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Doghouse [Blu-ray]

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The zombie resurgence continues (really now, the undead are everywhere!) in the delightfully silly British import "Doghouse." The horror/comedy zombie mine has been drilled so many times lately, I was afraid this film might be dead on arrival. But with a playful wink at sexual politics, "Doghouse" adds a new man versus woman angle that keeps things lively. Director Jake West manages to infuse the film with plenty of appropriately gruesome moments, gross visuals, hilarious sight gags, and then tops it off with a biting social satire on sexism. With no pretensions, "Doghouse" qualifies as a rollicking good time and I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I had.

The film starts out as a bit of male wish fulfillment. To support a friend going through a divorce, a group of guys decides to take a "boys only" vacation. The joke is that they decide to go to a remote town where women reportedly outnumber men four to one. Even though the logic of this escapade is a bit sketchy, the guys are eager to take a break from their everyday lives (it helps that all their introductions present cloying spouses and unpleasant situations). So maybe this vision of a town with randy and willing ladies seems perfectly reasonable. Traveling via bus (in scenes eerily reminiscent of "Severance"--check it out as well), the guys eventually discover things all but deserted--until they start finding body parts and bloody remnants. But that's not all--the women have been turned into ravenous zombies!

A military/government experiment has gone awry and the resultant virus affects only the fairer sex. The zombies are hysterically attired in various garish outfits--sexy bride and maniacal beautician are my favorites, at least until an unlikely encounter occurs with one of our heroes (Danny Dyer) and a very large negligee-wearing seductress. Once the guys hit town, "Doghouse" becomes a frantic and non-stop adventure. Dyer (who co-incidentally was also in "Severance," about the ultimate corporate retreat) is spot-on as the biggest dog in the pack, but all the guys fill their roles nicely.

"Doghouse" is first and foremost a comedy. While the attacks and splatter scenes are well choreographed, there will be more laughs accompanying the slapstick antics than jolts from pure fright. "Doghouse" is very successful at achieving its modest goals. Entertaining and strangely endearing, you might find yourself liking the film and its heroes more than you might want to admit. So, I'll go ahead and make my confession--I loved "Doghouse!" KGHarris, 10/10.

This movie is a zomedy from the U.K. and it looks great on blu ray for sure. It features a group of average brit blokes who take their divorced friend on a vacation tour trip and end up in a village filled with female women infected with a virus that makes them zombie like. But they are not zombies really , instead mutated would be a better word for them. The music in this movie is really cool rock and that helps the feel of the movie. The cast itself are all veterans of british tv and film and NOT first timers, in fact this is way above some amuteur film made by beginners. So you get a low budget flick done by seasoned professionals all the way here. The negative reviews on amazon about acting are not accurate at all I believe, the sets looked fine to me as well. It was a small village set and that's that. The story is not pollitically correct at all and of course we get silliness some. The whole idea that the brit government would test a virus on a village in their own country is lame but who else would this movie work? well it could have been a meteor and that would have been less distasteful but it's now become part of filmland to always blame governments for everything so this is what you get. However it doesn't matter as this is a zomedy anyways. I thought the movie moved fast and was funny and even offensive which is what it aimed to be anyways. However the idea of men finding themselves in this horrible situation seems far fetched.
Instead regardless if you knew these cannibal women you'd be filled with horror and not take this lightly. But this does have the actors act that way to a degree which lets us all know that this is a comedy to a degree. Still it's a fast moving flick and if you don't take it seriously you'll have fun watching it. The blu ray has deleted scenes and extras as well. the blu ray is all region but the extras are not though. you'd need a all region blu ray to watch the extras but the feature film is fine on your american blu ray player. The uk has lots of horror blus that aren't making it out over here and most of them are all region so it's a good idea to grab them if you want a hd version of a movie like this.

In case you hadn't figured it out, the "zombies" of this film are all the women of this little out-of-the-way town in Britain they have been infected with some drug/chemical and have attacked and killed all the men... along come these guys on the hunt for a good time and to cheer up a mate going through a divorce.
Although not as funny as Shaun of the Dead, it is still a pretty good zombie comedy.
I give credit to the makers of this film as it's hard enough to make a good Zombie film. A Comedy as well is very hard to pull off. Bravo!
If you're not a fan of the "zomedy", you should probably avoid as it's not meant to be taken too seriously.
Saw it in HD on Netflix.
It's not a laugh riot, but worth a view.

I liked the movie, watched it over a few days and thought it was pretty funny. I streamed it and it cost me 7 cents to do so. Anyway, you know what it is about and what it has been compared to. If you like zombie movies you will probably enjoy this one. The effects are pretty good and the storyline is ok. You could do a lot worse, you could do a lot better. I for one liked it. Give it a shot.

