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Doghouse [Regions 2 & 4]

Danny Dyer (Actor, Host), Stephen Graham (Actor, Host), Jake West (Director, Host) Rated:

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Genre	Comedy
Format	Import, PAL, Widescreen
Contributor	Lee Ingleby, Doghouse, Emil Marwa, Jake West, Terry Stone, Christina Cole, Neil Maskell, Keith-Lee Castle, Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke, Stephen Graham, Adele Silva See more
Runtime	89 minutes
Studio	Sony

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: 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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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 5.31 x 0.55 inches; 3.1 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Jake West
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import, PAL, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 89 minutes
Actors ‏ : ‎ Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham, Noel Clarke, Terry Stone, Christina Cole
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Producers ‏ : ‎ Doghouse
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0032O66DG
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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James G. Carlson

Doghouse -- a great British horror comedy!

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2011

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A group of long time friends get together for the sake of one of their pal who, having just experienced a very difficult and painful divorce, is absolutely broken and dejected. On the advice of one of the group whose grandmother has a big old house a little ways from London in a small nowhere village off the beaten path, as it were, they go to that small nowhere village off the beaten track in a rented shuttle bus. You see, the lad's grandmother is supposed to be out of town while her house is undergoing some minor renovations. When they get to the town, however, instead of partying at the pub until properly wasted, mixing it up with the local beauties, and horsing around in the surrounding forest, they are faced with something entirely different and unexpected.

All of the women in the town seem to have somehow become murderous zombie-esque subhumanoids that are mere husks of their former selves. What's more, they seem to be driven to kill men only. There's a mad dentist she-zombie complete with bloody face mask. A hairdresser she-zombie with really big, sharp scissors and spastic movements punctuated by the blades opening and closing, opening and closing, snip, snip, SNIP! A tall, dark and impossibly big-breasted she-zombie, the proud owner of the village's one and only witchcraft and occult supply and book store, shuffles mightily after her prey with a huge medieval style sword which she wields in great aching swings and full-on stabs. Yikes! A scary she-zombie in a white wedding gown, wielding a most menacing-looking axe, presumably already used to cut up a few man victims since its head is wet and gooey with blood and flesh chunks. There are a number of others, certainly too many to describe in detail here.

It's just really funny how the men react to the homicidal she-zombies pursuing them with murderous intent. The situations in which they find themselves, indeed in which they put themselves, are more often than not comical as hell. Each of the central and marginal protagonists fends off the female threats in his own way according to his character; one swings a gold club, while another builds improvised weapons out of merchandise from a toy and hobby shop. Other characters defend themselves in other ways, but it's usually funny and outrageous. In fact, everything is funny and outrageous, not to mention a bit unsettling, in this British horror comedy of stupid men and bloodthirsty she-zombies in an epic gender feud of a nightmare.

This is the second film that I own from writer/director Jake West. The other is "Evil Aliens," which was also a brilliant horror comedy (with a bit of sci-fi strangeness thrown in for good measure). These two films, having become two of my favorite horror comedies, make me wonder what Jake West will be doing next. At any rate, I hope whatever is up next doesn't take too terribly long, as this stuff is definitely too good to wait for.

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JAMES MCCORMICK

The Hen's Are Mad, Hungry, & Rooster Is On The Menu!

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2012

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4 Stars = Classic

Here is one of the most hilarious Zombie spoofs to come digging it's way out of the grave! 2009's, "Doghouse" is an absolutely original take on the way over used & abused Zombie sub-genre.

A group of friends take off for a boys weekend of boozing, bonding, babe hunting, & all out good ole fashioned debauchery, as their trying to cheer up a buddy who has just went through divorce. They hire a mini bus with a hot female driver, & off they go into the English countryside to a village where another friend lives.

Right off the bat you know this is going to be a funny affair, as one wife or girlfriend gives each of the guys the third degree for taking off together for a weekend of fun. Yes, these guys are hen pecked, & ready to fly the roost. Little do they know that the hens in the village are ready to peck them to death, as their all Zombies looking for that special guy which just happens to be any guy who crosses their path. Yes, these hens have sharp teeth & claws, & rooster is on the menu!

