Brain Dead (2007)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Kevin Tenney

Writer:

Dale Gelineau (writer)

Release Date:

1 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste

Plot:

The story of six people caught in the unusual (except in horror films) predicament of being stranded in a deserted fishing lodge with a host of alien-infected, mutant amoeba-controlled zombies at their doorstep. |

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Joshua Benton	...	Clarence Singer
Sarah Grant Brendecke	...	Sherry Morgan
David Crane	...	Bob Jules
Andy Forrest	...	Reverend Farnsworth
Chad Guerrero	...	Deputy Jimmy Ray
Elizabeth Lambert	...	Candy
Greg Lewolt	...	Deputy Jimmy Bob
Tess McVicker	...	Ranger Sydney
Dennis Michael Tenney	...	Bill
Cristina Tiberia	...	Amy Smoots
Michelle Tomlinson	...	Claudia Bush
Jim Wynorski	...	Sheriff Bodine
Matt Zemlin	...	Angler (voice)

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Prodigy Entertainment

The Second Best movie with Brain and Dead in it's title.

It takes balls to use the name Brain Dead for a horror flick. There are two other horror flicks out there that use Brain and Dead in their title, and they both have their own followings....especially one of them....the one that matters. Does this one live up to it's awesome word combo of Brain and Dead? Yep. It does. Yay!

The story revolves around an asteroid ripping through space to only land in a dude's head. From there the ooze from the asteroid transforms the guy into a brain-feeding, zombie/monster/guy. From that moment it's only goal is to eat brains, brains, brains so it can....you'll see. Eventually the story becomes a trapped and survive type situation, and for me, and thanks to Evil Dead 2, I love that setting.

The film has a good amount of characters that tend to be pretty entertaining as well. Our lead character, who is also our main source of humor, was consistently telling jokes or using smart alec remarks. It kinda got old, but fortunately his acting was good enough to make his persona likable, which made you not really care about the failing funnies. With 4 out of the 5 girls showing boobs and bush, the movie also succeeds in the nudity department. But once you see one girl nude, that's it, they don't shed any more for the rest of the movie. So don't expect anymore nudity later on. And of course we are watching a movie called Brain Dead and expecting some red stuff. Praise the lord because we get a decent amount of gory fun. Head splitting open, shotgun to the face and torso explosions....and even some good ole fashion puke gore.

Brain Dead was a cool horror/comedy that delivered everything that I hoped. Though I do have to say I was hoping for some more nudity later on, because a couple of these girls were stacked. The humor worked enough, the acting was inspired, the gore creative and plentiful and did I mention the nudity? Definitely check it out if you get the chance. Brain Dead lives up to the name, and was a bloody fun flick.