Braindead

Mon amour platonique d'enfance, le film le plus drôle ou le deuxième plus drôle que j'ai jamais vu de ma vie. Par un heureux hasard, aussi le plus sanglant. Regarder Braindead c'est comme regarder une nonne de 50 ans en chaleur, perdant sa virginité avec Rocco Siffredi - un voyage ultime dans la décadence et l'humour le plus dépravé. Je suis allergique aux animaux domestiques, mais je veux absolument avoir un singe de Sumatra à la maison, quoi qu'il en coûte. Et plus jamais le pudding ne me goûtera comme avant. (16/02/2009)

There was a time when I was in love with Peter Jackson and had great fun with Braindead, but when I put it on again today it failed to match my flawless memories. It is very bloody and insane, with a lot of memorable funny scenes, but the overall impression… I don’t know, it’s like an amusement park. Over-the-top characters, over-the-top action, all intentional, of course, but I’ve already learned to like different stuff. I’m bringing the original five stars down, and I’m not sure whether four or three. (16/05/2008)

I will forever wonder how is it possible that Peter Jackson at the beginning of the nineties filmed the bloodiest and most disgusting movie of all times, just to excel the following year with the most epic fantasy movie ever. If nothing else, he is truly the genius of our time. However, Braindead is not a movie I would gladly remember again and again. Sure, filmmaking is fun, and it involves a range of incredibly crazy ideas. Just that the interpretation is exactly what I would imagine it to be. I’m glad I’ve seen it and at the same time I’m glad it’s over. (13/02/2018)

Jackson's LOTR is a film graduation for me, but I failed to understand Peter's Roots. Only impressions of pudding, clumsy actors, and a sense of bewilderment at the end credits remain. As a parody of horror, Braindead lacks humor, and as a pure horror, it loses in atmosphere. In short, it's a beginner's treat that completely missed me. (22/03/2006)

Do you want to know how to safely cut your way through a horde of zombies with the help of a lawnmower? Peter Jackson will give you detailed instructions, they might be useful some day. And please don't overlook the Master himself in a small role. Yes, the freak in the morgue, the little, goofy, bespectacled freak who gets a dead body exploding on a table :) (26/05/2002)