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I put this right up there with Severance and Botched for funny Horror comedy's not as superior as the ones I mentioned but it's a good view and there's an awesome shovel decapitation!
I bought this movie simply because of Doug Bradley. His 15 seconds of screen time were the best in the movie. This isn't to say that the movie is terrible, but it is almost boring. The movie exists in a limbo where it wants to be funny, but doesn't want to stray from horror and it wants to be horror but doesn't want to stray from comedy. All you are left with is a smudge that is smeared between the two roads. It really just isn't funny, but I'm not complaining about that. It just wasn't entertaining in any fashion. I'm really disappointed with this movie.
You'll never watch it again and you'll never find yourself recommending it or telling your co-workers about it. You can pass this movie up and you won't miss a thing.
To me, if a movie isn't going to be good enough to talk about, at least make it bad enough for me to bitch about. Sadly, this movie doesn;t raise anything in me.
Funny and brutal! What an awesome movie! The kills are great, completely inspired, especially Jennifer Ellison's death. Just take a shovel between the lips and then get half of your head cut off! Awesome! One problem, though. The ending, it makes you say "WHAT?!" The killer seriously cares about his family, so he keeps them locked in the basement so they have to act as cannibals. What sense does that make! The ending would be a lot better if they just left Peter in the dark of the basement to starve. Either way, the movie is awesome and I definitely recommend it for those who like Shaun of the Dead. Go see it!
They should have called this "The Cottage Cheese"
Humor fell short. I had a problem with the acting in this in general, nothing i can put my finger in. I mean on.
just caught this one....insanely fun and pretty great watch. would definetly recommend.
Posted By: GOREGRINDwp13 at 8:33pm, December 3, 2008
A bloody good time.
Posted By: Guitarded at 12:18am, November 22, 2008
Loved it! Great mesh of British humor (which I'm not that big a fan of, but it's pretty damned funny in this one) and great gore. Even the story is pretty cool for being what it is. Great ending!!!
This is one cool movie. It reels you in with the comedy and you get invested in the characters. Then it kicks you in the gut with a supergory final act when all hell breaks loose. Andy Serkis is fantastic. What a fun movie.
Glad to say English horror just keeps getting better and better. If you like your horror with nice gore scenes and a bit of a comedy value as well, oh and not forgetting the heroine has a great pair of assets then catch this one, very entertaining.
I thought this movie was damn near perfect in every way. if you like your horror mixed with a little slapstick then you should dig this.
Posted By: Protecious at 11:05am, September 30, 2008
In terms of entertainment, this film definatly packs that punch, as in terms of a horrific original villian, look elsewhere because it looks as if they snagged jason vorhees right off friday the 13th part II.
but overall I found the movie entertaining, and it kept my interest to see what happenned next, i liked that the film began more as a heist film than a horror film, but the villian, unfortunatly killed the movie for me.
JENNIFER ELLISON..........JENNIFER ELLISON............JENNIFER ELLISON oh and JENNIFER ELLISON . To start did i mention JENNIFER ELLSON , sorry its hard to think of anything els when it comes to the cottage , sorry its just JENNIFER ELLISON ..........
O.K. appart from Jennifer Ellison it stars Andy Serkis ( king kong , lord of the rings and oliver ) and Reece Shearsmith from the legr of gentlemen which if you havent seen the first thing you need to do is buy all three seeis of and sit back and blow your balls off .
So two brothers , who get along like toothache kidnap Trcey ( JENNIFER ELLISON ) the daughter of Davids gangland boss in an attemt to make some quick money . But this is where they make there first mistake in involeing Tracey's brother who is a bemused fuck-up on a grand sale , there second mistake is to hide out in a remote cottage that is situated on the land of a maniacle farmer who has a hatred for trespassers .
The brothers make the call to Tracey's dad but her brother being the idiot he is is followed by two triads who are in the employment of Tracey's farther . However , Tracey ( JENNIFER ELLISON ) escapes into the woods with Pete as her hostage and they make there way to the nerby farm , which is the home to are wrong turn , leather face style farmer . Triads are killed and a foray of violence and comedy unfold in a comic battle to escape and survive the horror of the heads in the barn killer .There's a cool ending and a small cameo by Doug Bradley ( pin head ) < plenty of giggles and if you can ge over the colourof Jennifers language an amazeing script .
I'v read some reveiw's on the cottage and alot of people are putting it up there with shaun of the dead and to some extent it's as good but the cottage is alot darker, shaun of the dead is very user friendly and almost a family style film ( kinda ) , im not saying it's shit because it's one of the best brit horror films out there but there is a vast difference between the two .
The cottage is funny to the end but it's a dark humour the violence is full on and no punches are pulled , it's a great break from the norm even though it pulls stereo types fro other films at the same time it makes thoes bits it's own , you do get the feeling you'v been here befor but what a ride .......oh and JENNIFER ELLISON .
This is a very dark comedy that gradually becomes a horror movie. It starts out as a kidnapping caper that goes terribly wrong. I found this portion of the movie quite entertaining and, at times, very funny. As the movie progresses it dispenses with most of the comedy and focuses the last 30 minutes or so on the horror. Andy Serkis and Reece Shearsmith are wonderful in their respective roles of brothers with nothing in common. I recommend this one to anyone who loves British comedy/horror movies.
I laughed my ass off watching this one but thats the problume it's not suposed to be a funny movie!!! But eves I loved for th scary moths alone..LOL!!! Worth renting I'd watch it again and that useually a pretty good sign.
This movie f'n rocked from beginning to end, NON-STOP! I can't say enough good things about it. Look around the net and you'll find some fantastic reviews. Definitely one of the best movies I've seen in a long time!
Good acting, good gore, good cast. This movie has everything going for it seemingly... except the annoying accent from the blonde girl. I'm not a huge fan of it... but that didn't affect my views on the movie at all, and I loved it!
This film is a very enjoyable comedy horror (in that order) reminiscent of Dog Soldiers without quite scaling the same heights.
The core acting quartet of Serkis,Ellison,O'Donnell and Shearsmith) provide strong performances with likeable characters who the audience finds themselves caring for, a novelty in recent times.
The comedy elements that run throughout the film are chuckle-worthy without unfortunately providing any real standout moments but are all perfectly timed so that there is no conflict with the horror that appears somewhat late in the day. Indeed it is managed somewhat better than the not dissimilar Severance although the horror when it comes is nowhere near so gruesome or extreme.
Paul Andrew Williams displays some very able direction with a well paced narrative and abstinence from the wooden jump-scares that have become the norm in the "glossy" studio US horrors of recent times.
The film runs to only 92 mins in length but this is perfect for the material involved. Although quite short it avoids the sense of "Is that it?" that lessened such recent releases such as Vacancy, and still manages to end on an unexpected and reasonably original note.
To sum up this short review The Cottage is a worthwhile light comedy horror which can be enjoyed more with multiple viewings. It is a film that can be shown to horror fans and non-fans alike and should get a positive feedback from both.
