16. Dog Soldiers dir. by Neil Marshall (2002) Before Doomsday, before The Descent, and before the terrible Centurion, Neil Marshall brought us Dog Soldiers. Out in the wilds of Scotland, the military is running regular training exercises. Everything’s going as planned until a bunch of werewolves show up and start tearing soldiers limb-from-limb. This movie is worth watching if only for the costuming on the werewolves. I love it. Plus, as Bloody Disgusting said in their review years ago, “This movie also contains the first man/werewolf boxing match ever produced for your viewing pleasure.” Watch the trailer | Buy it on Amazon: BD, DVD | Rent it on Netflix

16. Dog Soldiers dir. by Neil Marshall (2002)

Before Doomsday, before The Descent, and before the terrible Centurion, Neil Marshall brought us Dog Soldiers.

Out in the wilds of Scotland, the military is running regular training exercises. Everything’s going as planned until a bunch of werewolves show up and start tearing soldiers limb-from-limb.

This movie is worth watching if only for the costuming on the werewolves. I love it. Plus, as Bloody Disgusting said in their review years ago, “This movie also contains the first man/werewolf boxing match ever produced for your viewing pleasure.”

Watch the trailer | Buy it on Amazon: BD, DVD | Rent it on Netflix

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4. An American Werewolf in London dir. by John Landis (1981) What happens when two Americans go wandering around the outskirts of England during a full moon? They happen upon a local pub, are shunned by the townsfolk and become fodder for the local werewolf. Unfortunately for Jack (Griffin Dunne), the werewolf takes a liking to his insides first. Luckily (?) for David (David Naughton), the townsfolk find their conscience before the werewolf finishes him off. And finally, lucky for us, we get a great movie out of it. The practical effects in the film are top notch, especially considering it’s 1981 release. David’s transformation scene is still one of my favorite monster moments of all time. Rick Baker’s (Videodrome, Thriller, Gremlins 2) use of robotics is still convincing to this day. His makeup work on the decaying ghosts of David’s victims are about on par with the stuff Greg Nicotero is doing with the soon to aired The Walking Dead series. This is watch it now on Netflix in standard definition, but I’d recommend renting the Blu-ray disc. The transfer is excellent. Watch the trailer | Buy on Amazon: BD, DVD | Watch it now on Netflix

4. An American Werewolf in London dir. by John Landis (1981)

What happens when two Americans go wandering around the outskirts of England during a full moon? They happen upon a local pub, are shunned by the townsfolk and become fodder for the local werewolf. Unfortunately for Jack (Griffin Dunne), the werewolf takes a liking to his insides first. Luckily (?) for David (David Naughton), the townsfolk find their conscience before the werewolf finishes him off. And finally, lucky for us, we get a great movie out of it.

The practical effects in the film are top notch, especially considering it’s 1981 release. David’s transformation scene is still one of my favorite monster moments of all time. Rick Baker’s (Videodrome, Thriller, Gremlins 2) use of robotics is still convincing to this day. His makeup work on the decaying ghosts of David’s victims are about on par with the stuff Greg Nicotero is doing with the soon to aired The Walking Dead series.

This is watch it now on Netflix in standard definition, but I’d recommend renting the Blu-ray disc. The transfer is excellent.

Watch the trailer | Buy on Amazon: BD, DVD | Watch it now on Netflix

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