Through the 70sand 80s all manner of animals vs humans movies were made. From frogs to rats to aliens. But dogs always felt the most realistic and although I love cujo I have to say the pack is my favorite killer dog movie, despite having a very bland name. The movie takes place on a remote island where people go to vacation for the summer, many visitors even adopting dogs just for the occasion, but when summer is over the majority of the tourists decide to abandon their dogs instead of bringing them back to the mainland. Atleast 20 dogs are left behind, and they begin to get hungry, very, very hungry. Starving and driven insane this army of dogs begin devouring every living thing left on the island. From beginning to end, this movie is extremely suspenseful with some very effective jump scares and wonderful atmosphere. The violence in this movie is surprisingly very intense, with the maulings and killings being quite brutal and the dogs looking absolutely menacing. The action scenes are spectacularly shot, with some scenes making you think " how did they film that!? ( which is what I love), the excellent cinematography and use of actual dogs elevates this film ( no cgi dogs here). The most standout moments have to be the dogs attacking the car, and the climatic battle, which is one of the best human vs dog fights ive ever seen. This movie is just impressive, sure there are plot holes ( like nobody owned a speedboat!?) and the dialogue can be cringeworthy at times. Although the handful of human characters are portrayed well, except their subplots aren't as interesting as just watching the dogs. And my God the dogs, I have no idea what they fed these dogs, but these guys are phenomenal actors, I was totally convinced they wanted to eat every human alive ( which they did), bravo to the animal trainer. By the way, Dogs are killed in this movie, so for all of you animal lovers out there take warning! This movie is all BITE and no bark.
Review of The Pack
