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The Breed [DVD] [2006]
enlarge	Director: Nick Mastandrea Actors: Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Eric Lively, Taryn Manning Studio: Pathe Distribution Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy New: £1.74 as of 21/11/2009 17:26 GMT details You Save: £16.25 (90%) New (19) Used (15) from £1.02 Seller: cddvdtrader Rating: 10 reviews Sales Rank: 45437 Format: Anamorphic, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 91 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060002835104 ASIN: B000S6UZEW Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Release Date: August 27, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Wes Craven served as executive producer on this direct-to-video chiller about a group of friends who discover that the remote island they've chosen as a vacation spot is home to a wild pack of attack dogs. After dispatching a sailboater and his bikini-clad girlfriend, the canines (which look more cuddly than ferocious) pick off the interloping friends with all-too-human cunning; the survivors have just enough time to discover that the mutts are the product of military genetic experiments to create unstoppable attack dogs. Director Nick Mastrandrea (a longtime production associate of both Craven and George Romero) lends a professional look to his debut feature, and gets decent performances from his cast (which includes iLost/i's Michelle Rodriguez, Taryn Manning, and Oliver Hudson), but the script is tired almost from page one, and the resulting action and gore do little to help this indie picture stand out from the rest of the horror crowd. Dog lovers with soft hearts should be forewarned that the CGI stand-ins for the animal actors endure some gruesome abuse in the course of the picture. i--Paul Gaita, Amazon.com/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next » The breed September 26, 2008 LISA Nelson (Ireland) 2 out of 5 found this review helpful I thought I was buying a movie about Zombies. But It was Feral like dogs. br /It is a really good movie and for anyone who slags the woofs, looks at the extra's on the DVD. Most will maybe appreciate the performance of the dogs and the human actors working together. br / br /The Woofs did great job and so did the actors and staff. br / br /The movie was great, OMG and what are they gonna do. I loved it and I would love to see a cat version. Some people don't like dogs, but many are scared of cats. Could have been 5 stars, but Wes Craven is admittedly loosing his touch October 22, 2007 The long old dusty road. (uk) 1 out of 3 found this review helpful The plot is far from originality: 5 kids go and stay in a creepy cottage on a dessert island for a few days, and after realising they are being hunted by a breed of rabid dogs, they also happen to realise that their transportation has floated away. The game is on when they have to leave the boarded-up cottage and find another way off of the godforsaken island... br / br /Michelle Rodriguez adds an interesting touch, once again being that kind of sporty hard ass chick we love, as is Taryn Manning who successfully plays the classic sweet girl gone mad. The acting actually isn't all that bad, but sometimes is crushed by the weight of the corny dialogue. br / br /From the opening sequence you kind of know you're in for a bit of a B-movie treat. The dogs are just incredibly fast silhouettes flitting through trees, until about half an hour in when we are revealed to the full impact of (oh god no!) a dog! Yes, it is very silly, as are most of Wes Craven's non-slasher flicks, but it does work. It is up to the viewer, really, but I thought it was a bit of a shame really that we are only treated to approximately 3 digital effects shots of the rabid dogs. br / br /The action and pulse raisers are in generous proportions, even though they're shot all wrong: too much distressing close ups, so it is not clear what is actually going on. But some of the stunts are captured particularly well; the car jump and the window scene are highlights. br / br /Over all a very descent survival flick, crossed between Night Of The Living Dead, Cabin Fever and Adrift. That last twist at the end assures you have not wasted your money, even though there are slightly better horrors out there. br / br / br / WES CRAVEN HAS MADE HIS FIRST STINKER OF A MOVIE September 12, 2008 R. Szikra (uk) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful The starting is promising but gradually takes a slope downhill. It would have been better if the dogs actually looked like they had rabies (as in Stephen kings 'cujo' which beats this movie by a mile). The acting is 50/50 and not superb. Overall a one watch movie which will catch dust just sitting on your dvd shelf after that NOT BAD BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER November 3, 2007 stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND) Partying for a weekend, friends John, (Oliver Hudson) Nicki, (Michelle Rodriguez) Sara, (Taryn Manning) Matt, (Eric Lively) and Noah, (Hill Harper) head to a deserted island to have it for themselves. Catching up with old times, they find an abandoned puppy and decide to take him in. During the night, one of them is attacked and bitten by a larger dog, setting of a wave of panic amongst them. The next day, they realize that there's a pack of vicious dogs living on the island and preventing them from leaving. As they try different methods, they find the dogs foiling them at every turn. Realizing that the dogs are a pack of rabid experimental breeds, they try to get away before the dogs tear them apart. br / br /The Good News: This one here really has some points. This has a lot of really great action scenes. The dogs here do launch plenty of attacks, and there's some really great moments that are spread because of all the attacks. The first attack in the woods is quite good, with the dogs appearing out-of-nowhere to get the drop on the victims is a fun scare, and there's even some really great attack scenes going on throughout. From the several long fights in the car to the fun inside the barn and all the way to the real greatness of the military complex at the end and much more, all the attack scenes here are fun and quite entertaining. The fact that the real dogs are used in them is a great move, since they're realistic looking and making them look even more brutal and dangerous. It's a lot better when it looks more real than what CGI can make it look. The fact that they are real ones makes their brutality seem even more vicious. Seeing them tear into the body and scratching up with the wounds is great. The fact that the wounds are all bloody make it even more realistic and altogether, this here really works. Along with the great continuous attacks, this here is what makes the film so fun. br / br /The Bad News: This one here doesn't have a whole lot really wrong with it. The film's biggest problem is that it feels way too similar to another film out there. It's not exactly taken note-for-note, but this one still hits the more important areas and puts them together with very little changes to break up the differences. There's even several scenes that are taken straight out of the main movie here without much difficulty spotting them. Had this one not really done that route, it would've had a little better chance. That would've left the film's main flaw, the dreadful middle segment, still there. After the first attack, there's very little in terms of anything happening for a pretty hefty stretch of time. This is a momentum killer, as it resorts to having them do nothing in the time rather than spend time talking about useless topics. It gets boring, and derails the film slightly, yet the film's main concern is the film's closeness to the other film. br / br /The Final Verdict: While it's not that bad, there's still way too much here taken from one specific movie that it will turn off viewers. Give it a chance if it sounds interesting or on free-TV that night, but seek caution if you prefer originality or are fearful the flaws will lower it down. br / Not quite a pedigree..... December 28, 2007 DVD Fan (london, United Kingdom) This is an ok film, more of a thriller than a horror but far from a classic. Perfect renting material but not really one to buy. A group of friends decide to have a weekend on a remote island only to be kept company by a pack of wild rabid type dogs. Maybe it's too hard to be scared by the scenes in the film. There isn't much to please gore fans and it concentrates more on the suspense of how they will get of the island. A similar film but far more scary and bloody is a low budget UK film called Wilderness, that really will make you see our canine friends in a different light! This film has a 22min making of and a photo gallery as well on the disc. Hope this review helps! Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next »

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