I remember when this movie 1st came out. I'm not a big fan of werewolf movies, but I liked some of the actors in this movie. Irecorded it, & my Brother came by to watch it with me. IT DID NOT DISAAPOINT!!! We were excited because we figured thier would be good movies released on SyFy channel. Boy, were we wrong!! It's a pity that this is one of the few SyFy channel's released movies that are worth watching!! It's a different concept with a great cast, setting, and story. It start fast, then kinda slows down for about 10 minutes, then it nevers let's go!! I would highly recommend putting this in your movie queque as it will never disappoint!!

A decent, competent attempt at adding to the werewolf genre, considering this is a very low-budget flick with no "name" actors. Just relax and go with the flow! Much of the movie is in almost darkness, so be prepared. I had some problems with the audio track from time to time, watched this on DVD, so could use subtitles as needed. Interesting scenery, clean cinematography. 5/10.

Attacked by horrific wild beasts while completing a military exercise, a group of British soldiers have to unexpectedly put their skills and training to use in this action thriller with a horror twist. The film is slow to warm up with not one but two prologue sequences (neither of which enhance story) before the film switches to the soldiers in training, but things soon get interesting as the attacks begin. It all starts with a dead cow being hurled at them, which the soldiers of course do not think twice about, believing it to be part of the training. The film does not quite milk their ignorance for all it is worth, but even when they catch onto the seriousness of the situation, it is all quite engaging as we are only shown the briefest snippets of the creatures, mostly in silhouette at that. As the film plods further along though, we get to see more and more of the creatures and the novelty and shock value is not the same when they are seen in full view. The film also feels drawn out given the slimness of the premise. There are a couple of pivotal twists in the second half, but the movie may have well worked better at two thirds of its actual length (with less opportunity for repetitive action). With old school, non-CGI special effects and the occasional thoughtful thing to say about army weaponry and protocols, 'Dog Soldiers' has a fair bit going for it, but the potential for more is noticeable.

I am a HUGE werewolf fan. Going back to childhood, werewolves were always my favorite little "sect" of monsters, more than vampires, zombies, witches, etc. It is a sad fact, though, while Hollywood and indie horror have churned out a plethora of bloodsucking vampires, flocks of mindless zombies and a gazillion ghost stories, they just can't seem to produce a great werewolf movie. In fact, I could probably (truthfully) name about ten movies in the entire history of filmdom that really, truly do werewolves justice. So, when I hear of great werewolf movies I go in ready to devour them. This one is not a let down. This is a great werewolf movie packed full of tight thrills.This came to my attention about a decade ago because of the popularity of THE DESCENT. As I talked with fellow horror fans, everyone kept saying "you have to check out his werewolf movie". Wait a minute....a werewolf movie, that people are really digging, directed by the guy that did THE DESCENT? I'm in. I actually bought it on DVD before I ever saw it (something I don't do often) and was more than happy that I did.A group a soldiers out on a routine training mission, deep in the forest, playing war games against a special forces unit. Our gang of soldiers is, suddenly, thrust into brutal action though as something has wiped out the special forces guys, something bestial, something that is now hunting our soldiers. We got only glimpses of fur and claws, at first, amping up our expectations. The unit is "rescued" by a young zoologist who is familiar with the area and brings them to a farm house, where no one is home. The soldiers hole up inside the house and fortify themselves against the monsters as the beasts continue to lead an all night assault against the house.One of the things that works so well here is using a group of soldiers rather than (thank god) teenagers or something similar. It keeps the movie unique, but it also presents a very different angle to the movie. There is a bond among these men, a sense of brotherhood that is there from the beginning. Yes, we get some bonding moments as the unit tightens together, but they have each other's backs and that sense of loyalty to each other brings something deeper to this movie than having a random group of civilians being killed would have done. It, also, allows for a fresh take on exactly why these men are really out there in the forest and what their true mission was, even if they were unaware.I really dig the creature design, also. That's ultimately what makes so many werewolf movies fail. Being such a fan of the genre, I have seen MANY werewolf movies and so few can get it right. The classics like THE WOLFMAN just went for the "shaggy guy" look and never tried for anything really lupine. There is the really cheap way out, a la THE BEAST MUST DIE where it's just a dog and they eschew makeup effects at all. Recently, movies like GINGER SNAPS and LATE PHASES have his odd look to the werewolves that doesn't have enough hair or enough canine quality to really be convincing. This take an approach that owes a lot to the design of THE HOWLING, they are erect creatures with humanish bodies and canine heads and, in my humble opinion, the best route to take the werewolf design. I will admit, though, that they don't hold up quite so well in close up, but they look fantastic from a few feet back and I PRAISE the film makers for going practical and not CGI.If I have any complaint about the movie and the only thing keeping it from a slightly higher score is that the formula of the plot is a little too well tread. Yes, as I said, I think they add some nice new ingredients with the soldiers and a cast of good adult actors, but we start off with a scene I've seen in far too many movies as an opener. A couple camping in the woods, something is outside the tent, something gets in the tent, shed some blood, roll title. Once we get to the farmhouse, also, the movie is nothing but a clone of the formula that started with THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Carpenter stole it, famously, in ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 and a thousand horror movies have used it since. Our heroes are holed up in a house with the monsters outside. Board up the doors, board up the windows and prepare to keep the monsters at bay. I understand that there are really only so many tropes you can follow and all movies boil down to the same dozen or so plot lines, but more could have been done here and I would rather that they kept the action in the forest. I would have like a hunter and hunted movie a little better, but with all of that said, this is still an excellent movie that I highly recommend.