What ensues is mass black comedy hilarity as our group of roosters try to get away with all their feathers still intact. The female Zombie make up is first rate & diverse! We have a hooker Zombie, a Grandmother Zombie, a barmaid Zombie, a beautician Zombie, a young bride Zombie, a teenage girl Zombie, a woman butcher Zombie, & maybe the most hilarious of all, a hugely obese housewife Zombie dressed in a huge tent of a bathrobe & hair curlers that loves candles on her cake made of men's fingers. Instead of having her cake & eating it to, she just likes to munch on a finger or two, or three, or four...

Yes, it is revenge of the hens, as the roosters are crowing for help & trying to fly away with clipped wings! One funny scene after another fills this hugely entertaining black comedy, as our roosters devise anyway they can to overcome the chopping block, but those hen's feathers a ruffled, their beaks are ready, & their tummies are clucking! This is one film where the rooster want to fly the coupe & never come back!

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Bernie

Great comedy

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2022

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This is a great dark comedy, hangover Meets return of the living dead. Not going to say any more don't want to ruin it.

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JayeT

Zombies galore

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022

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Yikes plenty of zombies

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M. Bartel

A great Zomedy

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2012

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First off, the Blu-ray "will not" play ANY bonus features so here in the U.S. you are paying for a bare bones version unless your player can play region locked materials. Other than that this is a really enjoyable flick. It is not outrageously slapstick since it is UK comedy. So a little less funny than Shaun of the Dead, but still good and similar humor. The infected / Zombies are very well done and are solid characters in their own right - each being very distinctive to the point where they even in the movie ask each other, "Which one's your favorite?". SO you literally can find yourself hoping to see more of a certain zombie... very well-done zomedy; if any of the chicks from this movie did horror conventions i'd be there to get em to sign this - they are really that memorable.

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M. S. Price

Fun, but not for everyone

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2011

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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.

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Shane Montross

British ZomCom? Yes PLEASE!

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2012

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Knocking a star off for DVD features ONLY (lack of playable extras due to region encoding as others have mentioned); the movie itself is hilarious, a perfect blend of Shaun of the Dead and The Hangover (heavier on the former than the later, obviously). Interesting creatures and zombie "rules" for this one; the highest praise I can give it is that I watched this streaming first, and it was so good I had to have a copy myself.

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Der Andere

Trinkfreudige Kumpel vs. mutierte Weiber ☞ Der Kampf der Geschlechter wird blutig & heiter zugleich.

Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2021

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Produktrezension zur 2-Disc Special Edition D♂gh♀use mit der ASIN-Nr.: B002RX6UYI

Hallo Freunde des schlechten Geschmacks, nachfolgend gebe ich Euch hinsichtlich der, dabei sowohl ganz besonders als auch zuvorderst ausstattungstechnisch betrachtet, kompletten Ausstaffierung dieser besagten Film-Box bei Interesse an dem darin vorzufindenen Jake West-Film gerne ebenfalls mal ein paar wissenswerte Infos nebst zwei Handvoll eigens zur Veranschaulichung noch mit hinzugefügter Ablichtungen inkl. Menü-Shots & ich bewerte alle meine erworbenen Filmmedia-Produkte immer nur als Gesamtpaket.

► DOGHOUSE ( UK 2009 )

Hinlänglich informative Handlungsabrisse zu dieser britischen Zombie-Komödie à la Dan Schaffer gibt es sowohl auf dieser Produktseite hier unter den derzeitigen vier Passus „Produktinformation / Rezensionen / Kurzbeschreibung“, die jedoch dreisterweise wortwörtlich vom Backcover übernommen worden ist, sowie „Produktinformation / Rezensionen / VideoMarkt“, „Produktinformation / Rezensionen / Video.de“ & „Produktinformation / Rezensionen / Blickpunkt: Film“ als auch bei der Online-Filmdatenbank „OFDb“ & darüber hinaus ebenfalls noch beim Online-Lexikon: Doghouse – Wikipedia, wobei allerdings gerade die dort törichterweise bis ins kleinste Detail unbestreitbar total hirnverbrannt dahingeschriebene Inhaltsangabe durchweg arg gefährliche – sprich die Lust aufs Anschauen verderbende – Spoiler enthält & ich deswegen all diejenigen, welche sich diese nach meinem Dafürhalten gewiss erheiternde Horrorkomödie bisher noch nicht reingezogen haben, eindringlich dazu rate, zumindest dieses Internetportal bis nach dem Sichten dieses Streifens zu meiden.

