'i kick arse for the lord!' (Braindead (DVD))

Member Name: Sick Boy

Product:	Braindead (DVD)
Date:	01/11/00 (72 review reads)
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Advantages: Zombie sex, kung-fu priests and bucket loads of gore: all for fun

Disadvantages: Just a little alternative

Braindead is not your average spoof. It does not employ the background humor of the Hot Shots films, nor does it have the hilarious suttlety of Leslie Nielson in Naked Gun, but what it does have is a lot of gore.

Braindead is a spoof of the zombie genre, and, as i am told, is along the lines of evil dead. The zombies are not scary, and the acting is terrible. In fact some may say that this was just a terrible film that was decided at the last minute as a spoof. The gore is utterly unrealistic, as is the awful representation of the 'Ratmonkey', which is the bringer of the zombie infection.

The main character is a man who has his every move controlled by his mother, who he waits on hand and foot. He falls in love with the local shop assistant, and, whilst she is spying on them in the zoo, his mother is bit by the ratmonkey. Consequently, the ratmonkey gets it head squashed to a pulp by the mother's heel, with eyeballs popping and blood gushing.

The mother wakes up the next day to find that her skin is peeling off. But was does our hero do? He sticks it back on with superglue. It is this acceptance of the situation that makes this film so funny. This way he ends up not only with 4 or 5 zombies locked away in his basement, he actually feeds them and gives them tranquliser to calm them down. When two of the zombies have sex (one of the most disgusting images on film) our hero actually takes the resultant zombie baby out in a pram to the park, which leads to a slapstcik type run around.

Along with his unbeliveable acceptance, the unlikely gore is a huge factor in the spoof nature of this film. Gallons of blood seem to be just chucked everywhere, until his house is completely red. Limbs walk around on their own, even ,half through the film, a set of internal organs is chasing its victims, along with the predicatble horde of zombies.

Having praised this film so much, i think it would be useful to point out that this
movie has a required taste. If you dont find zombie sex, kung-fu priests and gore funny, then i would not recommend it. However, if you like a bit of alternative comedy, this will have you in stiches.

As said by Mark Kermode: 'If you like what you've seen with a chainsaw, just wait till you see what they can do with a lawnmower'.

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