Bad Taste Today

If you can stomach alien vomit and exploding sheep, Bad Taste is an essential watch for fans of DIY filmmaking. It is less a traditional horror movie and more a high-energy, absurdist showcase of raw directorial talent. Sci-Fi Horror Comedy / Splatter Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73%

Bad Taste served as the proving ground for the vision that would eventually bring The Lord of the Rings to life. For modern viewers, it remains a "vibrant" example of how passion and persistence can overcome a lack of formal training or funding. Bad Taste

“It's the film that every geeky kid wished they could make in their backyard—but Jackson really did it... with gonzo genius.” Reddit · r/horror · 6 years ago If you can stomach alien vomit and exploding

Jackson famously baked latex masks in his mother's oven and built a "rocketing" house miniature using a record turntable. For modern viewers, it remains a "vibrant" example

“Its humor falls flat even as a parody of the horror genre. It is best viewed as a film strictly for movie makeup and special-effects aficionados.” Metacritic Why It Matters