King substitutes sibling rivalry and killer sheep, but doesn't really appreciate the fine distinction between a hilariously sick sight gag and a juvenile gross-out.
King seems to be trying even more to emulate Jackson's 1992 zombie comedy Dead Alive, which used a dysfunctional mother-son dynamic to set up wildly inventive, laughably gory slapstick. Weta Workshop, creators of The Lord of the Rings' special effects for director Peter Jackson, cleverly uses make-up and puppetry for the sheepish creatures. When environmental activists release a failed experiment, mutations begin spreading across the acres, with bitten sheep turning into savage man-eaters, and infected humans transforming into woolly monsters. The cannibalistic rams and ewes take literally the old biblical adage that "All flesh is grass."Īfter a prologue that reveals the roots of a childhood trauma, Black Sheep sets up the tensions between wealthy farmer Angus (Peter Feeney), who dabbles in genetic engineering to build a better sheep, and his younger brother Henry, who struggles with a paralyzing phobia of the beasts. King amusingly infuses common, dull-looking sheep with an air of menace is their stillness a sign of docility, or of coiled threat? Black Sheep presents some great sight gags of sinister flocks stampeding down hills, or a lone sheep facing down potential victims in a hallway. It doesn't hurt that the deadpan expressions of big-eyed, cud-chewing bovines makes them such ideal clowns for the incongruous comedy of "The Far Side" comic strip and Chick-fil-A's "Eat More Chikin" ad campaign.īut will American audiences find rams and ewes equally as comical in New Zealand's dark comedy Black Sheep? Writer/director Jonathan King's horror parody seems aimed at sheep-farming clichés that New Zealanders may appreciate more fully than other agricultural nations.
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She has also authored the popular Thomas Kinkade" series writing under the name Katherine Spencer.Americans find it easy to laugh at cows, maybe because eating steaks and hamburgers provides part of our national identity. This is her fourth mystery featuring the Black Sheep knitting circle. New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann KrentzĪbout the Author Anne Canadeo lives and knits in Northport, New York. Praise for Till Death Do Us Purl: "The fourth in the series provides an entertaining mystery along with knitting instructions and tasty recipes." - Kirkus Praise for A Stitch Before Dying: "Sure to hook cozy fans" - Publishers Weekly When the groom's body turns up after the funeral in a motel room, dead again, the newlywed widow is the prime suspect, The Black Sheep must prove her innocence and find the real killer among a large circle of family, friends, and foes.
As the knitters comfort the family, many secrets and betrayals-both business and romantic-are revealed. Days after the ceremony, the groom dies in a freak accident. The Black Sheep Knitters new project is helping a bride-to-be knit shawls for her upcoming wedding. About the Book The fourth in the charming knitting mystery series that is "sure to hook cozy fans" ("Publishers Weekly") featuring Maggie Messina and her close circle of knitting-club friends, who must unravel another murder in their cozy coastal town of Plum Harbor, Massachusetts.īook Synopsis The fourth in the charming knitting mystery series that is "sure to hook cozy fans" ( Publishers Weekly) featuring Maggie Messina and her close circle of knitting-club friends, who must unravel another murder in their cozy coastal town of Plum Harbor, Massachusetts.
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