The first time I saw this film was around four years ago, and let me tell you, I thought it was going to be a piece of junk. I mean, it looked so cheap and crummy, but I soon realized that there's a difference between a talentless cheap-o (like "Jack Frost"), and a talent-drenched cheap-o like this.
"Bad Taste" is hands-down the best low budget film I've ever seen, just above "Chainsaw Massacre". Peter Jackson is one of my favorite directors because there isn't one of his films that I hate. In fact, "Dead-Alive" (aka "Brain Dead") is even gorier, yet it lacks the fresh pace and cheap feel of this cult masterpiece.
This film begins when a government agency called A.I.D.S. (!), composed of Frank, Ozzie, Barry, and, of course, Derek, stumbles upon a bunch of flesh-eating aliens that have just wiped out an entire town of humans and are preparing to use their flesh as a fast food treat on their home planet. So it's up to "The Boys" to stop them, and soon a full-scale battle ensues.
The best part of "Bad Taste" is not only it's campily overdone special effects (performed by Jackson himself), but mainly its pace. Truthfully, I wasn't bored for a second during this film. Even though it has extremely fragmented direction (maybe cause it was shot on a camcorder!) and almost no budget, you believe everything you're seeing, and you know it's cheesy, and you know the acting's not up to par, but you just don't care; and by the time you reach the final bloody showdown (my favorite part), you find yourself peeled to the screen, up until the sickening climax that I won't even bother revealing. I should also point out that the effects are sort of uneven: a Magnum will shoot off a head at one point, but put a small hole in one the next. But, hey, that's the fun of it!
So go out and see what Peter Jackson poured his heart into. He did everything -- acted in numerous roles, wrote, directed, edited, effects, and more -- and took four years in the process; and it still doesn't look homemade! I promise you wont be disappointed. And even though there's gore at every turn, it's done in such a comic way that it shouldn't shock even a five year old girl, while it still has the power to entertain a group of college students. And see Jackson's other flicks, too, including "Forgotten Silver," cause it's hilarious.
By the way, this one's #3 on my Top 200 List. That tells ya something.
"Bad Taste" is hands-down the best low budget film I've ever seen, just above "Chainsaw Massacre". Peter Jackson is one of my favorite directors because there isn't one of his films that I hate. In fact, "Dead-Alive" (aka "Brain Dead") is even gorier, yet it lacks the fresh pace and cheap feel of this cult masterpiece.
This film begins when a government agency called A.I.D.S. (!), composed of Frank, Ozzie, Barry, and, of course, Derek, stumbles upon a bunch of flesh-eating aliens that have just wiped out an entire town of humans and are preparing to use their flesh as a fast food treat on their home planet. So it's up to "The Boys" to stop them, and soon a full-scale battle ensues.
The best part of "Bad Taste" is not only it's campily overdone special effects (performed by Jackson himself), but mainly its pace. Truthfully, I wasn't bored for a second during this film. Even though it has extremely fragmented direction (maybe cause it was shot on a camcorder!) and almost no budget, you believe everything you're seeing, and you know it's cheesy, and you know the acting's not up to par, but you just don't care; and by the time you reach the final bloody showdown (my favorite part), you find yourself peeled to the screen, up until the sickening climax that I won't even bother revealing. I should also point out that the effects are sort of uneven: a Magnum will shoot off a head at one point, but put a small hole in one the next. But, hey, that's the fun of it!
So go out and see what Peter Jackson poured his heart into. He did everything -- acted in numerous roles, wrote, directed, edited, effects, and more -- and took four years in the process; and it still doesn't look homemade! I promise you wont be disappointed. And even though there's gore at every turn, it's done in such a comic way that it shouldn't shock even a five year old girl, while it still has the power to entertain a group of college students. And see Jackson's other flicks, too, including "Forgotten Silver," cause it's hilarious.
By the way, this one's #3 on my Top 200 List. That tells ya something.