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  • Actors: Tammy Davis, Kevin McTurk, Tandi Wright, Nathan Meister, Peter Feeney
  • Directors: Jonathan King
  • Format: PAL, Colour
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 31 Mar 2008
  • Run Time: 84 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000ZK9T5M
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,924 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Viewed objectively, sheep aren't all that scary. They're actually quite cute and fluffy. But Black Sheep achieves the almost impossible by making you believe, at least for 90 minutes, that they could really turn into unstoppable killing machines. When a sheep-phobic ends up back on his family's farm to discuss his father's estate with his tyrannical brother, a pair of bumbling eco-warriors accidentally unleashes his worst nightmare--a flock of mutated sheep, hungry for human flesh.

Pitched perfectly between horror and comedy, Black Sheep fits neatly into the tradition of genre classics like Shaun of the Dead and American Werewolf in London. It's funny without either being cruel or becoming tediously post-modern, scary without being sadistic. New Zealand's rolling green hills make a stunning and rather incongruous backdrop for the bloodbath--and the prosthetics and special effects look fantastic, packing a visceral punch that CGI could never hope to match. Director Jonathan King paces the laughs and scares expertly; there's not a minute wasted in Black Sheep's runtime, and not a minute that isn't ridiculously enjoyable. Who'd have thought zombie sheep could be so much fun? --Sarah Dobbs

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This blood-soaked horror comedy is the story of Henry Oldfield (Nathan Meister), a New Zealander with an unfortunate phobia...of sheep. When Henry was a boy, his father was killed in a herding accident on the land, and Henry fled to the big city. Now, years later, he has returned to sell his half of the farm and--at the behest of his therapist--to face his fears. Meanwhile, Henry's sadistic older brother Angus (Peter Feeney) has taken over the family business, and become widely known for his controversial genetic experiments on the animals. When two animal activists release one of Angus's genetically-altered lambs, Henry's trip quickly turns into his worst nightmare, as the lamb's zombie-like bite turns sheep and people into vicious flesh-eaters. Henry joins forces with one of the animal activists (Danielle Mason), and together they try to escape the sheep and find an antidote for the virus. Director Jonathon King cleverly plays on the silliness of the normally docile, dimwitted lamb as terrifying monster, and his shots of the sheep swarming over the hills induce equal parts thrills and laughter. However, the storyline could perhaps have benefited from a bit less action, and a bit more plot, as the suspense and jokes begin to fizzle by the end. The excellent WETA WORKSHOP (known for its work on the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) delivers hilariously gory special effects. Faces are eaten off, humans throw their own limbs, and heads explode, culminating in a raucous bloodbath that will likely earn BLACK SHEEP cult status among the EVIL DEAD crowd.

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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Really good dark comedy, 28 Dec 2007
By SHANN "SHANN" (England, London) - See all my reviews
What this film demonstrates is that talent will always make up for a low budget. In a way it reminded me of the early red dwarf series. There was clearly a chemistry between the cast and a hilariously dark humour throughout. I never thought I would be reviewing a film about zombie sheep but it is brilliant. The writing is superb, the acting on the money and what the film does best is that it knows its limitations and plays to its strengths. Since watching this film I have never looked at a sheep in the same way!! I definitely think its worth buying and would recommend it.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The most dissapointing movie of 2007, 31 May 2008
By D. Jackson "DJ" (UK) - See all my reviews
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People, don't get excited, Black Sheep is not what it's cracked up to be.

A killer sheep movie... just how often do these come up? Luckily, Black Sheep's premise is good, (The idea of zombie sheep will satisfy the less demanding viewers, however bad the actual film is.) however its premise is just about the only good thing about it! The genius idea of killer sheep has clearly gotten into the wrong hands- and criminally destroyed.

Maybe it was the direction, maybe it was the script, or maybe it was just the movie in general, but something turned this 'horror comedy' into a surprisingly depressing... mess. I guess I was so disappointed because initially, I had no doubts about this movie at all, but Black Sheep fails to deliver in almost every department.

Sure, there are some positives to Black Sheep as apposed to negatives, the characters are a comfortably unusual selection, the gore is OK, and when you see massive balls of fluff (excuse me, sheep) thrown from one side of the screen to the other and a woman trying to beat a sheep to death with her own chewed off leg- the result is excruciatingly humorous.

