Braindead / Dead Alive (1993)

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Cast: Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin
Director: Peter Jackson
Writer: Stephen Sinclair (story), Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson (screenplay)
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Campy
Runtime: 104 minutes
MPAA rating: Unrated
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/
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Plot (Screenplay): 5 / 5
Music (Score): 4 / 5
Acting (Cast): 5 / 5
Pacing (Editing): 5 / 5
Visuals (Cinematography): 5 / 5
Overall Rating: A (96%)

What happens when rats rape monkeys? They invade New Zealand, obviously. Zombie monkeys, ninja priests that “kick ass for the lord,” 1950s New Zealand. This movie has it all! When the story is about a typical mama’s boy trying to score with the hot Latina girl at the supermarket, but ends up trying to hide infectious zombies from the general public and fighting off waves of the undead, comedy and buckets of blood are about to ensue. I would have never guessed that this was made by the same guy who directed the epic Lord of the Rings movies.

If you like blood and gore, this movie rivals with the Evil Dead series. I’d even go as far as saying that it’s like a campy gory Shaun of the Dead.

Get the unrated version, NOT the rated R one. They edit out like 30 minutes of footage in the later.

Bottom line: Surprisingly funny and even heartfelt on some level, Peter Jackson knows how to make movies. Even comedy ones.

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Rotten Tomatoes rating: 85%
Consensus: None