Bad Taste was probably intended as camp, but its humor falls flat even as a parody of the horror genre. It is best viewed as a film strictly for movie makeup and special-effects aficionados.
Bad Taste
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New Zealand · 1987
Rated R · 1h 32m
Director Peter Jackson
Starring Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith, Mike Minett
Genre Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
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In Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's first feature film, a team of investigators is sent to find out why a village's population has disappeared. They arrive to find that aliens have taken the village over and harvested its population for their fast food franchise, forcing the team to fight for their lives.
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Lovers of no-taste splatter movies will be in hog heaven.
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
Jackson does it all in this movie: writes, directs, stars, produces, and designs the makeup.
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