This is not the Chris Farley movie from the 90's. It's a New Zealand horror/comedy about killer sheep. As a child, Henry Oldfield (Nathan Meister) was traumatized by a sheep and the death of his father. After fifteen years away from his family's farm, all he wants to do is sign over his half to his brother, Angus (Peter Feeney), and never see it again. Meanwhile, a couple of eco-terrorists, Grant (Oliver Driver) and Experience (Danielle Mason), are trying to get documentation the Oldfields are using illegal and unethical genetic manipulation by stealing some laboratory samples. When Grant is bitten by one, the contamination starts to spread to all the sheep, turning them into murderous, rampaging woolly menaces.
Brought to you by the same effects house that Peter Jackson uses, this is much more Dead Alive than it is King Kong. However, if you're a fan of low-budget gore-heavy creature features, you may enjoy this little Kiwi gem. I've had it on DVD for a couple of years but Christy picked it up recently on blu-ray for a song. We watched her copy and it was beautifully crisp.
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