I love this and won’t tire of watching it. Fantastic action, horror film, that doesn’t take itself too seriously and has perfectly timed brilliant British humour throughout. Love the cast too, some of my favourite British Actors. Top British Cult Horror Film! Do watch, you won’t regret it. Don’t take it too seriously; despite it being a fast action, gory horror, it’s done with tongue in cheek too.

I had a lot of fun with "Dog Soldiers". It's action-packed from start to finish with great British dialogue and quips. It's got a very likable hero. Actually there are multiple heroes and they all have their own great moments. It's bloody, even gory, and it tells a really good werewolf origin story. The werewolf transformation scenes are mostly hidden from the viewer, no doubt because they couldn't recreate them or the budget wouldn't allow it. The werewolves are a bit rubbery looking and they aren't shown in extended shots but they are edited into the movie really well and are intimidating and relentless. The action starts right away and does not let up. The sense of isolation is overwhelming at times. I saw a critic describe this as the "British werewolf equivalent of "Aliens"" and that is a pretty on-the-nose description.

This move is a little like _Night of the Living Dead_, but with werewolves. There is strong acting and plenty of action, but what I really love about this movie is the werewolves. They look amazing. Rather than CGI, the makers of the movie go for costumes and make up, and man does it work. These beasts look scary and ferocious. It has a very cool ending too, although it won't be a surprise for the viewer who is paying attention.

In his directorial debut, Neil Marshall created an interesting world with some new takes on the werewolf mythos. It pits a group of British soldiers on a training exercise against a pack of werewolves in the Scottish wilderness. Instead of focusing on the transformations and the human element of the werewolf, it really felt more like Alien or Predator. I liked the choice quite a bit. There were some cheesy things that didn't set well with me that took me out of the movie. I wanted to tell Mr. Marshall that the actors didn't have to say a "badass" line before something happened. I had forgiven most of it, but when the "time of the month" line came out I inadvertently yelled at the TV in disgust. My fair rating reflected this because I really wanted to love Dog Soldiers. The werewolves were really interesting looking and the filmmakers did a wonderful job setting up the atmosphere. The script just needed a little more refinement in my opinion.

There really haven’t been a lot of werewolf movies that I’ve really enjoyed, but this is one I think is pretty good. It’s low budget but they did well with the costumes and practical effects, fun action scenes. The plot was a bit predictable but it’s still manages to keep the viewer entertained.