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Mercenary soldiers Jamie (Christopher Walken) and Drew (Tom Berenger) are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an iron-fisted despot. Once there, Jamie...
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- John Irvin
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- Christopher Walken
A crisp, toughminded action film... The casting of Christopher Walken as Shannon, the leader of the group, gives the film the fuse it needs. Full Review | Sep 18, 2023
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Although set in a fictional African country, Zangaro, Dogs of War joins a distinctly ‘80s film genre that sought to “fix” the Vietnam war’s moral quagmire. In some, America wins decisively, rewriting real world history to soften the blow to military egos. From the perspective of Dogs of War, it’s more concerned about the soldiers, and the capitalis...
Sourced from a fresh 2K interpositive scan (so says the marketing blurb), Scorpion Releasing does generally fine work on this print. Stray dust/dirt is the only sign of age on an otherwise spotless film stock. There is slight concern over the grain structure, often too light while leaving a muddier image as opposed to something crisp. It’s nominal,...
A widely spaced stereo track stretches everything from bustling city streets to dialog when actors take up position on opposite sides of the frame. It’s precise. In DTS-HD, clarity wobbles a bit. Inherent flatness in the older source material doesn’t stretch the range during action scenes, and the score falls behind the explosions or gunfire, lost ...
Four all-new interview segments track down key members of the crew, plus co-stars Maggie Scott and Paul Freeman. Full disclosure: This Blu-ray was provided to us for review. This has not affected the editorial process. For information on how we handle review material, please visit our about uspage to learn more. The following six screen shots serve...
The Dogs of War [from Frederick Forsyth's novel] is an intelligent and occasionally forceful treatment of a provocative but little-examined theme, that of mercenary warrior involvement in the overthrow of a corrupt black African dictatorship.
Oct 7, 2019 · Great attention to detail undermined by uneven structure. Fresh from his Oscar win for best supporting actor in The Deer Hunter, Christopher Walken portrays Jamie Shannon (a coldly professional soldier) without the usual ticks, bells and whistles which would become his wacky signature.
Apr 2, 2021 · Vic joins Matt and Robbie to bring Fighting On Film’s Merc Month to a close looking at a classic of the genre, ‘The Dogs of War’ staring Christopher Walken & Tom Berenger. Directed by John Irvin and with cinematography from the legendary Jack Cardiff it adapts Frederick Forsyths book about a mercenary led coup in a fictional African ...
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Nov 4, 2019 · The Dogs of War (1980) Director: John Irvin. Cast: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely. Running time: 102 minutes. Format: Blu-ray. Release Date: 14th October 2019. 7/10. Jamie Havlin takes a look at an thriller from the 1980s starring Academy Award winner Christopher Walken.
