The cast is trying so hard to act and it's such a pain to watch this.
12 Reviews
Struggling to act cast
saileshkripalani3 November 2020
Not a werwolf movie.
doctorsmoothlove27 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The other day I was in Wal-Mart and found a DVD called "Werewolf Attack Pack" with provocative, bloody art. Of course I recognized none of the pictures in it and expected them all to be terrible B-Movies. This one certainly fits the bill.
Within Michigan there supposedly exists a folkloric creature known as the "Dogman." The Dogman is not a werewolf. It's a bipedal dog-like creature with a human face in some variants. That's the creature featured in this film. I suppose "Dogman Island" isn't as marketable.
The film takes place in a real life location known as "Doglady Island" near Monroe. At some time in the film's past, various women were killed on the island to remain to haunt it as Dogladies. When various people visit in the future, a Doglady may kill them. I wasn't always able to figure out why the Dog Lady would attack whom she would. The movie didn't keep my attention well enough for me to care. The film's problem is that it feels like several backstories strung together to make it feature length. A police officer investigates a current attack and learns the history of the island. Many of these flashbacks contain bad, offensive stereotypes. French soldiers speak with the most cliched accent. American Indians wear full head dresses straight from a Halloween store. The director's sincerity here makes it worse. This amateur production doesn't have great actors. It might have worked as some sort of gross comedy if it was more ambitious. The result of these flashbacks is that we never feel like there is an ongoing story.
I would have appreciated getting a full view of the island. There are only a few shots of it likely due to permit restrictions. It feels like there isn't even an island.
Werewolf Island is best left alone in the bargain bin. If you do stumble upon the DVD set, I'd suggest the other movies first.
Within Michigan there supposedly exists a folkloric creature known as the "Dogman." The Dogman is not a werewolf. It's a bipedal dog-like creature with a human face in some variants. That's the creature featured in this film. I suppose "Dogman Island" isn't as marketable.
The film takes place in a real life location known as "Doglady Island" near Monroe. At some time in the film's past, various women were killed on the island to remain to haunt it as Dogladies. When various people visit in the future, a Doglady may kill them. I wasn't always able to figure out why the Dog Lady would attack whom she would. The movie didn't keep my attention well enough for me to care. The film's problem is that it feels like several backstories strung together to make it feature length. A police officer investigates a current attack and learns the history of the island. Many of these flashbacks contain bad, offensive stereotypes. French soldiers speak with the most cliched accent. American Indians wear full head dresses straight from a Halloween store. The director's sincerity here makes it worse. This amateur production doesn't have great actors. It might have worked as some sort of gross comedy if it was more ambitious. The result of these flashbacks is that we never feel like there is an ongoing story.
I would have appreciated getting a full view of the island. There are only a few shots of it likely due to permit restrictions. It feels like there isn't even an island.
Werewolf Island is best left alone in the bargain bin. If you do stumble upon the DVD set, I'd suggest the other movies first.
BAD BAD MOVIE!
taljalea31 October 2021
Can we say bad acting? Awful, cheap wardrobe/props?
First, bad acting. I do not care this is based on an urban legend. I am not sure they did that any service with the movie for starters. But the acting is so bad and at points over done. The French accents were poor at best.
Bad cheap wardrobe--The costumes look like something bought at costume shop that were put on the dollar special shelf. They did not even come close to what they would have worn at the time the story shows the French soliders and Indians were in. And the Native dress was not that great.
Fake looking props. You can tell that they are not realistic. Low budget film or not, could have put some thought into things.
The Music during the 1920's scene is not appropriate.....
First, bad acting. I do not care this is based on an urban legend. I am not sure they did that any service with the movie for starters. But the acting is so bad and at points over done. The French accents were poor at best.
Bad cheap wardrobe--The costumes look like something bought at costume shop that were put on the dollar special shelf. They did not even come close to what they would have worn at the time the story shows the French soliders and Indians were in. And the Native dress was not that great.
Fake looking props. You can tell that they are not realistic. Low budget film or not, could have put some thought into things.
The Music during the 1920's scene is not appropriate.....