Arrangiert nach einem von Drehbuchautor Dan Schaffer zuvor gedanklich ausgearbeitet & niedergeschriebenen Skript hat dieses durchaus kurzweilige Horror-Spektakel mitsamt dabei reichlich köstlicher Situationskomik & nicht minder vielen launigen Sprüchen, welches meiner unmaßgeblichen Auffassung nach zweifelsohne ebenso gut zu unterhalten weiß wie der mitunter genauso derb-komisch rüberkommende Edgar Wright-Film Shaun of the Dead ( F / UK 2004 ) oder aber z. B. auch Ruben Fleischers Horrorkomödie Zombieland ( USA 2009 ) sowie Matthias Hoenes gleichermaßen spaßige Splatterfilm-Komödie Cockneys vs Zombies ( UK 2012 ) usw. usf., der besagte britische Regisseur Jake West & für den musikalischen Part mit diesbezüglich ein paar keineswegs schlecht ausgewählten Tonstücken zur stimmigen Untermalung der Spannungsmomente war seinerzeit der Filmkomponist Richard Wells zuständig.
Zum ausgesuchten Ensemble zählen u. a. bspw. sowohl Keith-Lee Castle alias Bauchredner Psychs , Danny Dyer alias Waffenschmied & Betriebskasper Steve („Scheiße, ich hab Gordons Bein im Bus vergessen. Tschuldige Kumpel.“) , Stephen Graham alias Musizierender Pirat Scrum & Lee Ingleby alias DS -Detective Sergeant- John Bacchus als auch Neil Maskell sowie Terry Stone & die Gesamtlaufzeit dieses meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach durchaus ansehenswerten Streifens beträgt lt. Player exakt 85:12 Min. bzw. reine 81:50 Min. Spielminuten ohne Abspann.

►► DIE AUSSTATTUNG ( Box-Review )

BOXGESTALTUNG ▸ Die beiden Discs mit je einer FSK ab 18, ergo keine Jugendfreigabe, befinden sich lobenswerterweise beidseitig gesondert eingebettet in einem marktüblichen Amaray ( Standard Keep Case, schwarz ), wobei der DVD-Einleger rückseitig mit dem besagten Konspekt ( Produktinformation / Rezensionen / Kurzbeschreibung ) nebst ein paar Momentaufnahmen & einer Aufzählung all der hieran damals beteiligt gewesen relevanteren Filmleute sowie nicht zuletzt den technischen Daten versehen worden ist.
GUT ⋙ Ein Wendecover ohne FSK-Schandfleck auf der Front ist erfreulicherweise vorhanden.

BILDWIEDERGABE ▸ Im Kino-Breitwandformat 2,35:1 ( 16:9 Widescreen anamorph ) in Farbe
Mitsamt einer jeweils außerordentlich guten Sättigung & Schärfe sowie auch einem m. E. durchaus harmonisch anmutenden – sprich ausgewogenen – Kontrastverhältnis eine im großen Ganzen gesehen zweifellos anständige Bildqualität für eine DVD, wobei es dieses Filmwerk übrigens ja auch im Bildformat 2,35:1 ( 1080p High Definition ) noch auf dieser Blu-ray Disc gepresst zu erstehen gibt.
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TONSPUREN ▸ Zur Auswahl stehen lediglich Deutsch & der qualitativ akzeptable Originalton Englisch in je Dolby Digital 5.1
Mit bei der dt. Sprachfassung für mein Empfinden stets sauber in der Aussprache folglich durchweg klar & deutlich zu verstehen geführten Dialogen respektive Konversationen sowie nicht zuletzt auch dank einer mitnichten schlechten Riege dt. Synchronsprecher, zu welcher lt. der Online-Datenbank „Deutsche Synchronkartei“ u. a. bspw. sowohl der Berliner Tobias Kluckert für Protagonist Danny Dyer alias Leidensgenosse Neil ( „Ich glaub, ich hab den Finger eigentlich gar nicht wirklich gebraucht.“ ) als auch Simon Roden für den Afrobriten Noel Clarke & der brandenburgische Schauspieler Christian Rudolf alias Bauernjunge Holger Gützkow für Stephen Graham sowie Philipp Schepmann für Emil Marwa & die Rheinländerin Vanessa Wunsch für die Londonerin Christina Cole, die u. a. auch eine Nebenrolle in Daniel Craigs allerersten James Bond 007-Agentenfilm Casino Royale ( UK / USA / D / CZ 2006 ) bekleiden durfte, zählen, eine alles in allem in facto überaus zufriedenstellende – sprich sehr gute – Tonqualität.
GUT ⋙ Optional bei Bedarf zuschaltbare Untertitel gibt es für den Hauptfilm sowohl in Deutsch als auch in Niederländisch. Doch törichterweise keinen in Englisch !

