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Braindead [DVD] [1993]

Timothy Balme (Actor), Diana Penalver (Actor), Peter Jackson (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin
  • Directors: Peter Jackson
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Uca
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Oct 2008
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006RHU4
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,096 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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If you're not a connoisseur of graphic horror and gruesome gore, you'd better steer clear of Braindead, a wicked 1992 horror-comedy from the demented mind and delirious camera of writer-director Peter Jackson, years before he went on to mainstream success with The Lord of the Rings. However, if non-stop 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 (or second, or third...) of this wildly clever and audaciously uninhibited movie. While director Jackson would later achieve far greater critical and box-office successes, his talent is readily evident in this earlier effort. If you find this kind of thing even remotely appealing, consider Braindead a must-see movie. --Jeff Shannon

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Peter Jackson directs this very gory comedy/horror. 25-year-old Lionel Cosgrove has never even kissed a girl, and so is excited when the lovely Paquita, a Spanish girl who works in the corner shop, arranges a nocturnal tryst with him in the zoo. Unfortunately, Lionel's over-possessive mother, spying on them from the bushes, is bitten by a Sumatran Monkey Rat, and soon develops a craving for raw meat. Upon learning of this, Lionel tries to warn his new love of his mother's strange cannibalistic habits before it is too late.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A top 5 movie 5 Feb 2006
By James Watling
Format:DVD
I think you have to look a little further past the 'cringe inducing acting' to the quality of the storytelling here - not to mention some of the most hilarious sight gags ever committed to celluloid. Yes it's horribly bad taste from start to finish but it's a minor work of art, way more accomplished than Bad Taste and Jackson's subversive take on The Muppets 'Meet The Feebles'. Stomach the gore, swallow the bad acting on show and lap up a movie directed with true love and devotion. Just check your custard for lumps.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ANYONE FOR CUSTARD?? 7 April 2003
By Adrian Sands
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I can only sum this dvd up in 1 word - MENTAL!! This has got to be the wackiest, no holds barred Gorefest i have ever seen. If you have seen any other Peter Jackson's early stuff (Bad taste for example) and thought it was pushing the boundaries of sick, this takes it to a whole new Level! Some of the most hilariously bizarre and sickest Scenes i have ever seen on dvd are contained in this film - Zombie baby (you'll understand when u see it!!) and kung fu priest "I kick ass for the Lord!!" are definitely something that you'll want to see over and over - Just for the sheer madness of it!
Better than bad taste, this film will not win any awards for great acting or script, but this is pure novelty - Really really funny, I know some comedy films these days are not funny but this is unbelievable,
Brilliant!!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars more gore than you could ever dream of 25 July 2006
By sean paul mccann VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Braindead is quite simply the most insane,gore depraved film of all time,blood,intestines,guts,hearts and more flood the screen in technicolour glory,peter jackson challenged the decency system in bad taste,but in braindead the insanity factor was raised beyond what could be deemed as acceptable,but who wants a boring horror anyway,there is so much going on here that you would almost need to watch it in slow motion.

Thats not to say that the plot is overbearing,it isnt!There is a monkey that is captured and placed in zoo but the monkey is infected with a disease that kills and then brings you back to life as a zombie,some infection,wouldnt you agree?,and when the main characters mother is bitten only death awaits and the excessive blood which is so overblown that you cant help but laugh starts to follow,you know that a cult classic has been born,this isnt a film that you can watch with film fans who like a plot to be detailed and a beginning,middle and end,this is manic work at its best,hail hail braindead.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Gory Fun!
Long before heading for Middle Earth, Peter Jackson started his career with gory horror flicks such as Bad Taste and this one - Braindead. Read more
Published 1 month ago by D Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great film
I love this film. It is so bad it's brilliant. The final scenes with the blender and lawn mower are particular highlights as is the 'baby at the park' scene.......GENIUS!!!
Published 2 months ago by Daniel Rankin
5.0 out of 5 stars Braindead DVD (18)
This movie is a horror-comedy great! Its very gory and bloody. A MUST SEE TO ANY ZOMBIE MOVIE FAN! Its by the director of Lord of the Rings, the hobbit, King Kong, the frightners,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by martin
5.0 out of 5 stars "..ALL TIME CLASSIC GOREFEST.."
This is certainly one of Peter jacksons most awesome films, a classic and really original horror flick packed with sick over the top gore and bloody moments, a must own for any... Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. Drury
5.0 out of 5 stars Brainsplattering genious!!
Braindead takes you back in the young days of Peter Jackson!
I have to admit this is one hell of a zombie ride of a movie! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Sune Jakobsen
2.0 out of 5 stars not as good as remembered
My boyfriend first watched this film in his early teens and loved it. He asked me to order this for him 10 years later hoping it would be just as good as remembered but it was... Read more
Published 15 months ago by salsa-star
5.0 out of 5 stars classic gore movie. now on blu ray.
Ok, this version is ok, the dvd transfer is ok at best. They released with a all region blu ray however, 'dead alive' which is this movie with it's u.s. and canada release title. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Michael Dobey
5.0 out of 5 stars I kick arse for the lord!.
This cult classic zombie flick is a definite gore lovers delight. It may in fact be the goriest films I have ever seen, but only in a very funny way. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2011 by Puzzle box
5.0 out of 5 stars As Satisfying as I could Have Hoped For.
I'll start off by saying that I'm a huge gore lover. If you aren't, then steer clear of this one, it isn't for you. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2011 by Zombie Kermit
5.0 out of 5 stars best film
basically one of the best splatter horror films going, if you love gory films or if you like new horror (and get scared easy) and your watching films like jeepers creepers, wrong... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2011 by wood
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