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In Reply to: Lord of the Rings! posted by anson on December 18, 2001 at 14:18:28:

I haven't seen the movie yet because it hasn't opened here in Oz.
However, I have been a big fan of Peter Jackson's movies from the beginning of his career when he made "Bad Taste". Although he has been labelled a "splatter movie" maker, there is far more to his early movies. There is a quirkiness and off-beat quality to all his movies, combined with a novel directorial and cinematic approach to the look and feel of his movies.
If you haven't seen any of his early movies check out "Bad Taste" which is about a group of nerds with machine guns and chain saws who have to save New Zealand from aliens from the "Kneeling Nod Fast Food Co." who want to use all the humans on the planet in their fast food products (this is a VERY low budget movie!). Another favourite is "Meet the Feebles" which is a puppet movie that's too bizarre to describe (think: Muppets on crack). I also liked "Braindead" which is set in 1950's New Zealand and is a real splatter-fest.
He then went on to make "Heavenly Creatures" which marked a change to a more polished approach to movie making. I found a lot of the humour of his earlier works missing in his later movies.
Any other Peter Jackson fans out there?
Cheers
Doug

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"Oh goody, I got a chunky bit!" - TAFKA Steve 03:21:00 12/21/01 (3)
--My favorite line from "Bad Taste."
Surprised that you didn't mention "Dead Alive," the ultimate splatter comedy (was this originally named "Braindead"?). Some of it seemed like Sam Raimi's territory, but I loved it anyway. "I kick ass for the Lord!"
I thought "Heavenly Creatures" was the best film from 1994. Jackson can really take us into those dark places inside madness.
- Dead Alive = Braindead (nt) - Thom P 04:25:41 01/18/02 (0)
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- Re: "Oh goody, I got a chunky bit!" - Doug Flynn 18:32:48 12/21/01 (0)
  Yes, that's a cool scene. There is also a lot of "New Zealand Vs Australia" humour in the movie that I guarantee the rest of the world doesn't understand.
  The "I kick ass for the Lord" line is from Braindead, so yes that must be what you are thinking of.
  I also liked Heavenly Creatures, but like I said in my earlier post it went in a different direction. I sincerely hope Peter Jackson "makes it big" as a director because he is a breath of fresh air compared to the formula-driven, lowest common denominator type of director prevalent in Hollywood.
  Doug ;-)
- Re: "Oh goody, I got a chunky bit!" - anson 10:57:19 12/21/01 (0)
  Where the heck is a decent Region 1 release of Heavenly Creatures? If I have to suffer through the p&s canadian release one more time...
  I've been meaning to go through Mr. Jackson's old work but haven't been able to locate some of the releases on DVD. I know Feebles and others are available in Canada, but not yet in the US.
  I'm really happy for Peter Jackson. He deserves all the success in the world for the effort that went into 16 months of filming for LotR and still countless postproduction effort. I'm not in the biz, but this is a project that I would have loved to have been involved with.

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