@@4523bgb bad moon is 👎 i think you mean an american werewolf in london 1981 or the howling 1981 or silver bullet 1985 bilions times better then bad moon.!
Dog Soldiers is a great example of how the best monster/slasher films have good, likeable characters, and how that is foundational to the effectiveness of the formula. far too many of these films nowadays deliberately have annoying, unlikeable characters and it doesnt work for these kinds of films, imo. wanting the carnage, and also wanting the characters to live, is a crucial emotional juxtaposition that makes this genre work.
That was the number one problem I had with 2000's horror, that and the prioritization of gore over storytelling basically turned me away from horror and made me think that's how the entire genre was, I'm very glad I gave it another shot tho, horror is great
That’s the problem I have with every A24 horror movie… just full of glib/sarcastic framing of characterization that is just a ploy to “show off” how familiar the filmmakers are with the the genre but no heart at all
Saw this late night on the Syfy channel back when it was still Sci Fi. This movie rules so hard. Thanks for reviewing it. It definitely deserves a bigger audience. They do so well with the werewolf effects and the film is shot so grittly.
As a werewolf fan, Dog Soldiers was a great movie that I think more werewolf movies should take notes from. I really respected the concept of the werewolves here. On top of the typical strength, healing factor, and resilience to pretty much anything that wasn't silver we are used to, they were not just mindless monsters. They had human levels of intellect, and they operated together using strategy. In a way, they moved sort of like soldiers. There is also more motivation for the werewolves. It's been a while since I saw the movie, but I think the Soldiers were on their land, so the werewolves are also sort of defending their property. I also liked the werewolf design. I believe it was a good combination of beast and man. A more wolf-like head with a hairless human-like body. They also were bipedal, which I like better than four-legged werewolves because they are taller and more imposing while also keeping that human-like structure they have before transforming.
@@malice4777 + the contrast of main characters doing smart tactical decisions, counting ammo, using coms and cooperating. It is like both sides are trying to outsmart each other. I love this movie so much!
@tronman9227 I dunno if that counts as a one-liner. He doesn't say it before he kills the bad guy, he says it right before he dies. It's defiant and badass, but still...
I remember first watching this with my mate who was in the British Army at the time this film came out and the thing he always says is this film has just so much "squaddie humour", whoever the British Army consultant was on this film absolutely nailed it. It was also set a few miles from where we lived, so it's always held a special place in our hearts. Whenever we're bro-ing out, we always chuck this on.
@@darklink2000 Yea, it is quite disappointing actually. I can’t take his opinion as valid on anything if I know he can’t be honest and fair. Praise what deserves it and trash what deserves it. Thats what he used to do.
Drinker made Chris a meme; he needs to do this sort of thing and it'll work out better, now he refuses to do any criticism. I've always liked how Chris discusses music, atmosphere and other less obvious points.
I love this movie. The practical effects are so awesome. I especially love the part where a character knows he’s gonna die and he spits in the werewolves face and tells him “I hope I give you the shits.”
Spoon: All right, you bastards... [ignites flare] Spoon: Come and have a go, if you think you're hard enough! Spoon: [pause] Well, come on, you beauties!
Exactly. They were sparing with it too.I can only really remember the captain's guts, when the guy gets chowed down on in the car and they open it up and of course the werewolves themselves which look downright terrifying. Not every practical horror has to be The Thing with crazy effects every 10 minutes.
I love this movie. The protagonist’s actually fight back and when they die, it’s not because they were stupid. It really solidifies the werewolves being an actual threat, and you understand that if these badass SF guys are getting slaughtered, what the hell could a regular person do? The practical effects and werewolf designs are also very good and used sparingly enough to keep them suspenseful, and used very cinematically in my opinion. There’s some great shots in this film that all involve the werewolves but don’t show everything, just enough so you know the basic idea, but your mind is able to fill in the rest of the horrors.
As someone who's spent a lot of time around army barracks and with people in the armed forces let me tell you: this is about the most accurate portrayal of British squaddies ever put to film. As someone says in the making of documentary 'this is a soldier film with werewolves, not a werewolf film with soldiers'.
