Dead Alive
Directed by Peter Jackson. NZ. 1992. NR. 104 min.
- Fri, Dec 5, 9:45 pm
Before Heavenly Creatures [and the Lord of the Rings trilogy] Peter Jackson made this wild zombie-splatterthon that ranks, without a doubt, as the goriest film ever made, bar none! Originally filmed as Brain Dead, this coal-black comedy barrage of pus-spewing, entrail-eating wackiness follows the story of an over-bearing mother, her charming, but somewhat wimpy son, his spicy Latina lover, a kung fu fighting priest, and a very rabid Sumatran rat-monkey. This highly entertaining, limb-shredding homage to such directors as George Romero and Sam Raimi is a must-see for those who like heavy doses of slapstick mixed with their horror. (TLA Film & Video Guide)