If you're not a connoisseur of graphic horror and gruesome gore, you'd better steer clear of Braindead, a wicked 1992 horror-comedy from the demented mind and delirious camera of writer-director Peter Jackson, years before he went on to mainstream success with The Lord of the Rings. However, if non-stop mayhem and extreme violence are your idea of great entertainment, you're sure to appreciate Jackson's gleefully inventive approach to a story that can judiciously be described as sick, twisted and totally outrageous. The movie's central character is a poor schmuck named... Lionel who's practically enslaved to his domineering mother. But when ol' Mum gets bitten by a rare and poisonous rat monkey from Skull Island and is turned into a flesh-eating zombie, Lionel has the unfortunate task of keeping Mama happy while fending off all the other zombies that result from her voracious feeding frenzies. If you've read this far, you'll either be crying out for censorship or eagerly awaiting your first viewing (or second, or third...) of this wildly clever and audaciously uninhibited movie. While director Jackson would later achieve far greater critical and box-office successes, his talent is readily evident in this earlier effort. If you find this kind of thing even remotely appealing, consider Braindead a must-see movie. --Jeff Shannon [show more]
Braindead and Evil Dead 2 are the gold standard by which all horror-comedy is judged. Braindead features a higher body count and perhaps a few extra drops of blood. I never thought New Zealand was this exciting till I found current mega-director Peter Jackson's masterpiece from 1990. The film concerns the infestation of a small town in New Zealand with the zombie plague brought by a cursed Sumatran Rat Monkey. Oh, by the way, it is also a love story. Peter Jackson mixes amazingly fantastic practical effects with Three Stooges-styled physical comedy to wonderful effect. One of the the most oft quoted films by horror fanboys ("I Kick Arse For The Lord!") and a touchstone for the horror community, Braindead is released here in its intended version, after having been chopped around the world. This edition restores Jackson's original grue filled vision, if in a less than stellar presentation. Now, if someone can get moving on a special edition, I'll be very very happy!
what a film!! Being a huge horror fanatic i thought this film was brilliant! equally as good as 'bad taste' also by Peter Jackson...lord knows how this guy went on to make films like Lord Of The Rings!
If you cant watch people eating pus from their own arm then this film is defiantly not for you...on the other hand it does include a dead priest that looks like Father Ted, bonking a dead nurse over the dining table!
and you just have to laugh at some of the special effects..this film is worth watching just for that!
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