Scream Factory Releasing Dog Soldiers

[Ian Jane]

From Neil Marshall's IG page:

[Ian Jane]

Update on the Scream Factory UHD release!



ARRIVES ON AUGUST 23, 2022 IN A 4K UHD™+ BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK FROM SCREAM FACTORY™

“One of the most explosive and purely enjoyable horror debuts since The Evil Dead”
Total Film

The terrifying thriller DOG SOLDIERS from the visionary director and producer Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday, Centurion, and episodes of Game Of Thrones) will finally unleash in a 4KUHD™+Blu-ray™ combo pack on August 23 from SCREAM FACTORY™. Directed by Marshall and starring Kevin McKidd (Rome, Trainspotting), Sean Pertwee (Gotham, Event Horizon), Emma Cleasby (Doomsday), and Liam Cunningham (Game Of Thrones, Clash Of The Titans), this highly anticipated release features New 4K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director Neil Marshall and cinematographer Sam McCurdy, and comes loaded with bonus content. Loyal fans and collectors ordering from Shoutfactory.com will receive an exclusive rolled 18x24 poster featuring the brand-new artwork available while supplies last.

A group of soldiers dispatched to the Scottish Highlands on special training maneuvers face their biggest fears after they run into Captain Ryan – the only survivor of a Special Ops team that was literally torn to pieces. Ryan refuses to disclose his mission even though whoever attacked his men might be hungry for seconds. Help arrives in the form of a local woman who shelters them in a deserted farmhouse deep in the forest ... but when they realize that they are surrounded by a pack of blood-lusting werewolves, it's apparent their nightmare has just begun!

Special Features:
DISC ONE (4K UHD):
• NEW 4K Restoration from The Original Camera Negative by Second Sight Films – Approved by Director Neil Marshall and director of photography Sam McCurdy – Presented in Dolby Vision
• NEW Audio Commentary by writer and associate professor of Film Alison Peirse
• Audio Commentary with Director Neil Marshall
• Audio Commentary with producers David Allen and Brian O’Toole
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):
• NEW 4K Restoration from The Original Camera Negative by Second Sight Films – Approved by Director Neil Marshall and director of photography Sam McCurdy
• NEW Audio Commentary by writer and associate professor of Film Alison Peirse
• NEW Werewolves, Crawlers, Cannibals and More – an interview with Neil Marshall
• NEW A History of Lycanthropy – author Gavin Baddeley on Werewolf Cinema
• NEW Werewolves, Folklore and Cinema – a video essay by author Mikel J. Koven
• Audio Commentary with Director Neil Marshall
• Audio Commentary with producers David Allen and Brian O’Toole
• Werewolves vs. Soldiers – a look at the making of DOG SOLDIERS featuring Interviews with Director Neil Marshall, Producers Christopher Figg and Keith Bell, Actors Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Leslie Simpson and Emma Cleasby, Special Effects Artist Bob Keen and more!
• A Cottage in the Woods - a look at the production design with production designer Simon Bowles
• UK Theatrical Trailers and U.S. Home Video Promo
• Combat – A short film by Neil Marshall
• Two Still Galleries – Photos from the Film and Rare Photos from Production Designer Simon Bowles and Special Effects Artist Dave Bonneywell's Archives

[agent999]

Good on them for doing a standard edition on the same day. Don't think I'll upgrade from the rather raw looking German UHD until this gets under £15. It's fun, but I can wait.

[Ian Jane]

Pre-order page is up for the Second Sight UHD release.



https://secondsightfilms.co.uk/colle...lable-may-30th

Special Features
A new 4K restoration from the Original Camera Negative approved by Director Neil Marshall and Director of Photography Sam McCurdy
Features 4K UHD and Blu-ray with bonus features on both formats
4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision HDR
Archive audio commentary by Director Neil Marshall
Archive audio commentary by Neil Marshall, Sam McCurdy, producer Keith Bell and actors Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd and Liam Cunningham
New audio commentary by writer and Associate Professor of Film Alison Peirse
Werewolves, Crawlers, Cannibals and More: a new 40-minute interview with Neil Marshall
A History of Lycanthropy: author Gavin Baddeley on Werewolf Cinema
Werewolves, Folklore and Cinema: a video essay by author Mikel J. Koven
Werewolves vs Soldiers: The Making of Dog Soldiers with Neil Marshall, Producers Christopher Figg and Keith Bell, Actors Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Darren Morfitt, Leslie Simpson and Emma Cleasby, Special Effects Artist Bob Keen and more!
A Cottage in the Woods: an interview with Production Designer Simon Bowles
Combat: a short film by Neil Marshall
Deleted Scenes and Gag Reel with optional commentary by Neil Marshall
Trailers and Photo Gallery
Optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
Limited Edition Contents
Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Chris Malbon
108 page book with new essays by Craig Ian Mann, Alison Peirse, Zoë Rose Smith, Anya Stanley, exclusive interview with Neil Marshall by Matthew Thrift, plus Behind the Scenes photos
6 collectors' art cards

[Ian Jane]

Coming 6/14/22 from Scream Factory.

