Dog Soldiers
2002, Horror/Mystery and thriller, 1h 45m
38 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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. Read critic reviews
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Sgt. Harry G. Wells
Pvt. Cooper
Megan
Capt. Ryan
"Spoon" Witherspoon
Pvt. Joe Kirkley
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Critic Reviews for Dog Soldiers
All Critics (38) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (8)
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Falls back mainly on army squad clichés and rote conflicts, along the way delivering a group of protagonists woefully short on personality.
March 30, 2010 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
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February 28, 2003 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula.
January 31, 2003 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
One of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since The Evil Dead.
October 25, 2002 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
Just about the best straight-up, old-school horror film of the last 15 years.
October 2, 2002 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
There is a welcome lack of pretension about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure.
June 25, 2002
Audience Reviews for Dog Soldiers
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Apr 26, 2015A British gem which revived the werewolf genre. Soldiers went to Scotland for expedition, Celtic werewolves attacked forcing them to retreat to a nearby house, they must fight or die to survive. Basically a Night of the Living Dead swapped with werewolves and skilled combatants. Surprisingly good, it's got non-stop action, real human conflicts, violence and gore. Everything you need for a good horror film. Neil Marshall is a genius.Sylvester K Super Reviewer
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Jul 30, 2014A pretty decent British horror film with some good action scenes plenty of gore, Some nice humour thrown in, The story has been done before but it's great heart pounding film.Jamie C Super Reviewer
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Nov 25, 2013Personal favourite Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday and Centurion), brought out his very first film, Dog Soldiers, back in '02. It most certainly set the pace for his (in my opinion) Magnum Opus, Doomsday. Starring Kevin McKidd (from Rome, Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Hannibal Rising) as well as Neil Marshall favourites Sean Pertwee (Skins, Event Horizon, Equilibrium, Doomsday, Mutant Chronicles, Ultramarines: The Movie), Emma Cleasby (Doomsday), Liam Cunningham (Centurion, Clash of the Titans, THe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Hunger, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Blood: The Last Vampire, Harry Brown), Darren Morfitt (Doomsday, Warrior, Manchester Passion), Chris Robson (Doomsday, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Band of Brothers, The Ghost Squad) as well as a cameo from the Godbeast of acting-badassery, Craig Conway (The Descent, Doomsday, Terry Pratchett's Hogfather) the film follows a platoon of soldiers dropped into the Scottish Highlands, who soon find themselves little more than lambs to the slaughter for a family of werewolves on the hunt. Which I mean, lets face it, you've got to try pretty hard to screw that up. Of course it's not screwed up, Dog Soldiers is an all time favourite of mine, and though I don't feel it could stand up against Doomsday, it just goes to show that you don't need the money or experience, when you have the creative clarity of a genre-genious like Neil Marshall. The idea is incredible, the cast is superb, the setting is fantastic, the cinematography is great, the werewolves are original and cool and the script is genuinely amazing. While I'm on the script, I feel it's important to get around to saying what I mean by "amazing" (this time around). I don't mean that there's no plot holes, dodgy moments or silly lines (because there most certainly are those things), I just mean that the dialogue and action-direction is out-of-this-world. Awesome. Of course the calibre of the actors helps this along I'm sure, but Mr. Marshall's screen writing is just. Plain. Great. As with all of his films (unfortunately only four to date) on Dog Soldiers, Neil Marshall doesn't take the route of directors like Guy Ritchie (Revolver, Snatch) or Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, The Box) who try to defy genre and fuck your mind (which technically speaking I do love) instead he sticks to the genre as best as he can. He takes every single good thing he's seen, and mixes is it all up to come out with a completely unique film. Though he has throwbacks to dozens of older films (mostly from the 80's) but rather than taking a tired old formula and repeating it in a cliched way, he emulates the things we loved, and lets us enjoy the ride. Dog Soldiers is the sort of movie you don't just watch, you unleash it on your friends all at once, it's one of the few horrors out there which is nothing but fun, without falling into that dank abyss that is self-parody. A smart, scary, hilarious and fantastic starting block that propelled my favourite director/screenwriter into the world of wonder he's still creating today, don't worry about the imperfections, just sit back, and love it. 85% -GimlyGimly M Super Reviewer
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Aug 24, 2013A fun action/horror/80's throwback movie that reminded me a lot of the movies like Predator or Aliens where it's basically a group of human vs an unstoppable beast that will tear you to shreds. A good watch, some neat things here and there, but is your basically your regular 80's action horror movie made 20 years later which is not necessarily a bad thing.ZACHO D Super Reviewer
Dog Soldiers Quotes
| Megan: | (describing the werewolves) Every month, when the moon is full, they hunt as a team. Dedicated to the kill. During that time, at least fifteen people have vanished. Hikers mostly. In small groups or alone. They're caught out in the open, hunted down, torn apart and devoured. I've never witness the actual slaughter, but the next day, no bodies, no werewolves, just blood. |
| Megan: | Every month, when the moon is full, they hunt as a team. Dedicated to the kill. During that time, at least fifteen people have vanished. Hikers mostly. In small groups or alone. They're caught out in the open, hunted down, torn apart and devoured. I've never witness the actual slaughter, but the next day, no bodies, no werewolves, just blood. |
| Terry Milburn: | (after attacking the werewolves) Dogs. More like pussies. |
| Terry Milburn: | Dogs. More like pussies. |
| Megan: | What happened? |
| R/man Phil Witherspoon: | What happened? We were attacked by huge fuckin' howlin' things, that's what. |
| Sgt. Harry Wells: | I am not breaking radio silence just cos' you lot got spooked by a dead flying fucking cow! |
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