Before Lord Of The Rings, which in my mind is the ultimate trilogy, Kiwi director Peter Jackson had made some pretty raw and grotesque low budget movies, showcasing the  ingenuity of his film making talent, and creating some of the most extreme yet effective gore effects to splatter the celluloid! Three films that started a colossal and diverse career, yet three films that I Own But Haven't Watched Yet! His debut Bad Taste (1987) (https://amzn.to/3doAWz1) - made with friends on weekends in his home town, see's aliens devouring humans, houses rocketing into space, fantastic gunfights and hilarious mad cap antics, all on a shoestring budget wowed audiences at Cannes and earned numerous distribution deals.Meet The Feebles (1989) takes a 'What if' approch to the Muppets, as we see Hippos, Seals, Cats, Rabbits, and much more covorting, taking drugs, vomiting, binge eating and being as disgusting and promiscuous as you could dare to imagine.And Brain Dead (1992) (aka Dead Alive in North America) a hilarious zombie movie which takes the genre up a notch and has been labelled as possibly the most goriest film ever.Join me as I take a first look at these movies, and explore the relation of these early movies to the LOTR's movies that would some day follow!Listen yourself to Anything You Can Imagine - Peter Jackson and the Making Of Middle Earth (Audible) - https://amzn.to/3dpBPXM - for £7.99 you can get a free credit each month plus hundreds of free titles to choose from.Watch the documentary Good Taste Made Bad Taste here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POXwP4ucPe4Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wnmovietalk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.