Black Sheep

Peter Jackson has some homeland rivalry. New Zealand born Jonathan King has rejuvenated my faith in Kiwi horror.



In a rural farm town in New Zealand you’d expect to find sheep, but would you expect to find zombie weresheep? I would. But I’ve been told I watch far too many horror films. This isn’t true, but I digress.

Character development is pretty obvious this time around; our cowardly character becomes the hero and his evil brother is black to the core. Personally I don’t mind when a movie doesn’t try to give me any false hope. Black Sheep is what it is and gets right to the point. Why bother pissing around with pesky character development when you can just stick to the status quo and give the people what they really want.
Of course, when it comes to many horror fans, what they really want is blood, guts and gore. So blow off some heads (shotguns are my absolute favourite for this kind of thing), toss in some people being ripped apart (by sheep) and how about some lab experiments to explain just what the hell is going on!

And now that I come to that point, just what the hell is going on? We have no set rules when it comes to weresheep. While I can extrapolate that it’s something similar to zombies or werewolves (shot to the head/silver bullet) the movie never really goes overboard in its explanations. I like this.

Watch it, it’s not half baaaad. (Sorry.)

Trick 'r' Treat

How about a movie that contains four stories around people who have little to no holiday spirit when it comes to the best time of the year. Halloween!

Ok, that sounds a bit boring. But, how about they get what's coming to them in 80's horror style?
That's Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat".

It was entertaining and fun without slapping on a huge plot like so many other movies. To be honest I usually can't be arsed to pay attention to a lot of films for too long, but with a run time of just over an hour, this one managed to keep me entertained without leading me to look at my watch (I don’t wear a watch, anyway.)

The spirit of the movie was steeped in the excitement and anticipation you feel as a child every October. It honestly makes me I wish I was still in an age bracket that allowed me to beg for food door-to-door without having the police called.

It's not scary, but that doesn't stop it from being a fun ride. The stories have been done before and hence there is a slight originality lacking from the final product.

I’ll label this specifically as a popcorn movie; you really need to just relax and watch it without allowing yourself to over-think. In the beginning it can be a bit confusing as you’re expecting everything to funnel down into one story. That’s not the case, accept it from the beginning and enjoy the feeling of the season.