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Allgemein
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+ Das besagte Wendecover ohne FSK-Flatschen.
+ Bezüglich des Exploitationfilmes Bitch Slap ( USA 2009 ) gibt es eine mit fertigem Text, der quasi sämtliche Zutaten preisgibt, versehene Postkarte, hinter welcher sich im Übrigen die erste DVD mit dem Hauptfilm befindet.

Disc № Eins ( Hauptfilm )
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+ Eine fraglos originell gestaltete Programmvorschau zu acht weiteren vom Label „Splendid Film“ angebotenen Werken, wobei es ebendiese Trailershow wahlweise – sprich im Hauptmenü separat aufrufbar – sowohl in Deutsch als auch im Originalton, bei den Trailern in Thai & Koreanisch allerdings mit Zwangsuntertitelung in Niederländisch, gibt. Ergo sind es in toto 16 Werbetrailer.
+ Ein separates Kapitelauswahl-Menü von Eins bis Zwölf.

Disc № Zwei ( Reine Bonusscheibe ! )
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+ Das Making-of von „Doghouse“ im OmU, also in Englisch mit dt. UT ( 41:17 Min. )
+ Doghouse Blooper Reel respektive Doghouse - Die Versprecher ( 07:49 Min. )
+ Deleted Scenes respektive Entfallene Szenen ( 03:06 Min. ) ☞ Siehe das Bild mit der dt. Einblendung: „Zum Beten ist es jetzt wohl ein bisschen zu spät, oder ?“
+ TV Spot 1 ( 00:23 Min. ) ☞ Siehe das Bild mit der dt. Einblendung: „Sechs Kumpel lassen alles hinter sich.“
+ TV Spot 2 ( 00:13 Min. ) ☞ Siehe das Bild mit der dt. Einblendung: Unheimlich lustig
+ Alternative Trailer ( 02:12 Min. )
+ Der dt. Trailer zum Film ( 01:44 Min. )
+ Der engl. Trailer zum Film ( 01:44 Min. )

Sämtliche Extras auf dieser zweiten DVD verfügen über einen - allerdings auschließlich - dt. Untertitel, der ebenso ausschließlich per Subtitle-Taste auf der Funke je nach Bedarf zu- bzw. auch wieder abschaltbar ist.
Als gewissermaßen reines Standard gibt es zweimal ein sowohl übersichtlich aufgebautes als auch mit Musik unterlegtes & mit bewegtem Bild animiertes Hauptmenü.

LABEL: Splendid Film GmbH
EAN-13-Barcode: 4013549574037
FILMPRODUKTION: Hergestellt hat das Ganze der Filmproduzent Mike Loveday für die Londoner Produktionsfirma Carnaby International Sales & Distribution / Carnaby Film Productions Plc
GENRES: Horrorfilm ( Subgenres: Splatter- wie auch Zombiefilm ) / Komödie

PS: Seit dem 06. 12. 2019 erscheint infolge eines vonseiten des Hausherrens kapitalen technischen Systemfehlers bei gewissermaßen einer jeden auf dieser Einkaufsplattform eingestellten Bilder-Rezension, also nicht nur bei den meinen, die dort jeweils ursprünglich eingereichte, also die vom Rezensenten beabsichtigte, Bilder-Reihenfolge fortan unglückseligerweise stets wirr durcheinander gewürfelt & das bleibt auch dann noch so, selbst wenn man die Rezension mit der gewollten Bilder-Reihenfolge als bearbeitet nochmals einreicht. Auch wenn ich rein gar nichts dafür kann, so bitte ich euch an dieser Stelle diesbezüglich dennoch höflichst um Nachsicht.

