great gore!

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2005)

Having seen dog soldiers, I was expecting a rather comical, tongue in cheek, run of the mill horror movie. But I was pleasantly surprised. Usually, horror movies with such in your face gore don't scare me at all. I'm much more unsettled by implied horror. But this movie brought a whole new perspective for me. I can honestly say I have never jumped and screamed so much in the cinema. I think I screamed out loud about 9 times, and this is highly unusual for me. Although the plot is paper thin, as was dog soldiers', it is still a thoroughly enjoyable movie. It takes a while to get going, about half an hour in before you see any real action, but once it gets going it's like a roller coaster ride. A real scream. I can't wait to see the next movie form this director. This movie is great if you like your movies bloody and shocking. I highly recommend it.