The Resurrected Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

[@whoawtf7419]

Haven't actually seen this one but as soon as I saw Chris Sarandon I was sold. I'll definitely be checking it out later. Great review guys.

[@GamesWithBrainz]

Within the last few weeks i've been absolutely binging OTS reviews and I have to say this is one of the most undersubbed, underviewed, and underrated channels on YT

[@Madbandit77]

The detective's sidekick is played by Robert Romanus from "Fast Times At Ridgemont High".

[@aydenvavra2153]

Whenever I think of Dan O Bannon I think of Lifeforce, Alien, Return of the living Dead, Total Recall, and Invaders from Mars (1986). Dan is greatly missed and he wrote and made some wonderful films that will live on. The Resurrected looks like a cool film that’s worth checking out.

[@ricardomoriya1213]

Finally! Thank you, guys. A true forgotten Lovecraftian horror classic from the early 90s.

[@heilmann18]

The monster they fish out of the river is so effective, like that thing is nightmare fuel

[@AubreyTheKing]

After seeing Chris Sarandon in this film, I'll definitely be checking this out! I loved him in Child's Play and Fright Night! Such a great actor!

[@thatguybehindtheglass]

Super underrated actor. He was also the voice of Jack Skellington from A Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@NoMastersNoMistress]

Best and most underrated Lovecraft adaptation of the man's longest work. I strongly recommend the novella; it's a weird slow burn read.

[@Jay-mu4xl]

Yes! It's OTSR Thursday! Hi shelfers! Shoutout to Jess doing a super awesome job upholding the fort for Iain! You rock Jess! 🌟👊

[@jorel80]

So glad to see someone covering this film! I agree totally about some of the flaws and shortcomings that hold it back from being really great, but overall i love the story and Chris Sarandon's performance is what really sells it. Cheers!

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

Lmao Jess' laugh after the thunder sound. Also *Turn up!*

[@mongomongo7664]

Chris Sarandon should have got a Oscar for the movie in my opinion

[@Madbandit77]

He already earned an Oscar nomination for "Dog Day Afternoon".

[@noneed4me2n7]

One of my guilty pleasures. Thanks for the spotlight on it.

[@VampiresCrypt]

I always confuse Chris Sarandon with father Damian from Exorcist 1 and 3

[@TsukiumisGuy]

The BluRay is well worth picking up. Has a great audio commentary on it. The Dan O'Bannons original cut was 2 and a half hours long.

[@miikasuominen3845]

One of my favorite Lovecraft-film. Not perfect, but it's very difficult to make a good Lovecraft-film... The Lighthouse might be the best, Lovecraft style film. I really, REALLY, loved it!

[@87g4g3]

Chris sarandon wouldve been great for a 80s law and order, was such a great cop in Childs play. Anyways great interview guys.

[@admiralswallower1882]

Last time I was this early, Iain was still in the videos.

[@tylersmith9868]

We are patiently waiting his return!

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

2:38 What makes this film good is that it is not a comedy. "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," chilled me to the bone. Because I understood what Lovecraft was intimating.

[@Dani..663]

It was bugging me where I’d seen the blonde woman before... she’s Ross’s lesbian ex wife from friends 😆

[@psymongodden]

Heya Gary , Jess! Awesome review , always liked this one , the filming , atmosphere and story are excellent , can't believe they wanted to go comedy with it !

[@dyejohn1905]

I really like this film, a really good version of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Watched it a few times when it was available a few years ago on youtube.

[@bobbybr38k3r8]

WHERE'S IAN ?😯😯😐😐😐

[@Galantski]

Nice review, mates. I'm glad you gave this film the love it deserves. Notwithstanding a few technical drawbacks & liberties it takes with its source material, it's still one of the best adaptations of Lovecraft imho. Also, for me, Chris Sarandon's wild performance bumps the rating up a notch or two, as he really embodies HPL's characters & their dichotomy.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

The cast of John Terry, Jane Sibbet, Chris Sarandon and Robert Romanus is not low tier. They were known and knew the craft of acting.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

11:55 Sarandon was in "The Sentinel," 1977. A disturbing film.

[@jasonulysess3652]

In the original story it starts as a walking tour of H.P. Lovecrafts favorite tourist sights in Providence. The movie starts with multiple establishing shots of the most popular tourist sights in Providence.

[@majdo007]

2:16 This painting is Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya. The deity was destined to lose to his own child so he ate them just after getting born. In the myth the god children were actually swallowed. One the kids (Jupiter/ Zeus) was saved by fooling Saturn- he swallowed a stone given by his wife.

[@G_Elektrik]

A good adaptation of the original novel where a contemporary setting works for the history, it have convincing and cool effects but the focus is in the narrative and characters and the casting have actors that give good performances, however indeed the editing is strange and wonder how was the original vision of the director

[@ojeda744]

I saw this movie when I was little in the 90's on tv. It scared me so much I couldn't go alone into creepy basements anymore.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

The initial synopsis made me think of the Sam Neil movie In The Mouth of Madness.

