All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been hearing about for months, "Black Sheep". With taglines like "There are forty million sheep in New Zealand. They're all pissed off" and "The violence of the lambs", it sounds like a hoot. It's supposed to be very violent, very gory (the sheep routinely eat human entrails), and very funny. Sounds like a blast, reminds me of an updated version of camp classics like "The Food of the Gods" or "Night of the Lepus", but with more blood, and FX courtesy of WETA!
Check out the trailer, it's hilarious. http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/blacksheep/internationaltrailer/ Synopsis: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_sheep/about.php This blood-soaked horror comedy is the story of Henry Oldfield (Nathan Meister), a New Zealander with an unfortunate phobia...of sheep. When Henry was a boy, his father was killed in a herding accident on the land, and Henry fled to the big city. Now, years later, he has returned to sell his half of the farm and--at the behest of his therapist--to face his fears. Meanwhile, Henry's sadistic older brother Angus (Peter Feeney) has taken over the family business, and become widely known for his controversial genetic experiments on the animals. When two animal activists release one of Angus's genetically-altered lambs, Henry's trip quickly turns into his worst nightmare, as the lamb's zombie-like bite turns sheep and people into vicious flesh-eaters. Henry joins forces with one of the animal activists (Danielle Mason), and together they try to escape the sheep and find an antidote for the virus. Director Jonathon King cleverly plays on the silliness of the normally docile, dimwitted lamb as terrifying monster, and his shots of the sheep swarming over the hills induce equal parts thrills and laughter. However, the storyline could perhaps have benefited from a bit less action, and a bit more plot, as the suspense and jokes begin to fizzle by the end. The excellent WETA WORKSHOP (known for its work on the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) delivers hilariously gory special effects. Faces are eaten off, humans throw their own limbs, and heads explode, culminating in a raucous bloodbath that will likely earn BLACK SHEEP cult status among the EVIL DEAD crowd. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
