1987
It's hard to believe that Peter Jackson is the same genius behind the Lord of the Rings films.
This splatter flick is set in a small coastal New Zealand hamlet(?), where all the inhabitants (a total of 75 people) have disappeared. We find Barry and Derek -1/2 of "The Boys", the agency (?) sent to deal with the invasion - combing the town and encountering weirdos/aliens, while the other half (Ozzy and Mike) rides on their way a muscle car. Barry and Derek are kind of bumbling idiots, resulting in Derek taking a nasty spill and cracking his skull open.
It's not until the arrival of a shady charity collector that we find out the real deal. Giles the Grifter stumbles upon a cannibalistic act and ends up marinating in an alien pot, awaiting rescue. Through his capture we find out that the aliens are third-rate workers, lead by an executive rep of the "Crumb's Crunchy Delights" fast food company. They're on earth to harvest humans for cheap meat.
This is full of head-popping, brain-splattering, vomiting-drinking delight, BUT the first few like 30-40 minutes drrraaag on. Jackson himself is barely understandable and most of what I'm assuming were jokes, were lost on me since I'm not from NZ. Well, at least I got to see grown man born via a chainsaw.
" Well, at least I got to see grown man born via a chainsaw."
ReplyDeleteWell, that settles it. I need to see this.
I watched it on Youtube.
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