“Dog Soldiers” is a violent and fun werewolf movie that is
brave enough not to rely on CGI. The werewolf bodies look odd as they are
actors in spandex-like suits but I think the heads and arms look great and
these beasts are still vastly superior to the werewolves in “Cursed”. This film
was the directing debut for Neil Marshall, who would later go on to write and
direct “The Descent”. The film costars one of my favorite supporting actors,
Sean Pertwee, in a role that’s absolutely perfect for him.
“Dog Soldiers” is about a unit of British Army soldiers
running through a training mission against elite forces deep in the forests of
the Scottish Highlands. Notable members include Sgt. Wells, Pvt. Cooper, and
Spoon. When they cross “enemy lines” and raid the elite forces campsite they
find the camp ransacked and empty except for one wounded survivor, Capt. Ryan. A
few weeks before, Cooper had tried out for a spot on a Special Forces unit
under Ryan’s command but failed to get in when Cooper refused to shoot a dog.
Suffice to say, the tension between the two is high. The team moves out with
Capt. Ryan in two as they realize that whatever took out the Special Forces was
closing back in on the camp. They manage to get to a road just as a local woman
named Megan was driving by. She picks them up and takes them to the nearest house.
No one is home and so they barricade themselves in for the night. From what
Megan and Capt. Ryan reveal, the soldiers learn that they are being stalked by
a pack of werewolves, smart werewolves. Before they can leave to get help, the
car that Megan was driving is torn apart, forcing the soldiers to buckle down
and fend of the monsters until daylight. In classic horror movie style, they
are picked off one by one until the big finale.
Favorite moment – Sgt. Wells was wounded as he went back to
look for one of his men, having his stomach sliced open and some of his intestines
falling out. Once at the house, Cooper and Megan try their best to Sgt. Wells
back together. I love how he keeps grabbing a bottle of whiskey and chugs it
until it’s promptly taken away from him so he grabs a gun until it’s taken away
from him so he grabs the whiskey again. It’s a very playful scene and you can’t
blame him for trying!
Second favorite moment – The fight scene between Spoon and a
werewolf in the kitchen is EPIC!
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