This was quite an enjoyable film, much funnier and faster-paced than I expected, and with a sharper brand of humour - at least far more than I'd imagined when my friend described it to me as "a Danny Dyer film about zombie cannibal women". The film was directed by Jake West who also made the horror comedy gore film "Evil Aliens" and in my opinion this was a much better film, it was quite stylish and comic-book-like and undeniably as daft as hell but with a somewhat more mature sense of humour about it's daftness. Dyer, Clarke and Graham are fine (and amusing) as the drunken lads who get their comeuppance as flesh eating female zombies hit the streets. The film was about a group of London buddies who are fed up with their partners, they set off on a man-only trip to the country to the remote village of Moodey, where the women vastly outnumber the men, and their plan involves getting really drunk and picking up many women. Thanks to a secret project, all the local women have been turned into ravenous, cannibalistic monsters in old-school EVIL DEAD-type demon make-up with the potential to mutate into more elaborate monsters. You can really sense the scriptwriters taking the mickey out of these guys as they struggle for survival against the deadly women. The gore and make-up effects are also great, although the film is never 'scary' there are some pulse-raising moments in amongst all the slapstick. It just rattles along from one gory gag to the next, without really stopping long enough for anyone to dwell on how ridiculous it all is, and I even laughed out loud quite a few times. My favorite scene is when one of the lads Patrick hits the female zombies with some of his golf balls which was quite hilarious and also reminiscent of Shaun of the Dead and Evil Dead 2, and another hilarious scene with remote controlled women, some horror fans will also spot some of the tribute scenes to the horror genre. I doubt it'll end up a classic, but it was a fun way to spend 90 minutes, and definitely holds together. Doghouse was a wildly over-the-top and light-hearted piece of entertainment with copious amounts of fake blood and intestines as well as vulgar and funny as hell jokes and clichéd "battle-of-the- sexes" humor. If you liked other British comedy/horror films like Severence or Shaun of The Dead then you'll definitely enjoy this brilliant film.

...And into the fire! In DOGHOUSE, six male buddies leave their harping, "significant others" behind in order to take a road-trip, get roaring drunk, and have the time of their lives. Alas, they've picked the wrong town to visit, as the local females have slaughtered all the men, and roam the streets in search of more! DOGHOUSE is hilarious sexual satire at its best! The greatest nightmares of the typical male schlub are realized! Beware! Not for the squeamish or those easily offended by politically incorrect humour! Although, most normal folks should enjoy every bloody second!...

First off, if you ever start a review basing the film by anothers popularity or fan base... your immediately dismissed as a legitimate reviewer. This is no Shaun Of The Dead, so dont expect and/or compare. Its a film in its own and never takes the least bit resemblance. When you start basing Cliches on small town scenarios, zombies, or gore... you need to find another film genre.

I enjoyed the hell out of it honestly. I viewed this on Netflix, and im purchasing as well just for my collection. If you like dark humor, its here. Its just a real campy flick that results in laughs and fun with zombies. Especially the birthday cake scene. Poor sap. And the ending with the "signal" and the bit on the bus made me laugh a bit. I actually rooted for the characters instead of waiting for them to die... saying all of this, I dont mean you will fall out of your seat, but it will make you smile. Almost a Demented Feel-Good sort of way.

I want a sequal!

So ignore these D-bags bashing this film and give it a watch on Netflix if you dont believe me. Or you could just tuck your man-hood away and watch a highly rated IFC flick with a deep meaning.

This movie started out well and drew clear parallels to Shawn of the Dead - a comic/horror type, set among zombies in Britain. The details of the plot are simple enough, so I'll spare regurgitating. On the positives - its a high quality production. It does not have the annoyances sometimes associated with low budget (bad lighting, weak audio), is well shot, good sets/scenes and good enough acting. Its definitely enjoyable to watch. On the negative side, its just not that engaging of a movie. While it has its funny moments and generally interesting characters, the plot unfortunately doesn't include anything especially interesting. While I appreciate this is a mushy comment, I can't say there is anything memorable about the flick, and I would not be inclined to rewatch it, unlike so many of my favored movies. Again, its ok, and worth a watch, but I'd encourage you to rent before buying.

I was hoping this would be like "Severance," and i wasn't disappointed, though it has a much darker vibe. Critics have harped that this movie is sexist, but it's all in good fun (Heaven knows, plenty of chick revenge flicks have taken the opposite perspective and gotten away with it). A group of guys go on a weekend bender to a small town in the middle of no where, only to discover all the women have been turned into "zombirds" that seek to kill all men. Near escapes, a few deaths and a lot of dark humor make it a fun ride. Danny Dyer is fun to watch, as usual.

This movie is a mess. It were as though the producers/ writer/ director had an idea with absolutely no clue on how to get it to work.

A bloke is on the outs with his wife. Divorce is on the horizon and he's down in the mouth. His mates want to take him to a secluded spot to get blasted and cheer him up. Problem is, all the men in the secluded town they go to are recently dead and all the women have turned into blood-thirsty, man-killing mutants. Our boys must make the great escape with their testicles in tact.

The Schtick here is men vs. women. Each of the guys has a less than decent relationship with a woman and here they're getting their come-uppance. The basic idea is loaded with possibilities. Unfortunately little is done to explore it, and it ends up being not much more than a ghoul, gore-fest.

In essentially every horror movie I've ever seen, where unsuspecting folk walk into a bad situation, the set-up isn't clear from the get-go. Things start a bit weird and the clues build up to a point where everyone figures out what they're up against and what they need to do to get out in tact. Not here. The first act is used to meet the dudes but as soon as they hit the pub in the village all hell breaks loose. Now, our heroes start acting like the Three Stooges. They run from this place to that place with the horde of women in hot pursuit. They devise stupid ways to try and eradicate as many of the female foe as possible but they are all lame, slapstick type attempts.

Many have noted that this is in the same vein as "Shaun of the Dead." That is true only in the fact that the two are both horror comedies. This is nowhere in the same league as "Shaun." You don't have nearly the character development here. Even Danny Dyer, whose work I like a lot, is little more than a cardboard cutout here. Also, this movie isn't shot or edited particularly well. Much of the action takes place at night and it's lit poorly. Not necessarily dark, just uninteresting. There is a joke in the final scene that you can see coming a mile away. How they didn't is beyond me.

Unless you're a die hard fan of this sort of thing I'd stay clear.