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Description: Genre: Horror / Theatrical Release: 1993 / Director: Peter Jackson / Actors: Elizabeth Moody, Timothy Balme ... / DVD ... more
Braindead (DVD) ... released 27 October, 2005 at Universal Pictures UK / Features of the DVD: PAL / 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

Newest Review: ... she slowly turns into a flesh-hungry zombie. She escapes and goes on to murder the towns other inhabitants, all of whom ... more

 ... return as zombies themselves, leading to a comiedic farce as Lionel tries to keep them all hidden away in his basement. Unfortunately his uncle Les chooses this moment to turn up uninvited for a housewarming party at Lionel's home along with with dozens of guests. Predictably, this results in a massive gore-drenched zombie outbreak, resulting in plenty of ridiculously over the top graphic imagery of dismemberment, disembowelment and lots of arterial sprays of blood as the party guests are torn apart by the marauding horde...more

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sparkymarky1973
Crowned Review Braindead (DVD): "Your mother ate my dog...." "Well, not all of it!!" (813 words)
by - written on 25/02/09 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Having recently watched Heavenly Creatures, another early Peter Jackson movie (Yes, he who made Lord Of The Rings), I was encouraged to dig out this 90's schlock horror cult b-movie classic that was his second ever film and give it a repeat view. It has certainly not aged a bit and only gets better with repeated viewings. A non-stop gore-fest from start to finish, the movie also has more than it's fair share of all-time classic lines..."Hmmmm, lumpy custard, just like mumsy used to make...." I always remember the trailer for this film; it began with a warning. "Those of a nervous disposition who are paticulary sensitive, put your hand over your ...  Read the complete review

hewhoisme
Premium Review 'I kick arse for the Lord' - the gospel according to the kun ... (429 words)
by - written on 29/05/09 (Very useful, 18 readings)
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Long before his big blockbuster debut in Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson was working on much more humble projects, in this case a load of stomach churning zombie madness with about as much storyline as the back of a cereal box. So, it should suck, right? Wrong. Despite the fact that Brain Dead is horribly low budget, awfully acted, and makes about as much sense as the speaking clock talking backwards, it is still an awesome movie. Funny old business ain't it? Brain Dead follows the life of Lionel Cosgrove, a shy but charming young man who falls for the local shop keeper. It looks like love at first sight, but there's a problem: Lionel's mother. She is a ...  Read the complete review

l-m-n-o-p
Premium Review Braindead (DVD): Mother, is that your ear in the custard? (911 words)
by - written on 03/06/07 (Very useful, 118 readings)
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Most people, like me, knew nothing about director Peter Jackson before he burst onto the scene with the beautiful, elegant and spectacular Lord Of The Rings trilogy. However, if you go right back to the start of his career, at the late 80s, you’ll find films which could hardly be more different, such as this one; Braindead (also known in America as Dead Alive). Called by many THE goriest film ever made, it’s a comedy horror which you probably won’t forget in a hurry. It starts with a hilarious introduction which certainly sets the tone for the rest of the film. On Skull Island (hmm, King Kong anyone?), two explorers are transporting a Sumatran Rat Monkey ...  Read the complete review

mmintfresh
Premium Review Gore at it's best (560 words)
by - written on 23/05/02 (Very useful, 53 readings)
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A poisionous 'rat monkey' is stolen from a remote Island the locals are none to happy but the two men after it manage to catch it and take it to a New Zealand zoo. In the town where the zoo is situated lives Lionel(Timothy Balme), he is a complete mothers boy and does everything for her. One day he is on his way to collect his shopping from Paquita's(Diana Peñalver) shop. Paquita is in to predictions of the future etc and believes that Lionel is the one for her so she tricks him into asking her to the zoo. Lionel's mother (Elizabeth Moody), however finds out about this and follows him. Whilst trying to hide from him she is bitten by the ...  Read the complete review

billienmillie
Premium Review Braindead (DVD): Blood and gore, everything you never imagined plus loads mor ... (417 words)
by - written on 19/07/01 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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Where the hell did this movie come from?! Braindead is so 'over-the-top' gory, disgusting and sick that I was either laughing my a**e off or sitting in front of the TV in disbelief!. The acting in this film is so bad that it actually makes the movie more of a comedy than a horror! Everything that could possibly be dismembered was and the amount of blood and green gunge is far beyond belief. The movie could have been made any more gory! The film begins with a search for a particular breed of 'rat monkey' by a zoologist with the help of a few islanders. This monkey is very dangerous - if bitten by it, not only will you die, but you will also ...  Read the complete review

 
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