TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

jfcameron This movie is hilarious, it is so over the top that it actually becomes both funny and intense at once. You really want to see these characters make it out alive. Despite being a horror comedy, it is not formulaic and has a very unique story. The gore effects are so convincing and awesome. This is by far Peter Jacksons best film, LOTR 3 was good, but no zombies take a lawnmower to the face. The twist at the end is actually really emotional and gives the film more depth. The shots are beautiful and so is the editing. The acting is so good and is both convincing and funny which should be impossible. The pacing is perfect, this movie is never boring. The soundtrack is great. The graveyard scene is one of the funniest things I have ever scene. This movie is a must-see even if you are very skeptical you need to give a try.10/10 best horror movie ever.

RaspberryLucozade Five years after Peter Jackson's blood splattering hit 'Bad Taste' churned the stomachs of cinema goers, the young director went even further down the gore route and came up with 'Braindead' ( known in North America as 'Dead Alive' ), set in 1950's New Zealand.It was disgusting to say the least. Not one moment goes by without gross, blood and gut letting violence going by. It was all about the life of a young mummy's boy whose life is turned upside down when his mother is transformed into a flesh hungry zombie. Lionel Cosgrove is a well mannered, well intentioned though dim witted and spineless young man who has not yet managed to break himself free from the apron strings of his malicious, conniving mother Vera.Eventually, Lionel strikes up a relationship with beautiful Spanish shopkeeper Paquita and one day takes her on a day out to the zoo where a hideously deformed creature known as a rat monkey is known to reside. Lionel soon discovers his mother is spying on him and Paquita when she stumbles against the cage containing the deadly animal which bites her.The venom from the bite causes Vera to mutate into a zombie. Eventually, Vera's appetite for human flesh spirals out of control and before long all of the city has become overrun by the undead.'Braindead' is certainly not one of the best comedy films around, it's not even great but it is fun, if sick and vile. The acting is nothing too special ( apart from Elizabeth Moody, who played Lionel's nasty mother ) but for a film like this that is probably to be expected. Timothy Balme, who played Lionel, more recently has appeared in the dreadful New Zealand drama 'The Almighty Johnsons'. Diana Peñalver, who played Paquita, I suspect was hired for her looks alone and not her acting ability.The funniest moments in the film included a slowly zombifying Vera trying to host a dinner party which ends in gory disaster, a zombie priest and zombie nurse having sex and giving birth to a baby zombie, a female zombie having her head impaled on an active light bulb thus alighting her head like a Halloween lantern and the zoo keeper announcing to Lionel and Paquita that the rat monkey creature came into existence after a plague of rats raped all the tree monkeys of Skull Island. Only the scene at the end where Lionel massacres the zombies with a lawn mower doesn't work. I personally found it horribly overdone.Whilst the special effects used for their time would have been pretty impressive, I suspect now they probably wouldn't stand the test of time. As I said previously, 'Braindead' may not be great, but it is still fun.

tiskec **THIS REVIEW COULD CONTAIN A LOT OF SPOILERS. IF THE READER DOESN'T WANT THE FILM TO POSSIBLY BE SPOILED FOR THEM, THEN I SUGGEST WATCHING THE MOVIE BEFORE READING THIS REVIEW. Thank You.**I do believe that this movie is supposed to be a horror comedy, or so that's my best guess anyway. Anything else that would've been aimed for would've just been ridiculous. It's so silly it makes me laugh. The "well constructed" and planned over-the-top effects were executed perfectly in this film. When the movie started, I thought it was going to be a monster on an island type movie, but boy was I wrong. A team of zoologists capture this weird looking rat thing, and bring it back to the states to be placed in a zoo. They knew that whoever gets bit from the rat thing, will turn brain dead ("Brain Dead" is the original title.)and develop zombie like traits. When they become infected, it's just like any other zombie, once it bites someone else, then they'll be transformed as well. This all begins to happen at the zoo when the son of a wealthy old woman goes to the zoo, and spies on her son with a woman he met delivering them their groceries from their regular store. For some reason she didn't want him seeing other women (this is explained towards the end of the movie to why she didn't want him dating). She then gets bit by the rat when she was hiding behind a bush spying on them, because she got too close to the cage. When she screamed, the guy (her son) recognizes it, and dreads it. He notices her getting bit, but she pushes it off of her, and bashes its skull in off the ground. This is where the fun begins in the movie. Believe me. It's a trip and a half. The guy starts stuffing people that become infected in his mother's old basement (now his basement because of inheritance after his mother's death), hoping no one will find out. It's funny as hell because he starts feeding the zombies, and grooming them; along with whatever other goofy sh*t, like sitting them down and helping them get comfortable. He does all sorts of hospitality chores for them, which I actually got a kick out of. There's also a bunch of ridiculous mishaps that occur while he is attempting to keep this situation isolated, while also in the midst of battling with his uncle over the inheritance of the manor. This movie tickled me in some parts. Some will find it silly/funny, and others will find it over-the-top stupidity. Depends on what kind of person you are. The acting is fair, the script is fair, the story- line is silly, and the dialog is also silly. I would recommend this movie to people who appreciate low budget comedy horror, for a one time laugh.

simplexyz38 This movie is so crappy it's delightful. It's so bad that it's funny. Although it is an interesting concept, the movie is ridiculous. This was supposed to be a horror movie, and gory! NOT! This should be in the comedy genre. Just remember to lower your expectations with this movie and maybe you'll enjoy it. I mean I know it's a 1992 movie, but really?? They could have put some more effort into this one. So much potential, wasted. Maybe if you get a little tipsy or drunk, you could really enjoy this movie. This is one you watch when you are utterly bored out of your mind. I only watched this movie because there was nothing on TV and I desperately needed something to do.