Low Budget for Sure, But A Few Things to Appreciate
jeffreyoliverrock16 August 2020
I've lived 30 minutes away from Monroe, Michigan my whole life, and regardless of what you think of the movie, know that Dog Lady Island is a real place with an endless amount of stories. The buildings, sights, and street names in this film are all real.
I give Michael J Alexander mad props for writing, directing, and acting in this film, and I appreciate him bringing light to a local legend, but I would be lying if I said I thought his acting was good. I could ignore that the camera, editing and effects aren't up to Hollywood standards if the acting wasn't so underwhelming. I don't want to speak for all the actors/actresses, because some of them do well (I liked the 1920 scene a lot, and I thought Lilly and Detective Taylor were convincing as characters), but most of the acting in this film feels very insincere, stale, and like it's being read off the page for the first time.
I did think the actual story written was interesting, however there were scenes that seemed to have a lack of script, or repetition in the script that didn't make sense to me. In one scene, there's a point where Detective James says the same line four times in less than a five minute period.
Overall, I appreciate this film, and while I take into consideration that it's independently made, it was hard to look past the awkward acting by about half the cast. A few redeeming moments, but I can't say I see it becoming anything classic. Just my opinion of course.
I give Michael J Alexander mad props for writing, directing, and acting in this film, and I appreciate him bringing light to a local legend, but I would be lying if I said I thought his acting was good. I could ignore that the camera, editing and effects aren't up to Hollywood standards if the acting wasn't so underwhelming. I don't want to speak for all the actors/actresses, because some of them do well (I liked the 1920 scene a lot, and I thought Lilly and Detective Taylor were convincing as characters), but most of the acting in this film feels very insincere, stale, and like it's being read off the page for the first time.
I did think the actual story written was interesting, however there were scenes that seemed to have a lack of script, or repetition in the script that didn't make sense to me. In one scene, there's a point where Detective James says the same line four times in less than a five minute period.
Overall, I appreciate this film, and while I take into consideration that it's independently made, it was hard to look past the awkward acting by about half the cast. A few redeeming moments, but I can't say I see it becoming anything classic. Just my opinion of course.
I need answers
nogodnomasters26 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
After Lilly (Kara Joy Reed ) is attacked by an "entity" on Doglady Island near Monroe, Michigan, Detective Mike (Michael James Alexander) investigates and uncovers a curse on the island of a woman who hung herself.
This is a low budget film. The acting was a bit off. The script needed work. And the werewolf really wasn't a werewolf, just a woman with white face makeup and claws.
Guide: F-word. Sex. No nudity.
This is a low budget film. The acting was a bit off. The script needed work. And the werewolf really wasn't a werewolf, just a woman with white face makeup and claws.
Guide: F-word. Sex. No nudity.
Whywolf Island
tmccull5224 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Everything... and I mean EVERYTHING... about this movie screams bargain basement budget. The cast must have been culled from a local Walmart, as were the props, the costumes, and virtually everything else in the film.
In one of the opening scenes, there is a brief struggle with, and a narrow escape from, a "beast woman". Ben and his girlfriend Lilly venture out to Doglady Island to spend a romantic night under the stars. After bumping uglies, Ben goes off to relieve himself. While he is away, Lilly is attacked by the beast woman, or "dog lady". The dog lady drapes a rope around Lilly's neck and begins to drag her away. Ben returns just in time to see this, and he grabs a machete from the picnic basket that he and Lilly had brought with them, because pretty much everyone packs a machete for a picnic, right?
After Ben frees Lilly, they run away from the dog lady... except that no one is really running. The dog lady, in hot pursuit, is clearly walking at a leisurely pace right behind Ben and Lilly. The dog lady snags Lilly by the hair, and instead of striking the dog lady with the machete, he cuts Lilly's hair, and they flee, successfully escaping the terrible dog lady.
Ben calls his uncle, a detective, and he and Lilly describe the attack. Uncle Detective decides that he needs to investigate, and he and his partner go to Dog Island. There, they are directed to visit with a man named Dan Shuster, who is purportedly an expert on the island's tragic history.
Uncle Detective and his partner visit with Dan Shuster, who regales them with stories of tragic events of the past. One involves a confrontation and subsequent battle between the indigenous inhabitants of Dog Island, and greedy French colonists. An "epic battle" ensues, and the indigenous inhabitants suffer terrible losses.
