Exploring Black Sheep - The film that dared to create Weresheep

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  • @quietdignityandgrace
    @quietdignityandgrace 6 лет назад +104

    The moral: If you have a dream, even a silly one, you chase that sumbich down.
    This film is a laugh riot.

  • @kelst75
    @kelst75 4 года назад +10

    As a Kiwi, I approve this message. This movie is so New Zealand. Thanks Weta Workshop.

  • @TarksGauntlet
    @TarksGauntlet 6 лет назад +160

    Oh boy! I'm honestly surprised you haven't talked about this one yet! This movie gave me great enjoyment. A sheep driving a truck?
    Hell yeah!

  • @Kremmen2001
    @Kremmen2001 5 лет назад +25

    My new fave channel. Straightforward, no-nonsense well researched and genuinely witty. It's a refreshing alternative to all the wanna-be critics who know bugger all about the films they review.

  • @kennytheplaystationguy
    @kennytheplaystationguy 6 лет назад +80

    I love this fucking movie, I feel baahd that this isn't well received but at least it has a cult following

    • @lipstickzombie4981
      @lipstickzombie4981 6 лет назад +7

      I do admit Kiwis made some really good cult films these past few years, this and What We Do In The Shadows.

  • @pepitolives09
    @pepitolives09 6 лет назад +218

    I prefer Werewools over weresheep...

  • @cissyiniguez
    @cissyiniguez 6 лет назад +12

    I've never even heard of this movie, but it looks like something I'd totally enjoy. So glad I found this channel recently, only wish I'd found it sooner. I just love how much your enthusiasm and fondness for all kinds of movies shows through your videos, you really do a great job.

  • @NefariousDreary
    @NefariousDreary 5 лет назад +6

    District 9 was made issuing the scraps of the halo movie? That's fucking awesome!

  • @missdarkeyes
    @missdarkeyes 6 лет назад +10

    My GOD! HOW did I miss this MASTERPIECE?!? Thank you Good Bad Flicks! You the real MVP! :D

  • @radioblueheart
    @radioblueheart 6 лет назад +31

    I am waiting for Black Sheep vs God Monster of Indian Flats. Sheep against sheep! Let them fight!

  • @MonsterandGames214
    @MonsterandGames214 6 лет назад +117

    would you ever review/ do a video on Dog soldiers (British werewolf film) absolute classic

    • @dyingbreed5386
      @dyingbreed5386 6 лет назад +9

      By far my favorite Werewolf movie from the last 25 years.
      Black Sheep is also a great movie. Glad he finally did a review.

    • @AlienWithABox
      @AlienWithABox 6 лет назад +1

      One my favourite films!!!

    • @DrQuagmire1
      @DrQuagmire1 6 лет назад +5

      I actually love that movie!!! kinda reminds me of the first "Predator" a little bit, but with a werewolf twist

    • @snacktime2497
      @snacktime2497 6 лет назад +1

      THIS. Please do this.

    • @tammysilverwolf1085
      @tammysilverwolf1085 5 лет назад

      Yes! This!

  • @scottyoshihara2458
    @scottyoshihara2458 6 лет назад +90

    Thanks good bad flicks. If these were sheep exist, then I’ll need a silver cattle bolt and some A1 steak sauce.

    • @DrQuagmire1
      @DrQuagmire1 6 лет назад +1

      DINNER TIME!!!!!

    • @Tom_Cruise_Missile
      @Tom_Cruise_Missile 5 лет назад +1

      Wouldn't you get infected?

    • @Tom_Cruise_Missile
      @Tom_Cruise_Missile 4 года назад

      @buttercup the fluffy sheep I'll have lamb chops for dinner just for you.

    • @cooperminion825
      @cooperminion825 4 года назад

      Don't use steak sauce, use mint jelly

    • @Tom_Cruise_Missile
      @Tom_Cruise_Missile 4 года назад

      @@cooperminion825 Also, use a generous helping of salt. I think you can get some from the CS:GO community, or perhaps from sheep boy 101.

  • @schlumbl84
    @schlumbl84 5 лет назад +5

    This movie BREATHES the air of classic Peter Jackson movies.
    In the beginning I even thought that Peter Jackson really directed it.
    Maybe it's the air in New Zealand making people wanting to direct gorefilms.

  • @wimvanderstraeten6521
    @wimvanderstraeten6521 6 лет назад +36

    Check out the 1972 movie Night of the Lepus if you haven't seen it yet. It's a very serious horror movie about giant killer rabbits and the result is unintentionally hilarious.

