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By Bertrand L (22) on 29 Oct 2009

This was a strange film. The name comes from Taoist writings in the Tao Te Ching. It was disturbing on many levels, yet very triumphant…

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By Joe E (634) on 28 Oct 2009

Hoffman is fantastic. The build up is great and the climax is satisfying…

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By Scott F (708) on 20 Oct 2009

A thoroughly unenjoyable film. If Peckinpah was trying to say, humans are just animals, savage and unfeeling, then he made his point…

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By Ray H (322) on 18 Oct 2009

This is a very gripping film abt violence and violent men. Dustin Hoffman & Susan George were both very good…

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By Jc S (66) on 26 Sep 2009

Textbook story of locals having a wee bit fun with cityfolk and things escalate from sexual harrasment and pet torture to rape and murder…

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By Maxime R (48) on 26 Sep 2009

Textbook story of locals having a wee bit fun with cityfolk and things escalate from sexual harrasment and pet torture to rape and murder…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 05 Sep 2009

A brutally frank exploration of an cultural/emotional landscape I think most males have experienced or at least felt an association with at…

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By Andrew T (1,075) on 03 Sep 2009

An excellent heist movie. Tension build could be mistaken for being slow moving. Excellent ending, very well shot and great script. See this…

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By Andres Felipe B (31) on 03 Sep 2009

En una escena de la película, se ve a la gente del pueblo observando como se filma... a parte de esto, se deja ver…

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By Chris T (1,088) on 29 Aug 2009

Not very impressed with this 'classic'. Was I supposed to be rooting for Hoffman's character…

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By Rosemarie S (329) on 29 Aug 2009

Not very impressed with this 'classic'. Was I supposed to be rooting for Hoffman's character…

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By Nathan N (592) on 26 Aug 2009

Director Sam Peckinpah's first non-Western film entry, Straw Dogs is a violent and thought-provoking meditation on violence, manhood, and marriage…

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By Conor M (195) on 26 Aug 2009

Director Sam Peckinpah's first non-Western film entry, Straw Dogs is a violent and thought-provoking meditation on violence, manhood, and marriage…

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By Ice R (239) on 24 Aug 2009

It's hard to explain this movie. You just have to see it to have your own personal experience. The faint of heart may want to check themselves first…

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By Samantha S (1,257) on 14 Aug 2009

Some great acting and directing going on here. Too much underlining the point for my taste though…

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By Michael R (2,154) on 09 Aug 2009

Great movie that is all I expected. After watching this and the original Wicker Man, I am not sure I ever want to visit the rural United Kingdom…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 27 Jul 2009

Anchored by Dustin Hoffman's seminal performance, Peckinpah's second masterpiece (after The Wild Bunch) is still one of the most provocative,…

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By Simon W (815) on 24 Jul 2009

The not-quite-as-shocking-as-it-used-to-be violence is dulled by some incoherent characterisation decisions…

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By Jimmie H (28) on 22 Jul 2009

This is a tough nut to crack. You're not exactly sure where director Sam Peckinpah is coming from, or what point he is trying to make…

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By Nivin P (40) on 19 Jul 2009

A disturbing movie..builds up very slowly..u can just feel the violence in Hoffman building up and then bursting on to the screen…

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