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So fake and stupid and unrealistic! Those dogs were not even deadly!


I saw this on YouTube. This film made no sense at all. Those dogs were not even deadly. How can one dog take out three adults with shotguns? And when one of the men is on the ground, the other two just stand there in panic and don't even try to kick or shoot the dog? That's dumb and makes no sense. Too unrealistic.

And at the end, how did a few dogs kill a large crowd of people? So fake. All those people could have just kicked those dogs to death. Dogs aren't that strong. They aren't like tigers or bears. Sheesh. A person can beat a dog in hand to hand combat. Most of those dogs were ordinary dogs, not powerful ones. There was no reason at all for so many people to run from those dogs when they could have just overpowered those dogs easily. No sense at all.

I'm surprised none of the reviewers noticed this.


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Some larger dogs are individually capable of killing humans. The classroom scene set up what was to come, talking deeply about animals behaving differently as a group than as individuals. Unfortunately, though, the great concept was hurt by what seemed to be a very low budget. With even an average budget, they could've made the attacks look much more realistic. As it was, most of the attacks took place in darkness or off screen, leaving us to mainly see the aftermath. I enjoy the movie very much, but acknowledge its flaws, all of which could've been fixed with a decent budget.

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You're failing to take in account the natural response of fear when being attacked by an animal. It can freeze you up, or leave you more susceptible to harm in that situation. Yeah, a person might be stronger than a medium-sized domestic dog, but who's to say you'll be in your right state of mind when surprised by an attack? It's like people thinking just because you own a gun means you'll be emotionally ready and skilled enough to use it when under duress.

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"Most of those dogs were ordinary dogs, not powerful ones". Let's see, I just finished watching this for the first time, and most of the assaults were by Dobermans and German Shepherds. I think those are powerful enough, especially if they're in a very aggressive mode like they were depicted. And are you familiar with the term 'pack mentality'?

"How did a few dogs kill a large crowd of people?" That's the first time I've heard of a pack of 10 to 12 dogs referred to as a few. And once they break into the library to attack the crowd, another 4 rush the crowd from another direction once they run upstairs, trying to escape.

Your comments make me think you weren't paying very close attention while watching this movie.

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