Black Sheep (2007)

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Back in the 80s and 90s, these sorts of films used to be made in droves. A nasty little sub-genre of horror called "splatstick", which combined splatter-punk with old school comedy a la the Three Stooges. Sam Raimi brought this kind of flick to the forefront with his classic Evil Dead films, but another king of this genre was future Hobbit wrangler Peter Jackson with flicks such as "Meet the Feebles" and "Braindead."

Black Sheep is an attempt to step back into that golden age, one with tangible links to Jackson thanks to some amazing FX from WETA. It's more or less successful at recreating the fun vibe of those flicks. Jam -packed with zombie sheep, fetal sheep, and even were-sheep. Needless to say, you'll never look at lamb chops the same way again.

The plot follows a pair of brothers who co-own the family sheep farm. The younger brother Henry (Nathan Meister) is sheep-phobic and has spent 15 years away from his home. Henry returns home to try and sell his share of the farm to his sadistic older brother Angus (Peter Feeney). The only problem is that Angus bred a mutant breed of sheep that craves human flesh. So of course some well-meaning but comical animal rights activists have to accidentally let this horror loose.

Black Sheep works best when it wears its heart on its bloodstained sleeve. Playing more like a twisted family drama than a horror film, ...

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