Bad Taste (1987)

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (8) | DVD (17)

A climatic rebirth-by-chainsaw scene almost makes it all worthwhile, though you may have had to visit the bathroom once or twice in the wait.

January 26, 2006 Full Review

Time Out

Top Critic

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

Pablo Villaca

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

Dan Fienberg

Zap2it.com

Jackson does it all in this movie: writes, directs, stars, produces, and designs the makeup.

March 10, 2003 Full Review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

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

February 4, 2003

Shannon J. Harvey

Sunday Times (Australia)

It certainly makes good on its title.

December 23, 2002 Full Review

Rob Gonsalves

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

Dan Lybarger

Lawrence Journal-World

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

October 3, 2002

Rob Vaux

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

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

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

August 4, 2002

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

An Ok start for a good director

August 1, 2002 | Comments (2)

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

sbs.is

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

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Absolutely insane, irretrievably disgusting, and joyously covered in gore. It ain't "Dead Alive," but it's a whole lot of wet, drippy fun.

July 27, 2002

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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