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The director Peter Jackson

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Posted by Doug Flynn on December 20, 2001 at 23:46:59

In Reply to: Lord of the Rings! posted by anson on December 18, 2001 at 14:18:28:

I haven't seen the movie yet because it hasn't opened here in Oz.

However, I have been a big fan of Peter Jackson's movies from the beginning of his career when he made "Bad Taste". Although he has been labelled a "splatter movie" maker, there is far more to his early movies. There is a quirkiness and off-beat quality to all his movies, combined with a novel directorial and cinematic approach to the look and feel of his movies.

If you haven't seen any of his early movies check out "Bad Taste" which is about a group of nerds with machine guns and chain saws who have to save New Zealand from aliens from the "Kneeling Nod Fast Food Co." who want to use all the humans on the planet in their fast food products (this is a VERY low budget movie!). Another favourite is "Meet the Feebles" which is a puppet movie that's too bizarre to describe (think: Muppets on crack). I also liked "Braindead" which is set in 1950's New Zealand and is a real splatter-fest.

He then went on to make "Heavenly Creatures" which marked a change to a more polished approach to movie making. I found a lot of the humour of his earlier works missing in his later movies.

Any other Peter Jackson fans out there?

Cheers
Doug

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