Dog Soldiers (2002) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Dog Soldiers (2002) |
| Director | Neil Marshall |
| Screenplay Writer | Neil Marshall |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd |
| Cast | Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham |
| Genre | Horror, Action, Werewolf |
| Release Date | May 10, 2002 (United Kingdom) |
| Duration | 1h 45m (105 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$2 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom, Luxembourg |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Cult success / limited theatrical earnings |
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Dog Soldiers is the story of some British squaddies (soldiers) that are on a training mission that turns out to be a werewolf massacre. They’re stranded with very little ammo and the sarge’s guts have to be held in with superglue. Not a great situation.
It’s very well done. The werewolves look great and move like a werewolf should. Too many movie makers would have spent a billion dollars on the changing special effects and forgot the story. The only changes we get to see are done with contact lenses and fake teeth, and when the scene happens it’s creepy as hell. That’s the way it should be done, that’s what horror is all about. If I want to see effects I’ll watch some sci-fi or action. Horror is about the creepy, gimme the creepy and save your budget for blood and guts, and hopefully a good screenplay.
I enjoyed it quite a bit. Isolation always makes me enjoy a horror movie more, I don’t like the voice in my head to keep asking “why the hell don’t they just leave?” So being stranded somewhere always makes for better horror, in my opinion.
This flick is fast-paced. When people talk about fast-paced, this is the type of movie they mean. There is no downtime, scene after scene of extreme violence, often over the top but never comical.
Of course, people are going to want to compare this movie to The Howling and An American Werewolf in London, two movies I love. I can’t give a good comparison right now, it’s been a while since I watched either. Dog Soldiers isn’t really like either of them, but if I were going to name the best three werewolf movies these are the ones I’d name.
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