When David finds their missing cat hanging dead in their bedroom closet, Amy reckons Cawsey or Scutt is responsible. The rape scene in the original was very risqué , it got a lot of attention at the time & still seems to be the most memorable scene when you think of the film. The film is very slow and the story line weak but Alexander spends a large amount of time with no shirt on, so not a total disappointment ladies. A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry. The house was completely in flames but the only person you can see wandering around is David. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

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Fantastic film and fantastic remake. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. She resists at first, then submits. Of course, why good ol boys feel they have to stick together, even when they gun down a police officer, to kill some more is strange. The grand Finale was a big let down, just a lot of noise and cameras whizzing all over the place. By 1973 it had recorded an overall profit of $1,425,000.The film was controversial on its 1971 release, mostly because of the prolonged rape scene that is the film's centerpiece. It is "The Wild Bunch."

Plot fed on tropes and prejudices of the south.. how original... Why would he not get upset and tell his wife right away about the cat? There were two such releases, one of which was uncut, and one which lost some dialogue due to print damage. McKenna. Available in an edited 113 min R-rated version in addition to the uncut, unrated 118 min. Straw Dogs is a remake of an ultra violent seventies movie about a man and woman who move into a new home in Cornwall, only to run into trouble with the locals. Local author The studio edited the first rape scene before releasing the film in the United States, to earn an The cuts made for American distribution, which were made to reduce the duration of the sequence, therefore tended paradoxically to compound the difficulty with the first rape, leaving the audience with the impression that Amy enjoyed the experience. The perfect criticism of "Straw Dogs" already has been made. By 1973 it had recorded an overall profit of $1,425,000. They take him to a remote location and leave him there with the promise of driving birds towards him. With Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. The episode ends with both of them fighting, with guns. He was there one minute and then gone. The next day, David fires the workmen, ostensibly for their slow progress. As for James Marsden he is perfect in his role of the easy going husband who tries to keep the peace but steps up to protective husband with a convincing change rather than suddenly becoming a trained SAS/Navy Seal type action man. German commander Captain Hauptmann Stransky (Maximilian Schell) places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) refuses to lie for him. He inadvertently forces Hedden to shoot himself in the foot, knocks Riddaway unconscious and bludgeons Cawsey to death with a poker. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. at one moment or another I was angered by all of the characters. Kate Bosworth was a better actress than Susan George, so that's a plus. the old version showed the character over come his fears and his wife's views of him to put aside his fears and make a stand for right. Please try againRentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Not sure of the whole south red-neck theme being pushed, same as backwoods people eating city folk in other movies although I did see a documentary on cannibalism and the cannibal being interviewed said he could only describe the taste by pointing to a an animal; a pig. Feast your eyes on this and wish you had those hours back. Use the HTML below. Soon, Hedden, Scutt, Venner, Cawsey and Riddaway are drunkenly pounding on the Sumners' door. I liked Major Scott in the old one better than then new cop. A bit of a mess really. They take him to their home and David phones the local pub to report the accident, not knowing that Niles had just killed Janice, strangling her in a panic when she tried to seduce him. A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. Venner holds him at gunpoint, but Amy's screams alert both men when Scutt assaults her again. Directed by Sam Peckinpah. CONTRIVED.

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert. people who seem anxious to get it over with so they can get back to their more realistic and valuable restaurant jobs. Tensions in their marriage soon become apparent. Also it arrived 5 days earlier than ... Not as good as the original from the early 70's but, well made & acted. Now I realise why, because although I hadn't really forgotten it, its deep-reaching and thorough unpleasantness must have seriously turned me off, and warned me away. "Violence Theme of 'Straw Dogs'". To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.