Long before Peter Jackson's King Kong or Lord of the Rings Trilogy there was this movie. Released as "Braindead" internationally but as "Dead Alive" in North America since there was already another movie called "Braindead" here (an annoying to watch but not bad movie BTW), Dead Alive is one of those movies that is so bad its good! This was one of the absolutely cheesiest horror movies I've ever seen, it's also the most gory horror movie I've ever seen. Bad acting, bad directing, intentionally cheesy lines by the characters and over-the-top gore make this movie one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen! It is best viewed with a bunch of your mildly drunk friends, you'll all have a riot watching this! BTW: Interesting fact: This movie along with another movie "Army of Darkness" are credited with inspiring the original gory "Doom" video game!… Collapse

Dead Alive, or Brain Dead as it's known in New Zealand, is basically a love story crammed with zombies, humor, and stomach-churning gore. It's absolutely hilarious, and not in the typical zombie-comedy way. It ends up coming across as more of a spoof of zombie movies, but in a good way, a funny way. The movie is regarded as the goriest movie of all time, and for good reason. Let me put it this way if your even the least bit squeamish DON'T watch this movie you will be sick. I loved every second of it, and it's now one of my favorite movies of all time. I highly recommend this to zombie-comedy fans, or just comedy fans who can put up with all the gore.… Expand

Why did the critics give this a mediocre score? It's a great film full of gore and comedy. The goriest film I saw and one of the funniest too. Plus it's directed by Peter Jackson so you should definitely watch this.

Gorier than most things you'll ever see. The movie's story is nowhere never as legendary than Friday 13th, Nightmare on elm street + 28 days. People will not remember this movie as one of the best HORROR movies of all time, but as one of the GORIEST movies of all time.

As an avid horror movie buff I felt that this movie was incredibly well done. Zombie movies are my all time favorite and this one was awesome! Very gory and bloody; I especially love the ending scene with the lawnmower! Classic!

How can you not love this film? Peter Jacksons direction is superb, with great original cinematography and very well paced action scenes and of course the awesome gore done by weta workshops Richard Taylor. The plot is much better then your usual horror fair and the slapstick comedy element will make sure that you come out smiling. Don't believe what people tell you about this film being shocking though, the only way you'd be shocked is if you were a 70 year old women who had never seen a horror movie in her life. Don't get me wrong though, there is a heck of alot of gore in the film, it is possibly the goriest film ever made but it's meant to be a comedy/horror and the gore is funny. If you are squemish you may not enjoy the experiance though. I know when I first watched this film at 11, before I was completely de-censitised I was fairly grossed out by some of the scenes but I still enjoyed it. It's a great film and while you may be able to pick holes in it all day long if you watch it expecting to have a bit of light hearted (maybe not light stomached though) fun then you'll have a wopper of a time.… Expand

[***PLOT REVELATIONS***] Compulsively watchable. Dead Alive has got to be one of the bloodiest movies I have ever seen. What is even more interesting is the fact that the same guy who directed this directed LoTR. Anyway, Dead Alive is about Lionel, Lionels mother gets bitten by a Sumatran Rat Monkey and starts to fall apart, literally. Lionel, not wanting to kill his mother, locks her in the basement and tranquilizes her with some special medecine from what I understand to be a Nazi doctor. Lionels mother eventually gets out, turning some street thugs and her nurse into zombies. There is also a love story going on between Lionel and some other girl, I forget her name. Anyway, the storyline is pretty weak, but there are huge laughs to be found here and there. First off, there is this priest who recites the funniest lines before he starts his made kung-fu on the zombie street thugs. Also, there happens to be a zombie baby (don't ask how it happened, please) who escapes from Lionels barbed wire carriage and almost bites a little girl. Lionel proceeds to beat the living crap out of it right in front of a bunch of elderly women, who thinks it is still a human baby. Those themselves are the most memorable parts in this movie. The last 30 minutes of the movie, however, are pretty sickening. Blood, guts, gore, blood, intestines, blood, decapitation, blood, and anything else really disturbing. Let's just say Lionel knows how to mow down these zombies, literally. He paints the house red with their blood and then some. This movie was pretty disgusting at parts. When Lionels mother starts losing body parts when guests are around, what Lionels mother looks like at the very end of the movie, the part where we figure out how the zombie baby is made (it wasn't that bad really, but it is still disgusting just thinking about it), bodies that have their eyes pop out because they forgot to stop putting embalming fluid in it, these are just the things that I can think of from the top of my head. This movie is a cult classic and for a good reason. While alot of people will be turned off by ALOT of things in this movie, those not easily offended will get a hilarious kick out of this bloody little film.… Expand

Excellent! I saw this again last week after having spotted it a few years ago in the video store. At times prurient, at times amateur, but great fun. There is no valid comparison between this film to any numbered horror flick, including the spoofs. The sheer volume of gore (and the method of distribution) at the climax left me chuckling for days.

Best Zombie Movie ever made! Quirky humor and Basments of Blood. Gotta love the Dinner!

Over the top hilarious campy shocking as fucking hell fun, for sure one of, if not THE goriest movie ever made. peter jackson's best movie for sure!