Now, about this sequence. The accents of the French colonists, and the indigenous inhabitants, are beyond atrocious. The battle that follows is even worse. The chief of the indigenous inhabitants is dressed in a Party City Indian headdress and what looks like some cheap rabbit fur faux mink stoll. The genius that cast this movie hired an Asian/Oriental "actress" to play the chief's daughter. The weapons used by the Indians are very, very obviously childrens' toys, and the chief employs a modern special forces technique to snap the neck of one of the Invaders.
And it gets even worse.
The next story that Dan Shuster tells Uncle Detective and his partner revolves around a wealthy couple in the 1930s or '40s who moved to Dog Island. They are planning for a wonderful future, when they are visited by what are supposed to be mobsters, bootleggers. They want to use the island as their warehouse and base of operations. Outraged, hubby refuses, and the mobsters warn hubby that he'd better cooperate. Now, the same actors who played the evil French Colonists in the first vignette play the evil mobsters in this story. It is here that we learn the story behind the dog lady who attacked Ben and Lilly.
Hubby again refuses to bend to the mobsters' demands, so they kill him and his children, using models of firearms that didn't exist yet in that era. They kidnap the wife, and she is given to one of the thugs to be his sexual plaything. After she is raped, she kills herself by hanging herself in her backyard. She then comes back to life as the bestial dog lady, and takes revenge by killing the monsters. According to Dan Shuster, she still haunts Dog Island, because she has unfinished business. The big reveal here is that this unfinished business is somehow connected to Uncle Detective. Of course, he scoffs at this admonition.
This movie sucks, absolutely sucks, on virtually every conceivable level. I live in Michigan, about an hour north of Monroe, and Dog Island, so I watched the movie just for that.
I shouldn't have. The acting, the dialogue, and the characters are about as realistic and compelling as crudely made cardboard cutouts. The movie is so bad that I turned it off shortly after the second vignette told by Dan Shuster.
Spare yourself and pass on this garbage. I've passed kidney stones that were less painful to endure.
In one of the opening scenes, there is a brief struggle with, and a narrow escape from, a "beast woman". Ben and his girlfriend Lilly venture out to Doglady Island to spend a romantic night under the stars. After bumping uglies, Ben goes off to relieve himself. While he is away, Lilly is attacked by the beast woman, or "dog lady". The dog lady drapes a rope around Lilly's neck and begins to drag her away. Ben returns just in time to see this, and he grabs a machete from the picnic basket that he and Lilly had brought with them, because pretty much everyone packs a machete for a picnic, right?
After Ben frees Lilly, they run away from the dog lady... except that no one is really running. The dog lady, in hot pursuit, is clearly walking at a leisurely pace right behind Ben and Lilly. The dog lady snags Lilly by the hair, and instead of striking the dog lady with the machete, he cuts Lilly's hair, and they flee, successfully escaping the terrible dog lady.
Ben calls his uncle, a detective, and he and Lilly describe the attack. Uncle Detective decides that he needs to investigate, and he and his partner go to Dog Island. There, they are directed to visit with a man named Dan Shuster, who is purportedly an expert on the island's tragic history.
Uncle Detective and his partner visit with Dan Shuster, who regales them with stories of tragic events of the past. One involves a confrontation and subsequent battle between the indigenous inhabitants of Dog Island, and greedy French colonists. An "epic battle" ensues, and the indigenous inhabitants suffer terrible losses.
Now, about this sequence. The accents of the French colonists, and the indigenous inhabitants, are beyond atrocious. The battle that follows is even worse. The chief of the indigenous inhabitants is dressed in a Party City Indian headdress and what looks like some cheap rabbit fur faux mink stoll. The genius that cast this movie hired an Asian/Oriental "actress" to play the chief's daughter. The weapons used by the Indians are very, very obviously childrens' toys, and the chief employs a modern special forces technique to snap the neck of one of the Invaders.
And it gets even worse.
The next story that Dan Shuster tells Uncle Detective and his partner revolves around a wealthy couple in the 1930s or '40s who moved to Dog Island. They are planning for a wonderful future, when they are visited by what are supposed to be mobsters, bootleggers. They want to use the island as their warehouse and base of operations. Outraged, hubby refuses, and the mobsters warn hubby that he'd better cooperate. Now, the same actors who played the evil French Colonists in the first vignette play the evil mobsters in this story. It is here that we learn the story behind the dog lady who attacked Ben and Lilly.
