I love Peter Jackson for his bizarre creativity. Bad Taste, Braindead, Meet the Feebles are all bizarre in their own way. As I love splatsticks, I worship 'Bad Taste' for the position it holds in the world of splatter cinema. Peter Jackson has a strange way of using gore. His gory sequences are seldom disturbing and overuse of fake blood makes the gore look like a comedic device, which should be laughed and laughed upon for eternity! So what's the story about 'Bad Taste'? This is a typical B-film but is slicker and more tongue-in-cheek than any of the films that fall into the category of extreme cinema. Jackson's tales never let the viewer lose interest in his films. Perhaps Jackson is such an artist who can make murder look like plain humor! Considering the limitations Jackson faced both financially and technically during the filming of 'Bad Taste', the film looks as great as Taj Mahal to me.
The tale is fairly simple at heart. The Astro Investigation Defense Service sends 4 men Ozzy (Terry Potter), Derek (Peter Jackson), Barry (Pete O'Herne) and Frank (Mike Minett) to a town 'Kaihoro' (Food-town in Maori?) to discover the reason behind unexplained disappearances of the townspeople. The men find blood splattered everywhere with no trace of the townsfolk. The place looks like an abattoir, as Barry tells Derek on his radio.
The men soon come to know that the town is plagued with zombies, who will kill anything that comes their way. Detailed findings lead the men to the whereabouts of the zombies where they have all gathered for a meet. The meet is hosted by their chief Lord Crumb (Doug Wren). The men come to know that Lord Crumb and his zombie force are actually extraterrestrial beings in the guise of humans and have plans of harvesting human meat for their own intergalactic food franchise. So the dead townsfolk are now in the boxes, ready for the alien consumption! The men also find Giles (Craig Smith), a donation collector in a drum, soaked in spices and free him. Watching for the right time to strike, they all take positions and open fire at the dawn. Causing heavy casualties, the men force Lord Crumb to retreat in his home-faced-UFO. However, Derek has plans of his own that are more sinister than Lord Crumb could have ever imagined.
The film as you can see is based on hyper-imagination. Jackson however makes this work. 'Bad Taste' has great comedy scenes and an appealing atmosphere. Thanks to Jackson's hometown Pukerua Bay and the New Zealand lush belt, where this flick was shot. These locations add good atmosphere in the film and shaky camera work at places makes the viewer dizzy. Over-the-top splatter plays a special role here and gives enough reality to the film. So if you're a kind of person who loves to puke on the nasty, give this a try. I am sure you won't be disappointed, and don't forget to watch Peter Jackson's evil twin Robert!
The tale is fairly simple at heart. The Astro Investigation Defense Service sends 4 men Ozzy (Terry Potter), Derek (Peter Jackson), Barry (Pete O'Herne) and Frank (Mike Minett) to a town 'Kaihoro' (Food-town in Maori?) to discover the reason behind unexplained disappearances of the townspeople. The men find blood splattered everywhere with no trace of the townsfolk. The place looks like an abattoir, as Barry tells Derek on his radio.
The men soon come to know that the town is plagued with zombies, who will kill anything that comes their way. Detailed findings lead the men to the whereabouts of the zombies where they have all gathered for a meet. The meet is hosted by their chief Lord Crumb (Doug Wren). The men come to know that Lord Crumb and his zombie force are actually extraterrestrial beings in the guise of humans and have plans of harvesting human meat for their own intergalactic food franchise. So the dead townsfolk are now in the boxes, ready for the alien consumption! The men also find Giles (Craig Smith), a donation collector in a drum, soaked in spices and free him. Watching for the right time to strike, they all take positions and open fire at the dawn. Causing heavy casualties, the men force Lord Crumb to retreat in his home-faced-UFO. However, Derek has plans of his own that are more sinister than Lord Crumb could have ever imagined.
The film as you can see is based on hyper-imagination. Jackson however makes this work. 'Bad Taste' has great comedy scenes and an appealing atmosphere. Thanks to Jackson's hometown Pukerua Bay and the New Zealand lush belt, where this flick was shot. These locations add good atmosphere in the film and shaky camera work at places makes the viewer dizzy. Over-the-top splatter plays a special role here and gives enough reality to the film. So if you're a kind of person who loves to puke on the nasty, give this a try. I am sure you won't be disappointed, and don't forget to watch Peter Jackson's evil twin Robert!