You might have guessed that the theme of the weekend was werewolves. I wanted to show a couple of the less well-known (but still highly regarded) films to further Bethany's horror experiences. We watched The Howling in between, but I've already reviewed that one.Sergeant Cooper (Kevin McKidd) is on a routine training exercise with his squad in the Scottish highlands when they stumble across the remains of a Special Operations group that has been torn apart. Cooper's team takes the lone grievously wounded survivor, Captain Ryan (Liam Cunningham), with them and hole up in a farmhouse to wait for daylight. If they can make it that long.
This is a very action-heavy, gore-filled werewolf movie from the same director of The Descent. It is fast, brutal, and does a great job depicting the werewolves as supernatural monsters, but my favorite bit is that it also uses really subtle makeup and lighting cues showing characters in the early transition from man to beast. It's beautifully done and easily missed in all the gunfire and explosions.
It is not currently available on streaming but a physical copy on DVD is only going to run you about $6. It's worth it.
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