Go Back  DVD Talk Forum > Entertainment Discussions > Movie Talk
Reload this Page >

anyone see dog soldiers?

Community
Search
Movie Talk A Discussion area for everything movie related including films In The Theaters

anyone see dog soldiers?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-06-03, 03:04 PM
  #1  
Cool New Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
anyone see dog soldiers?

This movie looks awesome from reading the box. it compares itself to evil dead, aliens, and predator but I didn't think it was better than any of those movies. Well maybe evil dead 1 but not 2. It takes the first half of the movie before it really gets going and through out the whole thing its just a lot of cussing (which isn't even used well) what do you think of this movie?

Chris
Old 01-06-03, 06:59 PM
  #2  
DVD Talk Godfather
 
The Bus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: New York
Posts: 54,916
Received 19 Likes on 14 Posts
Have read a lot of "hype" (if you can hype an indie werewolf movie from Britain) but have yet to pick it up. Will probably need to watch my copies of The Fog and Fulci's The Black Cat before I need to satiate my appetite for horror.
Old 01-06-03, 07:43 PM
  #3  
DVD Talk Legend
 
DeputyDave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 14,080
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
I'm a big horror fan, so take this with a grain of salt; I loved it. Sure, it had a bit cheeze on top, but a good scare flick. Comparable to Ameican Werewolf in London, without as much humor.
Old 01-07-03, 09:51 AM
  #4  
DVD Talk Legend
 
d2cheer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Posts: 11,481
Received 264 Likes on 192 Posts
I love it!! Easily one of the BEST Werewolf movies ever made and that is saying alot!! The acting is very good in it, that is one of the things that makes it very good. Not some cheesy teenage slasher type picture.
Old 01-07-03, 09:57 AM
  #5  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 852
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I enjoyed it as well. It takes a few minutes to get used to the British accents thought. For a low budget movie it was done extremely well. I wouldn't quite rank it as high as american werewolf in london or silver bullit, but it is a solid flick and definitely worth a look.
Old 01-07-03, 10:51 AM
  #6  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Posts: 23,512
Received 204 Likes on 158 Posts
I liked it too. It's actually more of a solider movie with werewolves in it than a werewolf flick.
Old 01-07-03, 01:06 PM
  #7  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Jaymole's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: N.Y, N.Y
Posts: 10,537
Received 444 Likes on 251 Posts
I picked this up as a blind buy and I was glad I did. Very enjoyable with some inventive moments, fine performances and no CGI ( which would have hurt this film ie:American Werewolf in Paris). I can't believe that no studio picked this up for theaterical distribution here in the U.S, especially seeing all the crap that makes it's way into the theaters.

They're going to make a Dog Soldiers 2. Don't know how that will be, I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Old 01-07-03, 02:19 PM
  #8  
BT
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Sunny San Diego
Posts: 1,293
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I rented this one a while back and was pleasantly surprised at how much myself (and my friend) enjoyed it. I probably would have never seen it had I not read about it from one of the reviewers here at DVDTalk.

-BT

Rent it at least.
Old 03-14-03, 10:51 PM
  #9  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 7,985
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I just caught this one tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it. It does take a little while to get moving, but once it does, it's pretty well done. Worth seeing for the intense last 10 minutes alone.

Old 03-15-03, 01:21 AM
  #10  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Sitting on a beach, earning 20%
Posts: 9,917
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
All I can say is... someone give that director a budget. If he can make THAT good a film out of cinema's equivalent of table scraps, imagine what he can do with more.

I hope Dog Soldiers 2 will take a course of action like The Road Warrior - a film in itself that doesn't necessarily forget the film it's continuing from.
Old 03-15-03, 03:09 AM
  #11  
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Indiana
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I really enjoyed this movie. It was a blind buy for me and one of the more pleasant suprises in my collection.
Old 03-15-03, 09:22 PM
  #12  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: TX
Posts: 392
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I also rented this after reading this thread and seeing it listed in the Cineschlock best-of 2002 list. As someone who's not the biggest horror fan, I really enjoyed it. There are plenty of moments which reminded me of various other horror classics, but I saw it more as homages than blatant ripoffs.

I wish there were more movies like this in the states instead of what passes for action these days.
Old 03-16-03, 12:20 AM
  #13  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Posts: 785
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Fun. But it seemed the dialogue was not that loud and had to turn up the volume. And the accent did take getting use to.

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.