A Shaun of the Dead comparison is extremely high praise in my book -- it's like the Pam Anderson of movies. And while Black Sheep has its charms, it can't hold Shaun's luggage.
This film (courtesy of Dimension EXTREME! Films and I.F.C. non-extreme Films) is the story of Henry, a farmer's son who is deathly afraid of sheep due to a childhood trauma at the hands of his twisted older brother, Angus. Here's a tip, kids: If you are deathly afraid of sheep, New Zealand is NOT the place to be. Henry returns to the family farm 15 years later, where Angus has been conducting genetic testing, in search of "closure."
Henry's closure is quickly derailed when a couple of hippies steal a canister of genetic waste. They quickly find out that "genetic waste" is code for "rubbery mutant lamb puppet." One bite from the lamb puppet causes sheep to become vicious man-eaters, and humans to become... wait for it...
Were-sheep.
Between the flocks of rabid sheep roaming the countryside and monstrous half-man, half-sheep abominations, this film has gore a'plenty. And it doesn't skimp out on the cheekiness,either. There's a killer sheep driving a truck off a cliff, exploding farts and plenty of dialogue like this:
"Oh my God..."
"What?"
"The feng shui in this room is terrible!"
And, of course, this wouldn't be a comedy without someone getting it on with a sheep.
But that's just it: A lot of the gags in this film are such golden oldies, you'll see them coming a mile away. Hell, I laughed more at the fact they were used than at the jokes themselves. Still, you could do far worse than kicking back with this import.