Review of Brain Dead (2007) by Christopher B — 02 Nov 2008

Gore galore (though it does put itself in the line of fire by using the same title as Peter Jackson's classic) and stupid characters doing stupid things make this a great watch that seems to transport you back to the eighties. Heck, if I was told that this film was from the eighties I would have no problem believing it.

A lead character who is written to be charming and funny but has all the charisma of a doctor telling you that you have cancer, and an ensemble cast of characters that seem like they were taken when someone raided a softcore porn set. The story is something you've seen a million times before, a bunch of folks lock themselves up to fight an outside force, but I'm cool with that. Hell, I'm willing to watch that concept a million more times as long as it's done in a fun or scary way (don't be mistaken though, there is nothing scary about this one). Recommended as a decent way to get a gore fix and cheap laughs.