Dog Soldiers Reviews

I have tried to watch this several times, but something always comes up. So this time I will finally be able to watch this distraction free. This is written and directed by Neil Marshall who hasn't made an awful movie yet. This even has a few excellent cast members like Sean Pertwee and Liam Cunningham. Anyways it's time to see how this is finally. I'm so satisfied that I finally got around to this one. Despite it being over ten years old it holds up fairly well. The creature designs were pretty good. The gore effects were well done. All the characters were interesting enough to make you care what happened to them. There were a few twists I didn't see coming which was good. That Matrix reference was amusing. In fact there were some great moments of comedy mixed in here and there. I loved the fight scenes. You normally don't see that kind of thing so when it happened here it was badass. Anyways it's definitely a must see for fans of werewolf stories.

Seriously, what happened to Neil Marshall? Indeed, at some point, he seemed to be the next best thing coming from Great Britain but, suddenly, he completely disappeared and his last directing effort was already 5 years ago.Indeed, back then, especially after 'The Descent' was released, there was actually a huge buzz about this director. Since then, and after a couple of underperforming movies ('Doomsday', 'Centurion'), we don't hear much from him but it didn't stop me from watching all his directing efforts. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, it was Marshall's directing debut, it seemed to have become somewhat a cult-classic in the UK, and for a first effort, I thought it was not bad at all. Basically, the directing was decent and it was refreshing that they relied on practical special-effects instead of the usual CGI which has been dominating the blockbusters for a while now. Unfortunately, the story was nothing original though and it is obvious that the makers didn't care much about the plot or the characters involved but, instead, they were more interested in creating a nice tense mood. Anyway, to conclude, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you enjoy monster/werewolve movies.

wonderful film great acting great script well worth watching, nice little twist and some awesome one liners love it!

Dog Soldiers is one of a couple good films from Neil Marshall. I would call this more of an action/comedy than a horror movie however. I saw Doomsday and thought pretty positively of it, so I thought I would check this out.

"Soldiers" takes place in the same general area for most of the duration, which was fine because it takes away having to focus a lot, or for that matter having to use your brains much. I thought the scenario in which it was filmed in was excellent: An awesome looking wilderness located in England, with plenty of dark and gritty features to show so. Very convincing locations.

The plot in Dog Soldiers isn't exactly impossible to wrap your brain around: A group of soldiers practicing a routine exercise in the Scotland wilderness encounter a pack of vicious/man-eating werewolves. My first thought after reading the plot, was "Sweet", mainly due to how intrigued I am with this genre. The whole survival of the fittest really interests me, and not to mention the military was involved, so that's just another plus. To be honest, I usually just jump right into films without doing much research, because either A. I love to watch most any kind of movie, and highly enjoy the unexpected, or B. I already knew what it was about. I did a bit of extensive research on this particular picture however, and it turned out to be good.

Dog Soldiers has such a fun and entertaining plot, with superb character development, and great locations that its almost impossible not to be glued to the screen within minutes, and after its over, wanting more of it. With me, I can't wait to watch the sequel. While this flick won't be for everyone, I still recommend it to those into violent action/horror movies with non-stop entertainment. Just sit back, relax, and allow yourself to be entertained. It's just pure fun for an hour and a half.

7.1/10