No shirtless underwear models lusting after teenage girls here, just a bunch of normal guys desperately trying to survive the night.

When the Koch MediaBook was released, including a 4K authoring, it was later revealed it came from the same source. The grain is finer and more refined, though of course it’s still just a bit heavier than it would have been with a 35 mm negative. We reviewed the Region free UK Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Dog Soldiers on a Panasonic TX-65HZ1000B Ultra HD 4K TV with a Panasonic DP-UB450 Dolby Vision HDR10+ 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player.One thing that really surprised me this time around was just how beautifully epic Mark Thomas' score is. There are some lovely effects on show: the helicopter in the beginning, the various gunshots, the howling, upstairs footsteps, bullets whizzing past your head, etc. It’s still miles away from the completely incoherent visual anarchy of a Michael Bay film, but Marshall’s confidence in handling action scenes has improved considerably since he made his feature debut with this film. A History of Lycanthropy is an interview with author Gavin Baddeley, who collaborated on the FrightFest Guide to Werewolf Movies with Marshall. The colors are muted throughout the film, with drab earth tones predominating, but once again that’s an accurate representation of how the film was produced.

I’ve been a fan of Clover’s work since 1992, but I’ve never though of Dog Soldiers in these terms before, so I’m grateful for what Peirse has accomplished here. Hurts so much that you’ll grab your own body part that you see getting busted onscreen for someone else. It’s filled with blood, gore, gallows humour and a plethora of nods, winks and references to other films ranging from Aliens to The Matrix.

Originally released in 2002, Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers was an immediate favourite upon release because it felt unique and surprising in the thriller/horror genre.