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Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 12:23:38 GMT 1

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Post by richardburton on Mar 13, 2007 12:23:38 GMT 1

Thoughts and opinions on this British action horror?

I personally LOVE it. It's very gritty, got some of the best one-liners ever. Genuinely funny, great action, some good suspense and some great gore. A great British cast, including the awesome Sean Pertwee and a couple of great Geordies.

Some quotes...

Spoon: I hope I give you the shits, you fucking wimp.

Spoon: Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough.

Sergeant Harry Wells: My guts are out Coop!
Cooper: We'll just put 'em back in then!
Sergeant Harry Wells: They're not gonna fucking fit!
Cooper: Of course they'll fit, man!

Wells: All right, then, time sync. I got zero-seven-thirty coming up in three... two... one... check.
Spoon: Oh, bollocks, I don't believe this.
Wells: What is it now, Witherspoon?
Spoon: Left me watch at the barracks, Sarge.
Wells: Take a breather every once in a while, son, you'll live longer.
Terry: Nice work, Spoon, you tosser.
Joe: Took the words right out of my mouth.
Spoon: And you'll be taking my boot out your mouth in a minute, Joe, you baldy twat.

Wells: If we do happen to make contact, I expect nothing less than gratuitous violence from the lot of ya. Because we're firing blanks doesn't mean we have to be thinking nice thoughts. So you remember, you keep the fire down, right, you get stuck in and you kick their fucking teeth out, or I guarantee you, Joe, they will be eating your bollocks for breakfast, sunshine.
Terry: Hard-boiled or fried, Sarge?
Wells: Scrambled.

Sergeant Harry Wells: We are now up against live, hostile targets. So, if Little Red Riding Hood should show up with a bazooka and a bad attitude, I expect you to chin the bitch.

Spoon: Know what this reminds me of? Rourke's Drift. 100 men of Harlech, making a desperate stand against 10,000 Zulu warriors. Outnumbered, surrounded, staring death in the face and not flinching for a moment. Balls of British steel.
Joe: You're bloody loving this, aren't you?

Megan: What happened?
Spoon: What happened? We were attacked by huge fuckin' howlin' things, that's what.

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darkelastic Been Here a while! Posts: 151	Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 12:27:55 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darkelastic on Mar 13, 2007 12:27:55 GMT 1 I also love this film. But, the one thing that really pisses me off is the last one liner: "They think its all over..." I'm English and it made me cringe.
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richardburton Moderator Milk Monitor Liz says Ho Ho Ho! Posts: 2,625	Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 12:38:29 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by richardburton on Mar 13, 2007 12:38:29 GMT 1 Yeah, but it's supposed to be a bit corny. The football theme runs all the way through from beginning to end.
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darkelastic Been Here a while! Posts: 151	Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 13:04:37 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darkelastic on Mar 13, 2007 13:04:37 GMT 1 All the others I can take. That bit is just wrong!!!
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Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 13:20:42 GMT 1

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richardburton said:

Thoughts and opinions on this British action horror?

I like it quite a bit, despite the fact that I generally don't care for low-budget horror. This film doesn't forget that *suspense* is the main ingredient of real horror-- not barf-bag special effects. I think it's quite well written, the characters are well developed, and I didn't see the shocker of an ending coming-- altho some of my friends did.

In short, films like this one and "28 Days Later" show that very good horror films can be made for relatively little money. Especially now that Digital Video cameras can film scenes as well as "real film", and for a lot less money!

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Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 14:28:36 GMT 1

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Post by killraven on Mar 13, 2007 14:28:36 GMT 1

Ah, some great lines in that film

You managed to overlook the following

"Chin the bitch!"
"I'm in the khazi!!!"
"How are you gonna tell the time Sarge?" "I'll just have to count, won't I?"
"How are you feeling Sarge?" [Sarge is holding his guts in] "Just a touch of gas..."

and of course the brilliant devil tattoo story

I thought the effects were top rate, and, after seeing the pathetic attempts at monster CGI in such films as "An American Werewolf in Paris", so glad they went the "man in a suit" route...it really manages to suspend your disbelief

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killraven Been Here a while! Posts: 143	Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 14:30:34 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by killraven on Mar 13, 2007 14:30:34 GMT 1 Apparently they stole some lines from other films too... for example - "I am a professional soldier" - The Wild Geese "There is no Spoon..." - The Matrix "Short controlled bursts" - Aliens KR
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richardburton Moderator Milk Monitor Liz says Ho Ho Ho! Posts: 2,625	Dog Soldiers Mar 13, 2007 15:31:21 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by richardburton on Mar 13, 2007 15:31:21 GMT 1 lol just so many great quotable lines
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Luperis Trustee I'm perfectly sane... it's the rest of the world that's crazy! Posts: 281	Dog Soldiers Mar 18, 2007 3:08:16 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Luperis on Mar 18, 2007 3:08:16 GMT 1 Yeah... it's a good little film. I watched it a little while ago with a few of my friends, and we all quite enjoyed it. Some of the lines are great. The fact that it doesn't really take itself too seriously adds to the humour as well.