craig-laxton
All in all this film, was easy to watch, did get a bit OTT towards the end. Great casting, the chemistry between Stephen Graham, Noel Clarke and Danny Dyer is what made this film. If it wasn't for that I would of turned it off within the first 5 minutes.The idea behind the film was okay, the ridiculous scene with Danny Dyer and the fat zombie female, seriously who would even find that funny???Now Noel Clarke in a skirt that was funny.Just not believable at all, the rating maybe a little harsh as I didn't turn the film off but would not recommend to anyone.
Jipper2
The closest thing to Shaun of the Dead since, well, Shaun of the Dead. While looking for Horror movies for Halloween 2012, I came across the trailer for this movie. Between the lower IMDb rating and the fact I've never heard of the movie (though I'm well versed in movies) I didn't think too much about including this one. In the end the movie made the cut as our Horror comedy of the night. Boy am I glad it did.After 2011's Tucker and Dale vs. Evil as our Horror Comedy on Halloween Movie night, I was rather disappointed that this low rated British film I hadn't heard of was the best thing we could come up with for a comedy horror. This movie was a pleasant surprise and great find. I found this movie just as good (or nearly as good) as my personal favorites mentioned above in Shaun of the Dead and Tucker and Dale vs Evil. If you're fans of those movies this should be right up your alley. It's sad this didn't get a wider release in the states or at least that any buzz it might have had didn't reach me. The make-up effects are rather cheesy but if you go with the flow it just works! I absolutely love the comical concept and the video game style women!7 of 10 and one of the best in it's Genre!
Slowblivion
Look, when you're going to watch a zombie movie that's not made by Romero or by someone with a lot of money, it's probably not going to be all that great. I didn't know what I was getting into when I watched this but I have to say after the shlock that's been put out in the zombie genre it's simply shocking to see people calling this the worst ever. Frankly, this isn't too far off from Shaun of the Dead. The humor isn't quite there but the acting is (which is more than I can say for about 90% of films in this genre). I was happy to see both Lee Ingleby and the great Steven Graham. Simply put, there's nothing really BAD about this movie. Are the characters reaction to the situation sometimes a bit over the top or even without urgency? sure... but then so was shaun of the dead. There's good camera work and lighting. good acting by those I mentioned as well as several others. The music didn't strike me as wrong in any way. It had a nice pace to it and quite frankly, they put their 4 million dollar budget to good use. Good gore, great location, and good overall production value. When people complain about zombie films it's always... about the acting, the music, the scenery, the gore, the lack of urgency etc... well Doghouse scores pretty well for me on most of those topics. I had some issues with the amount of characters and yes the general idea was a little hokey but I can forgive that since they put out a film which was entertaining. If you want shlock, this isn't for you. If you want big budget zombiepocalypse films... look elsewhere. If you want a decent small budget zombie flick that's more entertaining than scary...then this is probably a good choice. I give Doghouse a 6 out of 10 for showing that even small time zombie movies can be done well if people would just put in the effort. Does it have it's flaws? yes, But i'd much rather watch this than many of the seemingly endless amount of garbage they call "zombie movies" today.
KineticSeoul
This is suppose to be a zombie comedy but it fails in a lot of levels. It just seemed cheap and not because of the budget but because of the direction of it all including the acting. Yeah this is a movie that shouldn't be taken seriously but even when they are trying to act funny it just seemed so fake and lame. Which can be dismissed but even the humor in this doesn't work. It just seemed like the director just wanted to put a group of guys in a zombie town with a crappy build up, and them just trying to survive in by going about in bunch of goofy approaches. There is hardly any character development, maybe a little as they try to survive in the zombie overrun town but that is about it. So you hardly care about any of the characters if they die or not, and they aren't even all that likable. The zombies aren't even like zombies, they are stupid but they carry weapons and has slight human characteristics to them in another words they are more goofy than scary. Which in this movie just seemed lame and not effective at all. It's good to try something different sometimes, but not in this case. It just seemed the director was just inspired by zombie movies and video games and a bit from Guy Ritchie, but is a amateur since anyone could have directed this. I give it props for it trying to be a good zombie movie but it just fails in many levels like I said. The zombies don't even infect you if they bite you, instead they are like a man hating feminist cannibals with weapons. This isn't a awful zombie flick but wasn't all that good either.6/10
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