[Darcy Parker]

To clarify, I'm not 100% sure those subs came from the Scream Factory release - they could be from another edition, or just somebody's fansubs or something... really made me laugh though, either way.

They honestly read like Shout subtitles, so I am guessing that was the disc ripped for that torrent.

[BW Haggar]

To clarify, I'm not 100% sure those subs came from the Scream Factory release - they could be from another edition, or just somebody's fansubs or something... really made me laugh though, either way.

[Darcy Parker]

I revisited 'Dog Soldiers' last month for the first time since seeing it on VHS(!) shortly after it came out, and thought it held up really well.

It wears its influences (Predator, Aliens, NOTLD etc) on its sleeve, and some aspects of the scripting are, um... rather ambiguous, to put it nicely, but the action is exhilarating, the gory stuff is horrible (in a good way) and there's a lot more solid acting and affecting character stuff than I remembered; even when it falls back on cliché, the cliché stuff rings true, if you know what I mean.

Unexpectedly, my wife went absolutely nuts for the movie, declaring it her favourite werewolf film ever, which I take as a pretty heavy seal of approval, given that I more-or-less expected her to hate it in view of the grim tone and relentless concentration on male/lad culture.

Speaking of which, we watched the film via a cheeky download which I think must have been taken from the US blu-ray, and whoever put the subtitles track together clearly had a nightmare trying to decipher the British slang which comprises most of the dialogue; there's lots of "(indecipherable)", "khazi" becomes "closet", "you what?" is "yours?", and at one point a squaddie tells the werewolves to "come and have a go if you think you're hot enough". Presumably the Second Sight edition will sort all that out to avoid immediate derision from UK-based customers...

That's hilarious! I have the near-legendarily rare Canadian DVD from the initial release in 2001, and the subtitles on that are perfect. Scream/Shout just can't resist fucking things up, it seems.

[BW Haggar]

I revisited 'Dog Soldiers' last month for the first time since seeing it on VHS(!) shortly after it came out, and thought it held up really well.

It wears its influences (Predator, Aliens, NOTLD etc) on its sleeve, and some aspects of the scripting are, um... rather ambiguous, to put it nicely, but the action is exhilarating, the gory stuff is horrible (in a good way) and there's a lot more solid acting and affecting character stuff than I remembered; even when it falls back on cliché, the cliché stuff rings true, if you know what I mean.

Unexpectedly, my wife went absolutely nuts for the movie, declaring it her favourite werewolf film ever, which I take as a pretty heavy seal of approval, given that I more-or-less expected her to hate it in view of the grim tone and relentless concentration on male/lad culture.

Speaking of which, we watched the film via a cheeky download which I think must have been taken from the US blu-ray, and whoever put the subtitles track together clearly had a nightmare trying to decipher the British slang which comprises most of the dialogue; there's lots of "(indecipherable)", "khazi" becomes "closet", "you what?" is "yours?", and at one point a squaddie tells the werewolves to "come and have a go if you think you're hot enough". Presumably the Second Sight edition will sort all that out to avoid immediate derision from UK-based customers...

[Ian Jane]

From Second Sight's FB page.

"With the negative scanned and restoration underway we've been held up as needed to scan an interpositive for a few seconds of FX shots. This has taken a few months of logistical issues to gain permission to access but is now in our hands and restoration completion will be end of Jan with a view to releasing 4K and Blu-ray by end of March. Thanks for patience everyone!

[Spaghetti Monkey]

For me, it really takes off once they're holed up in the house. Love that sort of thing.

[Matt H.]

I think this movie's overrated.

[Spaghetti Monkey]

I have the Scream, which is fine for a different look. But if this turns out well, i'll definitely buy this one again. My memory is so bad, i watched the Blu a year or two ago for the first time since it was new, and i had totally forgotten the big twist.

[Ian Jane]

[Ian Jane]

From the Second Sight FB page:

"**DOG SOLDIERS update** For several weeks we've been in discussion about the possibility of access to the negative to scan and create a new 4K restoration. We're very excited to say this will be going ahead and we plan to release on 4K UHD later in the year. The restoration will be a long process but we will update with progress as soon as we can. We think the wait will be worth it!"