Straw Dogs From its opening conversation with one of the locals to the explosive concluding moments, Straw Dogs is an edge-of-your-seat roller coaster of manic emotions, riddled with tension and fear. This is the sort of film that probably shouldn't be watched by anyone with a nervous condition as it definitely gets your heart racing. Rightfully noted as Sam Peckinpah's most accomplished motion picture, this suspense masterpiece is so effective at making one's blood run cold that its contentious subject matter has caused it to be banned in certain parts of the world. And still, it remains a rather controversial feat of storytelling. To some extent, it may seem like I'm just building up expectations, especially ones that could likely fail to satisfy younger, contemporary viewers, by which I mean movie-going experience and knowledge, not physical age. But the admiration and continued enjoyment of Straw Dogs is not only a question of whether audiences will find it a frightening watch. The film's true brilliance at generating terror resides in the story's structure and Peckinpah's masterful direction. The narrative intentionally unfolds at a leisurely pace so that we see events gradually and believably escalate out of control. It makes sense that American mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), who has always avoided violence, will reach his breaking point slowly. Ultimately, Straw Dogs is a brilliant and masterful piece of suspense cinema. Few films are able to generate such a visceral and uncomfortable reaction while at the same time touching on complex, insightful questions about modern society's attitude towards violence. David serves as our everyman, embodying the civilized individual, refraining from conflict as much as possible and preferring his intellectual pursuits. In essence, he's suppressed his animal tendencies the best he can, but when pushed too far by the town's bullies and forced to defend his home, his wild, unforgiving side finally emerges. It's a troubling theme that confounds the plot and asks what any one of us would do. Peckinpah's film remains a frightening thriller that continues to impress with its direction and structure. Extras: Audio commentary by Stephen Prince, author of Savage Cinema: Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies "Mantrap: Straw Dogs The Final Cut" 2003 documentary (52:08) "Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron" 1993 documentary (94:16) New conversation between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker Roger Spottiswoode, one of the editors on the film (35:03) New interview with film scholar Linda Williams about the film’s controversies (26:54) Archival interviews: - actor Susan George (20:57) - producer Daniel Melnick (19:04) - Peckinpah biographer Garner Simmons (9:57) Behind-the-scenes footage (7:40) Theatrical trailer (1:43) TV Spot 1 (0:59) TV Spot 2 (0:31) TV Spot 3 (0:12) PHP: QUICK SUMMARY:Disc Title: STRAW_DOGSDisc Size: 49,359,484,928 bytesProtection: AACS(v62), Structural(Sony DADC, playlist: 1)BD-Java: YesPlaylist: 00001.MPLSSize: 27,040,641,024 bytesLength: 1:57:50.855Total Bitrate: 30.59 MbpsVideo: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 26624 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 /Audio: English / LPCM Audio / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bitAudio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbpsSubtitle: English / 39.063 kbps Link tải Nhấn nút Cảm ơn (dưới chân bài) để thấy link!
