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Braindead

aka: Dead Alive
New Zealand 1992, 107 minutes
Dir. Peter Jackson
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Horror, Comedy / Black Comedy, Splatter

Topics: Period 1950s.

Feat. Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody

Aroview: Local prodigy's magnum opus may well be the last word in zombie film. What begins as a nervous romance for naive young Lionel soon turns into a blood-drenched orgy of limbs and lawnmowers, as '50s Wellington falls victim to a hideous virus. The period details are spot-on, as is Tim Balme's (award) winning performance in the main role.

Aro Video's apology to the purists:
Due to theft, Our current rental copy of the film is not the full 107 minute uncensored version (although our 97 minute US cut is more vastly liberal than an 85 minute version that they tried to sell on home video in the 1990's)

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2 stars (Good Try) Not quite as great a B-grade splatter as 'Bad Taste', although there are a few cringy and memorable moments, and the occasional Wellington backdrop is a nice reminder of Jackson's more humble beginnings as weekend film-maker. ~Tom H
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3 stars (Good Enough) ~JohnSpecialK
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4 stars (Very Good) Blood-splattered horror masterpiece is a gory good time. ~Anon
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5 stars (Exceptional) An aptly titled, sweet-hearted, emphatically gross, and unbearably funny zombie cartoon strip. The climactic splatterfest, maybe the goriest ever filmed, is astonishing. Ian Watkin's Uncle Les is a beaut of a Kiwi bastard throwback. ~fairbrother
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4 stars (Very Good) ~Adroc
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5 stars (Exceptional) Braindead Aka Dead Alive is my favorite Peter Jackson Movie, this is the peter Jackson I want to see again, his splatter era is the best ~Wyatt Earp

Reference Links: BraindeadNZ On Screen film review.

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English subtitles for the hearing impaired

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Close Relatives

Bad Taste (1987)
Dawn of the Dead (1979)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)

Housebound (2014)
Re-Animator (1985)
Planet Terror (2007)

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