Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Night of the Wild’

Written by Scott Edwards

So many people get attached to their pets and it is hard to come to the decision of how to handle their fate when they get older and can no longer take care of themselves. With all of the love and affection they have given you and you have returned; it is hard to see them when things are getting bad. You know that they have had a happy life, but it is so difficult to say goodbye. You know that there is nothing that can replace your best friend, the one that has been there through thick and thin, but you never know what the future might have in store for you when you go looking to fill that void.

Rosalyn is having a tough go of it recently after her father was quick on the rebound and got remarried. Not knowing what her stepmother really wants, Rosalyn is happy to rebel as much as possible, especially when she finds out how much Sara does not like her aging dog. Even though her dog Shep is near death and quickly losing his other senses, Rosalyn does not want to let her friend go, even though all signs are pointing to him being on his last legs. While getting out to the woods with her friends and Shep, Rosalyn sees what the younger dogs are capable of, especially when there is fresh meat in front of them.

After a meteor explodes over town, all of the animals begin to act strange, but the situation goes from weird to worse when the dogs in the city begin to turn violent and vicious. Any dog that gets near a fragment of the space rock loses its mind and turns on any living thing that is next to it, especially humans, since the dogs in the woods, along with the ones in town start to crave meat, they attack anyone that gets in their way and will not stop until their victim is no longer breathing. Leaving no one alive, the dogs move to their next feeding ground and will not leave until their hunger has been fulfilled. Seeing this with her friends, Rosalyn turns her attention to what is most important, her family and of course Shep. Rushing back to pick up her father and step mother, Rosalyn must stay strong since she has the only dog in town that is not looking to take a bite out of anybody.

This is a pretty fun movie and even though I am a dog lover, I am deathly afraid of them now, especially when I cannot tell what sets them off. It all falls back to the meteor fragments that landed around the town and I would be led to guess that it is emanating a tone that only dogs can hear, like the dog whistles that you blow, but damn, this tone must have really struck a chord to make the dogs turn violent. The best part about this movie is that everybody in the town owns a dog or two, this leads to plenty of hunters around the area that are looking for one thing only, blood. The interactions between the characters are great as well and the stepmother Sara really steps up to make sure that her family is safe, even her stepdaughter who does not seem to like her. I have strong feelings that the writer of this movie is a cat person, since you do not see any other animals reacting to this unearthly tone and no cats were harmed in the making of the film, just saying. Stay Scared.

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