ruby stevens
28Sep11
have u seen the remake??
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Cinematic Cteve
17May12
Reel violence versus real violence: How can you discuss this without Peckinpah? You can't. http://cinemauprising.blogspot.com/2012/05/does-reel-violence-beget-real-violence.html
Charles Deckert
16Feb12
For those who find "Drive" to be such a great expression of "masculinity", I'd recommend they rehabilitate themselves by watching this and seeing what can become of such "manliness."
Victor Bruno
13Feb12
Since the first frame of picture, it is clear that Peckinpah is painting an "macho" work. It is only when Hoffman's character is eaten by the savage and animal world from that village that--in Peckinpah's point of view--he can be a true man, a man of family, who can take care of himself and of his wife--who's, on the other hand, is some one totally dependent; almost an animatron. But still, a heck of a picture.
Edward Copeland
30Dec11
Sam Peckinpah's film became the victim of massive misunderstanding upon its release in 1971, though in the decades since, its reputation has been rehabilitated somewhat by those who recognized that it isn't a misogynistic call for machismo in the form of violence but rather a tightly wound thriller where all the characters, even the theoretical heroes, behave as hypocrites by wanting to have everything both ways.
Matthew_Lucas
5Oct11
Sam Peckinpah's visceral thriller about a mild mannered American who, after moving to England with his wife to get away from violence, is forced to defend his home from a raging lynch mob after his wife is raped. Powerfully directed and edited, STRAW DOGS is a harrowing and morally ambiguous exploration on ideas of justice and revenge that remains every bit as potent and relevant today as it was in 1971.
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Michael Gildea
28Sep11
Straw Dogs has quite a slow buildup but once the doors are locked its payoff time. Great cinematography with some disturbingly beautiful violence and imagery.
Shelley
15Sep11
a very quiet beginning. Hoffman & George are magnificent in this. she may not tell him what really happened (or maybe she did) but he makes up for it in the end. this had one of the most well executed paranoia/shock sequences that I've ever seen; it was very powerful. the last 25 minutes had me on the edge of my seat and internally yelping. this was one hell of a thriller and Peckinpah crafted it perfectly.
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trolley freak
28Jul11
Peckinpah was no stranger to controversy but this was surely his most controversial movie. Look beyond the controversy though and what you have is a terrifically entertaining thriller with Peckinpah ratcheting up the tension until the inevitable bloodbath at the film's climax. Hoffman and George are the married couple trying to protect their remote farmhouse from drunken locals with rape and murder on their minds....
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Everaldo Amorim
14Jun11
I've seen again recently this jewel from Sam Peckinpah. Why are there so many remakes today?
Steve
31May11
I think people miss the point of this film. Movies, by nature, are made and produced and marketed to entertain a wide audience of people. Movies tend to wrap up plot points nice and neat, and send the viewer on their way, happy and fulfilled. This movie, however, is not meant to entertain the viewer. It is meant to unsettle the viewer. To make them uneasy, rather than to send them off with smiles on their faces. Straw Dogs, directed by Sam Peckinpah, is not an exploitation flick in nature, but it is a disturbing film in it’s own nature.
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Ellis Potter
31May11
Following 'Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia' with this I am currently living in a world where Peckinpah can do no wrong. If anything this film is seeking me to look up the rest of his filmography and has me tweaking to see his take on the western. The film at hand though is beautifully executed and Hoffman almost trumps Eastwood in the badass department. Scary, free form and honest. A brilliant film.
AntioneOscar69
7May11
A masterpiece, and one that not coincidentally is filmed in Europe, because it's far from a conventional American film. The first half is a vivid, subtle exploration of marriage on par with Bergman's Scenes From a Marriage; the last half is escalating hell, visceral and surreal at the same time. The critics who said it was misogynist and pro-violence are wrong; Amy is the sympathetic lead, destroyed by male violence.
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Chris Jones
9May11
I actually think Straw Dogs is misogynistic for different reasons than most people do, but I'm not sure the character limit on this wall makes it the best venue for discussion, so write on my page or shoot me a PM if you wanna talk about it further.
Chris Jones
25Apr11
Movies like this really make me wish I could give movies 4.5 stars on this site because Peckinpah's "Slap That Bitch" philosophy on how to write female characters is the only think keeping me from giving this five stars.
Wortzik
20Mar11
As someone mentioned somewhere: it's "Home Alone" for adults. But more than that, it's a thought provoking film, beautifully directed by Peckinpah and a magnificent performance by Dustin Hoffman. And it's a shame that a remake is coming this year or next, this time with a story placed in Los Angeles.