    • @Madbandit77
      @Madbandit77 6 лет назад +3

      "Damnit, Jim! I'm a doctor, not a veterinarian!" :)

    • @wimvanderstraeten6521
      @wimvanderstraeten6521 6 лет назад +5

      "There's a herd of killer rabbits headed this way": best line in movie history.

    • @mlkefisher5382
      @mlkefisher5382 6 лет назад +1

      I'm one the few individuals who saw it in the theater.

    • @wimvanderstraeten6521
      @wimvanderstraeten6521 5 лет назад

      Did you like it?

    • @mlkefisher5382
      @mlkefisher5382 5 лет назад +3

      @@wimvanderstraeten6521 when your 10 years old your easily pleased, I own a DVD copy of it and still pure fun to watch. Real rabbits on miniaturized sets who ever thought of this working must of been on acid today it would be cgi and be boring.

  • @K31R616
    @K31R616 6 лет назад +17

    Shout out for 'What We Do In The Shadows'. That film is terrifically funny.

    • @trekadam30
      @trekadam30 6 лет назад +1

      They're rebooting it as a Netflix series.

    • @XanderPGK
      @XanderPGK 4 года назад

      'Vampires in New Zealand'

    • @XanderPGK
      @XanderPGK 4 года назад

      @crazy sheep boy ...

  • @tentringer4065
    @tentringer4065 6 лет назад +7

    Monty Python's Flying Circus came up with idea of violent gangster sheep, so it was not entirely out of the blue.

    • @GigawingsVideo
      @GigawingsVideo 6 лет назад +1

      They have tendency to make harmless things harmful. Like the granny gang and the killer rabbit.

  • @CodyDockerty
    @CodyDockerty 6 лет назад +2

    As a Kiwi, I just want to thank you for covering this film.

  • @Rhamiel506
    @Rhamiel506 6 лет назад +1

    I discovered this one thanks to a friend who worked at Blockbuster during its dying days. The management at my local Blockbuster thought allowing the employees to curate their own staff picks shelf would help them hold onto business and this was one of the movies on my friends section of the shelf during the couple of months he worked there.

  • @mattyt1961
    @mattyt1961 3 года назад +1

    I'm the opposite, when anyone talks about Black Sheep, I think of this film. Such an underrated gem, it shows why NZ films are so incredibly awesome, no fear!

  • @RaineyJAUS
    @RaineyJAUS 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for covering this! I remember seeing it way back when it first came out and was quite saddened to find out how little people knew about it. I may be an Aussie, but I can't help but feel very proud about the horror work that comes from the Kiwis.

  • @pumpkinpumpkin8288
    @pumpkinpumpkin8288 3 года назад +1

    the special effects are by far the best part of the film.

  • @tidepride86
    @tidepride86 6 лет назад +4

    I cant get enough of these "Exploring" vids!

  • @guyvizard549
    @guyvizard549 5 лет назад +1

    Dimension putting the "Black Sheep" trailer on the DVDs of the Grindhouse movies was probably the best and most brilliant decision to hit their target audience. It's definitely how I caught wind of this wonderful movie.

  • @acadia5898
    @acadia5898 5 лет назад

    this movie has a soft spot in my heart because i saw it with my bestfriend and we really bonded by this movie

  • @Briaaanz
    @Briaaanz 3 года назад +2

    I saw it at the Traverse City film festival, they usually reserve a shlock movie for the midnight showing.
    I was worried it was going to be a super low budget film, but they really hyped it up (and I do have a weakness for low budget schlock).
    Great movie, and yeah, definitely didn't get the credit due it

  • @Bluegirlfriday
    @Bluegirlfriday 6 лет назад +4

    I’ve only been watching you just over a week and it’s costing me a fortune! Your reviews are so good, I’ve purchased 11 films so far. You should be on commission lol. 💕

  • @deanfranz
    @deanfranz 2 года назад +3

    I'm surprised there isn't a ubiquitous Australian horror film about what they call "drop bears" which is really just a myth about an evil breed of koalas they tell to scare tourists. Still, plenty of great fodder to expand upon for a horror flick. I'd pay to see that movie!

    • @rmhartman
      @rmhartman 11 месяцев назад

      That would also be a great name for an Aussie paratrooper unit.

    • @TriceratopsHorridussss
      @TriceratopsHorridussss 10 месяцев назад

      i'd pay to see a movie about drop bears going on a rampage in australia

  • @Headbehindthebubble
    @Headbehindthebubble 6 лет назад +2

    Saw this a a Fright Fest in London back in the day. This movie is utter genius!

  • @meyedraven6039
    @meyedraven6039 6 лет назад

    This is what i call real movies. I just love the love and passion that goes into the craziest ideas.