Chris Stuckmann Halloween reviews. Yaaaaayy !!! So glad you still keep making it. (You know Joker 2 sucks ass when Chris is not even there to give it a "I had a decent time with it")
Dog Soldiers completely sells the camaraderie of squaddies. I remember the commentary on the DVD being really good. A lot of the stuff was really lo-fi due to the budget, or lack thereof. Still think it's one of Neil Marshall's best films.
It blows my mind that anyone who is a fan of horror has never seen this masterpiece. I saw it as a kid and loved it. It’s even better as a 30 year old. They don’t make many movies like this anymore it sucks
This is easily my favourite werewolf movie. And something to appreciate is that it isn't told from the perspective of the werewolves themselves, it's told from the perspective of these soldiers, so we experience things the same time as they do, making the threat of the werewolves and the revelations that happen all the more menacing and impactful.
Most unique werewolf ever made and a strong contender for best werewolf movie period. I watched this for the first time when I was 5 years old with my dad and that was me obsessed with horror immediately after I watched silver bullet then the werewolf became my All time favourite movie monster
Great review Chris. I first saw this at the cinema over 20 years ago, and I still watch it every year. My favourite character is definitely Spoon. That one on one fight he has with the werewolf in the kitchen is fucking amazing! He punches, kicks, stabs, throws crockery, and even smashes the werewolf over the head with a frying pan. But no matter what he does that motherf****g werewolf just keeps on coming. Poor old Spoon! At least he went out like a badass.
It’s just sheer desperation to stay alive and the actor does such a great job, you really feel for him. Poor b*stard, but yeah at least he got to go out like a badass!
I love this movie so much. As someone from the North East of England (same as Neil Marshall), I actually appreciate the regional diversity of a lot of the characters because it makes the film much more natural. A lot of people talk about how this film realistically shows what British soldiers are actually like, which it does. But I'd go one further and say that this film realistically portrays what a lot Brits in general are like, outside of the usual Downtown Abbey period dramas or early Guy Ritchie films. Plus, fun fact, Kevin McKidd who plays the main character of Cooper in this film, was also the voice of Soap McTavish in the original COD: Modern Warfare games. So whenever I rewatch this film, it's hard not to imagine I'm watching a live action version of COD but with werewolves.
@@LoyaltotheNightsky Yes, but you apparently missed the irony. He wanted to avoid making public when he has a negative opinion of a movie... but by not reviewing a movie that everyone else is reviewing, he's just making it public anyway.
@@erictrobin I thought he just didn't want to make a big deal out of negative things since it's what everybody on the Internet does now and he doesn't enjoy it anymore, especially given what he's trying to do now. I just don't really see the issue personally. And since we know he won't review movies he doesn't like, it's not like he's being dishonest, as some people claim. He's told everyone this in a straightforward manner.
@@LoyaltotheNightsky But I don't see any problem with his choice, I wasn't criticizing. I just find this situation funny: knowing that he didn't like a movie because he didn't review it.
For me, this was the first movie I saw that had some characters from the North East of England. It's still an accent that's very rare in films, normally reserved for pit village movies like Billy Elliot. It was great to hear it in an action movie context, we'd all be quoting Spoon at the playground.
I have yet to see a single RU-vid reviewer mention the most impressive thing about this movie; the thing that made me immediately go out of my way to rewatch the film. The whole film ties in perfectly with the credits in a concept I have yet to see replicated as well as it was in Dog Soldiers. It blew my mind for such a simple concept. This movie has a great twist, a great ending call back, great characters, great costumes, great practical effects, lots of action, and that freaking tooth scene which was aped by many action films since... Dog Soldiers was just really well made. They didn't need to go this hard, but they did, and it was amazing.
I remember when this was coming out they made the trailers look a lot like the British Army Recruitment adverts at the time. It was also kept a little vague as to what it actually was. Saw it at the cinema and we loved it. Portrayal of the squaddies was spot on. Competent, fighting hard - thats what makes the bad guys more frightening when they start winning.
