called it "a fun movie, but nothing special". 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." 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.'" 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 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. Home media In 2011 Arrow Video released a Special Edition DVD of the film, with the following special features: Audio commentary with director Brian Yuzna 'All in the Head' Brian Yuzna on the Re-Animator Chronicles (50 mins) Original trailer Reversible cover sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom Hodge 'The Dude Designs' Double-sided fold-out poster featuring new artwork Collector's booklet featuring 'World of Lovecraft' and an interview with star Jeffrey Combs by author and critic Calum Waddell, as well as an extract from H. P. Lovecraft's original story ‘Herbert West – Reanimator’ See also List of Spanish films of 2003 References External links 2003 television films American comedy horror films American body horror films American science fiction horror films American zombie comedy films Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft Films directed by Brian Yuzna Films shot in Barcelona Films set in Massachusetts Films