Hubby again refuses to bend to the mobsters' demands, so they kill him and his children, using models of firearms that didn't exist yet in that era. They kidnap the wife, and she is given to one of the thugs to be his sexual plaything. After she is raped, she kills herself by hanging herself in her backyard. She then comes back to life as the bestial dog lady, and takes revenge by killing the monsters. According to Dan Shuster, she still haunts Dog Island, because she has unfinished business. The big reveal here is that this unfinished business is somehow connected to Uncle Detective. Of course, he scoffs at this admonition.
This movie sucks, absolutely sucks, on virtually every conceivable level. I live in Michigan, about an hour north of Monroe, and Dog Island, so I watched the movie just for that.
I shouldn't have. The acting, the dialogue, and the characters are about as realistic and compelling as crudely made cardboard cutouts. The movie is so bad that I turned it off shortly after the second vignette told by Dan Shuster.
Spare yourself and pass on this garbage. I've passed kidney stones that were less painful to endure.
Horrible
gennymikel27 November 2020
The acting is terrible, the sound is wal mart, and the costumes are Party City. The guns they used in the fight were clearly unmistakable plastic toys firing caps and the wigs were dollar store, as were the uniforms.
Skunk pee does not stink this bad.
Skunk pee does not stink this bad.
A masterclass in criminally bad acting
mark-199921 September 2020
Garbage Movie
jgradandt30 December 2020
This is hands down the worst movie I have ever seen. Do not subject yourself to 10 minutes of this movie, let alone an hour and a half!! You are better off if you dump battery acid into your eyes and chew on hot coals! The acting is horrible, the props are from the dollar tree, and the filming looks like it was done for a sixth grade project! The guns are literally cap guns! How this movie was made in the year 2020 is beyond me! If I could give this movie 0/10 stars I would! DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!!
Where wolf?
garyjazz-9977411 November 2023
I was watching this film on a site where it is called Werewolf Island and halfway through the film the line from Young Frankenstein came to mind - where wolf?
Getting back to the curse there is an inkling of a good story line that could have evolved but the film is cursed by scriptwriters in grade 3, a cast from grade two and the director is still struggling through kindergarten!
I was rooting for the alleged werewolf from the start and hopefully end the agony for this struggling cast .
Someone had money to waste on this disaster!
Where wolf, where island, where credible plot - why worry! Next time check the dictionary for a description of an island!
Getting back to the curse there is an inkling of a good story line that could have evolved but the film is cursed by scriptwriters in grade 3, a cast from grade two and the director is still struggling through kindergarten!
I was rooting for the alleged werewolf from the start and hopefully end the agony for this struggling cast .
Someone had money to waste on this disaster!
Where wolf, where island, where credible plot - why worry! Next time check the dictionary for a description of an island!
Delightfully Schlocky
dwhomewood11 January 2023
This movie isn't a masterpiece, but the story was compelling, and you could tell the cast was having a good time despite awful special effects. Although most of the special effects and filming were poor, there was a real sense that the filmmakers wanted to do something memorable with a limited budget. I like how they explained the origins of the events, and I like how it managed to outdo a Hallmark or Lifetime movie. I like cheaply made movies just as much as I like big budget professional productions, and I have a feeling this movie will wind up as a contender for the title of greatest so bad it's good movie of 2020.
THIS MOVIE A 10/10 FOR SMOKERS
kingdiscord28 January 2023
This movie is absolutely amazing. Best movie I've ever seen not sober. Jared is my favorite character! Best guy in the film. I love this movie so much. Yes the acting is terrible but I'm a big believer in B movies can be very entertaining! This movie got ACTION, DRAMA, ROMANCE, MYSTERY and SPOOKY VIBES. This movie has gone into my comfort movie list. The dialog is so funny and goofy but I will recommend this movie to everyone. If you're someone who enjoys goofy acting and funny dialog this movie is for you! I bought the DVD at Walmart and I have not been disappointed at all in my $5.99 purchase. Honestly I think Its the best $5.99 I've ever spent! Earnest Lee I love you!
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