Bad Taste

It is hard to imagine that guy who made lord of the rings films made this before fame,i understand that this film isnt meant to be taken serioisly and that is made with low budget,and for that this film can be enjoyment to watch and laugh at it or be gross out by some scenes,im not gonna lie to some scenes i was also momently disgusted and i never felt that before in this type of films,this film has bad action fights scenes and most scenes are basiacly stupid and dont make sense in a bigger picture,bad taste can easily be guilty pleasure film that you can enjoy with friends and for that it surved its purpose and other purposes in filmaking it missed entirely

Four men known as "the Boys", gets called into a quiet New Zealad fishing town to investigate reports of a UFO, only to run into malevolent zombie-like murderous townspeople. What follows is a gore-drenched real GUY's movie. The great Peter Jackson got his start writing and directing his own movies, with this amazing b- movie independent zombie/ alien gore comedy. And while it doesn't exactly hit the same stunning heights as his later zombie gore comedy "Baindead" (which in my mind is one of the best horror comedies EVER), it's still highly watchable and fun for fans of these type of movies. I'm amazed at what Jackson accomplished on such a small budget. This one comes highly recommended by me, folks. My Grade: A- 2-disc Limited Edition (mine is number 05879 out of 50,000) DVD Extras: "Good Taste Made Bad Taste" featurette; Peter Jackson biography; and Theatrical trailer Random Notes: The cover of the DVD case is holographic

Being a fan of films high on the gore scale, and reading many reviews for this film, I finally decided to give this film a whirl...to this day, I still don't regret it! If you like gore, this is for you. If you like comedy, this is for you. If you liked the "Evil Dead" series, no doubt you will LOVE this film! For the full-effect, pick up the limited edition DVD. I swear, even if you have to pay 25 or even 40 bucks for this version, it's worth every penny! However, if you hate getting songs stuck in your head, then don't listen to the end theme! It's a cool eighties-style song, really good for a low-budget pic, but IT WILL GET STUCK IN YOUR HEAD!!! The entire film has great pacing, never slowing down for one second! This is also a great film for those, like myself, who want to get into filmmaking. This is one of those few films you never get bored watching, whether it's ten times or a thousand times!!! This is a must have for everybody!!!

I first saw this in the late 80s on a vhs which i used to own. Revisited it recently on a dvd which I own. This is a movie which shud be definitely seen with a bunch of friends. The first time itself I found it to b hilarious. The gore is so over-the-top that you can't help but find it hilarious. The cheesy effects are sometimes nauseating and disgusting, but always hilarious and never even nearly shocking or disturbing. The famous disgusting vomit-eating scene n the brain popping out scene stayed with me since i first saw this in the late 80s. It proves that there is no limits to low budget filmmaking when you're as good as Peter Jackson. The filming locations, such as the cliff side, are all of outstanding natural beauty. The film has an amazing cinematography n the editing crispy. Check out the sheep scene. This one is definitely not for the week stomach. I laughed n rolled on the floor while watching this n Jackson's Braindead.

Bad Taste is one of the weirdest, stupidest, most idiotic, b (if that) movies I've ever seen. Why then do I own this movie? Because Peter Jackson has created one of the funniest splatterfests period (especially the hilarious machine gun scene and the pine cone tossing). It takes a while for the hilarity to start but so did Dead Alive (another Jackson great). Enjoy as Derek, Ozzy (wearing a Tales From the Crypt t-shirt), and the rest of the boys take on extra-terrestrial buggers who've come to Earth in search of meat. The plot is also a little hard to follow the first time around. After watching Bad Taste many times however, I have no idea how he was chosen to direct the Lord of the Rings (which rocked). So, Peter Jackson, for that...I salute you.

It's everything a low budget production from the 80s could be, especially in a world before CGI but, as a basis for the craft and imagination it nurtured, it should be considered an inspiration for anyone with the imagination and aspiration to venture into original and ground breaking film making and cinema. Plus it includes references to Doctor Who, which can never be a bad thing, and you can also see those references reciprocated by that series the following century with some similar looking characters that appeared one season. Must have been great fun to make.