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Summary: Funny Gorefest Extravaganza!
Review: For anyone who has longed for the chance to see something that has it all, action, humor, gore and romance, (...)look no further, (...). Now how many American writer/directors would even think to put that into a movie. Just leave it to New Zealand auteur Peter Jackson. If ever topping oneself went out of style, Jackson would be terminally unhip.
Dead Alive features the full circle hero story. New Zealand actor Timothy Balme does a comendable job as a man who has to do it all from taking care of his horror of a mother, pun intended, you'll see, winning the heart of a young maiden, killing or mowing rather, the bad guys, putting on a tea party and finally, saving the day.
The great thing about this movie is that when your getting grossed out, you're laughing, usually out loud. I can't remember the last time an homage was paid to the legendary kung fu films of Hong Kong, and George Romero at the same time, and was pulled off this gracefully. Suffice it to say, You will always wonder if men of the cloth know martial arts once this particular scene is over.
Did I mention that there is a zombie baby running wild at a playground too? If you aren't at all interested, then hopefully the only reason you wouldn't watch Dead Alive was because this is one of the worst reviews you have ever read, and not because you haven't, in the least bit, had your interest piqued in the slightest. Check it out, you budding indie filmies can take notes and so can you "been there, done that"s.
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Summary: Oh yeah baby! I kick butt for the Lord!
Review: Simply the goriest, funniest, sickest, and silliest horror flick ever made! I love it. It's so unbelievably funny. If you're not a connoisseur of graphic horror and gruesome gore, you'd better steer clear of this wicked 1992 horror-comedy from the demented mind and delirious camera of New Zealand-born writer-director Peter Jackson. However, if nonstop mayhem and extreme violence are your idea of great entertainment, you're sure to appreciate Jackson's gleefully inventive approach to a story that can judiciously be described as sick, twisted, and totally outrageous. The movie's central character is a poor schmuck named Lionel who's practically enslaved to his domineering mother. But when ol' Mum gets bitten by a rare and poisonous rat monkey from Skull Island and is turned into a flesh-eating zombie, Lionel has the unfortunate task of keeping Mama happy while fending off all the other zombies that result from her voracious feeding frenzies. If you've read this far, you'll either be crying out for censorship or eagerly awaiting your first viewing of this wildly clever and audaciously uninhibited movie. And while director Jackson would later achieve critical success with his fact-based drama Heavenly Creatures, his talent is readily evident in this earlier effort. If you find this kind of thing even remotely appealing, consider Dead Alive a must-see movie. BLOOD, GORE, CHEEZE, AND FUN!
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Summary: Anyone notice how often Gnomes appear on T.V. these days?
Review: This movie has to be one of the best tapes I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. When I rented it I couldn't bring myself to return it. Some of my fraternity brothers and I even formed a little fraternity within a fraternity based around this movie. I also recommend 'Nailgun Massacre'(if you can find it) and 'Frankenhooker'.
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Summary: GORE GALORE!!
Review: When you think of blood and gore, movies such as, Hellraiser, From Beyond, Evil Dead and Re-Animator may come to mind. These movies, however, are merely kindergarden class to this blood drenched classic. All the reviews I've read say this is probably the goriest movie in history. I'd have to agree with that sentiment. The story about a young, shy man named Lionel(Timothy Balme) who takes care of his domineering mother. Lionel meets up with a young woman in a little store named Pakita. She persues Lionel and gets him to accompany her to the zoo. While spying on the couple Lionel's mother is bitten by the Sumatran Rat Monkey. After being infected with the bite she becomes a hideous undead creature. Lionel, however still takes the time to care for her and all of the others that will become infected with this disease. If your looking for a frightful movie then this movie would not be for you. The storyline is weak but when you have so much blood, gore and guts on the screen do you really care about a story? This is definitely the goriest movie ever made. Scenes include a rib cage being pulled out, plenty of body dismemberment and the best scene, chopping up dozens of zombies with a lawnmower plus much more. This movie splills more blood than the elevator scene in Stephen King's The Shining. Just describing these scenes and talking about the movie gives it no justice in just how gorey it is. You gotta see this movie for yourself. The dazzling special effects are courtesy of Richard Taylor.
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Summary: Horror Fans- It Doesn't Get Much Better Than This!
