AKA Dead Alive
Having watched Zombie Holocaust and only rating it 4 for gore, it got me wondering what it would take for a film to actually hit the 5 that all Zombie films should be aspire to. This pondering lasted for ooh, at least 5 seconds, as I realised I had this gem on my shelf just waiting another viewing. Could my memory have decieved me and Braindeads’ gore factor been imagined, or was I right in remembering that it is the benchmark that all splatter is marked against?
Oh how right I was to trust my own opinion – Braindead is fantastic. Although rather slow to start, come 30 minutes and the ridiculous gore comes a-pourin’. Skin is ripped off, dogs devoured whole, priests kick ass (for the lord) against zombie bikers, and numerous limbs and heads go flying.
And how could I forget the intestine-zombie, the zombie baby, the priest:nurse love-in, a tasty pus and ear custard pudding, rat monkeys, and especially the classic lawnmower death.
For a film to get 5\5 from me without a single nork shot must mean it’s fantastic. What else is there to say
Gore 5\5
Norks 0\5
Overall 5\5
December 18, 2007 at 4:54 pm
IMDB link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/
October 8, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Agree about the slow start, but really does ramp up quickly. The scene where he takes the zombie to the park is one of the funniest things I have ever seen, laugh my head off every time : )