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Dog Soldiers

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During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to rendezvous with a special ops unit instead find a bloody massacre with a sole survivor. The savage attackers of the special ops team return, and the men are rescued by Megan (Emma Cleasby), a zoologist who identifies what hunts them as werewolves. Without transport or communications, the group is forced to retreat to a farmhouse to wait for the full moon to disappear at dawn.
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Frightening, funny, and packed with action, Dog Soldiers is well worth checking out for genre fans -- and marks writer-director Neil Marshall as a talent to keep an eye on.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Falls back mainly on army squad clichés and rote conflicts, along the way delivering a group of protagonists woefully short on personality. Rated: C Mar 30, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Feb 28, 2003 Full Review Jonathan Perry Boston Globe Marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula. Rated: 3/4 Jan 31, 2003 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media A strong cast and plenty of zippy dialogue help speed along Dog Soldiers' claustrophobic stand-off between a circling pack of beastly predators and a group of British soldiers who'd rather be watching soccer. Aug 26, 2024 Full Review Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting This one film certainly raised the bar for future werewolf horrors, although none come close to matching its unique bite force. Rated: 5/5 May 10, 2024 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand ... a howling good reworking of the werewolf tale. Set in the deep misty forests of the Scottish Highlands, this full moon boogie pits wolf pack against platoon and watches the fur fly. Aug 19, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Zachary Jacob S Dog Soldiers has great effects, some scary scenes, and solid enough characters for a film like this. I'm not sure what I expected exactly, but it wasn't my favorite. I feel that the tone shifted a bit too much. Towards the end, the werewolves didn't really feel scary. It got a little too campy for me. Honestly though, if you like seeing practical effects, and are ok with the goofiness, I'd definitely give it a shot! At least once. Art is subjective! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review remy b Best werewolf movie ever !! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review Jeepers C I always loved this movie. I mean just the name of the movie is great. The storyline was original back in the day. It's in my top 10 werewolf movies. The werewolves are scary looking and that is such a plus. This makes all the scenes with them so much more horrific to watch. I am hoping for a sequel some day. If not, I will keep playing the 4k bluray I now own. ScreamFactory released a great looking transfer of this awesome movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Psyqx S In a time when vampire and zombie movies rule we got an amazing werewolf movie. Predator+Night of the living dead=Dog soldiers. Amazing cast and awesome practical effects you don't see in modern movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Chris G Gloriously low budget and grindhouse-y, the film is still a killer soldiers versus werewolves flick with plenty of time for gore, laugh, and intense scenes from Liam Cunningham Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Christopher M One of those late 90's early 2000's guy flicks that no studio will make nowadays because it's not a superhero movie or a remake. Some of the acting was kind of cliche and over dramatic. But the werewolf costumes and blood fx for the time it was created were pretty good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to rendezvous with a special ops unit instead find a bloody massacre with a sole survivor. The savage attackers of the special ops team return, and the men are rescued by Megan (Emma Cleasby), a zoologist who identifies what hunts them as werewolves. Without transport or communications, the group is forced to retreat to a farmhouse to wait for the full moon to disappear at dawn.
Director
Neil Marshall
Producer
David E. Allen, Christopher Figg, Tom Reeve
Screenwriter
Neil Marshall
Production Co
Carousel Picture Company, Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 45m
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