  • @xingcat
    @xingcat 6 лет назад

    I love all the puppetry and animatronics they made. Also, every scene where there are just a ton of sheep hanging out in the background makes that scene much faster.

  • @RemainIndoorsPainting
    @RemainIndoorsPainting 6 лет назад

    An underrated classic, its one of the films that made me fall in love with New Zealand and Kiwis.

  • @knightjedi666
    @knightjedi666 6 лет назад +3

    You got to love GBF, brightening up a dreary day with another awesome video! Thank you so much!

  • @dogmiagy
    @dogmiagy 6 лет назад +6

    Great review as always
    Hugs from Portugal 🇵🇹!!

  • @n.ayisha
    @n.ayisha 4 года назад

    i LOVE this movie. i am a wool-obsessed knitter and spinner of yarn, so they had me hooked at "weresheep".

  • @klug5916
    @klug5916 6 лет назад

    I'm French, no Kiwi, but I loved the movie, when I discovered it a while ago. Thanks for bringing this stupid pearl to the public, it deserves it.
    And yes, if you liked Black Sheep, there is also Baindead, from P. Jackson (older but ultimately funny -and very very gore !)

  • @davideberhardt6150
    @davideberhardt6150 5 лет назад +1

    That CGI scene where the sheep run down the steep hill ... it's a spoof of the scene in The Two Towers where Gandalf and the Rohirrim arrive at Helm's Deep to save the day.

  • @TheRazorTongue
    @TheRazorTongue 6 лет назад

    There is no way I would've even considered this movie without this review. Now I'm interested.

  • @GuardianOwl
    @GuardianOwl 5 лет назад +1

    Another fun zombie livestock-related film came out a couple years earlier, Dead Meat, from Ireland which uses a variant strain of Mad Cow disease for its zombie cow shenanigans.

  • @intrusivethoughts2045
    @intrusivethoughts2045 6 лет назад

    I live in Wellington and got to have a tour of Weta workshop. One if the props they built for Halo was a fullsize working Worthog, which makes me sad the Halo never got made.
    One of the people that worked at Weta even used the Worthog as their Wedding car.

  • @DropBearAntix
    @DropBearAntix 6 лет назад

    hilariously under-rated movie, deserving of more widespread recognition. it's up there with the (original) "evil dead" franchise in terms of horror-comedy.

  • @ralaun2000
    @ralaun2000 6 лет назад

    FANTASTIC film! I raved about it to my friends and now they all own copies of their own and no matter where they go in the states, they keep prosyletizing it!

  • @RedJax69
    @RedJax69 6 лет назад

    I love this film! My local bar shows it every now and then. I always introduce it as the Weresheep film and by the end everyone is howling is laughter.

  • @drphdrain
    @drphdrain 6 лет назад

    This movie was an impulse buy the day it released. Had never heard anything about it before that day. One of the best movie purchases I have ever made. Glad to see it getting some love on this channel.

  • @pdrg
    @pdrg 6 лет назад +3

    Great film, nice to see a bit more of its background :)

  • @pyscobrand
    @pyscobrand 6 лет назад

    I grabbed this in a handful of movies from a bargain bin at Blockbuster back around 2010. Out of the bundle, Blacksheep was my second favorite, just good fun.
    The first favorite of the bundle was Repo Man.

  • @keithy2177
    @keithy2177 6 лет назад +2

    Always love the explored series. Thanks for making such awesome content!

  • @itsmrripley
    @itsmrripley 6 лет назад

    Massively underrated film and one I love going back to every now and again. So cool to see so much practical fx used and the blend of horror, comedy and hard to define weirdness is perfecto! Baaaarilliant ^_^

  • @Transmission_Rory
    @Transmission_Rory 6 лет назад +13

    It's my belief that these sheep are labouring under the misapprehension that they are birds.

    • @RatelHBadger
      @RatelHBadger 5 лет назад

      Nothing more dangerous that a smart sheep

    • @tristanhartup4936
      @tristanhartup4936 5 лет назад +1

      Notice they don't so much fly as plummet.

  • @jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545
    @jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545 6 лет назад

    I'm so glad to see someone else loved this film. This Black Sheep is one of my favorite horror film imports, especially horror comedies from abroad, ever. When I here the title, this is my first thought. (Tommy Boy is my go-to Farley/Spade movie.)

  • @Endonkulation
    @Endonkulation 6 лет назад

    Please Please Please! Explore both of those Peter Jackson classics you mentioned! It would make me happy, Bad Taste and Dead Alive are one my all time Favorites!

