The Boneyard

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The Boneyard

The Boneyard starts off very boring and for most of the first half it is. I was starting to think "I've picked a bore-fest again!", but the pace picks up in the second half and climaxes with the "zombie poodle" finale. The Boneyrad is really just an average zombie flick, the poodle being the exception. Without it, this film would have been long forgotten. The idea behind it is OK but it lacks gore and the first half is tedious. The sub-plot concerning the woman who lost her child is done terribly - you should be feeling some sort of emotion, but she's such a lifeless actress you feel nothing. The only thing worth seeing is the zombie poodle. There's one hilarious scene where the main character (the lifeless one) throws dynamite for it to "fetch", resulting in a poodle-explosion. It's up to you if you want to see this - but I would recommend fast forwarding to the second half and starting from there.

A very poor horror movie whose entire entertainment value lies in watching Phyllis Diller puke up green goo after being forced to eat zombie flesh. I happen to like this sort of thing, but a great film it does not make. Fell also briefly appears and is quickly dispatched (one must assume they only had each actor for a week or something). Poor music, poor direction, but a fast pace and exciting story make the time go by fast.

I was almost an hour in and gave up. This is without a doubt one of the dullest, unnecessarily loquacious, poorly edited, and cripplingly paced movies I've seen in any genre, let alone horror/comedy. If it got better, I didn't care. There is only one good scene in the first half, and that is when Alley encounters the dead child. That's it. The score by John Lee Whitener is pretty good, despite the already clichéd delay-fall-away sounds. Either he vowed to never work on another film after this or changed his name. So, in sum, not remotely funny, not remotely scary...reach for the remote.

Two detectives and a psychic investigating a series of murders visit a morgue at night - known as The Boneyard - only to become embroiled in a fight for their lives as the dead return to life... Having previously seen the trailer I assumed this straight to video movie to be a comedy but surprisingly much of it is played straight, and there are some pretty genuine scares, in particular when three dead children rise from the dead. However, the appearance of a giant zombie poodle in the last quarter certainly throws it towards humour. Acting is generally reasonable, as are the effects though the zombie poodle and it's owner, Miss Poopinplatz, are deliberately OTT & goofy. My two problems with this film are firstly that it takes a while to get going & is too long. And secondly it starts straight but descends into farce, I just found that it was not particularly handled well. Overall a reasonably entertaining b-movie, best accompanied with alcohol!

what starts as your average b-movie zombie flick mutates into something so funny, i laughed until i almost wet myself! Phyllis diller's performance is wonderfully crotchety and, in truth, the only one that sticks in the mind. i watched this film with friends in one of our monthly "fright-night" gatherings. we hadn't rented it, it was on t.v. it was my decision to watch it rather than another film we had rented. i'm so glad we did! i would never admit it to my friends, but the zombie children were really creepy (children of the corn, eat your hearts out) and had me checking under the bed for the first time since i was 8. of course, if you've seen this film, you already know who, or rather, what steals the show. if you haven't seen it before, stick with it to the end, you're in for a rare treat. dog lovers beware! after this, walkies will take on a whole new meaning!

I caught this movie very late one night on the horror channel (which I usually avoid due to the poor selection of movies they show) and I was pleasantly surprised. The zombie children are quite well done and the acting was OK (better than most of this kind of thing). But I feel the movie leans more towards the Peter Jackson (although I must point out that this movie was released a year before bad taste was) way of doing A zombie flick rather than George A Romeros wonderful masterpieces. Not that this is a bad thing just different. The effects are up to a point quite effective in my opinion but when it comes to what I suppose to be the big effects near the end of the movie are a bit of a letdown. overall well worth a look but don't expect perfection

The cover of this one looked very promising,so I decided to give it a try.What a let down!After reading some reviews here I expected truly scary gore-fest."The Boneyard" isn't creepy as hell,it's just boring and silly.Admittedly the make up of three dead children is excellent,but a giant mutant poodle is really pathetic.Not a great deal of gore either.I would recommend this only to the most diehard horror fans.

A great B-horror flick if I may add first of all. This movie stands on it's own ground as slick, original, and creepy. The acting could be a little better, and there could have been more violence but overall this movie is a sure classic. The writter/director of the movie (James Cummins) is not bad at his work. But if you purchase this movie on DVD and listen to the Audio Commentary or the Exclusive Interview you will hear James Cummins say "And um....." about a hundred times. I haven't seen any copies out there for rental but if you do see it, rent it. A great midnight movie for everyone. 7/10 stars.