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Straw Dogs (2011 remake)

5 Ratings: 3.2

Director Rod Lurie's 2011 remake of the original film of the same name.

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Tags: Movies, Movie Remakes

Cast: Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Laz Alonso, James Woods, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, see all

Director: Rod Lurie

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Date: 16 September 2011 (USA)

MPAA Rating: R

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review by woopak_the_thrill. September 18, 2011

posted in Movie Hype

Non-Violent Timidity Vs. Brutish Machismo...."You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry....."

Remakes and re-issues seem to be all the rage these days; and as I have stated before, sometimes they can be necessary and they can be a way to update a story for more modern audiences. It is yet to be argued that the original “Straw Dogs” needed a remake, since it is another one of those movies which was a product of its generation. The direction by Sam Peckinpah was brilliantly simple and Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of a passive, non-violent character was so effective that it … more

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review by ryguy4738. February 13, 2012

posted in Movie Hype

When the unecessary becomes the surprisingly impressive.

*** out of **** Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" was released in 1971 and was immediately misjudged, seemingly at the very moment of its arrival. It sent movie-goers either running for the hills - never to look back again - or scratching their chins in an attempt to find some sort of intellectual meaning for what they had just witnessed. The film itself was the story of a mathematician and his wife who moves back to the latter's hometown - a small, quiet little town in England … more

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review by Chris_Pandolfi. September 17, 2011

posted in Movie Hype

A Writer Unleashes His Superiority Complex

Star Rating: I described Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 version of Straw Dogs as visceral, disturbing, and unpleasant, and without a doubt, those same qualities apply to Rod Lurie’s 2011 remake. What surprises me is that this new version is far more agreeable, in large part because, while the basic story is exactly the same, the subtexts have been altered in such a way that they’re far more compelling. The original was essentially an extended metaphor … more

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review by 2_TwoJewsOnFilm. September 16, 2011

posted in Movie Hype

'Straw Dogs' 'Two Jews On Film' Have Different Takes On This Violent Remake (Video()

By Joan Alperin Schwartz You are a Hollywood screenwriter. You have a hot wife and a hot Jag. You move to your wife's hometown in the Deep South after her father's death. It's filled with God fearing, Bambi killing, football addicted, good ole Southern boys. Do you really think you'll live happily ever after? David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) … more

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Quick Tip by smichaelwilson. December 22, 2011

posted in MovieSucktastic

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A well done yet still completely unnecessary remake of the Peckinpah classic, its only major flaw is the thematic shift from man's internal struggle between civilized man and his predominantly savage nature to the more simplistic elements of class warfare.

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