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  • Actors: Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin, Brenda Kendall
  • Directors: Peter Jackson
  • Writers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair
  • Producers: Jamie Selkirk, Jim Booth
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Uca
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Oct 2008
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006RHU4
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,783 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ANYONE FOR CUSTARD??, 7 April 2003
By Adrian Sands (Ireland UK) - See all my reviews
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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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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Surreal Comedy Gorefest, 18 Jul 2006
By Green Man Music "green-man-music" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This film is very funny, and equally gory. Essentially it follows the story of Lionel, a young man dominated by his mother, who, when she contracts an alien disease, dies and becomes a zombie. The deasease quickly spreads, and Lionel begins to attempt to keep an ever-expanding family of zombies entertained in the cellar of his rambling mansion, whilst at the same time trying to date a beautiful Spanish girl in his village without raising any suspicions of his dark secret.

There are some truly balkworthy scenes here; the mother's ear slipping off and dropping into her custard for example being one of the first of an escalating series of gross comedy gore situations. The ingenious, bloody and imaginitive ways in which the increasing number of zombies die is testament to the skill and humour of the model-makers (no CGI here!)as well as the producers.

Despite the film being populated by a whole range of bizarre characters (living and undead)the film has both a romantic storyline and a family-feud story to provide a pretty solid and convincing backdrop to what essentially becomes a special-effects bloodbath.

Absolutely fantastic.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars party's over, 12 Feb 2006
By radio atlantis "follow me not" (tha north of ireland) - See all my reviews
another one of the jackson early efforts, and one that had me squirming for the last 20 minutes of first viewing as hero lionel decides to clean up, using a lawnmower.
again it's a slow starter as jackson sets the mood with lionel's overbearing mother being bitten by a sumatran rat monkey while trying to stop a lover's tryst. after that the action gets turned up a notch as things start to go wrong as lionel realises all is not well with mum - in fact she's been...resurrected. still likes dogs, but can't eat a whole one (ahem).
highlights? obvious ones like the breakfast scene, the trip to the park (with "hyperactive" child) and the various inventive ways in which zombies are dealt with (including the aforementioned lawnmower), but keep an eye out for the hand in the food processor's final gesture. what they call a last act of defiance, i guess...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece
Not into horrormovies, at all. I just happened to see it on tv, when I was zapping my way through channels. Highly enjoyable, entertaining and hilarious. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kick-Azz-Angel

4.0 out of 5 stars A Gorefest Of The Highest Category
"Gory" is a word that doesn't even come close to describing "Braindead". This has to be one of the bloodiest horror movies ever made! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. N. J. Trott

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, they made the perfect film!!
Utterly brilliant, i havent seen a movie this good since sin city, but i think this is better!!
Braindead is not only the best horror film of the century, its the funniest... Read more
Published 5 months ago by william gough

5.0 out of 5 stars Fab
I havent saw this film in years,but i remember being young when i first watched it. Its great, not scary in any way but very funny. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Felicty

5.0 out of 5 stars Braindead.....Movies at its best..
The story line is not to bad, I think for a movie made in 1993 its still out there with the best , with Peter Jackson putting his touches to it in his early days no wonder he was... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Matthew Helliwell

5.0 out of 5 stars braindead
Brilliant, highly entertaining if you like 'gore fests' not too serious, very 'tongue-in cheek' would strongly recommend it, a classic!
Published 9 months ago by Nigel Davies

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood, gore and GORE! Oh, and laughs!
First saw this film when it first came out on VHS - my mate's mum rented it from the local blockbuster (I was about 13) and I have to say, the first time I saw it, I didn't rate... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. L. D. T. Sheppard

1.0 out of 5 stars err..
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Published 13 months ago by Mr. M. L. Hanford

5.0 out of 5 stars Sickening Brilliant
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Published 14 months ago by Rinoa Cameron

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, sick comedy gore riot
This is a great movie! The violence is among the sickest, funniest I have ever seen, including one especially inspired scene involving the Archers' theme tune and a pair of... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr W

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