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5 Years before Dead Alive and LONG before Peter Jackson
ever dreamed he’d land the opportunity to helm the epic Lord
of the Rings saga; he made this little comedic gem. Bad
Taste is a completely goofy and ridiculous tale of some aliens
who are looking to expand their intergalactic fast food chain
by adding human flesh to their menu.
Now
I’ll be the first to go on record and say that yes, Bad
Taste is an incredibly idiotic film, but it is an entertaining
and hilarious idiotic film that happens to be jam packed full
of gore. I don’t want anyone to bitch and say that this movie
sucked because it was stupid! That’s the point and I just
conceded to that! I don’t think that at anytime during filming
Jackson thought “Gee, you guys think this part is a little
unrealistic, too goofy, or over the top?”
Bad
Taste was a great vehicle for Jackson’s twisted humor,
and over the top gore, and little did I know that Jackson himself
was the one creating the EFX. It was very funny, and gory to the
point of making me cringe here and there.
Overall
it’s just a really good time! I had a blast watching it,
and laughed out loud on several occasions. If you like Dead Alive,
then I’d say it’s a safe bet that you’re going
to enjoy Bad Taste as well, it’s got the same over the top
gore (although there is quite a bit less in Bad Taste), and the
same type of twisted dark humor.
This
one definitely falls into the “so bad it’s good”
category, but it never tries to be something that it’s not,
a mainstream horror film, there are no scares, nothing popping
out at you, and no creepiness whatsoever.
Avoid
it like the plague if you’ve ever been accused of not having
a good sense of humor, or no sense of humor. Likewise if you dislike
comedic gore, or take all of your horror seriously.
6
out of 10 Intergalactic wankers.
Interesting
Trivia:
-Director
Peter Jackson shot the film on weekends over a four-year period
with friends playing the lead roles. Jackson funded most of the
film himself until towards the end of the shoot when the New Zealand
film commission gave him money to finish his project after being
impressed with what he'd already produced. The entire movie was
improvised.
-One
of the actors hadn't shaved. For continuity, he couldn't shave
until the movie was completely shot.
-Peter
Jackson constructed his own counterweighted steady-cam device
for this film that cost only $15.
-The
movie was banned in the Australian state of Queensland until the
early-'90s when the Queensland Censorship Board was disbanded.
-Peter
Jackson made all masks in his mother's kitchen. The heads of the
aliens are bent backwards because otherwise they wouldn't fit
in the oven where the latex was hardened.
-While
the original VHS box artwork had the alien flipping the middle
finger, tapes distributed to US video rental stores were provided
with an extra finger that could be glued in place to make it look
like it was making a "peace" sign instead.
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