enforcement officials. When the detective and wife find a diary of the husband's ancestor from 1771, and reports of gruesome murders in the area begin to surface, they begin to suspect that some very unnatural experiments are being conducted in the old house.

Mike's Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this movie. It is a straight to VHS, budget-challenging film that manages to present a storyline that outweighs the lack of mind-blowing effects. What can you do? It was made in 1992! It stars Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Fright Night, Child's Play and the voice of Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Jane Sibbett (Heddy on TV's Herman's Head and Ross Geller's Lesbian ex-wife on the hit TV sitcom, Friends). It's definitely worth a watch if you're into low-budget horror and enjoy the writings of Lovecraft. It is not spectacular, although I felt fulfilled by the end.

Look For:
A major lapse in continuity in one scene. The two protagonists (Terry and Sibbett), are walking through the underground catacombs in which Ward conducts his horrifying experiments. Terry is laying down remote-detonated explosives in order to bring an end to the sacrilege. Terry and a suitcase toting Sibbett are both in tip top shape.
-Change Scene-
Terry is shown fireman carrying an apparently unconscious, suitcase-free Sibbett out of the building. He gently buckles her into the car and races her to the hospital, but not before stopping the car a safe distance away to detonate the explosives via a remote control.
What happened to her you may ask?

It seems we shall never know.