SYNOPSICS
Dogman (2012) is a English movie. Richard Brauer has directed this movie. Larry Joe Campbell,Mariann Mayberry,Kimberly Guerrero,Stacie Mitchell are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2012. Dogman (2012) is considered one of the best Horror,Mystery,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
Hanklin Purvis enjoys the outdoors, and he loves to hunt. He and his wife, Dorothy, live on a farm in the rural mid-west. For some reason, during the season before autumn, things start happening. The first victims are family pets, then wild animals. But it's not until people are injured that the police get involved. The attacker is not human, that's for sure and it needs to be stopped. Then they discover that the wounds have a deadly bacteria and the clock is ticking for those infected. Enter Hanklin's neighbor, Francis Wellman, a Native American who believes she has discovered an ancient antidote. And will they ever find the perpetrator of these horrifying attacks? They do.
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Dogman (2012) Reviews
Dogman: Has it's charms, but not enough
Dogman is a hyper low budget horror film despite being labelled a thriller. It tells the story of a goofy middle aged man who discovers that there is something living in the local woods and it's not friendly. Initially I thought it was a comedy, it was certainly written that way and the lead though competent would be better suited to that genre. Due to the lack of budget the creature is mostly left up to your imagination. This rarely works and Dogman demonstrates exactly why. Most of the cast are better than you'd expect as is the entire films cinematography but sadly by about a third of the way through the writing dips to painful levels. There is something here and it's not devoid of quality, but the whole package just isn't enjoyable. The Good: Starts solidly enough Considerably better cinematography than you'd expect Competent little cast The Bad: Trails off into mediocrity Lack of budget shows and hurts the film The two kids were terrible Things I Learnt From This Movie: We need a comedy werewolf movie!
I liked this movie - - until the non-ending
I enjoyed all of this movie but expected some kind of resolution, which never transpired. The story is about a weird creature being sighted in a rural area of Michigan. Part of the story is about a guy named Hank Purvis installing a night vision game camera in an area he hunts. You would expect footage from this camera to become part of the story, but it never happens. We never see anything recorded by the game camera. In fact, the only time we see the creature is inside five minutes from the end of the movie, reflected in a car window. We never find out what happens to the young man who was bitten. This is simply a story without an ending and it is absurd to think anyone was thinking "sequel." Worth a look, especially for Stacie Hadgikosti as the sheriff's deputy -- wow! Slap the cuffs on, officer!
My Review Of "Dogman" 2012
2012's "Dogman" is a low budget story around the legend of Michigan's Dogman. The film is directed by Richard Brauer, who does a really good job of navigating the issues of budget when telling this creature- feature. The film isn't so much about the actual legend per se, but more about a couple's farm and small community's deadly ordeal with the creature. Great horror story premise, with hit and miss execution-budget constraints withstanding. The story of "Dogman" uses the legend of the creature to create an ominous set-up, with a couple struggling between, what they believe to be the acts of delinquent relatives causing property damage, or some other force terrorizing them. It soon becomes clear just what the situation is, and Brauer uses some classic tricks to tease the creature on camera. Some moments work and others show up on screen as uber-cheap. Budget- I know. The cast, for the most part, give pretty decent performances. Oddly enough the most seasoned among them-Larry Joe Campbell-gives the least convincing performance. The story arc never really falls apart, leaving most of the flubs to technical issues with special effects shots, and inability to create necessary thrills when needed. The special effects are super low budget, when used, give poor quality and weak performance. Brauer does show prowess in his ability to create some suspenseful moments by leaving a lot of the creature off camera for the most part. Similar to how the werewolf creature in "Silver Bullet" is used. For the most part the actual effectiveness of the film's horror element comes from melodrama, creepy soundtracks, and the legend of the Dogman. There are better wolf-creature films out there that bring the beast clearly into the terror-zone but "Dogman" does give good story. It hits just below the 50/50 point with me personally.
Light and Fun Horror Film - Well Produced
Our group of movie goers really liked this film. It was a horror film, but written and presented in an even paced approach, with funny moments, teenagers doing bike tricks, snowmobiles on dry land, surprises, action, and mixtures of every day life with this horror creature. The mystery of the Dogman unfolds, in a comic sort of way, with an element of a medicine woman as a quiet hero. The plot is interesting, layering back the ancient story of this dogman creature thing. What is it? We can't tell you too much, but it's a fun watch. The ending leaves room for more, we agree. Maybe a sequel? it was worth it to make a nice introduction, and we would welcome a sequel. Get your popcorn and enjoy this one. We did.
Great flick!
This is impressive that people are stating that this movie has no closure..leaving me with an utterly confused look on my face. The idea of a sequel is to leave you with unfinished business so that the next film can carry many of the issues from the first. Anyway, I loved the suspense of not blatantly seeing the creature first hand. I would much rather use my imagination (which most people are lacking nowadays) and wait to see what the writer/director has in mind. I am excited for the sequel to come out to see how this will all wrap up, because no one should judge a movie series by merely plucking one film out of it. I hope people can open their minds to the idea of not all the facts being handed directly in front of them on a platter.