please let us know your thoughts. if it's not super gory i may have to see it.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This has been on my Netflix for a while. I'll have to move it up the list. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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/internationaltrai ler/ > > <http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/blacksheep/internationaltra iler/> > > > > 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] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