[@usagentgaming3079]

Probably my favorite lovecraft adaptation.

[@phoenixshroud]

At this rate, Gary and Ian will be doing rock, paper, scissors to decide who does the synopsis 😂 👊

[@jasonulysess3652]

In the original story, spoilers, the reanimated Merlin travels to Transylvania to do battle with an alchemist that spent almost 300 years in a mountain castle creating an army of vat grown trans human super soldiers. The mountain did not survive. Here is the fun of Lovecraft, none of that is on the page, it is pieced together via letters, news paper articles and researching EVERY person and book mentioned in The Curious Case of Dexter Ward. Good old Howard would rather have you do homework on subjects he finds interesting than explain anything.

[@halrun209plays5]

So you get to play Detective

[@jasonulysess3652]

@@halrun209plays5 After reading other stories he wrote like Call of Cathullu and Mountains of Madness he clearly intended his readers to do a lot of research so we could see all the things he hid.

[@shawnwilson8289]

Basically homunculi. All this plus CDW main story sounds a lot like the type of stuff that happens in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime.

[@jasonulysess3652]

@@shawnwilson8289 Never watched the show but the writer may of been a fan.

[@christermyrberg3661]

You should do ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK/L.A.

[@john_blues]

I actually like this movie. But I'm a sucker for Lovecraftian movies.

[@mattmidgley4275]

Great review guys

[@oshmur8647]

u hittin the weights gazza?

[@handsomestik]

oh my god , I remember this film as a kid

[@mondomacabromajor5731]

Great Lovecraftian film - well worth watching ....

[@barricade1391]

Yo guys Can you do The Relic at some point?

[@knight.99]

Not a single dislike, now that's some good review !

[@victorvictor8587]

How about, "The Man WIth One Red Shoe"?

[@majorccunliffe4662]

I love this show...with or without .....

[@MrEnergee1987]

This movie came out in 1991, the same year as ‘Boyz N the hood’

[@tecumsehcristero]

What happened to Ian ?

[@torquetheprisoner]

he has to stay away cos of the covid thing social distancing and all that jazz.

[@bobbybr38k3r8]

@@torquetheprisoner but he's been on the show since the start of it. Unless you're saying that he contracted the virus.

[@torquetheprisoner]

@@bobbybr38k3r8 no im not saying that he has the virus at all

[@torquetheprisoner]

@@bobbybr38k3r8 i know it's weird thst he was on durin the first 2 lock downs un less they were pre recorded.

[@controlZchannel]

I believe that effects here are way above average for the time and even today.

[@DaREALDEAL973]

Where the hell is Ian?

[@ManDuderGuy]

He's at home, washing his tights. Srsly tho, I think they said it's a combination of virus lockdown and family obligations. He'll be back eventually.

[@witherness3788]

You guys have to be one of my top 3 fave channels...not sure if y'all have a patrion but I would love to see Gary Jess and Iain all together for a shitty movie tho...cuz I gotta say I marathon your resident evil playlist all the time and I like it when you guys are pissed with a loss for words....and to Gary re2 original is one of my most fav games ever as well

[@NoMastersNoMistress]

It's nice to see solid white balance in your videos, finally btw... you guys made yourselves look green for years, LOL!

[@denisfedotov3414]

Perfect Thursday)

[@evanfifer9821]

I like the old format and structure of your guys’ reviews. I listen on my drives to work but this one is constantly interrupted and not well explained.

[@genevievem969]

I agree

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

You both are very sarcastic.

[@louisthompson8642]

I forgot I had seen this movie

[@bertalach]

Yeah Comedy and Lovecraft don’t mix... especially not in films about raising the dead!

[@john_blues]

Except in Re-animator

[@jorel80]

@@john_blues lol I was about to say it...

[@jasonulysess3652]

In the original story one of the founding fathers of the U.S. plus 89 other men did battle with a summoned other dimensional entity in the vast underground complex. An because this was a Lovecraft story 100% of everything we know about that ground shaking, weather altering, energy spewing inter dimensional conflict comes from someone who was above ground, in a cabin, hiding under the bed with 10 other guys.

[@DavyDredd14]

Who You Gonna Call ?

[@tjenahoj]

A comment and a like for the algorithm.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

Very good movie.

[@leecroft1983]

I hope you guys get around to reviewing Snyder's Justice League and compare to the original version.

[@shaunward923]

Great review never seen this, looks cool! However I have been through a divorce, 2 jobs, and also buried my cat and dog waiting on you sexy bastards to review POSSESSOR! Hurry up ffs

[@birtangooner4730]

👍🎬🎥👊

[@john_blues]

#ReleaseTheObannonCut