Black Sheep

Name: Black Sheep
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Released: June 22, 2007
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Nathan Meister, Oliver Driver, Tammy Davis

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IFC Films | Release Date: June 22, 2007 | TV-MA

Starring: Nathan Meister, Oliver Driver, Tammy Davis

Summary: Terrified of sheep and dosed up on therapy, Henry Oldfield (Meister) returns to his family's farm to sell out his older brother Angus (Feeney), unaware that something baaaaad is going on: Angus' reckless genetic engineering program. When a pair of inept environmental activists release a mutant lamb from Angus' laboratory onto the farm,Terrified of sheep and dosed up on therapy, Henry Oldfield (Meister) returns to his family's farm to sell out his older brother Angus (Feeney), unaware that something baaaaad is going on: Angus' reckless genetic engineering program. When a pair of inept environmental activists release a mutant lamb from Angus' laboratory onto the farm, thousands of sheep are turned into bloodthirsty predators. (IFC Films)… Expand

Director: Jonathan King

Genre(s): Horror, Comedy

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 87 min

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Marc Savlov

It's smart; it's silly; it's – kill me now – shear terror. Read full review

M. E. Russell

It manages the weird feat of making a flock of sheep bounding across a meadow seem vaguely menacing. Read full review

Premiere Eric Alt

You'll laugh, you'll groan, you'll never buy wool again. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Once you have seen a sheep munching on a bloody human leg, you may think twice about your next leg of lamb. On the other hand maybe you'll be inspired to seek vengeance. To provoke one of these responses -- vegetarianism or a defiant meat eating -- may be the point of this odd, amusing film. Read full review

Andrew O'Hehir

Jolly good fun. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Both the humor and horror are as broad as the side of the Oldfields' barn, but King and the cast are clearly having fun. Read full review

Andrea Gronvall

Stunning vistas of New Zealand's rolling countryside aren't enough to carry this lame 2006 horror spoof. Read full review

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gameboy377

Aug 26, 2013

FRIKIN AWESOME this movie is a gut busting bone smashing sheep shearing hit its sooooooo funny a bit gory though UNDERRATED its very underrated and stuff like somebody said they stopped watching before the ending THE BEST BIT!! :D LOL #FUNNY

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RayR

Dec 5, 2007

Absurdly funny. A classic horror/gore/comedy. A must see if you enjoyed Shaun of the Dead and/or Evil Dead.

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No1spank

Aug 9, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Classic comedy horror, funny, stupid, predictable at times (which makes it even funnier) and it even made me jump a time or two. Excellent one liners, characters and script. If this had been made 30 years before it would be in the hall of fame.

One of the characters gets bitten by a genetically altered infectious sheep, later he gets an itchy foot and takes his boot off to find a sheep hoof in place of his foot. Brilliant!!… Expand

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 27, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To me this film was more funny than scary, so I'd categorise it as a hybrid comedy/horror film. If I were to compare it to other horror films, I'd say its similar to the Tremors films, with rather grotesque alien type beings on the prowl. I suppose given the basic plot line I knew roughly what to expect and younger viewers may (perhaps) be more easily scared but I suppose the plot seems so far fetched, that it didn't strike me as entirely believable and hence it seemed less scary to me. The special effects aren't too bad, certainly compared to films of the 1980s. I think the plot was so random that I went with it but I definitely found myself laughing more than quivering, put it that way!.

As a parody/spoof horror film this is quite good fun. It may make you jump once or twice and there are some unpleasant plot developments but the story seemed so far fetched to the point of being ludicrous. Obviously in some cases this is very much a bad thing but lets just say that this isn't a film that tries to take itself seriously, or it certainly didn't seem that way to me anyway. I wasn't really expecting much from it, just a few laughs and some gross out scenes and as far as thats concerned, it definitely delivered. I don't tend to watch much in the way of horror films these days, preferring comedies, dramas and thrillers for the most part and having seen one too many slasher style horror film as a teen but I did find this film quite entertaining. Plot wise, it seemed quite unclear what was happening and, moreso, why it was happening, at the start of the film. Its quite slow paced to start with, although the pace does speed up a bit after close to an hour. This film is probably not a good watch if you suffer from claustrophobia, I should perhaps add. Thematically, the idea of genetically altered livestock becoming deformed and almost demonic in nature may well sound both creepy, scary and laughable but the issue of human artificial intervention regarding genetics is a very real and important one. I also felt an element of human greed was also present, perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly.

The musical score does a good job in regards to creating a very tense atmosphere and making you question when/where the next attack may come from, when the deadly sheep may strike again. The music played is predominantly instrumental and quite serious in tone. The mix of said musical score and some decent aerial camera shots pays off quite well. There are some good landscape shots during (obviously) outdoor scenes, while other scenes shot in the dark are very fast paced and can seem particularly claustrophobic.

This may not be the scariest film around but its certainly entertaining. I imagine it would scare children, certainly young children and pre-teens at the very least. Content wise, it contains graphic violence, although (as mentioned) it is done in a very exaggerated way so as to seem quite comical. To elaborate a little, there is a lot of blood present and some gore but I found it difficult to take it entirely seriously, though thats not to say that others couldn't. I should add that there is also strong language present and of course, generally some scenes could seem quite frightening/intense to a younger audience, hence the 15 rating its received. One very random thing that I noticed was that one of the main characters, a young adult female, goes by the name of Experience. I don't know about you but I've never known anyone else to have that as a name but there you go!. I suppose I've never really known anyone from New Zealand, where this film is set, to be fair.

At just under an hour and a half long, its a reasonable watch if you want to be entertained but if your a fan of Sheep or not a fan of blood, guts and gore, then you'd be better avoiding this. I found the ending particularly amusing, due to what the trigger was but I wouldn't want to go in to details so as not to spoil the film, obviously.… Expand

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ERG1008

Sep 17, 2010

Comedy horror from New Zealand about genetically "altered" killer sheep.
Well it kills an hour & a half.
It's predictable, silly & gross but it never takes itself too seriously.
Oh & the Were-Sheep are just disturbing.

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Mglovesfun

Jul 6, 2020

The practical effects and the sheep were definitely the highlights. The lowlights were mostly the actors and the dialogue. Had it been longer than 87 minutes I might not have bothered watching all the way to the end.

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MattH

Dec 24, 2007

Awful film didn't even wait for the end.

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