Bad Taste (1989)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Simply Perfect

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

What can I say. I dont usually write reviews bit this is probably my fav film of all time. Yes its silly but that's the point. Personally I find this as Jackson's finest peice of work Loved what he did with Lord of the rings and dont think it could of been done any better, but I have watched this film since I was 7 years old and I always come back to it. Yeah its cheap and yeah its nasty but Thats the beauty. This should be in the syllabus for any inspiring film maker. Just had to get that off my chest as it really is that good and if you dont agree watch it again... And again... And again

Peter Jackson is now known as an Oscar winning director for his great efforts on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, Peter Jackson didn't always produce high budget epics. He started with low budget films, the first of which was the 1987 horror comedy Bad Taste.The story features a group of boys who have to stop evil aliens from harvesting people into food. It's a simple premise done with a low budget and loads and loads of gore. The film is so gory I wouldn't recommend this film for the squeamish. However, if you're like me you'll be laughing at how over the top the violence gets at points. It's not realistic in the slightest and that's why it's so appealing.Peter Jackson had a hard time selling the splatter movie to the New Zealand Film Commission but he managed and now it's become a cult hit. This film combines horror, action and comedy into a consistently entertaining film. You can clearly tell Peter Jackson and his friends had a blast making Bad Taste and the energy and passion is all evident on screen. Bad Taste definitely lives up the title, it's gross and ridiculously funny at the same time. It was a great start for a filmmaker who went onto bigger things… but I'll always have a soft spot for his schlocky yet fun low budget films.

This picture is about murderous alien zombies, headed by the unspeakable Lord Crumb, who invade Earth, intent on subjugating humanity for use on the menus of their intergalactic fast-food franchise. And it's also about the anti-alien SWAT squad battling them: four rambunctious New Zealanders who eventually seem little better than murderous psychopaths themselves.It's a personal film to the max. Jackson wrote, produced and directed "Bad Taste" as well as editing it, doing the makeup and playing two roles, a demented commando and a crazed zombie alien. (At one point, through camera magic, the two Jacksons battle each other on a steep mountainside.) As Derek the commando, Jackson suggests that, had he continued acting, he might well have become New Zealand's Rick Moranis. (Fortunately, he didn't). As a movie maker, he proves that he was a natural from the first moment he pointed his camera at a band of fear-addled humans or bloodthirsty ghouls."Bad Taste" must be one of the most accurate titles in cinematic history. This movie is intended to make part of the audience reel and another part scream--though it's bad taste done, obviously, with a wink.Most of the movie is a series of wild chases, terrifying fist fights, nauseating sight gags and bizarre gun battles, studded with gore and homages to "Night of the Living Dead," "Evil Dead" and "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." But throughout, despite the budget, it's staged and shot with deep-focus bravura and brilliance, non-stop verve and relentless energy.Like "Dead Alive," "Bad Taste" means to scare us and make us laugh, go past all our defenses. You're probably shockproof if you aren't offended by the grislier moments of "Bad Taste"--like the scene where Derek, woozy from his zombie battles, peels back his own skull and sticks in some mashed brains he finds on the ground. But, if you aren't entertained, you've probably never seen a horror movie.

Holy cow this movie was fun to watch, I've seen a lot of movies in my time and this one was one of the best if not the best low budget independent movies I've seen. Peter Jackson has made the best movie he could with the budget and all the other restraints, its actually inspiring to me as a small time film maker and I wish I had watched it when I was a teenager, I was put off by the freaky cover and R rating even though I was watching films like that a lot back then, but was really worth checking it out. Getting really into Jacksons earlier films at the moment, this one is my favorite.All in all ide say you really need a strong stomach to watch this(even stronger for 'braindead' AKA 'dead alive') and its very funny too, every drop of blood there's a laugh. check it out.