When looking for a tense film look no further than Straw Dogs. It's little exaggeration to say this film builds tension in every frame until it reaches an unparalleled level and there's no turning back from the violence. The film utilizes common two scenarios - the outsider and the troubled uncommunicative marriage - but develops both sides of each so well at the same time it leaves you constantly guessing and often surprised if not disgusted.
The film is set in a small English town though it would be no different if it was an English scholar in Hicksville USA. David Summer (Dustin Hoffman) is the scholar a violence (Vietnam War) avoiding astrophysicist with a grant to finish his treatise. He's an intellectual among undereducated simpletons but that doesn't help him function better than the others on their turf because his knowledge doesn't include their ways or psyche.
David's attractive wife Amy Summer (Susan George) spent most of her life in this area with her now deceased father. To say the least her and her husband aren't much of a pair. He's all about getting his work done and his complex equations require full attention. She's all about getting attention "requiring" other people's assistance when she does do some work. As with David & the locals education is a major barrier between the two. Amy's main asset is her looks but David would prefer a wife that can give him a good chess match. In a one upsman type way that's what Amy spends her time doing.
Amy is all about playing games. Somewhere along the line she realized that children are the masters of getting attention so she decided to adopt their ways. She does it better than they do because she's intelligent in comparison and has a body she can flaunt. However she doesn't realize that the main reason acting out is successful for kids is the adults figure they don't know any better and can't be independent because they are so young. An Amy game is changing a + to a - in one of David's equations that takes up the whole chalkboard which obviously isn't going to impress David. Watch Straw Dogs Movie Online
The giggly local degenerate slackers that are about her age are seemingly more of a match for Amy if even one. They are led by Amy's old boyfriend Charlie Venner (Del Henney). As soon as she sees him again she tricks David into hiring him to help Norman Scutt's (Ken Hutchinson) crew fix the roof of their barn. Venner is the natural leader because he's the calmest smartest and most commanding of these hellraisers. However Norman is on his low level and resents a life of being second to Charlie. All of them resent David because he's not like them has a future and most of all has a hot wife they feel should belong to one of them.
Gruff 50ish drunken ruffian Tom Hedden (Peter Vaughan) is the model for the unambitious futureless young men of the hostile town. One of the funniest parts is when the vicar silences Tom. To View The Full HD : Free movies to watch online
The film is set in a small English town though it would be no different if it was an English scholar in Hicksville USA. David Summer (Dustin Hoffman) is the scholar a violence (Vietnam War) avoiding astrophysicist with a grant to finish his treatise. He's an intellectual among undereducated simpletons but that doesn't help him function better than the others on their turf because his knowledge doesn't include their ways or psyche.
David's attractive wife Amy Summer (Susan George) spent most of her life in this area with her now deceased father. To say the least her and her husband aren't much of a pair. He's all about getting his work done and his complex equations require full attention. She's all about getting attention "requiring" other people's assistance when she does do some work. As with David & the locals education is a major barrier between the two. Amy's main asset is her looks but David would prefer a wife that can give him a good chess match. In a one upsman type way that's what Amy spends her time doing.
Amy is all about playing games. Somewhere along the line she realized that children are the masters of getting attention so she decided to adopt their ways. She does it better than they do because she's intelligent in comparison and has a body she can flaunt. However she doesn't realize that the main reason acting out is successful for kids is the adults figure they don't know any better and can't be independent because they are so young. An Amy game is changing a + to a - in one of David's equations that takes up the whole chalkboard which obviously isn't going to impress David. Watch Straw Dogs Movie Online
The giggly local degenerate slackers that are about her age are seemingly more of a match for Amy if even one. They are led by Amy's old boyfriend Charlie Venner (Del Henney). As soon as she sees him again she tricks David into hiring him to help Norman Scutt's (Ken Hutchinson) crew fix the roof of their barn. Venner is the natural leader because he's the calmest smartest and most commanding of these hellraisers. However Norman is on his low level and resents a life of being second to Charlie. All of them resent David because he's not like them has a future and most of all has a hot wife they feel should belong to one of them.
Gruff 50ish drunken ruffian Tom Hedden (Peter Vaughan) is the model for the unambitious futureless young men of the hostile town. One of the funniest parts is when the vicar silences Tom. To View The Full HD : Free movies to watch online
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