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Straw Dogs

posted a year ago by BillHicksFan (10579)
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Dustin Hoffman wouldn't kill the men who raped his wife, but when they tried to get into his house, he stood up for the honor of his property and not the honor of his wife.

[–] Frodrick (223) a year ago

It was interesting reading up on Straw Dogs at IMDB. I barely remember the 1971 movie but I recall thinking Dustin was a wimp but did he get revenge? There were 3 versions of the movie because people objected to Susan George enjoying a rape or two. I wonder how the 2011 Straw Dogs handled that?

[–] BillHicksFan (10579) a year ago

I'm not sure which versions I have seen, but I saw this movie at 18, 28, 38, liking it more each time.

As I said earlier, he defended the honor of his home, but not the honor of his wife.

[–] Bennymuso (1232) a year ago

I jerked off to that rape scene. Sue me.

[–] samoanjoes (56872) a year ago

You must have imagined that the woman wasn't on screen.

[–] Bennymuso (1232) a year ago

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[–] samoanjoes (56872) a year ago

That goes against what I just said.

[–] jriley555 (8137) a year ago

She was kind of a hoah

[–] jriley555 (8137) a year ago

Peckinpah was very rapey. It was his kink. He was a seedy old bastard.

[–] FredBurroughs (21545) a year ago

I thought it was more about him standing up for the honor of his glasses.

[–] Mustang (5432) a year ago

Never seen it but could it have been a case of him being so passive etc it took a while for him to find it in himself to become violent?

[–] jriley555 (8137) a year ago

That's actually how it came across. It made the film effective. I thought it was great. You could almost say it was the inspiration for' home alone'. Speaking of beartraps :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ1mABfv4K4

[–] BKB (9987) a year ago

Isn't that something?? Wouldn't even fight for his wife when that happened

[–] BillHicksFan (10579) a year ago

From the very beginning, he never defended a damn thing, until the very end (property), which seemed symbolic, reading Peckinpah.

England loses the US... An American comes back and buys real estate, while the Englishmen have to work on it. And he brings not just any wife, but a woman from England.