The Rejuvenator is nothing more than two hours' worth of "homages" to better horror and sci-fi flicks - that is to say, a complete rip-off. The Rejuvenator slakes shots from movies like The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wendigo, Evil Dead, and - of course - The Reanimator. Granted, the whole thing is trying to be The Reanimator, and that movie stole a handful of concepts and images from bad B-raters before it, but it did so with a loving touch - true homage vs. flat-out rip-off. In fact, IMdB lists it as a remake of The Wasp Woman, a 1950's sci-fi/horror flick along the lines of The Brain That Would Not Die (referenced in both Rejuvenatrix [alternate title] and Re-Animator).
However, The Rejuvenator makes up for its derivation with plenty of gore. It's well-deservedly regarded as a splatterflick and it lives up to that reputation but, if you don't care for splatterflicks, then there isn't much in Rejuvenatrix for you. Throw it into the DVD playlist with From Beyond, Evil Dead, and Reanimator for a Lovecraftian splashfest but don't expect it to hold-up to the greatness surrounding it.
© C Harris Lynn, 2011
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