I'm sure that most of you are familiar with Peter Jackson, thanks to his work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Great movies, really, but I must say, not my favorite work of his.
I, unfortunately, have only gotten to see four of his pre-lotr films. Probably his most famous (and my least
favorite of the four) is The Frighteners. It's an enjoyable enough movie, with a pretty cute storyline, but
it just doesn't do Peter much justice.
Heavenly Creatures is an amazing film of his. It's missing the gore of his two earlier
films, but it's an amazing story, one that really gets you thinking. It's actually based on a true story, as well. It's about
two friends who plot a murder against one of the girls' mothers. Actually, that's not even what most of the movie is about.
It focuses mainly on the bizarre friendship they share, and all the trouble they seem to have to go through to keep it.
Another great film of his is Dead Alive (a.k.a. Brain Dead). Fucking hilarious
film, though it's not for the faint at heart. Poor Lionel Cosgrove, a shy boy who's spent his entire life living with his
pushy, insane overly-protective mother, finally meets the girl of his dreams. Nothing could get any better for him, it seemed.
But things took an unexpected turn for the worse when "Mum" turned into a violent, flesh-eating zombie.
Lionel tries everything to keep the monster at bay, and hide the truth from his new love Paquita. But he finds this very difficult
as more and more zombies fall under his care. How do you keep a zombie under your control, you ask? Why, with animal tranquilizers,
of course!
The climax of this film if probably the goriest I've ever seen, showing crawling limb after crawling limb,
beheaded zombies, plenty of people getting ripped in half, and even a crawling intestine determined to kill. As I said before,
don't watch this movie if you're squeemish.
Oh yes, and Peter has a small role in this film. I won't give it away, but be sure to look for him!
