Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Omar M — 03 Jul 2008
This is a pretty disturbing movie, but one that is cinematically strong and merits a lot of credit due to its cutting edge material. Where the movie lacks is its pretense to substitute originality with "shock and awe".
The story itself is sort of a "Night of the Living Dead" meets "Of Mice and Men", if you can imagine that. In fact, one scene looks like it was taken directly from Steinbeck. However, credit is deserved for creating villains so deranged that at times they make Anton Chigurh look like a compassionate soul.
For a better made thriller of the same time period and level of disturbing nature , I would recommend the masterpiece "Deliverance".
This review of Straw Dogs (1971) was written by Omar M on 03 Jul 2008.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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