Dead Alive

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Timothy Balme, Jed Brophy, Stuart Devenie, Silvio Fumularo, Murray Keane
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 433 reviews
Sales Rank: 1823

Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: VMMD6841D
ISBN: 157362408X
UPC: 031398684138
EAN: 9781573624084
ASIN: 157362408X

Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 1993
Release Date: September 9, 1998
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3 out of 5 stars Neither Love Nor Hate    December 13, 2008
Rageaholicdad (Virginia)
This movie had great gore for when it was made and the humor was probably right on track back at that time. I chuckled a few times and said "that's a lot of blood" quite a bit and though I didn't like this movie much I really didn't hate it. If I would of seen this when it was made I would of loved it no doubt but over the last few years my taste has changed in movies. The gore is over the top but it really doesn't bother me that much anymore considering I was eating while I watched it. I would say at least every three minutes there is some sort of gore scene involved in this about a hour and a half flick and close to the end about every half a second. I only rented this and probably would never buy it since its not worth more than ninety nine cents but odds are if you love horror and over the top gore you are gonna love this but it just wasn't for me. I would say rent this movie and decide if it fits your taste or not since its not for everyone including fans of horror.


5 out of 5 stars ALWAYS get the unrated version    November 19, 2008
Jordan R. Ruback (portland, or)
this is without a doubt the greatest horror movie of all time. never ever watch the rated version because it is missing 10 min worth of glorious little 2 to 10 second frames of absolute bloody horror goodness. without these scenes it becomes the WORST horror movie of all time and destroys all hope for a better world and not to mention a great film watching experience.


4 out of 5 stars Dead Alive    November 5, 2008
C. A. Luster (Burke, VA USA)
If you enjoy horror movies with some over the top splatter and humor you will most likely enjoy "Dead Alive". Peter Jackson directs one of his first entries masterfully and creates another winner in this genre. Good storyline and effects makes this worth at least a rental and for those into these horror comedies a buy. A young man, that is a "momma's boy", realizes his mother has been bitten by a Zombie monkey that causes her to want to feed on human flesh. He must go to extremes to keep his mother under control and not let word get out. Good quality DVD with good replayability. If you enjoyed this catch the "Evil Dead" movies.

CA Luster


4 out of 5 stars A hilarious splatter comedy.    October 28, 2008
M. Eastman
Dead-Alive (Foreign title: Braindead) is a hilarious splatter comedy with gallons of blood. literally!

The film is extremely funny and gory and this film is so gory, it contains one of the goriest scenes in movie history... THE LAWNMOWER SCENE!

With a 3,000,000 dollar budget, some of the goriest scenes look realistic. however some scenes look cheesy such as when we first see the Sumatran Rat Monkey.

Overall, Lots of laughs, Lots of blood, Lots of gore, and lots of custard. 8.4/10.


5 out of 5 stars Oh Snap!    October 27, 2008
Damaged Roses (Huntington, WV)
I love this movie! I watch it as often as humanly possible! You so earn cave points if you have not seen this movie! Both hilarious and completely gory! Score!