  • @zombmace
    @zombmace 6 лет назад

    I seen this movie in theater here in france and it was one of the best theatre experience of my life thanks to the family of 3 behind me. 10 years later i still debbating , did they choose a film blindly (like "let's see whatever is on the next sceance" ) or did they came to the wrong room by mistake ? Anyway they had NO IDEA and they reactions were as good s the movie , it was hillarious. Thanks for your work who bring back this good memories.

  • @wasteoftime5848
    @wasteoftime5848 6 лет назад

    It's been too long since I saw this movie. Takes me back to a happy time in my life. Take that for what you will.

  • @rowandax6189
    @rowandax6189 6 лет назад +9

    Sounds fun, going to watch it right now. Not even joking. Yup she's a keeper. Loved the film.

    • @gruntsrule1
      @gruntsrule1 6 лет назад +1

      You won't regret it.

    • @AlienWithABox
      @AlienWithABox 6 лет назад +1

      Hope you enjoyed it! It's incredible.

    • @rowandax6189
      @rowandax6189 5 лет назад +2

      @@gruntsrule1 It was great. I had the film library open for an hour and then I saw this and all was well with the world.

    • @bustarogers9990
      @bustarogers9990 5 лет назад

      @@rowandax6189 LOL good man.

  • @Spideyy74
    @Spideyy74 6 лет назад

    This is a great movie. I saw it years ago and forgot about it. The WereSheeps transformation is straight out of the original The Howling.

  • @okay333666
    @okay333666 6 лет назад +1

    This was an awesome movie!
    I died laughing at the part where the hero threw the bottle of mint sauce at the weresheep and it burned it LOL!

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 6 лет назад

    Considering that this movie received praises and awards, I will surely find a copy to watch it.

  • @lahtonwolfgramm637
    @lahtonwolfgramm637 5 лет назад +4

    I'm a kiwi and this film is a gem!!! and it's such a kiwi movie

  • @HopeYourDoingOkay
    @HopeYourDoingOkay 6 лет назад

    I have been waiting SO long for you to cover this, thank you so much. I love this film, I watch it every Halloween just after watching the Evil Dead trilogy.

  • @TomiPalese
    @TomiPalese 6 лет назад

    Awesome! Thanks for spreading the word about this movie, it's one of my favourites of all time!

  • @zeroloch9878
    @zeroloch9878 6 лет назад

    I remember seeing this on a DVD way back in the early 2000s at a Target! I've always been curious about it since and I'm glad to see you doing a look over it!

  • @FlyingFocs
    @FlyingFocs 6 лет назад

    Man, I have wanted to watch this film since I found out about it as a kid 10 years ago. I kind of forgot about it, so thanks for making this.

  • @orangelion03
    @orangelion03 6 лет назад

    I have GOT to find this!! The Kiwis have a knack for making extraordinary "little" movies. Ever see "Mr Wrong"? The haunted car ghost story?

  • @katiesummerfield3015
    @katiesummerfield3015 6 лет назад +2

    Underrated horror comedy gem

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 6 лет назад

    They played this movie all the time on the IFC channel. My sister loved this movie and so do I.

  • @vazak11
    @vazak11 5 лет назад

    Thanks for covering this!

  • @JohnGalt916
    @JohnGalt916 6 лет назад

    Man I loved this movie it was so much fun. I've never met anyone who did not like this movie. It's so weird and different you can't help but love it

  • @Sabazinus
    @Sabazinus 6 лет назад

    Love this movie. The practical effects totally make it into something awesome.

  • @nightmarefiles1
    @nightmarefiles1 6 лет назад +7

    Love your videos my man

  • @rowan7929
    @rowan7929 6 лет назад

    I remember when it was announced in Australia and many made jokes about it that it was a matter of time until they would make a movie about sheep, since here in Australia most people see the Kiwi's as sheep infested country. It was a big hit in Australia and even I watched it several times when it was released on DVD.

  • @stephennootens916
    @stephennootens916 6 лет назад

    I love this movie. Every year around Halloween I try my best to get others to watch it because it's one of those you got to see to believe movies. It''s a perfect comedy horror film and was one of the first movies that I saw that came from New Zealand and why I wish I could see what other films the country produced.

  • @avengeddisciple
    @avengeddisciple 6 лет назад

    I saw this movie once on IFC and have been searching for it ever since. I love this movie and its really dumb yet awesome ideas.

  • @tristanhartup4936
    @tristanhartup4936 6 лет назад

    You really have to give credit to something that is able to make sheep of all things legitimately scary. After I saw this movie I never looked at sheep the same way again.

  • @ThatUmbrellaGuy
    @ThatUmbrellaGuy 6 лет назад

    At :30, the tear on the chair looks like a little cat sitting on his shoulder.

