Straw Dogs

With this sinister and violent film director Sam Peckinpah proved that he could set a western in the civilized England where men could be as depraved as the men in the wild west. This menacing film stars Dustin Hoffman as an American scientist who chooses the English country side to finish a project, only to discover that the people are not as civilized as he thought when a lynch mob traps him and his wife. There's a disturbing rape scene that's still shocking. It's a mean spirited film that clearly shows Peckinpah's dislike for the British so that he shows everything about England in a negative light that's seldom seen in cinema. Apparently the feelings were mutual on both sides since this controversial film was banned for a long time. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.