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ACTOR
Nadia LaminDebra Leigh-TaylorTony MandersJo Southwell
DIRECTOR
Richard Rowntree
SYNOPSICS
Dogged (2017) is a English movie. Richard Rowntree has directed this movie. Nadia Lamin,Debra Leigh-Taylor,Tony Manders,Jo Southwell are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2017. Dogged (2017) is considered one of the best Horror movie in India and around the world.
When Sam returns home to the tidal island where he grew up to attend a funeral, he soon discovers that the seedy underbelly of this small community harbours more than just a few secrets.
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Dogged (2017) Reviews
British folk horror
At about the halfway point of this movie, there is a quick cut to the TV in our protagonist's bedroom, and there's a DVD of The Wicker Man propped against the TV. That's director Roundtree's acknowledgment of his influence, and the influence is strong - a person from mainstream society comes to an isolated community after one of them dies, encounters some very odd characters, and, through persistence, learns that the society is hiding a dark and deadly secret. Consistent with the folk horror tropes, we get lots of shots of the bleakly beautiful countryside and seaside settings. It's a slow burn that creates unease and builds dread. And it introduces a secretive group that practices ancient, non-Christian rituals. Those are all positives, but the film stumbles a bit, mostly in its execution. It's a low budget, independent release, so I cut it some slack, but I felt that the editing at times was a bit clunky, and there was too much use of shaky handheld cameras, odd angles, and extreme close-ups that obscured what was happening. The story, as stated above, is not particularly original, and some of the acting was sub-par. All of that being said, though, this is a promising directorial debut, and an enjoyable contribution to the folk horror sub-genre.
It's a dog, all right. And, not in a good way.
I watched this because of the fairly good ratings. I'm guessing all the good ratings were from their Kickstarter friends. I love horror movies, weird horror movies, and Australian films. This one, not at all. Possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Starts off slow and keeps going slow. No plot. Storyline made no sense. There was no tension, no horror, no thrills, and no suspense. I could go on about it and tell spoilers, but the spoilers wouldn't even make sense. The filming was weird. I can't count how many times the camera was focused on someone's crotch as they literally walked onto the camera, then it cut and you watch their butt as they walk away. What was up with that? I'm not going to tell you not to watch the movie, just warning you. I fell asleep three times and finally gave up 10 minutes before the end. I couldn't put up with the excruciating boredom and lack of real story. I'm going to go watch the short film this was supposedly expanded from. I have a feeling all the good reviews were from that. I gave it a one, and I was being generous.
Not at all good
I was really looking forward to this, I love Folk Horror and I had heard good things, but they were all wrong. No disrespect to the people involved in making this but it is one of the worst films I have ever had the misfortune of seeing. It made very little sense, was painfully slow, badly acted and went on for far too long. There have been a lot of low budget British horror films, some good and some bad, and this is sadly one of the worst, a great example of an effective low budget British horror is The Borderlands. Watch that instead.
A unique flick with atmosphere
I rented the title on Google play and really enjoyed it. The film has an unnerving and creepy atmosphere throughout which I thought worked really well to suck you into the world of the remote village. The overall story I thought was strong and easy enough to follow, not to mention a decent plot twist. Only a few things that took away from the viewing experience for me was some mildly inconsistent cinematography, some unusual camera angles in there and a lot of quick edits which can be disorientating from time to time. However the sound is crisp and well mixed with an atmospheric musical score to accompany. I'd highly recommend the film to anyone who's a fan of films such as the Wicker Man and those who prefer suspense over blood and gore.
Painfully Silly
I joined IMDB just to warn others. I'm embarrassed to admit i watched this thinking it Had to get better -- don't make the same mistake i did. The last half hour of this dog descended from silly to unbelievably amateurish to embarrassingly stupid. Silly Looking Animal Heads ---- Really???