ton , ▁writing ▁for ▁Vari ety , ▁gave ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁calling ▁it ▁" Jack son ' s ▁best ▁film ▁to ▁date " ▁and ▁pra ising ▁its ▁hum our , ▁acting , ▁and ▁technical ▁qual ities ▁( g ore ▁effects , ▁make up ). ▁He ▁stated ▁" K i wi ▁g ore ▁special ist ▁Peter ▁Jackson , ▁who ▁goes ▁for ▁broke ▁with ▁an ▁org y ▁of ▁bad ▁taste ▁and ▁spl atter ▁humor . ▁Some ▁will ▁re co il ▁from ▁the ▁g ore , ▁but ▁Bra inde ad ▁wasn ' t ▁made ▁for ▁them ." ▁Peter ▁R ainer ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁film , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁" is ▁the ▁most ▁h il ari ously ▁dis g ust ing ▁movie ▁ever ▁made . ▁It ▁makes ▁something ▁like ▁Re - Anim ator ▁seem ▁like ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁document ary ▁about ▁Mother ▁Ter esa ." ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁a ▁negative ▁review ▁from ▁The ▁Independent ▁writer ▁Qu entin ▁Curt is , ▁who ▁compla ined ▁that ▁" it ▁never ▁dec ides ▁whether ▁to ▁make ▁you ▁trem ble ▁with ▁laugh ter ▁or ▁fear , ▁and ▁has ▁out st ay ed ▁its ▁welcome ▁long ▁before ▁the ▁last ▁lim b ▁has ▁been ▁sever ed ▁and ▁entra il ▁sp illed ." ▁ ▁Bra inde ad ▁placed ▁at ▁number ▁ 9 1 ▁in ▁a ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁list ▁produced ▁by ▁Time ▁Out ▁after ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁poll ▁with ▁several ▁authors , ▁direct ors , ▁actors ▁and ▁critics ▁who ▁have ▁worked ▁within ▁the ▁horror ▁genre . ▁