Doghouse

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.

4 Stars = ClassicHere 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!

Yikes plenty of zombies

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Please note that this review discusses details of the plot.This film is a refreshing breath of political incorrectness.It's quite different, and much funnier from American zombie flicks, because firearms are not readily available in UK.These guys have been so emasculated, that they cannot even think of using kitchen knives as weapons!Weapons of choice include golf balls, a remote-controlled toy truck, and modified squirt guns...There are a lot of loving references to fantasy/horror/science-fiction films and gaming.Cannibalistic female baddies include "the Bride" , an awesome Julie Strain wannabe, and a granny with a walker...As if the situation isn't bad enough, the infected women mutate in Phase II, which is reminiscent of "Species".Unfortunately, the Blu-ray extras are not subtitled for the Hard-of-Hearing.

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.

Danny Dyer and some mates go on a lads weekend and end up in a village where all the women have got infected with some sort of crazy zombie plague. A slightly different take on the zombie genre adding in this battle of the sexes twist, but not enough to make it really stand out as ground breaking. It is however a good laugh with plenty of comedy gore. Not life changing by any means but good for a night in with a few mates who also like zombie movies, and a few drinks. I like it even though it is not the best film ever made, it's good fun.

Another "C" rated zombie movie, it was ok to watch but I didn't watch it for long as to be honest it was horrible to watch overall. It will be a long time before il watch it again, other than that the movie arrived ahead of schedule.