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A group of blokes travel to a small village for a get away break only to discover all of the female inhabitants have turned into killer zombies.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Deleted Scenes, Documentary, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Danny Dyer and Noel Clarke star in Jake West's outrageous UK horror-comedy film. When a bunch of lads descend upon a remote village to help a mate get over his divorce, little do they realise that the local womenfolk have been infected by a virus, turning them into rabid, man-hating cannibals! Doghouse, follows six men with mid-life anxiety as they set out for a weekend in the country in an attempt to reconnect with their masculinity. What they find is a catastrophe so horrible and bizarre that a mid-life crisis turns out to be exactly what they need to survive it... ...Doghouse
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This film is heavily influenced by it's two main elements - Jake West's bonkers manic/pervy/comic/violent style, and the attitude you expect from a good Danny Dyer flick - an 'all blokes together, birds and violence' blokey approach. I went in expecting a 'Severance' level of genius and as a result I was a bit disappointed, but after adjusting to the difference in tone I realised this is a film that you enjoy on its own terms. When Danny's 'Neil' and friends decide to escape from the city to help a friend get over his divorce, they plan to head for a village where the women vastly outnumber the men in order to party their woes away. Unfortunately the village has fallen foul of a mysterious plague, and the women are all - literally - maneaters. Naturally the lads end up trapped, and fighting for their lives and to discover what went on in the ravaged village.
It's a brilliantly fun idea, and instead of playing it for real horror, West plays it for campness and laughs. 'Sexy' zombie/vamp women drool blood and chase the panicked guys around, and West even has the comedy balls to have flocks of rabid women chasing a remote control car in one of the scripts funniest scenes. That's not to say he forgets the gore. West enjoys going over the top, and there are many scenes with claret and entrails flying left right and centre, usually in a 'so disgusting it's funny' manner. Moments when the men start to feel superior again are usually slapped down with well timed comic irony or a brilliantly judged gag, and very little of the humour is anything short of madcap and thoroughly enjoyable.
I didn't notice any great benefit from seeing this in Blu-Ray, but I imagine that it's at least noticeably better than on DVD as I remember the images being impressive and the sound having great impact despite the film's 'low to mid-budget' status.
Sometimes the plague-women makeup was a little too deliberately crazy-looking to the degree that it looked a bit fake, but that kind of thing seems to be due to West's deliberately excessive style, and it didn't harm the movie. Some of the set pieces and gore are also very well handled and painfully convincing.
This is very much a 'blokes on a lark' caper, and while the beginning reeks of misogynism, this seems to be a deliberate excess to contrast with the women getting their revenge and roundly kicking the blokes' backsides for the majority of the movie. It's very silly, very funny, and very gory. Just don't go in expecting a 'serious' horror movie, or you'll be very disappointed.
It's a brilliantly fun idea, and instead of playing it for real horror, West plays it for campness and laughs. 'Sexy' zombie/vamp women drool blood and chase the panicked guys around, and West even has the comedy balls to have flocks of rabid women chasing a remote control car in one of the scripts funniest scenes. That's not to say he forgets the gore. West enjoys going over the top, and there are many scenes with claret and entrails flying left right and centre, usually in a 'so disgusting it's funny' manner. Moments when the men start to feel superior again are usually slapped down with well timed comic irony or a brilliantly judged gag, and very little of the humour is anything short of madcap and thoroughly enjoyable.
I didn't notice any great benefit from seeing this in Blu-Ray, but I imagine that it's at least noticeably better than on DVD as I remember the images being impressive and the sound having great impact despite the film's 'low to mid-budget' status.
Sometimes the plague-women makeup was a little too deliberately crazy-looking to the degree that it looked a bit fake, but that kind of thing seems to be due to West's deliberately excessive style, and it didn't harm the movie. Some of the set pieces and gore are also very well handled and painfully convincing.
This is very much a 'blokes on a lark' caper, and while the beginning reeks of misogynism, this seems to be a deliberate excess to contrast with the women getting their revenge and roundly kicking the blokes' backsides for the majority of the movie. It's very silly, very funny, and very gory. Just don't go in expecting a 'serious' horror movie, or you'll be very disappointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Watched many times. Hope They bring out Doghouse 2 with same cast and more of the same, great film highly recommended.
Format:DVD
One of the best films of the year without a doubt, very very funny from start to finish, such a bunch of characters, Danny Dyer is brilliant as usual and is so good at these horror comedy type roles like (severence) Jake West has definatly made his best film now since the brilliant evil aliens! this is a gem of a film, a classic horror comedy that you must own.
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A simple plot, but definatly full off laughs.
Well its starts off introducing the characters theres seven guys, each with their own problems and you get a quick glimpse of there morning. Read more
Published 1 month ago by dascosworth
Just plain good
This is just plain good fun from start to finish. For a cheapo production it achieves more fun per minute than a Hollywood blockbuster. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. P. L. Spearink
Who Let the Sexists Out?
Any British zombie comedy is going to have to realise pretty early on in their production schedule that `Shaun of the Dead' will loom over them like a giant undead rom-zom-com. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sam
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Published 12 months ago by Spike Owen
Recommended for Fans of 'Shaun of the Dead'; Awesome Flick!
4.5 out of 5
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Shining Light for British Independent Films
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Published 16 months ago by Ranatron
A good giggle!
I have to say this is not the deepest film but if you want a laugh this is the one for you....I am however awesome in it! Watch out the Witch is going to get you hehe
Published 17 months ago by NicolaJane
Goergeous
That's anice Zombedy here. Do not expect a "Shaun of the Dead" follow up though.
Here it's a plain comedy based on the fears men have of women (like being engaged, being... Read more
Here it's a plain comedy based on the fears men have of women (like being engaged, being... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Colin Vettier
Mad cows and Englishmen zombie out.
Ah, Danny Dyer. Bless him, he'll do owt to pay the mortgage.
Actually, this little zombie offering wasn't half as bad as it could have been, thanks to some strong... Read more
Actually, this little zombie offering wasn't half as bad as it could have been, thanks to some strong... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mitz
age limit
well on here it says the age is 15 and over when in fact on the dvd it says 18 and over
Published 20 months ago by samantha
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