►►► FAZIT

Vier bis fünf Sterne !

Jake Wests Hundehütte respektive Doghouse ist, zumindest in den Augen meiner Wenigkeit, eine wahrlich köstlich unterhaltsame Zombie-Groteske, welche mir schon beim allerersten Sichten ungelogen in facto saugut gefallen hat & die genauso wie auch der besagte Edgar Wright-Film Shaun of the Dead ( F / UK 2004 ) sowie der ebenso genial makaber in Szene gesetzte Eli Craig-Film Tucker and Dale vs Evil ( CDN 2010 ) definitiv einen der vorderen Plätze in meinem Medien-Regal sicher hat.

Doch weil Filme, genauso wie auch Musik sowie das von anderen Leuten gedanklich ausgearbeitet & niedergeschriebene in Büchern oder Romanen, bekanntermaßen ja schlussendlich nun mal eine reine Ansichts- & Geschmacksache sind, so werde ich sicherheitshalber gar niemanden ein Sichten dieser ausgefallenen Filmkomödie D♂gh♀use ans Herz legen. Klingt komisch, is' aber so !
Wer allerdings diese sogenannte Zom-Com Doghouse schon kennt & ebendiesen Jake West-Film, möglicherweise weil er nach dem Sichten ja für jederzeit sehenswert befunden worden ist, unbedingt auf Silberscheibe gepresst in sein Medien-Regal mit einreihen möchte, derjenige dürfte bzw. könnte meiner Ansicht nach dann mit der Order dieser mitsamt einer zweifelsohne guten Bild- & Tonqualität nebst Untertiteloption beim Hauptfilm sowie auch im Hinblick auf die paar keinesfalls zu verachtenden Extras nebst Wendecover im Ganzen betrachtet gewiss zufriedenstellend bestückten Film-Box an & für sich nicht viel verkehrt machen.

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Dirk

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Ian Williams

In which calling women 'maneaters' is not a metaphor

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2010

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Director Jake West is noted for two previous micro-budget high-gore cultish horror movies. This time he ups his game with what actually looks like a decent budget, employing decent actors like Noel Clarke, has an interesting script, and moves rather creditably into Shaun of the Dead territory.

I'm not completely sure whether this is a celebration of male chauvinism or a cheerful mocking of it -probably the latter- as he has a bunch of mates escaping from shrewish wives or girlfriends or 'I'm sorry, I know we've been out twice, but what's your name?' for a weekend of male bonding and excessive alcohol intake at a dump of a village in the middle of nowhere where Noel Clark's character has an away granny with a cottage. They're not the brightest bunch you're likely to meet but they are pleasant and likeable enough, some of them with reasonably enlightened attitudes towards the opposite sex.

Sadly, and mild spoiler warning here, the government has just tested a biological weapon on the unwitting villagers of Moodley which causes severe brain damage to the women and induces a cannibalistic appetite for male flesh. Within a few minutes of their arrival they begin to notice that something is a little wrong. It might be the scattered body parts or the crazed woman in a bridal gown munching on some raw flesh. The rest of the film is devoted to the group's manic and funny attempts to escape.

And this is a very funny film, partly due to the dialogue (bwetween the all male group, the women just growl) and partly situational (the incredibly obese woman diving from on rooftop onto her prey -you just going to have to trust me that this is funny, or watch the movie). While very gory, it is downplayed by the fact that it consists mainly of body parts laying around, the kills themselves are relatively tame (note: relatively), and the blood is coloured black not red which undercuts the horror somewhat. The women just stagger around growling and screaming and using whatever weapon is appropriate -the hairdresser's (an unrecognisable Emily Booth) twitching hands hold scissors, an old lady uses a shopping trolley, and if the place had been big enough for a library it would have had a librarian attacking with overdue letters and a date stamp.

All in all, a rather jolly affair and for once an ending which just stops rather than concludes seems quite appropriate. Warmly recommended.

