Fresh Meat

God bless Peter Jackson. His classic movies Bad Taste, Meet The Feebles and Braindead showed that New Zeeland could make classic motion pictures on a budget, just as small as the intelligence of Paris Hilton. So many classic scenes made out of absolutely nothing , just ideas put together so effective. I can´t say i remember many other movies from New Zeeland, apart from Once Were Warriors, starring Temuera Morrison. A very raw violence drama about a man who totally lost control over his life, and use his fist to solve problems. Wait a second, i almost forgot Eagle Vs Shark, a quite funny nerd movie with Jemaine Clemet. Looking over new releases, New Zeeland don´t get much attention in Europe, i have no idea why, but they know how to make great movies. I stumbled over a trailer of Fresh Meat, that seemed to be a mix of a comedy and splatter, for the old school fans of mr Jackson. Is it possible Fresh Meat is this new generations Bad Taste, or are the classics way to good to be compared with this one?

Tina Crane ( Hanna Tevita ) is coming home to her parents from a school break. Her dad Hemi Crane (  Temuera Morrison ) picks her up, so happy to see her again. Hemi´s wife Margaret Crane ( Nicola Kawana ) is recording her cooking show on set in her kitchen, so as fast as she is done she is delighted Tina is back home again. Everything is looking great, until a gang of gangsters breaks into their home, and invade their house, and take the family hostage. But what the gangsters don´t know, is that this family has a special taste, for fresh meat.

I will start first by saying, this is not as good as Bad Taste or Braindead. But is it still worth watching ? Yes indeed, Fresh Meat is the perfect family movie for all ages. We get flesh wounds, lots of bullets, and some bad acting, just the way we like it, we even get a hot shower scene with 2 girls using soap on each other. Now, this is the answer to world peace, remember that swedish prime minister Fredrik Reindfeldt. Even if Fresh Meat may have some flaws, this is still a nice tribute to splatter movies i grew up with, where the budget may not be big, but made with a big heart for this genre. Director Danny Mulheron shows that he have a passion for low budget horror with funny details, that may look silly but works pretty good. If you love Bad Taste, make sure you check Fresh Meat on VOD, or buy the dvd to support film makers who still love to make these kinds of movies. A great movie for a beer night.

Rating: DDD