(1992)

review by:

8-25-03

Written by: Stephen Sinclair, Frances Walsh, Peter Jackson Original Story by: Stephen Sinclair Directed by: Peter Jackson (my GOD) Starring: Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver

Lionel is your typical mama’s boy until he meets young Paquita and ventures out into the dating world. Well Mama don’t like that and spies on them during their first date at the zoo. Don’t worry she gets what she deserves and is bitten by the rare Rat Monkey. This eventually kills her and turns her into a zombie. Throughout the next hour there are three more people turned into zombies (a nurse, a biker punk, and the “I KICK ASS FOR THE LORD” priest). Then Uncle Deadbeat comes into view, demanding a share in the will or he will expose the zombies, whom Lionel feeds and keeps tied up. Lionel agrees and Deadbeat throws a party. Big mistake. The zombies get loose and turn everyone there into the walking dead, and then what you thought was gore, becomes so much more. Did I mention that there is a zombie baby? I know I am stepping outside my realm of movie reviews by not doing a theatrical release, but this is Peter Jackson, and even though we here all love him, I worship him. So I was elected to do this review. This is not a gross-you-out gore movie, this is funny gore. If you try and take this movie seriously you will just upset yourself. I was crying through most of this movie, it’s so funny! My favorite shot is when the Uncle gets these two kitchen knives. He starts hacking away right in front of the camera, it only last about 3 seconds, but I played it 10 times. Christ was that good. This movie was very creative. Not only is it original in how to make the first zombie, but this movie comes up with so many ways to kill the undead its unbelievable. I must say I never thought to attack an army of zombies with just a lawnmower. Just hold it up and plow, it’s easy as 1, 2, 3…... And did you ever think that the organs of the zombies you impale might come after you? Well, they can. In Dead Alive the intestines and colon of the biker punk come after Lionel several times. And the baby! Jesus, the baby! (...the thing is goddam disgusting - Honumon) Never has anyone ever thought of having a zombie baby. Jackson, my god, how you are awesome. This did have one loop-hole that got me a little confused. Paquita was bitten when the fiasco went on. But then a lot happens and they ended it with her being fine. The only thing I can think of is that so much funny and cool stuff went on that Jackson figured that the audience wouldn’t care and probably forgot about that bite. I give this a Good, because quite often Zombie movies lack in originality. This, however, does not get an awesome because I have seen better zombie movies. If you’re looking for a funny zombie movie, this is better than Return of the Living Dead. If you’re looking for scary, I recommend Night of the Living Dead (1990, with Tony Todd), Resident Evil, and of course 28 Days Later.

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Comments

From: Honumon Rating: Ok Hm...I did really enjoy the party scene, but I don't think this movie's better than Return of the Living Dead. "Send more cooooops." Oh well, I need to see Dead Alive again, having fallen asleep during a chunk in the middle (never follow Chinese food with ice cream...it's like an extra strength sleeping pill). Someday I'll get Gameslave to sit down and watch it again, and then I'll have a valid opinion of this movie.

From: Mike Rating: Awesome This movie was fucking awsome!!!! Seriously I pissed my pants. Oh and concerning the loop hole, I think that because Lionel killed the 'main' zombie (his momma) and because Paquita had such a minor bite, that he stopped the changing process in time. Remember it took the mom like a week to fully die.