travis betz » the living dead rule http://travisbetz.com where the chicken tastes like people! Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:13:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Rated T – Dead Alive (Brain Dead) http://travisbetz.com/rated-t-dead-alive-brain-dead/ http://travisbetz.com/rated-t-dead-alive-brain-dead/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:58:14 +0000 travis http://travisbetz.com/?p=619 This week I’m going to talk to you about zombies again, only this time we’re gonna go comedy! Dead Alive is not only one of the funniest films ever made, but it is also one of the best zombie movie hands down. It’s no accident that it’s so damn good. This is one of Peter Jackson’s earlier films. You know, Peter! That guy who brought you such indie fare as The Lord of the Rings and King Kong. Brain Dead is Jackson’s 3rd feature film (Bad Taste and Meet the Feebles being his first two).

Jackson has an absolute blast playing around in his zombie epic. He creates a very Norman Bates style relationships between the leading man and his mum, and then turns it on its head by adding zombies. Lots and lots of zombies. To this day many still consider this movie to be one of the goriest films of all time. I am pretty convinced this is true. if not, it certainly is the most creative of zombie movies. The last half hour is some of my favorite stuff in cinema…ever.

Rent it. Buy it. love it.


Much love
Travis

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