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Dog Soldiers (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 23  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Synopsis: A squad of British soldiers is sent out on maneuvers into the wilds of Scotland. They thought the worst they had to worry about was missing the biggest football match of the decade, but what should have been a routine military exercise turns into a nightmare for Sergeant Harry Wells (Sean... A squad of British soldiers is sent out on maneuvers into the wilds of Scotland. They thought the worst they had to worry about was missing the biggest football match of the decade, but what should have been a routine military exercise turns into a nightmare for Sergeant Harry Wells (Sean Pertwee) and Riflemen Lawrence Cooper (Kevin Mckidd), Joe Kirkley (Chris Robson), Terry Milburn (Leslie Simpson), Phil Witherspoon (Darren Morfitt) and Corporal Bruce Campbell (Thomas Lockyer).

ething's out there ... and it's hungry. Very hungry. And hairy ... very hairy.

Stumbling into the encampment of Captain Richard Ryan (Liam Cunningham), on a mysterious Top Secret mission for the Special Operations Division, the squad finds him mortally injured and his crack unit torn to shreds.

Stunned by the blood-soaked aftermath and unable to get any sense from Ryan, the shocked men are led by local girl Megan (Emma Bleasby) to a deserted farmhouse deep in the forest for refuge.

Inside, the table is set for dinner and something meaty is bubbling on the stove, but no one is home. Strange noises outside grow closer and closer -- a strangely hairy family is coming home and they're hungry.

With no radio contact, no live ammunition and only each other to rely on, the soldiers must rely on brute force and cunning if they are to fight the werewolves battering down the doors and smashing through the windows.

Who will survive the terrifying threat?

And what will be left of those that do? -- official site [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Liam Cunningham, Thomas Lockyer

Director: Neil Marshall
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall

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Apr 9, 2007

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A rip-roaring comedy action fest that'll put hairs on your chest.

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Jamie Russell
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A grim, flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level.

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Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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One of the best all-out, no-apologies, hell-bent-for-leather horror films to emerge from the beginning of the 21st century

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Steve Biodrowski
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One of the best horror movies of 2002

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Cole Smithey
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A relentlessly gripping werewolf thriller. One of the best horror films of recent years.

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Emanuel Levy
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One of those ‘exception to the rule’ horror movies in which a little humour and a lot of effort go a very long way.

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Scott Weinberg
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Pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away. It's fun, but it's a real howler.

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Shannon J. Harvey
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every once in a while, a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that I usually dread encountering the most - The Fanboy

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Brian Mckay
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Jonathan Perry
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