r_forsyth
What can I say. I dont usually write reviews bit this is probably my fav film of all time. Yes its silly but that's the point. Personally I find this as Jackson's finest peice of work
Loved what he did with Lord of the rings and dont think it could of been done any better, but I have watched this film since I was 7 years old and I always come back to it. Yeah its cheap and yeah its nasty but Thats the beauty. This should be in the syllabus for any inspiring film maker. Just had to get that off my chest as it really is that good and if you dont agree watch it again... And again... And again
shangra86
This picture is about murderous alien zombies, headed by the unspeakable Lord Crumb, who invade Earth, intent on subjugating humanity for use on the menus of their intergalactic fast-food franchise. And it's also about the anti-alien SWAT squad battling them: four rambunctious New Zealanders who eventually seem little better than murderous psychopaths themselves.It's a personal film to the max. Jackson wrote, produced and directed "Bad Taste" as well as editing it, doing the makeup and playing two roles, a demented commando and a crazed zombie alien. (At one point, through camera magic, the two Jacksons battle each other on a steep mountainside.) As Derek the commando, Jackson suggests that, had he continued acting, he might well have become New Zealand's Rick Moranis. (Fortunately, he didn't). As a movie maker, he proves that he was a natural from the first moment he pointed his camera at a band of fear-addled humans or bloodthirsty ghouls."Bad Taste" must be one of the most accurate titles in cinematic history. This movie is intended to make part of the audience reel and another part scream--though it's bad taste done, obviously, with a wink.Most of the movie is a series of wild chases, terrifying fist fights, nauseating sight gags and bizarre gun battles, studded with gore and homages to "Night of the Living Dead," "Evil Dead" and "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." But throughout, despite the budget, it's staged and shot with deep-focus bravura and brilliance, non-stop verve and relentless energy.Like "Dead Alive," "Bad Taste" means to scare us and make us laugh, go past all our defenses. You're probably shockproof if you aren't offended by the grislier moments of "Bad Taste"--like the scene where Derek, woozy from his zombie battles, peels back his own skull and sticks in some mashed brains he finds on the ground. But, if you aren't entertained, you've probably never seen a horror movie.
KineticSeoul
Well, even Peter Jackson had to start from somewhere...This movie is pretty bad. It's actually a watchable movie, but I really can't comprehend the critics claiming how awesome this movie is. Yeah, I do give credit on how this flick was made in the 80's with a very low budget and resources. And how it took like 4 years to make and how Peter Jackson put effort in it's completion (including making the props). But let's get real, if this movie was made by some film student that didn't make a name for him/herself. I wonder if the critics would be all over this movie in a positive light. This movie is inspiring in a way, how someone that made this sort of movie can actually become one of the most successful directors out there. For a director that is a beginner this movie ain't so awful. However the structure and cinematography to even the choreography is just plain downright bad. Maybe this is suppose to be one of those movies that is so bad, it's good. Or it's getting some really positive reviews because it's directed by Peter Jackson and has that old retro cult vibe going for it. This movie is different from other alien invasion movies with random people trying to stop a alien invasion in that there is development for this flick nor a exposition. It just starts with couple of youngsters trying to stop cannibal aliens by killing them off. Overall this is a watchable flick with the mentality that it's Peter Jackson's first movie and it was made with very limited resources.6/10
