As a 14/15 year old kid, it literally scared the hell out of me.
And in a somewhat negative sense to be honest, although I haven't formed an opinion on the movie at the time, I actually was a little too put off by it and its over the top gore etc.
But years later I began to appreciate it much more.
Having said that, I would imagine that at least some of my friends and family members would probably not really like this movie on those grounds, even though, besides it being rated as quite possibly THE goriest and bloodiest film EVER made, and certainly the most goriest HORROR COMEDY in existence, it is actually overall a highly acclaimed and well respected film by critics and audiences alike, and many of them see it not just an over the top gore fest, comic or otherwise, and appreciate it for that (though many DO) alone, but also a very clever slice of New Zealand social satire and a very inventive film with top notch acting, superb direction and cinematography, clever script, effectively hilarious one-liners, humour, and of course, clever and inventive and effective use of special effects and mega gore.
Not to mention, besides his other efforts, including (to my mind his greatest masterpiece) "Heavenly Creatures" (1994) and other works like "Bad Taste" (1987), its director Peter Jackson later went on and made the mega acclaimed blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" (2001), which by the way many of my friends and family, including those who don't know much about Peter Jackson OR this gory classic "Braindead" (1992), actually hugely admire, and that movie is and was considered for long time as one of the ten greatest films EVER and even if you could argue, this at least for one proves the great TALENT of its director Peter Jackson.
But anyways, when you first saw this movie, "Braindead", how did you feel?
P.S. To anyone bothered or at least SOMEWHAT bothered about the gore factor of this movie etc, did you really find it much more violent than say any Robert Rodriguez or Tarantino outing? Or Hollywood fare like "Starship Troopers" (1997) and Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)? Or works of the likes of Takashi Miike's "Ichi the Killer" (2001) and the lot, and others? In other words, can maybe some somewhat but not TOO sensitive people appreciate this movie even DESPITE as opposed to BECAUSE of the gore, but in its full UNCUT version of course? Cheers.