Dead Alive

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Summary: WHY DON'T YOU ALREADY OWN THIS?(contains some spoilers)
Review: Zombie moms! Kung fu priest! Ravenous entrails! Killer monkeys! Stop motion effects! More gore than you can shake a stick at! Demented zombie baby! Zombie Intercourse! and of course fun lines to quote like:
(Paquita) "oh Fernando! Your mother ate my dog!"
(Lionel) "not all of it!"

and lets not forget...

"Stand back boy! this calls for divine intervention!"

If you have ever thought you've seen it all but skipped this title..dont be stoopid! BUY IT! THANK ME LATER!

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Summary: incredible amounts of gushing blood and flying organs
Review: Wonderfully, excessively hilarious film about a son and his burdensome dealings with his zombified mother. This is one movie I guarantee you have to see to believe. With incredible amounts of gushing blood and flying organs, Dead Alive shines with wry and genuine spirit.

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Summary: IF YOU WANT BLOOD,YOU GOT IT!
Review: The most expensive thing about making this movie was probably the truckloads of blood they had to bring in for the finale! If you are looking for a serious horror film,better pass on this one.If you are easily offended,have a weak stomach,or just too uptight period,you really better pass on this one. As for the rest of us,this is a classic! Some people have told me how stupid they think this movie is,but I think they are missing the point.It's supposed to be stupid! I don't see how anyone could take this movie serious enough to be offended by it. Maybe you need a slightly warped sense of humor to appreciate it,but this movie is down right funny. From the zombie child,kung fu priest,the intestines that won't die,to the great lawnmower scene,this gorefest is a must see. I wouldn't recommend this movie to everyone,but if you have a fondness for gore and a left of center sense of humor,this movie is for you!

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Summary: Bloody fun ...
Review: Directed by Peter Jackson, the 1992 zombie offering "Dead Alive" is arguably one of the most graphically violent films ever made, the latter parts of the movie becoming a hyperkinetic onslaught of dismemberment, disembowelment, ravaged bodily organs, and geysers of spurting blood. If this all sounds too grotesque to bear, the most important thing to know before viewing "Dead Alive" is that it's a comedy. Indeed, as repuslive as all this ultra-gory mayhem may sound, the heart of this film is a love story, punctuated by clever visual gags and a sometimes biting sense of irony. As gruesome as its imagery may be, "Dead Alive" is, in no way, a disturbing, serious horror movie in the vein of Romero's "Day of the Dead". Set in 1950's New Zealand, "Dead Alive" begins with a zoological team's capture of a cursed Sumatran rat monkey from Skull Island, then quicky segues to a picturesque town that is the home of Lionel, his domineering harpy of a mother--or "Mum" as he calls her--and the sweet young Paquita, who believes Lionel to be her one true love. Into this mix is thrown an assortment of eccentric characters that lends wonderful support to the oddly whimsical story. Once Mum is bitten by the vile rat monkey as she spies on the trysting Lionel and Paquita at the zoo, it's only a matter of time before she is turning into an unspeakably hideous, bloodthirsty zombie, with rotting flesh, a taste for nurses and dogs ... and a bad attitude. Not having the heart to put poor Mum out of her misery, the dutiful Lionel goes about the unenviable task of keeping her and her victims tranquilized in the basement of his and Mum's home, a decision which sets the stage for all hell to break loose. The comical possibilities inherent in this material are rich, and director Jackson wastes little time in exploiting them to their fullest. Once Mum has infected enough of the town's population to keep the bumbling Lionel in a tizzy--as he desperately and hilariously attempts to manage the worsening situation--the stage is set for an over-the-top finale that is as fiendishly audacious as it is riotous. The climactic scene between Lionel and a horribly-mutated Mum is, in itself, worth the price of admission--giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "a mother's love." Though not for the overly squeamish--an early scene at the dinner table may forever turn you off from vanilla pudding--"Dead Alive" has not only buckets of blood ... but buckets of charm. Original, quirky, and ultimately quite endearing, it is a unique film not to be missed.

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Summary: very good
Review: this has some of the best gore you will ever see. however, not only does this movie give you plenty of gore, it provides a very good story line. you begin to care about the characters. great horror movie!

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Summary: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!
Review: this is the greatest gore fest ever to hit the silver screen!!
lots of revolting humor that will leave you laughing histericly or hugging your toilet. (avoid the R-rated version at all costs!)

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Summary: Greatest Zombie movie......ever!
Review: You got it all in this one. Humor times ten ala Evil Dead, Amateurish acting all-around, unforgetable one-liners ("I kick [butt] for the Lord!"), and a grand finale that would make the Three Stooges nod their heads in approval.

Lionel has one problem, mother. When she is "savaged" by the zoo's new exhibit, the Rat Monkey, she turns into a zombie that Lionel can't bring himself to kill. Neither can he kill the zombie nurse, priest, or punk gang. He hides them in the cellar and keeps them drugged for their own good.

The Zombie Priest has a thing for the Zombie nurse and they conceive a Zombie Baby. Lionel kind of adopts it and the park scene is enough to make you roll on the floor in tears as you laugh your butt off.

The grand finale involves over two hundred zombies and Lionel in a house. His weapon of choice? The Lawn Mower!

Hilarious is the best word to describe this all out zombie fest. If you ain't seen this yet, get it. You'll never regret watching and owning DEAD ALIVE!

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Summary: By far as they say, The Bloodiest film in Horror History.
Review: Excellent Horror Masterpiece from The Director of " Lord of the Rings" and " Bad Taste" himself Peter Jackson. This New Zealand Import is about a Old Woman that gets bitten by a Rat-like Creature and is turned into a Zombie that suddenly bites guests
and turns them into flesh-craving Zombies. It's a perfect Gore
film to churn your stomach and make you giggle at the same time.

other similar movies i would recommend: The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Night of the Living Dead, From Dusk till Dawn, Re-Animator,
Day of the Dead, Bad Taste, Ed and his Dead Mother, Basket Case,
The Toxic Avenger, Robocop, Starship Troopers, Zombie, City of the Living Dead.

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Summary: avoid this R rated edition
Review: This R rated version of one of the goriest , funniest horror/comedy films next to the Evil Dead trilogy is about worthless. There is minimal violence , and nearly 15 minutes of footage is lost..and alot of scenes are missing adding more confusion to the film. 2 stars just because it's a great movie..but this edition stinks!

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Summary: WOW
Review: i first saw this movie at 3 in the morning, on the international film channel. right after i saw it, i did my paper route. i was scared to hell, but when i got back, i realized how funny it really was.
right after i saw it, i had to own it, so i bought a copy. it is a hilarious blend of gore, comedy, horror, and some very, shall we say, interesting characters. i have seen this movie over 10 times, and it is still in my top 3 favs of all time. that, the shining and the exorcist are all the greastest.
if u r into comedy, gore, or horror, u will love this film for sure!