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Dog Soldiers (Neil Marshall)
"One of the best werewolf films to date"
Dog soldiers opens in Scotland, where two campers are attacked by an unknown creature from the woods, but judging from the title, you'd guess it was a werewolf. So we move ahead and we see soldiers that are left in woods as part of some kind of training. Lead by Sergeant Wells (Sean Pertwee) and motivated by Private Cooper (Kevin McKidd), the squad is surprised when they see a mutilated cow that is thrust into their campsite. Following the bloody trail of the animal, they are soon led to the massacred remains of the elite Special Forces team that was stationed in the same woods. There were no bodies, but obvisouly a struggle, no one was there except one survivor, Captain Ryan (Liam Cunningham) who was injured during the night.
Here is a movie that takes it cues from many classic movies, such as The Evil Dead, An American Werewolf in London and Aliens. Soldiers stuck in a cabin in the woods, with the werewolf predators lurking outside, it's blood and bullets for the rest of the night as they try to survive till morning.
This is Neil Marshall's first flick and I'm surprised at the quality of what he has brought to the table, he has blended a mis of horror/comedy/action in one tight little neat werewolf flick, which in my opinion is one of the best to this date.
While watching the flick, you know that they are not too serious once a soldier has a bare-knuckle fight with one of the werewolfs. Pertwee, one of the main characters, spends much of the film trying to hold in his own guts, which mark an uncanny resemblance to jello. Can't forget that they tape them back in.
Here is a little flick that makes you bite down on your nails and keeps you to the very edge of your seat, not many horror films can do that, hell not many films in general can do that. Not only does this film do that perfectly but it makes you want more, and when it's over you can't help but feel a little saddened by this, but then again there is a sequel in the works.
8.5/10
"One of the best werewolf films to date"
Dog soldiers opens in Scotland, where two campers are attacked by an unknown creature from the woods, but judging from the title, you'd guess it was a werewolf. So we move ahead and we see soldiers that are left in woods as part of some kind of training. Lead by Sergeant Wells (Sean Pertwee) and motivated by Private Cooper (Kevin McKidd), the squad is surprised when they see a mutilated cow that is thrust into their campsite. Following the bloody trail of the animal, they are soon led to the massacred remains of the elite Special Forces team that was stationed in the same woods. There were no bodies, but obvisouly a struggle, no one was there except one survivor, Captain Ryan (Liam Cunningham) who was injured during the night.
Here is a movie that takes it cues from many classic movies, such as The Evil Dead, An American Werewolf in London and Aliens. Soldiers stuck in a cabin in the woods, with the werewolf predators lurking outside, it's blood and bullets for the rest of the night as they try to survive till morning.
This is Neil Marshall's first flick and I'm surprised at the quality of what he has brought to the table, he has blended a mis of horror/comedy/action in one tight little neat werewolf flick, which in my opinion is one of the best to this date.
While watching the flick, you know that they are not too serious once a soldier has a bare-knuckle fight with one of the werewolfs. Pertwee, one of the main characters, spends much of the film trying to hold in his own guts, which mark an uncanny resemblance to jello. Can't forget that they tape them back in.
Here is a little flick that makes you bite down on your nails and keeps you to the very edge of your seat, not many horror films can do that, hell not many films in general can do that. Not only does this film do that perfectly but it makes you want more, and when it's over you can't help but feel a little saddened by this, but then again there is a sequel in the works.
8.5/10