Black Sheep *DVD Preview* Options

[Jethro]

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Summary

I was baaaing at the moon over Black Sheep, another fine entry in the splatter comedy stakes. Director King won me over with his craftsmanship, his ability to take risks, and the out right mayhem going down on my screen. The movie romped along without breaking pace, threw one liners at me constantly, loved the Tucker character, and didn’t stint when it came to splashing the claret. Seriously good use of live sheep with the animatronics etc that Weta Studio ladled onto the movie. I’m more than pleased with the entire cast who presented believable kiwi characters, of the staid conservative kind. I was absolutely enthralled by the quality of this cheaply made kiwi Indie outing, that looked for the entire world like it had a $30 million budget. And finally full marks to composer Victoria Kelly who rounded the movie up and got it in behind, excellent score coming your way.

DVD Extras

Since this is a DVD preview let’s look at the extras Icon send our way.

- Audio Commentary by the movie makers throughout.
- Making of Featurette that is well worth dialing into.
- Deleted scenes, worth a visit
- A blooper reel

If that’s not enough to float your boat, then you are being way to demanding, full marks to Icon for a well rounded package.

Black Sheep is a movie tailor made for splatter comedy fans or for those who don’t mind something left field on their movie play list. Sure it’s got a high gore quota, but this is off set by the movie never taking itself seriously. One of the best recent New Zealand horror movies to come across my desk, a must see for the horror community. After viewing Black Sheep you will be wondering what Jonathan King can come up with next, if this, his debut feature, is anything to go by then New Zealand have a major new talent on their hands. My advice would be to hunt this movie out, watch it as soon as possible, and by heck play it again Sam. Put mutton on the menu today!

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