No the description on Netflix kind of terrified me. after I got done laughing at the concept of killer sheep
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > didja check the trailer? > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > All jokes aside, huh? Oh my gosh, that's hilarious!!! > > [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/ > > 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] > > "Akin, but no matter what you think, I am concerned for your life, so I’ll > only say this once; if you talk too much or ask too many questions, you might > say something that interests the Community, and you really, really don’t want > to get them interested." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >