STOP SCROLLING — THIS ZOMBIE MOVIE COMPLETELY LOSES CONTROL.
The Horror Comedy Nobody Could Have Predicted
Before Peter Jackson became internationally famous for massive fantasy productions, he created something almost impossible to describe.
Braindead, also known as Dead Alive, is a 1992 New Zealand horror comedy that takes zombies, family drama, romance, practical effects, and extreme slapstick violence and throws everything into one spectacularly chaotic movie.
It is not simply a zombie film.
It is an experience built around escalation.
One strange event leads to another.
One zombie becomes several.
Several become dozens.
And eventually, the entire situation becomes so completely ridiculous that the only possible reaction is to stare at the screen and wonder how the filmmakers managed to make it even crazier.
A QUIET BEGINNING HIDING A NIGHTMARE
The story centers on Lionel Cosgrove, a shy young man living under the control of his domineering mother, Vera.
Lionel's life changes when he meets Paquita, a young woman who becomes romantically interested in him.
Unfortunately, Lionel's mother is extremely suspicious of their relationship.
Things become even worse when Vera secretly...
