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Vince is depressed following his divorce, and so to cheer him up, six of his friends decide to take him on a trip to a remote village for a boys weekend. However when they arrive, they find the whole village overrun by psychotic, homicidal women affected by an airborne virus them that turns them into man-hating cannibals. After the guys’ minibus driver goes crazy, they are left stranded in the countryside with only a group of man-eaters for company.

Doghouse is an addition to the comedy/horror genre and will probably be most compared to Shaun of the Dead since it deals with comedy, zombies and from the UK. It doesn’t quite live up to Shaun of the Dead if you were wondering, but the movie in itself wasn’t too bad. The comedy aspect provided some laughs and didn’t go overboard too much. Some of the characters were more likable than others, but that was probably by design. The horror aspect of the movie was hit and miss since some of the zombies looked pretty gross, but others were kind of dumb however that might be because they were intertwining it with some comedy. There was some decent gore, but you can tell they held back a little with the potentials.

As you read the review you probably can tell the average tone from it and that just about sums up the movie. It wasn’t too bad, but wasn’t too great either and throughout the film it was always hit and miss with things. I was a little disappointed with the ending because it started off with cool potential, but when the credits started to roll it left a little to be desired. I’d recommend the movie to fans of comedy/horror or zombie movies in general since it does have some things you will enjoy, but don’t expect to be blown away.

Doghouse Trailer

My Score: 6/10

The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, the duo return to Boston to bring justice to those responsible.

People who have seen and love the original Boondock Saints will be a little more critical towards All Saints Day and I am one of those people. All Saints Day starts off very slow and after the first 20 minutes I was not liking it at all, but stuck with it and the movie got considerably better as the story went on. My biggest complaint with the movie was the character “Romeo” who tries to replace Rocko as the saints assistant. He tries way too hard to be like Rocko and overdoes most of the jokes making the movie seem really corny. Rocko was a great character and isn’t easily replaced, but his brief cameo was appreciated. Along with Romeo, some of the other characters tried too hard to fit in and it was very evident. Looking past that the film in itself isn’t too bad and the plot picks up where the first one left off and flows fairly well.

The best part of the film were the cameos from characters in the first film and without spoiling it there is a nice one towards the end. In fact as I watched the movie up until the end I started liking it more and more, so if you do watch it and aren’t liking it at first, keep going until it ends to get the full experience. I’m sure All Saints Day will disappoint a lot of fans of the first film, but if you don’t try to compare them and accept All Saints Day for what it is then it will be much more enjoyable.

Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day Trailer

My Rating: 7/10