Bad Taste

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Summary: Who's "Peter Jackson?" Who cares?
Review: "Best (BAD) Movie of the Year!" according to the PJJT Scale! Better than "Street Trash!"

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Summary: Tastes Better Than it Smells
Review: (First off, this is not a movie for the average viewer. Only horror nerds, and people who like cult films need apply.)

From evil dead to attack of the killer tomatoes, I am pretty much a pro at low budget horror movies. This movie, which i think was Peter Jackson's debut (now famous for Lord of the Rings, and Dead ALive) is actually quite a bit better than i had expected. The film itself is not overly groteque, but rest assured it has its moments, and when it is graphic the special effects are pretty... good. The story isn't to in depth and basically only 2 things happen, the aliens show up and the heroes fight the aliens, but whats there is good enuff. Peter Jackson ,who plays derrik (the coolest of the good guys) and robert (anh ... alien) is pretty funny... SFX wise the film is pretty cool. the aliens look like the guy on the cover, and have a neat hunched over walk. The fight scenes are quick and when guns are involved, not very interesting.

The movie itself, looks very good for an old indie film, the transfer is very crisp, and the widescreen bars aren't very big. Sound wise, there is no especially grand music, but the dialogue is easily heard and the music sounds fine and doesn't detract from the movie. As for extra's, there is a trailer and a bio on peter jackson, not real exciting. THe special edition has a booklet and a making of feature if you're really into extra's.

All said and done the movie is significantly better looking tahn it's low budget breathren. Story wise, it's not a Mind blower, but it has soem dumb fun and some cool special effects.(At one point Derrick gets a chainsaw, goodnes follows)... So if you like goofy, cheasy-gory, horror movies, This one is definately worth the cash. Oh and by the way, the comapny changed the origional cover of this film, to what you see now. The origional had the alien holding up only one finger. Can you guess which?

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Summary: What a Masterpiece!
Review: A childhood favorite of mine and my friends. Who could ever forget the dismembered alien lobbing pinecones in an effort to stop the goodguys, or the chef splatting over the balcony, and of course, classic lines such as "Eat lead, Sucka!!" This movie is truly one for the ages. Long live 'Bad Taste'!!!

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Summary: Perfect mixture of gore, action and comedy
Review: A fantastic debute for Peter Jackson. It sold to over 25 countries in just days. Contains a perfect mixture of gore, action and comedy. Even if it's made out of a almost non existing budget it kicks most Hollywood movies big time.

Peter Jackson has realy taken homevideo to a new level with this movie.

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: A great film made with low resources, but fantastic. Peter Jackson has an incredible imagination that let the film be a master piece despite the lack of many things.

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Summary: Ew! This rules!
Review: A group of men trying to save a small Kiwi town from an alien fast food entrepreneur and his man-eating minions?! Bliss.

From the director who is now getting great acclaim for The Lord of the Rings trilogy comes Bad Taste. His first major film is grainy and raw with amazingly gruesome special effects that make you cringe and laugh at the same time.

If you don't think it'll be good...get a chunk of someone else's brain, put it in your skull, belt it up, and think again!

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Summary: Just for the record...
Review: A review on this site implied that the transfer on Anchor Bay's single DVD release is inferior to the one on their 2-disc set. Wrong! I have the 2-disc, and a friend bought the single disc, and both contain the exact same transfer. The only differences between the two are A) the 2-disc contains a short featurette and B) on the single disc, you can decide which cover you prefer, as it contains both the middle finger artwork and the peacesign artwork. If you buy the cheaper one-disc edition, you're really not missing much.

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Summary: THE OLD MAGIC'S STILL THERE!!!!
Review: Aaaaaaw geez, where do I begin? Bad Taste just kicks so much [rear] its insane! Everything about it! The gore is over the top and unnecessary! The violence is pointless and blunt! the acting godawful!The humor is darker than a shadow! And you also get a kick out of the accents too! (they are extremely thick). You'll find yourself watching this one over and over and over just because it's so ridiculously violent & funny. This is the perfect movie to put on at a party to make people either puke from the gore, or just puke from laughing so hard! What other movie features a man who falls off a mountain then explodes once his body hits the ground, and here's the funny part about it.....15 minutes later we come back to him and he's still alive! But he blew up didn't he? Yes he did. Does it make any sense at all? No it doesn't. But That's what's so great about this movie, just let your self get lost in one of the coolest cult horror/comedies ever!!!!

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Summary: Perhaps the Definitive Cult Classic
Review: Absolutely crazy horror comedy and Peter Jackson's (who is now busy making 'Lord of the Rings')debut movie. Gore and blood abound as 'The Boys' are called in to get rid of an alien menace killing townspeople to use them as the latest fast-food taste sensation on another planet.

At one point, one of our heroes, Derek, falls off a cliff and splits his head wide open - the rest of the time he has to wear either a hat or belt on his head to keep his brains in! Exploding sheep, aliens eating brains and vomit, 'The Boys' killing everything in site and a starship in the size of old house - this film has it all and twice over. All done with more than a hint of humour, this extremely black-comedy, blood drenched from beginning to end will make you laugh hysterically and feel a bit grossed out at the on-screen display. Directed with passion, made over four years' worth of weekends with a bunch of friends and virtually no-budget, this cult classic is essential viewing for all horror fans, especially those who enjoy cheesy humour. If you like 'Evil Dead 2' and the Monty Python films, you'll love this - watch it now!

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Summary: Bad Taste
Review: Absolutely gorgeous. A must for the gore/splatter fan!