I've seen the movie several times, and it keeps getting worse and worse. Dead Alive definitely has its good points, such as the kung-fu priest, the zombie baby, the walking intestines, and the giant monster that literally has a man-eating stomach. These are all awesome ideas and I praise Peter Jackson for his creativity, but if you're going to make a humorous horror movie, leave out some of the odd gory details.
The cheap soundtrack and disjointed photography made the characters and their surroundings deluded, not in the least bit humorous. Therefore, this movie is not a comedy, nor is it part of the horror genre, but merely an odd film. I almost felt disturbed while watching this movie, mainly because I didn't want to take the movie very seriously. You can't laugh with a movie like Dead Alive; you're more likely to laugh at it.
And this is fine if the movie were uncontrollably ridiculous, but there was too much distasteful gore, and not enough character development. I didn't have a sense of pride in the hero because he was such a loser, and the delusional gypsy that he fell in love with was just not believable enough. The hero was a secluded "mother's boy" who only had a girlfriend because of some coincidence due to his stupidity.
What kind of a hero is that? The monsters were the only enjoyable characters in the movie, especially the baby. Leave out the heartless dialogue and screwy acting, and then you've got a classic. Otherwise, it's an amateur horror movie that no one can possibly relate to. I give this movie credit because of its odd originality and definite creativity. Otherwise, this is not a movie I would look forward to seeing again. Buy it for the gore, not the laughs.
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