  • @kjmylly
    @kjmylly 6 лет назад

    Absolutely love this film. So happy to learn about the behind the scenes work. Thanks.

  • @fitness65
    @fitness65 6 лет назад

    Excellent video most of these movies you look at and talk about I've never seen before. But thanks to you I've discovered and even bought these movies through Amazon and it was the best decision I've made discovering these movies.

  • @SaschaErni
    @SaschaErni 6 лет назад

    I love this movie. Thanks for the great write-up/video!

  • @sydbarrett7579
    @sydbarrett7579 6 лет назад

    Absolute classic that everyone worth their salt should see

  • @mykhalable9433
    @mykhalable9433 6 лет назад

    I watched this movie a few years after it came out and loved it. I wasn't expecting the animal husbandry part toward the end though...

  • @marcosrecio4062
    @marcosrecio4062 6 лет назад

    It was for like two days in theaters in Argentina back on 2008 and I got lucky enough to see it. Laughed my ass off

  • @meatbyproducts
    @meatbyproducts 6 лет назад

    I saw this movie when it hit the shores of the US on DVD. I have shared it a ton.

  • @mattleuty5285
    @mattleuty5285 6 лет назад +12

    I loved this review. If you read this then can I just express what a great channel you have and if you ever consider doing a request then I would really be happy to see you do another storytime video like the time you and your friends went to the Red House. I think that you are more interesting to listen to than most of these celebrities that do audio books. Anyway, have an awesome Christmas​.

  • @smoothitalianleathereater6045
    @smoothitalianleathereater6045 6 лет назад

    This is one of my favorite movies of all time!

  • @supr3me213
    @supr3me213 6 лет назад

    I just recently found the channel and very thankful since I found some of the best movies which I watched as a kid and never knew the titles. I watched pretty much watch all the videos from your main playlist. I guess you already covered the class of 1999 and the society at some point when you started but i can't seem to find the videos. Can you please help!!

  • @dsandoval9396
    @dsandoval9396 5 лет назад

    I GOTTA see this movie. Right up there with that one about the killer turkey on Thanksgiving.

  • @apanapandottir205
    @apanapandottir205 4 года назад

    Peter Feeney was on Spartacus: gods of the arena and Ash Vs Evil dead too and was great in both!

  • @jaysonedson
    @jaysonedson 6 лет назад +2

    I'm gonna check this out. The poster/cover always made it look stupid so I just ignored it.

  • @mladenkulic446
    @mladenkulic446 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is something you don't hear every day, a horror movie about a sheep.

  • @c.walter7890
    @c.walter7890 6 лет назад

    I'm a long time fan of that film. It's among the best horror films of the last 20 years.

  • @newplaylist4
    @newplaylist4 6 лет назад

    Just watched this movie because of this video and life will never be the same again! It was awesome thanks for this!

  • @trunkage
    @trunkage 6 лет назад

    Thanks. Been waiting for you to do this one

  • @azureflame125
    @azureflame125 6 лет назад

    I loved this movie. That explosive ending had me laughing so hard. Also, yeah, the practical effects on the weresheep were really good.

  • @larry8236
    @larry8236 6 лет назад

    Thanks so mate. I seem a piece of a ad for movie the weresheep part but I never saw name for the movie so thanks a ton and have great day 😊

  • @beaumorris5289
    @beaumorris5289 5 лет назад

    I seen this when it came out.... I loved every minute of it....

  • @Nachokiwiify
    @Nachokiwiify 6 лет назад

    I was originally too young to see this in the cinema when it came out, so me and my friend's bought tickets to Ratatouille and snuck in. A DVD copy of that film is still on my shelf at home.

  • @lcdrfish8633
    @lcdrfish8633 5 лет назад

    Got to see this in the theaters in Singapore on vacation. Great flick!

  • @tonymata8070
    @tonymata8070 4 года назад

    I remember hearing about it and I thought it was going to be shit like something out of those horrible parodies but I was pleasantly surprised, it's scary and hilarious at the same time, I would love to watch this film again someday.

  • @perfectblue8443
    @perfectblue8443 6 лет назад +1

    just when I thought this channel couldn't outdo itself. Incredible review

  • @robertrobinson1278
    @robertrobinson1278 5 лет назад

    Thanks GBF!! you guys do great work.

  • @hailitalia86
    @hailitalia86 6 лет назад

    I seriously thought this was gonna be about the Chris Farley movie lol.
    Tricked the hell out of me!

  • @TheMediaGuy
    @TheMediaGuy 6 лет назад

    Words cannot describe my love for this film.