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Albatross

Not a ‘chick flick’

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2015

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Sensitive. Deep. Emotional. These are all words that will NOT be used to describe ‘Doghouse.’ It is certainly an ‘acquired taste.’ And when I say acquired taste I mean basically a film that will primarily be enjoyed by blokes (probably after a few beers). Let’s just say that the ‘fairer sex’ doesn’t come off too well.

A group of lads (with vaguely distinctive personality traits) decide to go to an out-of-the-way little town in country England for a guys’ weekend away. Why? Does it matter? Anyway, they quickly discover that all the women there have become bloodthirsty zombies. Cue a fight for their lives (and in many cases body parts).

Yeah. It’s a B-movie, but then it never claims to be anything else. It has Danny Dyer and Noel Clarke in it. Yes, they’re about the biggest names in it. Again, it doesn’t need particularly big names in it. It’s basically an excuse to get a load of wise-cracking guys being constantly pursued by females zombies (and the inevitable sexist quips which come with it).

Basically, you’re either going to appreciate it for what it is (and cheeky little gorefest which puts men against women) or find it totally stupid and low-brow. Both arguments have their merits. I can see why some people would hate it. It’s hardly ‘high brow.’ You definitely need to be in the mood for it and know what you’re getting from the hour and a half of guys screaming and being dismembered by female monsters. Shakespeare it is not. Fun, it is. It’s got enough nice touches to be added to your collection (that statement is true possibly more if you’re a guy!). It may not be that original, but it has good gore, some nice one-liners and a cast that are just about lovable enough to root for over the insane harpies who hound them.

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Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett

Boys who like girls who eat boys who like girls....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2010

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Vince(Stephen Graham) is going through a marriage break up and feeling really down, so his mates get together to take him for a lads weekend away. Mikey(Noel Clarke) organises it all, his nan's house in the village of Moodley will be empty for a week, and Moodley has the added attraction of having a population of four women to every man. They hire a minibus to take them there, driven by a lady called Ruth.
The only problem is when they arrive in Moodley, the whole village is deserted. There's not a living person in sight. There are however lots of dead people in the village, and they are walking round looking for fresh meat. The group of lads start to realise that they've turned up for lunch and they are the main course. Careful what you wish for too, as all the zombies are women, theres not a man in sight. You could say that they've pulled, but which part of them is going to be pulled off first? An arm, a leg?...
This film is has it all. Zombies, male bonding, more zombies and above all its very, very funny. Its broad, earthy humour might not appeal to everybody, but I think it gets the balance right between horror and laughter. The highlights for me included the innovative use for several body parts as cake decorations, the mens attempted escape in drag, and Vince's climatic speech on the bus. The 'zombirds' look great too, Emily Booth is amongst them, under layers of make-up as 'The Snipper' and best of all we have the terrifying 'Bubbles'. The cast are all excellent, hell I even liked Danny Dyer in this, he was perfect as Neil, and Graham and Clarke were just as good in their roles. The same goes for the rest of the cast too.
West has given us a worthy successor to 'Evil Aliens' with this film, and if you're looking for a bloody good laugh or just blood, you've come to the right place. The DVD release spoils us with a wealth of extras.

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Funny Zombie Vamp Violence

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2015

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This is actually pretty good with a fairly unique twist on the standard zombie flick - it works it into a male vs female battle of the sexes as a group of lads go on a boys-weekend-away to a remote village full of (mostly) sexy women who unfortunately all turn out to be suffering from some kind of zombie (STD induced!?) infection. We then have a pretty funny and eventful struggle between the sexes as the boys try to make their escape.

There is LOTS of blood and violence, some of it quite comical (as in funny moments rather than being poorly done) and enough of a story for it to be more than just a sequence of guys vs zombie vamps fight scenes as it develops the characters enough early on in the film for you to care about what happens and root for your favorite loser guy to make it home. The tone is never serious though - this is a camp, fun zombie movie with more than enough guts and gore but not much true horror or tension - more the odd jump, typically followed fairly quickly by a funny gag or something ridiculous, which works perfectly for this type of film. Danny Dyer I can take or leave depending on his role but thought he was pretty good here.

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