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An enjoyable low-concept monster movie, Dog Soldiers is basically Night of the Living Dead with werewolves. A platoon on a training exercise in Scotland, already fed up because they are missing a vital England-Germany match, come across the wounded survivor of a special ops team (Liam Cunningham) that has been attacked by monsters. There's a confused conspiracy angle, with a scheme to sacrifice the squaddies in order to capture a werewolf for military uses, but it's mostly a lost patrol picture with the soldiers besieged in a mysteriously abandoned house in the woods, complete with "pork" stew on the boil.
The hardman sergeant (Sean Pertwee) is disembowelled early but gruesomely patched up with superglue, letting the sensitive Scot (Kevin McKidd) play hero. A pack of effectively glimpsed Howling-style bipedal werewolves make repeated attacks on the house, whittling the cast down with each invasion. The soldier characterisations are solid cliché, albeit of a British variety rarely seen in horror movies (a highlight of the use of Brit slang is the Geordie shouting "Come on if you think you're hard enough"). The monsters are okay, but writer-director Neil Marshall's strongest suit is his third, as editor, covering for the old-fashioned monster suit effects and making the suspense and action mechanics work.
On the DVD: Dog Soldiers is an excellent DVD package complete with two commentary tracks, a British one with Marshall and the cast and an American one with a couple of producers. Both are interesting and rarely overlap, and there's an amusing contradiction between the Brits who rush over script changes they didn't want to make and the Yanks who imposed a sub-plot they feel saved the picture. Also, a bunch of trailers that amusingly spoof a recent army recruitment ad, deleted scenes and outtakes with optional Marshall commentary, a standard making-of featurette, storyboards and Marshall's short film, Combat. --Kim Newman
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On manoeuvres with their squad in the Scottish Highlands, soliders Cooper (Kevin McKidd) and Wells (Sean Pertwee) come across the ravaged remains of another military unit. The only survivor, Ryan, is badly injured and unable to explain clearly what happened; nevertheless the men get a pretty good idea when night falls and they themselves are attacked by unidentifiable wild beasts. Finding refuge with a family in a nearby house, the owner tells them about werewolves who hunt in the area, and the soldiers begin to dig in, preparing for a big fight. Meanwhile, Ryan begins to undergo some unexpected changes...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a great film. It has all the right elements of a werewolf movie with the discovery, the horror and the struggle. It has excellent ensemble acting despite the players having rather stereotypical roles (warm-hearted paternal NCO, bastard officer, etc etc). It manages to exactly replicate squaddie humour. Indeed I reckon is has the British Army summed up much as Aliens gets close to the US Army; at times one wonders if anti-werewolf warfare isn't part of the training programme. There is gore aplenty. Lots of unpleasant traps from which our heroes must escape and a great ending which you were warned about - but forgot.
A film you'll watch a time or two.
A film you'll watch a time or two.
34 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I first went to see this movie one Friday afternoon - I was bored and wanted some entertainment - I wasn't disappointed !
The tagline for the movie is '6 Men, Full moon, no chance !'. The plot is quite simple enough. A group of British soldiers are on a training mission in the Sottish Highlands. They happen across the remains of an SAS unit, whose captain is the only survivor. Whilst on the run from a pack of werewolves, they seek refuge in a deserted farmhouse. With no silver bullets or means of communication with the outside world, what follows is a game of survival - with the werewolves trying to get in and the soldiers trying to stay alive until daybreak.
The tagline for the movie is '6 Men, Full moon, no chance !'. The plot is quite simple enough. A group of British soldiers are on a training mission in the Sottish Highlands. They happen across the remains of an SAS unit, whose captain is the only survivor. Whilst on the run from a pack of werewolves, they seek refuge in a deserted farmhouse. With no silver bullets or means of communication with the outside world, what follows is a game of survival - with the werewolves trying to get in and the soldiers trying to stay alive until daybreak.
What makes this film stand out from the bog-standard werewolf movie in the British 'tongue-in-cheek' humour and dialogue. The best one-liners come from Sergeant Wells (hilariously played by Sean Pertwee) who, in one scene, manages to keep his sense of humour intact despite all his vain attempts to keep his guts from falling out of his superglued stomach, following a werewolf attack !
Fans of 'An American Werewolf in London' will love this film as it shares the same mix of horror and black comedy with some really good 'jump out of your seat' scenes.
