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The Worst Film Ever

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Nice effects though.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

**THIS REVIEW COULD CONTAIN A LOT OF SPOILERS. IF THE READER DOESN'T WANT THE FILM TO POSSIBLY BE SPOILED FOR THEM, THEN I SUGGEST WATCHING THE MOVIE BEFORE READING THIS REVIEW. Thank You.**I do believe that this movie is supposed to be a horror comedy, or so that's my best guess anyway. Anything else that would've been aimed for would've just been ridiculous. It's so silly it makes me laugh. The "well constructed" and planned over-the-top effects were executed perfectly in this film. When the movie started, I thought it was going to be a monster on an island type movie, but boy was I wrong. A team of zoologists capture this weird looking rat thing, and bring it back to the states to be placed in a zoo. They knew that whoever gets bit from the rat thing, will turn brain dead ("Brain Dead" is the original title.)and develop zombie like traits. When they become infected, it's just like any other zombie, once it bites someone else, then they'll be transformed as well. This all begins to happen at the zoo when the son of a wealthy old woman goes to the zoo, and spies on her son with a woman he met delivering them their groceries from their regular store. For some reason she didn't want him seeing other women (this is explained towards the end of the movie to why she didn't want him dating). She then gets bit by the rat when she was hiding behind a bush spying on them, because she got too close to the cage. When she screamed, the guy (her son) recognizes it, and dreads it. He notices her getting bit, but she pushes it off of her, and bashes its skull in off the ground. This is where the fun begins in the movie. Believe me. It's a trip and a half. The guy starts stuffing people that become infected in his mother's old basement (now his basement because of inheritance after his mother's death), hoping no one will find out. It's funny as hell because he starts feeding the zombies, and grooming them; along with whatever other goofy sh*t, like sitting them down and helping them get comfortable. He does all sorts of hospitality chores for them, which I actually got a kick out of. There's also a bunch of ridiculous mishaps that occur while he is attempting to keep this situation isolated, while also in the midst of battling with his uncle over the inheritance of the manor. This movie tickled me in some parts. Some will find it silly/funny, and others will find it over-the-top stupidity. Depends on what kind of person you are. The acting is fair, the script is fair, the story- line is silly, and the dialog is also silly. I would recommend this movie to people who appreciate low budget comedy horror, for a one time laugh.

Once in a life time there comes a movie that combines two opposite genres together to make a seamless whole of a movie. Dead Alive is that movie. Perfectly combining splatter horror, and comedy this movie is sure to make you laugh and vomit at the same time. The premise is simple, an awkward young man's mom is bitten by a Rat Monkey that leads to her becoming a zombie. Eventually she gets out and begins to spread the disease around the neighborhood. Basically you classic zombie movie. But this has a completely different feel to it. For one I couldn't stop laughing, whether is was the zombie baby or the heart and lungs monster, this movie made me laugh. But at the same time I completely lost my appetite. From watching a man get his legs eaten off, or a woman eat her own ear. It really takes a certain kind of person to understand the humor in this movie. I give this movie ten out of ten, not just for the humor and story but for the practical effects. They were absolutely amazing. A few like the monkey or the baby don't really hold up to today's standards, but when the guy gets his legs eaten away leaving just his bones, that was unbelievable. It looked so realistic. The characters were another way that made this movie great. I really enjoyed the characters, they were all people that really acted like someone would in that type of situation making it believable.I wouldn't recommend this movie to just any movie watcher. It takes a special type of person to enjoy this movie to it's full potential. But if you love movies like Shaun of the Dead or Zombieland I suggest you check this movie out. But do it on an empty stomach, I cannot stress how bloody and gory this movie is.

My "relationship" with this movie is an odd one. Some movies you fall more in love with each time you see it. Some movies cause you to hate it more with each viewing. This movie fluctuates for me. Maybe it's the mood I'm in, but mostly I think it has to do with what I'm trying to "get out of the viewing experience" when I see this movie.Am I looking for a bloody disgusting good time? Then, this is the movie for me on that night. I was a little disappointed my first time seeing this for most of the movie's run time. It has this legendary status as the bloodiest movie of all time, so naturally we go in expecting a full-on splashfest, but most of that comes during the finale. That is not to say that the movie doesn't have it's gross out moments in the first half, at all. It starts setting a bar early and continues to top it as the movie goes along, but it's not until that final, gore-drenched finale that the movie really earns its' rep, but once it does, it is glorious indeed. It's one of the few movies that have ever made my horrorhound wife cringe a little in disgust.With repeated viewings, though, that initial glee of seeing so much gore on screen tends to diminish as you're more familiar with the territory. Now we start to examine the backbone of the movie more and it's a little hard for me to swallow sometimes. I'm also not a big fan of BAD TASTE, another Jackson indie flick that I find has an over- hyped reputation. To me, the humor is just stupid. Maybe it's a cultural divide, maybe it's just me. Every time the movie goes for a laugh I find myself rolling my eyes. Then, there's the bad Raimi playdough style effects that also cheapen the movie. Some horror fans find an affinity for those low budget effects, but they just look bad to me.What is my final opinion of the movie, then? I guess I'm not entirely sure. I think it's a fun movie that's an absolute essential for the gorehound in search of a bloody movie and it holds a lot of appeal there, but just be prepared for a cheesy romance story with some bad effects and some even worse Kiwi humor.

This movie is fantastically entertaining! We laughed and were entertained from the start to the finish, I had no idea what to expect. Thought it would just be another regular slasher, horror movie, but instead it was incredibly fun and on top of that very, very, very funny!The amount of gore was amazing but mostly it was for fun/funny/entertainment value. I wasn't really scared or frightened for any of this movie.Didn't even realize it had such a huge name director until visiting this page :)