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STRAW DOGS

With Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Peter Arne, David Warner
Directed by Sam Peckinpah

The misogynistic traces in Peckinpah's films are no mystery. He is also no stranger to violent material, and here the line between rape, consent, self-righteous macho overpowering, the "asking for it" factor and the emotional effect of such events collide into violence, bloodshed and death. Hoffman is a nerdy American mathematician married to an English gal. They move to her neck of the woods in the countryside outside of a small coastal village, and soon an ex of hers and repairmen working at their home decide to take more than just a few liberties. Their violations and lack of conscience drives our mild mannered hubby to find his inner beast and execute his own justice. Quite controversial at its time of release in 1971, over thirty years later it can still shock many viewers, if not make them extremely uncomfortable.

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5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
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A: Multi-Viewing Potential

B: Could Enjoy A 2nd Look

C: Once Should Suffice




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