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Originally posted by l_o_c
Straw Dogs is very, very good. It is directed by Sam Peckinpah and stars Dustin Hoffman.
It's a film about a young couple that move to the English country side. There marriage begins to test the fabric of what each can stand. Harsh things happen, and in the end, Dustin Hoffman's David chooses to take on the villagers in a violent confrontation of territory.
Somewhat of a spoiler, so SPOILER ALERT!
The film is also famous for a brutal rape scene that led many to say the film was offensive in it's violence and Pauline Kael even called it fascist, though Sam Peckinpah disagreed completely.
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Agreed, a great movie. Hoffman is wonderful in it.
I think the thing that some people found offensive about the rape scene was that they said the girl seemed to be enjoying herself.I didn't really see it and didn't think it was all that bad. Definitely quite a few similarities to Taxi Driver.