But after all, when the credits roll, you cannot escape the feeling that the film-makers just haven't tried. I can appreciate that Black Sheep is supposed to be silly, tacky and unrealistic, but there 'is' a line separating hilarious B-movie horrors... and just plain baaad.

A total missed opportunity.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Flocking funny!, 31 Jan 2008
By A. Griffiths "Adrian" (London) - See all my reviews
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Black Sheep is an entertaining horror/comedy about an outbreak of homicidal tendencies among a flock of sheep at a remote new Zealand farm. VERY similar in tone to Peter Jackson's amazing "Braindead", it features some outrageous gore but also some good performances from the cast and some gorgeous scenery.

The central predicament actually only covers a very small section of the local community, which keeps the mayhem Black Sheep on quite a small scale. I'm not sure if this helps or hinders the film, as it keeps our focus on the central cast, but doesn't do much for generating the sense of pandemonium that other film of this nature manage. The story revolves around two brothers who inherit a sheep farm from their father. One grows up running the farm while the other has spent most of his adult life away from the place, and the film charts his return to decide on the future of the business, which just so happens to co-incide with a raid by two (it's a very small raid!) eco-warriors who are trying to expose unethical and cruel experiments that they think are going on in the farm. The eco-pair are right, for unbeknown to Henry, brother Angus has been carrying out some very unconventional research on his flock, and after a bit of bumbling infiltration, a mutant...something...is released into the wild and soon all the sheep are contaminated and hungry for flesh!

First of all, let me say that the effects in this film are great. Most of the time I couldn't tell whether it was real stunt-sheep on the screen or animatronic stand-ins. The shots of dopey looking grass-munchers suddenly leaping for the throats of terrified victims never failed to make me laugh. I think its all the wool, and some attacks were just a blur of flying fleece, which was even funnier. The human actors do pretty well, all playing it straight, and the central duo carry the film without resorting to hamming it up, again very reminiscent of Lionel and Pacquita in "Braindead", although the actors playing Henry and Experience don't get much chance to show any real depth of character. The gore is strong in places, but never sickening, as most of it is too outlandish to offend.

The resemblance to "Braindead" is so strong it does the film a bit of a disservice, as Black Sheep is much less outrageous in both scale and gore, but it still works as a fun splatter movie. However, it's still more fun than the mundane, earnest slasher movies that keep trickling out of Hollywood, and if anything, you can still marvel at the breathtaking New Zealand scenery that is visible throughout the movie, while your laughing at all the woolly mayhem.
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5.0 out of 5 stars shear genius
If you like the early Peter Jackson movies like 'Braindead' you'll like the dark humorous horror of 'Black Sheep'. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Richard Almasi

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Baaaaaad
I was disappointed with this movie as reviews on the cover compare it to Shaun of the Dead, now if you are going to do that then the movie had better be darn funny. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars The sheeps' finest hour!
Given the almost overwhelming amount of total rubbish being pumped out in the film world, I found Black Sheep to be a refreshing comedy "zombie" thriller. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr B

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Terrible
Do not waste your time with this film, I don't understand how anyone could rate this film with more than 2 stars! Everything about this film is rediculous!
Published 9 months ago by Super Cereal

1.0 out of 5 stars so poor
I was expecting alot more from black sheep,the trailer looked good,there was even a decent amount of praise thrown its way at first and when i bought this i was thinking that it... Read more
Published 9 months ago by sean paul mccann

1.0 out of 5 stars Feelin' Sheepish?
Black Sheep is one of those films that should really be better then it is... not that the driving idea of the film was oscar bait. Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Daniels

3.0 out of 5 stars It's not all baaad
Sorry, couldn't resist that. It's that sort of film. Ridiculous, barking (or should that be .. no, I won't say it) and good for a giggle. Read more
Published 10 months ago by R. Griffiths

2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing
Black Sheep is a really poor film, sorry but it is. I laughed about twice through the whole movie. When I heard of the idea of zombie sheep I was exicted as the idea had never... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Langdon Ulder

3.0 out of 5 stars Have you heard about an attack of carnivorous mutant sheep?
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Have you heard about an attack of carnivorous mutant sheep? Well, they are in New Zealand, and they happen to star in this movie. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Bel Alcat

3.0 out of 5 stars A good idea, a little wasted
The idea that a candid, inoffensive sheep may trasforme, for a experimental human-DNA crossing, in a killer who chews humans and "other beasts" like nothing is "delicious". Read more
Published 10 months ago by Empe

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