To sum it up, Dog Soldiers is a gory, scary and very funny Britflick, and proves you don't have to have a big budget to produce a great film
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By M. Bridgeman
Format:Blu-ray
There are enough actual reviews of this wonderful genre film so this is more of a frustrated query - why is this British film, with a British Cast, crew and director and set in Britain, only available on bluray format in America???? All of Neil Marshall's films are available over here on bluray, so why not this one? I really would like to know. I live for the day that the film companies release ALL movies as region free.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By mrs m
Format:DVD
brilliant brit horrer i saw this at the pictures and loved it and brought it as soon as it came to dvd a group of soldiers become traped in a deserted cottage in the woods surrounded by wearwolfs a desperate fight to stay alive to the morning twist and turns right to the end unlike most us horrer it has not got a load of perfect collage kids taking there cloths of and screaming like a load of kids in it it:s nitty gritty action packed a great brit flick a must for your collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By miss marple
Format:DVD
perfect cast,great script,the best comedy/horror around.love sean pertwee telling the tale of what happened to his mate in iraq.not many films tick all the boxes but this one did for me,right up to the ending with the football results,a classic!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mrs. D. West
Format:DVD
there pack of werewolves,a lot of blood ,funny parts, unexpected parts also 6 soilders vs werewolves.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By rrwf
Format:DVD
I am a peasant, blue collar worker who can relate to the characters and story. Low budget and limited FX. Wonderful!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
ok then so here we have night of the living dead but with werewolves instead of zombies. is that a bad thing? hell no!!!! because this is a decidedly british horror film!!!! ie no budget but great actors and a fantastic script that never takes itself too seriously.
the direction is cracking and makes use of the claustrophobic elements of being trapped in a house overnight.
the basic premise of the plot is that a bunch of squadies are used as bait for some werewolves and make a run for it!!!
the performances are spot on all the way especially kevin mckidd and the moral side of the story and sean pertwee and the sgt.
plus where else will you ever see a squadie have a fist fight with a werewolf and a werewolf getting hit in the face with a frying pan?
you see!!! utter mentalism!!!! thank you soo very much neil marshall!!!!
bring on his next film soon.....please!!!
the direction is cracking and makes use of the claustrophobic elements of being trapped in a house overnight.
the basic premise of the plot is that a bunch of squadies are used as bait for some werewolves and make a run for it!!!
the performances are spot on all the way especially kevin mckidd and the moral side of the story and sean pertwee and the sgt.
plus where else will you ever see a squadie have a fist fight with a werewolf and a werewolf getting hit in the face with a frying pan?
you see!!! utter mentalism!!!! thank you soo very much neil marshall!!!!
bring on his next film soon.....please!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great werewolf film
One of my favourite Werewolf films, Dog Soldiers is the story of a squad of soldiers on a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands, there they encounter a family of werewolves... Read more
Published 3 days ago by M. Brookes
1.0 out of 5 stars
British Soldiers?...Worst portrayal EVER.
Ex British Soldier and Horror Movie fan should like this right?...WRONG!
IT IS ABSOLUTELY DREADFUL!...Just as a Horror movie fan its cheap, lame, predictable. Read more
IT IS ABSOLUTELY DREADFUL!...Just as a Horror movie fan its cheap, lame, predictable. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Ben Soden
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good old British horror
Watched this many years ago and decided to revisit as I'd liked it. If anything, I appreciated this film more the second time around than the first time. Read more
Published 1 month ago by G Hynes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dog Soldiers
Proberly the best British Werewolf film ever made. As a horror fan, you'd have to be mad NOT to like this film.
Published 1 month ago by Four Star
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow
Gory, scary and crudely funny, dog soldiers is a fast paced adventure following a group of soldiers who discover that they are not alone in the forest.
Published 1 month ago by bananaking
1.0 out of 5 stars
would not play on my region
would not play on my region thought blu- ray played on all blu ray players make sure it play over here before buying
Published 2 months ago by keith
1.0 out of 5 stars
This Blu-ray will not play on my player
This film is excellent, action all the way with a bit of good old Brit humour thrown in. Good job I have seen the film before as the version I have been sent is the wrong region... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andy
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic!
this is an absolute classic werewolf film full of some brilliant lines, great characters and a good story line. Read more
Published 3 months ago by clare oldfield
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dog Soldiers
I saw this film about a year ago, and absolutely loved it. i watched it when i got home from work everyday for 5 days straight haha. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it
This film is great because the characters react like everyday people rather than characters in a film, and it's brilliant, and British. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S K McDonough
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