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Bad Taste (1987)

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Extraterrestrial fast-food franchisers come to earth to pick up food supplies-in this case, human flesh. After wiping out a few small towns, the aliens must contend with a team of government assassins, headed by Pete O'Herne. As the plot rolls on, O'Herne's crew is decimated in as gory a manner as possible, and innocent bystander Craig Smith ends up being marinated (and a darned good job it is). Turns out that the space folks are running on a timetable; they've got to return to their home planet

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Aug 6, 2002

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All Critics (23) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (7) | DVD (17)

Divertido em seu humor descompromissado, este trash faz rir, mas não oferece o menor indício do virtuoso cineasta que Jackson se tornaria.

November 6, 2005 Comment
Cinema em Cena

I miss Peter Jackson in his ultra low-budget horror mode. He always looked like he was having fun. Not half as good as Dead Alive, but still a hoot.

October 20, 2005 Comment
Zap2it.com

Fun, though the title couldn't be more apt.

February 4, 2003 Comment
Sunday Times (Australia)

It certainly makes good on its title.

December 23, 2002 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's debut is rather aptly named. Its crudity has more to do with Sam Raimi than Tolkein, but there's a wonderfully sophomoric enthusiasm that keeps it interesting.

November 3, 2002 Comment
Lawrence Journal-World

It warms the heart to know that the creator of this insanity went on to win the Oscar.

October 3, 2002 Comment
Flipside Movie Emporium

[Bad Taste will] probably work best when watched with an enthusiastic group, and a copious amount of alcohol on standby.

September 25, 2002 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Goofball gore flick that deservedly put Peter Jackson on the map!

August 4, 2002 Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

An Ok start for a good director

August 1, 2002 Comments (2)

Paucity of budget, however, cannot hide boundless creativity, true filmmaking style or gobs and gobs of in-your-face homemade gore and grue.

July 30, 2002 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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I have never understood and probably never will understand the fascination with this movie. It gets another star just for being so awful its actually watchable, which I think was the point of making it to begin with.

July 17, 2011
theunknownhobo
Unknown Hobo

Super Reviewer

Mr 'Lord of the Rings' Jackson directs and stars in this gloriously tacky yet extremely gory sci-fi spoof cum comedy as one of a bunch of rather ugly fat aliens in human disguise trying to capture humans for their fast food chain...yes.Sounds like a sketch from the mind of Terry Gilliam and Monty Python and it actually

May 14, 2011
phubbs1

Super Reviewer

    1. Ozzy/3rd Class Alien: Good one!
    – Submitted by Javis C (5 months ago)
    1. Derek/Robert: Eat this shithead!
    – Submitted by Javis C (5 months ago)
    1. Lord Crumb Alien Leader: Tomorrow we' re having *you* for lunch!
    – Submitted by Javis C (5 months ago)

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