Straw Dogs, for me, is Peckinpah’s 3rd best film after 2nd, Ride the High Country and 1st, The Wild Bunch. Technically, there are some unforgivable bloopers, not least a scene where the viewer can clearly see the reflection of the camera in a car window, but this notwithstanding, this film is a masterpiece. A revolting masterpiece, to be sure, but for me, the blood-soaked, skin-strafed pile driver ending was in no way gratuitous. Hoffman’s feckless, feeble (until this climax), David, had had his buttons pushed to the limit, such that the seemingly sudden, sanguinary slaughter committed by this rather repressed, timid, mathematically rational milquetoast was wholly in keeping with the foregoing events of the film. For me, amongst other things, this film may be subtitled, ‘The Revenge of the Bullied’. Peckinpah masterfully orchestrates things such that we are wholly rooting for Hoffman in the notorious denouement. I like to consider myself a law-abiding, generally mild-mannered individual, but in this revolting (in a good way) movie I can live out my vicarious revenge-fantasies in a cathartic (a Geek Tragedy?), safe way. 🤠
@HanakoNaraku i haven´t seen the remake but i´ll let you know my opinion when i do. But i think this story was really rough in 1971, nowadays we´re sadly, more used to violence and the film needs to increase the impact rate to be worthy...
@HanakoNaraku its true. but i saw this film when i was a child and i always remebered it because of how raw it was, i think the original one was better than the remake
Straw Dogs, for me, is Peckinpah’s 3rd best film after 2nd, Ride the High Country and 1st, The Wild Bunch. Technically, there are some unforgivable bloopers, not least a scene where the viewer can clearly see the reflection of the camera in a car window, but this notwithstanding, this film is a masterpiece. A revolting masterpiece, to be sure, but for me, the blood-soaked, skin-strafed pile driver ending was in no way gratuitous. Hoffman’s feckless, feeble (until this climax), David, had had his buttons pushed to the limit, such that the seemingly sudden, sanguinary slaughter committed by this rather repressed, timid, mathematically rational milquetoast was wholly in keeping with the foregoing events of the film. For me, amongst other things, this film may be subtitled, ‘The Revenge of the Bullied’. Peckinpah masterfully orchestrates things such that we are wholly rooting for Hoffman in the notorious denouement. I like to consider myself a law-abiding, generally mild-mannered individual, but in this revolting (in a good way) movie I can live out my vicarious revenge-fantasies in a cathartic (a Geek Tragedy?), safe way. 🤠
"I freak out for 8 year olds" ahahahahhahaah
Nor will there be - Susan was one of a kind.
@themightybattlecat Lady snowblood was an excellent film!
Good taste you have.
@HanakoNaraku i haven´t seen the remake but i´ll let you know my opinion when i do. But i think this story was really rough in 1971, nowadays we´re sadly, more used to violence and the film needs to increase the impact rate to be worthy...
Can you like post the rest of the movie, please?
@HanakoNaraku its true. but i saw this film when i was a child and i always remebered it because of how raw it was, i think the original one was better than the remake
Sally Thomsett had some legs.
poor cat lol
7:22 Why the HELL he throws that cat with fruit?
wtf y she flirt
that guy was horrible to that cat