Another great thing about this is the script. It's packed full of believable dialogue, humour that doesn't take away from the serious scenes but also it does exposition very well. it's not shoehorned in but it gives you just enough where you're about as lost as the soldiers, with enough to understand what they're fighting against. Great film.
Oh man, one of my all time favourite horror movies. Some genuinely scary scenes too, especially the opening scene. I'm Irish so I grew up on British TV and this was always one of my go-to movies. Me and my pals quoted the hell out of it at Uni. Neil Marshall followed this up with another one of my all-time favourites, The Descent. Which also got a lot of watching in my Uni years. Great memories
Not a horror fan as such, but I rented this dvd several times back in the day, I love it! The indelible image of the shadows of the creatures comes to mind at the very mention of the title. (Love your thoughtful and energetic reviews.)
One of my favorite films of any genre. I still have the Blockbuster copy I borrowed, as well as the Blu-Ray. I remember Sci-Fi Channel running it as a 'Sci-Fi Original' back in the day and being unnerved by the commercials.
I was in the British army and watched it on ops when it came out and instant hit with us all. The slang used was specific to the British army and demonstrated the research conducted by the writers and director.
I was 14 when this came out and I loved it right away, I've watched it countless times over the years it's just a great time. COME AND HAVE A GO IF YOU THINK YOU'RE HARD ENOUGH!
Sarg,how will you know what time it is?"well spoon I'll count won't i" Remember seeing this on the big screen ❤ Chris really glad someone's reviewed this ,thanks 🎉
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Very entertaining and arguably the BEST werewolf movie !! Hands down
The best memories of this film from when I was a kid with my mates. We used to play run outs in a country park near where we love pretending the werewolves were chasing us. When it grabs the guns cracks me up every time.
I love Dog Soldiers! Finally you found another Shudder film you like. I'm sorry you didn't like Vicious Fun, Mayhem, Glorious of a dozen others you didn't review thus didn't like. But glad to see this here
I remember making my dad rent this one for me about a million times. The practical prosthetics and effects for the werewolves are seriosusly some of the best I've ever seen.
This is a very deserving film to be reviewed by you and is underrated as hell. I was bored out of my mind when I decided to watch this in the theater some 20 years ago. I came out a wolf.
I had a similar experience (trying to) watching this movie. I heard about it for years, but never quite could find a good way to watch it, and then randomly it just popped up on a free streaming service. I was so happy that it met and exceeded my expectations.
I just watched this for the first time last night and HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME! Best werewolf film I've seen. It was like the cinematography from 28 Days Later mixed with feral giant werewolves. EPIC!
This is one of my top horror/suspense movies. I remember seeing it when it came out. It stands up even now as one of the absolute BEST werewolf movies ever.
Watched it tonight for the first time. I had heard about it, I just never got around to it. I loved it!! Awesome acting, incredible practical effects, just a great movie all around. It's free on Prime now.
About 20 years ago, two friends and I went to the video store and tried to see who could rent the cheesiest low-budget horror movie. I choose 'Dog Soldiers' (based on the DVD case). My friends and I were blown away by how good it is (the other two movie were crap). I've been a fan of Neil Marshall ever since.
I'm so happy you've done this film, I've been wanting you to since I started watching your channel. I've been watching this since it came out, I love it.
I love this film, it’s so much fun!!! Yes, you can tell it has a tiny budget but Neil Marshall did such a great job of hiding that for the most part. Dog Soldiers actually got a theatrical release in the UK and was a minor hit but as great as it is, perhaps the best thing about it is it allowed Marshall to go on and direct The Descent, which is an absolute classic and one of the best horror films of the 2000s IMO.
Just after this came out me and my brother where working in woodgreen London, went for a pint after work and the lad who played spoons was in there playing pool, he's from up north and we're scousers so we ended up drinking and playing pool the rest of the night with him. Just the same as his character in the film. This and the howling, the best werewolf films in my opinion
He won't talk about Joker 2 because he didn't like it. And he won't talk about "not talking about it" because he can't blame studio interference this time.
