Dog Soldiers (Wide Screen)

Advantages: Action Packed, Funny, Exciting and Tense
Disadvantages: Werewolf's weren't 100%, but nothing really.

...I have to say before Dog Soldiers, I had never seen a werewolf movie I really enjoyed: ‘Ginger Snaps’ didn’t do it for me, I thought ‘Brotherhood of the Wolf’ wasn’t great and I noticed the age in ‘An American Werewolf in London/Paris’. I first saw Dog Soldiers round a friends mid Last year, the very next week I brought it for myself on DVD. It is simply brilliant, best described as addictive and it ...
...time you watched it! Dog Soldiers is classed as an action-horror, but I believe a wide – ranged audience can enjoy it. It is a fun film, filled with dark comedy, classy worth – while action and some intense horror. Basically all round enjoyment, never a boring or dull moment. From a different angle, I think you have to appreciate the fact that the majority of the filming crew were basically all amateurs. The director of the feature – ... Read review

Advantages: Scary. Excellent special effects. Some good 'one liners'.
Disadvantages: Still not as good as "An American Werewolf in London".

~ ~ There seems to have been a bit of a dearth of decent movies on the new releases shelves of the local video shop just recently. Or maybe it’s just that the ‘mad cabbie’ is becoming more selective in his viewing these days. Anyhow, the weather here in Dublin has been so bad the last couple of days, (50mm of rain in two days!!) that last night I found myself frantically scanning the new titles in the hope of finding something ...
...the fire. I have to admit that I picked up the DVD “Dog Soldiers” (2002) with no great enthusiasm, but the blurb on the back cover at least looked promising. Soldiers attacked by werewolves in a remote Scottish glen. “Should at least provide a wee bit of gore and action”, I thought. And believe me, I wasn’t disappointed. ~ ~ I haven’t really watched a werewolf movie that I could honestly say that I thoroughly ... Read review

Advantages: Great entertainment.
Disadvantages: Maybe a tad gory for some peoples tastes.

...and then there’s a strange dog like growling sound before the woman is dragged from the tent kicking and screaming leaving her lover covered in blood. Then from a behind the eye view, you see a large shadow elope over the trembling guy and WHAM! The titles hit the screen DOG SOLDIERS! We are then introduced to a small platoon of soldiers on a training exercise in the very same Scottish highland a month later, on the night of the famous Germany ...
...movie. MY VEIW: Dog Soldiers is a fairly low budget all British made film but is in my eyes, one of the best films of the year. We are told that these creatures are actually Lycanthropes (werewolves) and that they are extremely intelligent and will hunt in a pack until they find a way of breaking down the soldier’s defenses. Will they succeed? You’ll have to watch it and find out. The film couples some genuinely freaky moments, ... Read review

Advantages: Good entertainment, likeable cast, moves along at a terrific pace
Disadvantages: Not for the faint-hearted, predictable

The last time I saw a movie at the cinema with soldiers in uniform, spraying bullets about was twenty-five years ago in Penrith on route to a holiday in Scotland. The film was ‘The Eagle has Landed’, and proved to be an interesting experience with the whole audience cheering the goodies and booing the baddies at every opportunity and generally participating to an extent I’d not seen since the Saturday morning flicks of the early ...
...a thoroughly good night out. Not a bad film either, but pretty tame compared to the blood and gore prevalent in today’s entertainment. Nowadays when I go to the cinema its usually to see something lighthearted like 'Bend it like Beckham’ or 'Chicago' and I tend to watch the heavier or more violent stuff on Satellite or Video – where a stiff drink is readily available and I can switch off if the going gets tough. However breaking ... Read review

Advantages: Good, low budget, well acted British horror
Disadvantages: Not really SCARY Enough

...from his drooling lips. Dog Soldiers is not filled with the usual 21st century, ‘all-singing, all-dancing’ Hollywood special effects. Neither is the cast list crammed with ‘big names’. You’d probably have heard of Sean Pertwee, who plays one of the lead roles, in Sgt Harry Wells. Maybe you’ve seen Darren Morfitt (Phil Witherspoon) before, if you have seen Sky TV Soccer soap ‘Dream Team’ (he played Dean Hocknall in the first couple of series) – but ...
...show, undoubtedly, is another Brit, Kevin McKidd. As Rifleman Cooper, the Scots actor gives a fine, gritty and powerful performance. Previously seen in various TV Dramas and in low key roles in movies such as ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘Hideous Kinky’, McKidd should be in line for more meaty roles after this showing. Anyway – what’s it all about? The film opens with a couple camping in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands. Their attempted lovemaking is ... Read review