Bad Taste

Year: 1988

Grade: B

Country: New Zealand

Director: Jackson

Review

well, you either like it or you don’t. it’s a less advanced version of “dead alive” which is also by peter jackson. both are influenced by evil dead, which sort of wrote the book on gore comedy. also check out stuff like re-animator…another classic. the “story” is thin and just serves to advance the action, gore and comedy. but this isn’t just a student snuff film…it’s got genuinely good production values…the sfx are good for the budget and the gags are so good that it’s all worth while. again, not as good as dead alive, but it’s his first film so give him a break. i’ve only seen four peter jackson films, but they all have a hero who sort of falls into more than he bargained for, almost a hero by accident.