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Dog Soldiers [DVD] [2002]
enlarge	Director: Neil Marshall Actors: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham, Thomas Lockyer Studio: Pathe Distribution Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy Used: £0.84 as of 23/11/2009 00:31 GMT details You Save: £17.15 (95%) New (8) Used (31) from £0.84 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 127 reviews Sales Rank: 4086 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 101 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060002831106 ASIN: B00007KFOS Theatrical Release Date: August 14, 2002 Release Date: February 17, 2003 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review An enjoyable low-concept monster movie, IDog Soldiers/I is basically INight of the Living Dead/I with werewolves. A platoon on a training exercise in Scotland, already fed up because they are missing a vital England-Germany match, come across the wounded survivor of a special ops team (Liam Cunningham) that has been attacked by monsters. There's a confused conspiracy angle, with a scheme to sacrifice the squaddies in order to capture a werewolf for military uses, but it's mostly a lost patrol picture with the soldiers besieged in a mysteriously abandoned house in the woods, complete with "pork" stew on the boil. pThe hardman sergeant (Sean Pertwee) is disembowelled early but gruesomely patched up with superglue, letting the sensitive Scot (Kevin McKidd) play hero. A pack of effectively glimpsed IHowling/I-style bipedal werewolves make repeated attacks on the house, whittling the cast down with each invasion. The soldier characterisations are solid cliché, albeit of a British variety rarely seen in horror movies (a highlight of the use of Brit slang is the Geordie shouting "Come on if you think you're hard enough"). The monsters are okay, but writer-director Neil Marshall's strongest suit is his third, as editor, covering for the old-fashioned monster suit effects and making the suspense and action mechanics work. p BOn the DVD:/B IDog Soldiers/I is an excellent DVD package complete with two commentary tracks, a British one with Marshall and the cast and an American one with a couple of producers. Both are interesting and rarely overlap, and there's an amusing contradiction between the Brits who rush over script changes they didn't want to make and the Yanks who imposed a sub-plot they feel saved the picture. Also, a bunch of trailers that amusingly spoof a recent army recruitment ad, deleted scenes and outtakes with optional Marshall commentary, a standard making-of featurette, storyboards and Marshall's short film, ICombat/I. --IKim Newman/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 127 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...26 Next » There's a bad moon rising............. December 31, 2002 Rakesh Pancholi (Great Britain) 24 out of 26 found this review helpful I first went to see this movie one Friday afternoon - I was bored and wanted some entertainment - I wasn't disappointed !brThe tagline for the movie is '6 Men, Full moon, no chance !'. The plot is quite simple enough. A group of British soldiers are on a training mission in the Sottish Highlands. They happen across the remains of an SAS unit, whose captain is the only survivor. Whilst on the run from a pack of werewolves, they seek refuge in a deserted farmhouse. With no silver bullets or means of communication with the outside world, what follows is a game of survival - with the werewolves trying to get in and the soldiers trying to stay alive until daybreak.pWhat makes this film stand out from the bog-standard werewolf movie in the British 'tongue-in-cheek' humour and dialogue. The best one-liners come from Sergeant Wells (hilariously played by Sean Pertwee) who, in one scene, manages to keep his sense of humour intact despite all his vain attempts to keep his guts from falling out of his superglued stomach, following a werewolf attack !pFans of 'An American Werewolf in London' will love this film as it shares the same mix of horror and black comedy with some really good 'jump out of your seat' scenes.pTo sum it up, Dog Soldiers is a gory, scary and very funny Britflick, and proves you don't have to have a big budget to produce a great film The most intense werewolf film you will ever see! December 6, 2002 9 out of 10 found this review helpful Just when you thought that there was nothing new that could be done with a werewolf film, along comes Dog Soldiers! It is the most intense werewolf film that you will ever see. You will be climbing the walls with anxiety. The plot is simple the action is unbelievable. Sean Pertwee is in the role that was made for him as an actor. It isn't creepy, it isn't a thriller,it is just full on fear with such comedy moments that this film does not take itself too seriously.Excellent fun. Just buy it. Do yourself a favour and get it now. May 25, 2006 Gail Bateman 7 out of 8 found this review helpful Absolutely excellent! Just goes to show that you don't need a huge Hollywood budget and CGI galore to make a horror film. br /The film starts with an almost Hitchcockesque moment when the zip of the young lovers' tent slowly slides down, that noise alone sent a shiver down my spine. br /There are classic moments galore in this film, such as the soldier sitting in the car when he realises he's not alone, or the fight in the kitchen "I hope I give you the sh**s". br /The acting is ok, the special effects are minimal, but the film is a great. br /If you want a good werewolf film, and are not only seduced by CGI, get Dog Soldiers and Ginger Snaps... for my money they are comfortably the best of this genre with wildly different perspectives. Dog Soldiers - Close to the mark January 9, 2003 8 out of 10 found this review helpful Being in the British Army myself, I was reserved about watching this film as most films portraying British Soldier's does not give us a good refection. This is one of the most truefull refecltions of soldiers on the screen I have seen in a long while. The story is superb, and the acting and camaredery on screen is top notch.... The effects are not up to Hollywood standard but the rest makes up for that. A film with plenty of bite!!! February 18, 2003 Barry G. (UK) 8 out of 10 found this review helpful You all know the plot of the film by now. What you won't know if you haven't seen it already, is that unlike its Hollywood counterparts this British "horror" film is grounded in reality. This is no camp hack n' Slash tongue-in-cheek B movie with cliché characters running around getting cut up. The characters are refreshingly real and you actually want them to survive. The intense action is pretty much non-stop though with some well placed pauses here and there to let you catch your breath and try to let go of your seat. Dog Soldiers is scary, nerve-wracking, action-packed, and funny. The pacing of the film and the interaction of the characters keeps you gripped from beginning to end.pIf you buy one thing today, then make it Dog Soldiers. It is by far the best horror film in a long, long time. Absolutely brilliant. Showing reviews 1-5 of 127 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...26 Next »

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