Review: Dead-Alive is one of those movies that has to be seen to be believed. Director Peter Jackson ups the ante from his previous triumphs of tastelessness (Bad Taste and Meet The Feebles) by introducing us to Lionel and his nightmarishly controlling mother. When Mom is bitten by the dreaded Sumatran Rat-Monkey, she turns into a flesh-craving dead/alive zombie. Soon half the neighborhood is zombified, and Lionel and his new girlfriend have no choice but to get medieval, using lawn-mowers, knives, light-bulbs, and whatever else they can get their hands on.... I can't stress enough how unique this movie is! You'll spend equal amounts of time laughing and cringing in disgust. Peter Jackson has created the ULTIMATE gore experience for zombie lovers. When was the last time you saw a pair of lungs begging for mercy...? Never! You'll see it here! The transfer looks great, but the DVD is so bare-bones that you may as well just go for the VHS tape. There's nothing but a trailer, and a weak Easter Egg trailer for Stephen King's Tommyknockers. Here's hoping Dead-Alive gets a deluxe treatment someday.
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Summary: Not the gorest film ever but still one of the best!
Review: I hear everyone (that has seen this movie) saying its the goriest film ever made...uh...well don't believe that because it really isn't true! in my opinon BAD TASTE is about 70 times gorier! That movie shows every gory thing possible...and....impossible! anyways, even if DEAD ALIVE isn't the goriest movie of all time, its still one of the best cult classics around!!! Oh and I have one question...people say this movie is also known as brain dead, so i checked that movie out, it is nothing like this movie, it is pretty scary though, not as gory as this but its still good!!!
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Summary: Look Out For the Lawnmower
Review: Last week I returned from a meeting to find some movies awaiting me. One of them was Dead Alive. Dead Alive is a very silly film involving unstoppable zombies and a son's devotion to his mother with a healthy splash of love story. The movie opens on Skull Island (home of King Kong, remember?) where a trapper is trying to get out with a captured monkey. The natives do not like the idea. We are then treated to the idea that if the monkey bites you then you have the bitten area amputated. Enter a young Latin woman whose grandmother tells her future and that she will meet the man of her dreams very shortly. That man lives with his mother, a very distasteful woman. She spies on the two at a local zoo where they have just seen the Rat Monkey, a truly ugly specimen brought to life with stop motion animation. The monkey bites the mother and the movie is really underway; like a roller coaster. Mother becomes even meaner and uglier and dies. But she won't stay down. Neither will anyone she kills. The son tries to keep it under control but the intervention of a greedy uncle really complicates matters. The remainder is a really silly gore fest as the son gets things back in some semblance of order and the hundred zombies are stopped with some more interesting stop motion animation. Like I said, very silly, but if you want a horror film that makes you laugh unintentionally, this is it.
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Summary: Great....but gory you say?...disgusting, you say?
Review: I first watched this like 3 years ago after being a huge fan of meet the feebles and bad taste. I was very reluctant to see it after hearing all the rumors about it being the most disgusting movie ever or whatever, and I must say it wasn't very disgusting or gory at all..or at least not in the wayI expected it to be. But it IS very good though. this is another cult movie from Jackson which is many people's faovrite although it is not mine....The tapebox picture kicks ass though. Anyway, funny movie, cool tapebox Worth watching once or twice.
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Summary: Add a couple of stars to that rating
Review: I love Dead Alive. Ever since I saw it, I have been looking for another movie of this genre that is as much fun. There is no such movie. Dead Alive is one of a kind. The performances are dead on, there are some wonderful characters, (including a kung fu-fighting priest who declares, "I kick ass for the Lord!" before kicking some serious zombie booty)and the style and art direction are flawlessly executed. It's just one of those movies where you can tell that a vision was truly realized. This is a Peter Jackson film after all (let's all forget about The Fighteners.) As much as I liked Lord of the Rings, it is sad to think that Jackson probably won't ever make another movie like Dead Alive.
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Summary: This Movie is More Dead Than Alive
Review: I purchased this movie because most of the reviews were at least four stars. It claims to be the goriest film made. I think it just stinks. Yes, it would get an A+ for blood and guts but that is about it. After awhile the blood and guts get on your nerves because the acting is awful. Dont waste your money.
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