Bad Taste is the first movie ever directed by Peter Jackson back in the old days and this movie by far is the best low budget horror movie i saw in a while.When the alien invasion a small British want to turned human into a fast food chain it up to a group of national guard to stop them and save the world or at least the town first.I love the low budget feel of this movie everything must be practical from the make up effect to the outrageous gore and it just so damn satisfied.There many memorable moment like the edge of the cliff scene or the mansion shoot out and last but not least the final ending.When talk about gory moment it not a splatter fest from start to finish cause it also a decent slapstick comedy and many bad ass one liners that so Bristish it hurt.I wish someday Peter Jackson remember his horror roots and gave us Bad Taste 2 with him one again as Derek

I've always respected and admired Kiwi director Peter Jackson and his grand designs. While some of his films are somewhat overrated (I take particular issue with The Frighteners (1996)), I could always appreciate his vision. When I decided to take on Meet the Feebles (1989) earlier this month I was taken aback by just how clever the man was when he first started making waves in schlocky horror movies business.Bad Taste (1987) was the director's first full-length film shot on a minuscule budget of just $30,000 New Zealand Dollars or just over $25,000 American. To put that into perspective Kevin Smith's Cannes Film Festival winner Clerks (1994) had a budget of $230,000. That's a paltry amount in comparison to the average multi-million dollar budget of a summer blockbuster. Yet while Bad Taste can't compare to the flip-flap of the Hollywood glitter machine, for what it was at the time and still is, Bad Taste isn't...terrible.A group of wannabe commandos discovers the dastardly plan of a particularly nasty group of aliens. Vanishing the entire town of Kaihoro (which translates to Foodtown in Maori), the aliens plan on taking the morbid, bloodied mounds of flesh back to their home planet. The ultimate goal; turn them into meat for their fast food franchise. It's now up to Ozzy (Terry Potter), Barry (Pete O'Herne), Derek (Peter Jackson) and Frank (Mike Minett) to put a stop to their plan before they expand to other parts of the island, and maybe the world!On the face of it, Bad Taste plays like a lesser version of The Evil Dead Trilogy (1981-1992) made memorable by its exotic island location. The Ocean is never far from the action and the flora of New Zealand's northern island makes for something nice to look at when the camera-work becomes stilted. The dialogue edges just north of bland and there's something to be said about the sound mixing which is out of synch in places.Still, no one watches a movie like Bad Taste to read lips and Peter Jackson's script requires a lot of running, hiding, physical confrontations, gunfire and blood gushing. Jackson himself has the majority of the memorable scenes; most involving attempts to stop his brains from leaking out the back of his head. He and his friends also double for Blue shirted aliens disguised as humans. They're dispatched in clever and often over-the-top ways in the tradition of Nobuo Nakagawa.Fans of blood, guts and gore will no doubt enjoy Bad Taste as it is indeed an exercise in bad taste. Yet even to the casual viewer Peter Jackson's freshman project has something to offer. The all male cast achieves a sense of camaraderie without needlessly focusing on things like character development. Also the acting isn't completely horrid, just amateurish.Finally to all the potential filmmakers out there who fear rejection due to lack of talent I say take a look back and watch Bad Taste. You'd be surprised how far a man like Peter Jackson has gotten. For that matter watch the maiden voyages of other brilliant directors like Martin Scorsese's short film The Big Shave (1968), Rian Johnson's Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (1996) or Stanley Kubrick's Fear and Desire (1953). Talent isn't something you're born with but something you earn through practice. In the case of Jackson's story about fast food loving aliens, consider Bad Taste a work in progress.http://www.theyservepopcorninhell.blogspot.com

If the story is true... (And I am quite sure it probably is given the time the film was made and a lot of favors he called in) - This was a seriously low budget flick...Peter Jacksons first major film is reputed to have only cost $600 in his native New Zealand.And is it good??? Its DAMN BRILLIANT!It is just totally over the top... Totally insane... Overacted, overstated, and totally unforgettable!Its a film that has to be seen to be believed... REALLY!Some fun facts!The aliens heads are flat on top as Jackson's mothers oven was too small to fit the masks in properly and squashed the material.The film WON the first prize in the 1987 Gore Awards...As for memories... My sister is a massive horror fan - She was watching films I could not stomach back when we first saw this... A Nightmare on Elm Street scared me witless but she raved over it...So imagine how funny it must have been for me to not only sit there laughing but eating a Massive meal (4 Chicken pies, 2 fried eggs and a full tin of Sausages and Beans all washed own with a few beers) while my sister was HEAVING!!!I have so many good memories of this film... Yes its dumb! Yes its effects are OH GOD SO DATED even by the 1980's standards, yes the film has a completely nonsensical plot! BUT THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT SO GREAT!!!! YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS FILM! REALLY!!!

I really liked this movie, it started slow but once it got going it was really enjoyable and sickening at the same time. There is an ungodly amount of blood in this movie, but, in a comical fashion (you have to watch it to understand what I mean by that). But, what I liked most about it was how it mocked Horror, Police/Swat Dramas but still managed to have a good story, bizarre as all hell, but still a very unique interesting story.The only bad thing about the movie imo was the initial slow pace... once you get about 20 minutes into it things really start to get interesting.It's one of those movies where you will love it, or hate it.I loved it.