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Dog Soldiers (2002) R
A small group of soldiers are sent to Scottish backlands on a routine exercise. Unfortunately for them the routine turns out to be being a bait for a local werewolf pack.
Neil Marshall's debut feature film put him right at the top of new British horror cinema (unfortunately he's only done two horror film so far but both of them are good). It has lots of references to other films but it never feels pure worship ("There is no spoon" craks me every time) but stands firmly on its own furry feet.
Dog Soldiers has some of the best looking werewolves ever. They're huge, savage and move really well - just claw and tooth above the CGI lycanthropes usually seen in big budget films these days. All the other effects are solid as well and the violence feels like its hurting.
Characters are little bit cliched but aren't soldiers in movies always? Acting is very good nonetheless (I mean how could it not be with that cast?). Pacing is nice and things never really drag (it's kinda like Aliens but almost an hour shorter and way more horror). I'd say Dog Soldiers is the second best werewolf movie out there. RAWR!
A small group of soldiers are sent to Scottish backlands on a routine exercise. Unfortunately for them the routine turns out to be being a bait for a local werewolf pack.
Neil Marshall's debut feature film put him right at the top of new British horror cinema (unfortunately he's only done two horror film so far but both of them are good). It has lots of references to other films but it never feels pure worship ("There is no spoon" craks me every time) but stands firmly on its own furry feet.
Dog Soldiers has some of the best looking werewolves ever. They're huge, savage and move really well - just claw and tooth above the CGI lycanthropes usually seen in big budget films these days. All the other effects are solid as well and the violence feels like its hurting.
Characters are little bit cliched but aren't soldiers in movies always? Acting is very good nonetheless (I mean how could it not be with that cast?). Pacing is nice and things never really drag (it's kinda like Aliens but almost an hour shorter and way more horror). I'd say Dog Soldiers is the second best werewolf movie out there. RAWR!