i haven't seen it yet... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been too afraid. Don't know why. Did you like it?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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/ > <http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/blacksheep/internationaltrailer/> > > Synopsis: > http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_sheep/about.php > <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] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
