Braindead a.k.a. Dead Alive is a slapstick comedy with excessive amounts of blood & guts & gore. It starts out slow but then gets really heavy later into the movie. If you like that sort of thing, this will be a classic for you for years & years.
For a movie made in the 90's it appears a little more old-school than that. If you like ridiculous amounts of gore combined with that really old-school slapstick comedy then this movie is for you. If you're idea of a decent zombie movie is something like Day of the Dead, or Resident Evil, then this might be one to avoid. It just depends on your preference.
This is NOT a zombie movie to be taken seriously by any means. If you like your horror gore-fest movies to still try to cling to at least an ounce of realism, this is NOT for you. This is a COMEDY.
And by realism I don't mean how the dead act, because that would be absurd, but instead, just how the living react to seeing the dead (especially the leading actor.) Who is going to take a baby zombie to the park or try to constantly tranquilize them? You either kill the things or you run for your life, you don't lock them in the basement, go to bed, & then invite them up for a tranquilizer family breakfast.
But that's just a comedy being a comedy. The acting, though outdated, fits for the time. There are some inconsistencies, such as super strong zombies becoming gentle when they get their hands on our main hero, & our hero trying to bury zombies multiple times even though they already jumped out of the ground before.
Resident Evil: Degeneration is my kind of zombie flick. I like a zombie film built upon action, horror & then touches of other elements: romance, comedic moments etc., not as a full-on comedy.
Braindead a.k.a. Dead Alive is a slapstick comedy with excessive amounts of blood & guts & gore though not the most real-looking of such. It starts out slow but then gets really heavy later into the movie.
If you like that sort of thing, this will be a classic for you for years & years. If not... lock it in the basement, & go to bed.
For a movie made in the 90's it appears a little more old-school than that. If you like ridiculous amounts of gore combined with that really old-school slapstick comedy then this movie is for you. If you're idea of a decent zombie movie is something like Day of the Dead, or Resident Evil, then this might be one to avoid. It just depends on your preference.
This is NOT a zombie movie to be taken seriously by any means. If you like your horror gore-fest movies to still try to cling to at least an ounce of realism, this is NOT for you. This is a COMEDY.
And by realism I don't mean how the dead act, because that would be absurd, but instead, just how the living react to seeing the dead (especially the leading actor.) Who is going to take a baby zombie to the park or try to constantly tranquilize them? You either kill the things or you run for your life, you don't lock them in the basement, go to bed, & then invite them up for a tranquilizer family breakfast.
But that's just a comedy being a comedy. The acting, though outdated, fits for the time. There are some inconsistencies, such as super strong zombies becoming gentle when they get their hands on our main hero, & our hero trying to bury zombies multiple times even though they already jumped out of the ground before.
Resident Evil: Degeneration is my kind of zombie flick. I like a zombie film built upon action, horror & then touches of other elements: romance, comedic moments etc., not as a full-on comedy.
Braindead a.k.a. Dead Alive is a slapstick comedy with excessive amounts of blood & guts & gore though not the most real-looking of such. It starts out slow but then gets really heavy later into the movie.
If you like that sort of thing, this will be a classic for you for years & years. If not... lock it in the basement, & go to bed.