Peter Jackson BEFORE LOTR

Alright guys - how many of you lot have seen Jackson's gorefests pre-LOTR:

Bad Taste
Braindead
Meet the Feebles
Heavenly creatures

All classic in different ways - "Meet the Feebles" is Muppets on BAD acid, "Heavenly creatures" is based on a real murder case from Christchurch, and "Bad Taste"/"Braindead" are two of the funniest splatter gorefests ever made. "Braindead" still holds the world record for most fake blood used in one movie IIRC.

Only three things I have to add to this:
"Thaaaaaankyooooooo Norrraaaaaaah - it's a greaaaaaat.... HONouuur!

Aaaahhhhnuuuuaaaaal meeting. Aaaaaaaahnnuuuuuuuuuaaaaaal meetinGHHUH! Aaaaaahn... Aaaahhhnnn....."

"YOUR MOTHER ATE MY DOG!"
"Not all of it!"

"What's this then - diggin' up a couple of stiffs!?"]
"Get his wallet!"

 

'Bad Taste' was a lot of fun, and exactly what it says on the tin. Seriously cheap, not much of a story & forget any character development, but to expect any of this is to miss the point of the film.

Watch it with pizza and much alchohol.

Stuart.

 

Fave quote from Bad Taste: I'm a Derek, and Dereks DON'T RUN!!

DT

 

Braindead is f*cking mental!! I love films like that which just go completely overboard just for the sake of it.

 

My Dad's called Derek - and I'd LOVE for him to see his namesake - but he'd hate the swearing and gore...

The only reason I discovered Bad Taste was because we were watching a vid in our student house, and when we were rewinding it we happened to have the VCR on BBC2, when Bad Taste got its airing in 1994. I saw the blue Ford Capri and said to my housemate "I bet that car gets blown up - let's watch and find out!". Five minutes later, it did. We were soiling ourselves with mirth at that movie

 

I have to say that Braindead is categorically THE most disgusting film I have ever seen.

 

That's why I love it - especially Uncle Les' demise

 

I've seen worse :nuno: :chunder:

Fav bit of Braindead has to be "I kick ass for the lord!"

 

Mine too!


Does anyone know if there's been a decent release of Braindead on dvd yet? Decent as in widescreen/5.1 sound and uncut. I was looking for one last year but no luck!

 

My copy is widescreen (it's only 16:9 anyway AFAIK) but you WON'T get 5.1 - I don't think they still have the tapes? Either way, just buy it - you know it makes sense!

"Stand back boy - this calls for divine intervention!!!"

"Oooh ma - you are looking well today! How about a nice cup of tea - I'll just put the jug on. <smash> Oooh ma - that be yer favourite teapot"

 

Only seen bad taste, the gruel scene is minginging est when the guy drinking it say 'mmmm I got a lumpy bit' :micro:

 

Braindead is most excellent .
I recently watched another film in the same tongue in cheek comedy horror manner from Oz called UNDEAD.

Another Peter Jackson film The Frighteners starring Michael J Fox bloody funny .

chezi

 

Actually, it's "Aren't I lucky? I got a chunky bit!"

"Hey guys - you'll never guess what I had to do!?"
"Errrr - did you have to drink some chuck???"

We lived on those movies in our student house (well, those and the Young Ones!).

 

I kick ass for the Lord!