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B |
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B+ |
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B |
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| Direction: |
B |
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B |
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funny horror from New Zealand
by Geoffrey (movies profile)
Apr 26, 2008
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"Black Sheep" is a fun, low budget film from New Zealand, reminiscent of fellow New Zealander Peter Jackson's earlier films. Indeed, the effects team for Jackson's epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, WETA, lent their wizardry to this film.
Young Henry Oldfield (Nathan Meister) is terrified when his older brother Angus (Peter Feeney) kills his pet sheep and dons its skin (you read that right). An older version of Henry is befittingly terrified of the wooly animals, as he needs to go back to the family farm to confront Angus.
Meanwhile, Angus and his team has genetically engineered some sheep, which angers two members of a local animal rights group. They steal some "throwaway" specimens that turn out to be killer sheep. You can't imagine where it goes from here.
There are some great riffs on both genetic engineering and animal rights activists. Meister turns in a very funny performance and brings some heart to his role. This low budget effort works, mainly because the cast and crew seem to be wholeheartedly involved. |
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