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To commemorate the 40TH ANNIVERSARY of Sam Peckinpah's controversial ''STRAW DOGS'', the film has been fully restored to create the definitive version of one of the most intensely powerful and menacing portrayals of violence to appear on the big screen.
Released in 1971 and banned from home viewing under the 1984 Video Recordings Act, his disturbing masterpiece can now be seen in its 'uncut' form as he intended.
David Sumner ( Dustin Hoffman) is a quiet American mathematician who has moved with his wife Amy (Susan George) back to a remote Cornish farmhouse near the village where she grew up. The couple have relocated to rural England in an attempt to flee the violence of America but their placid life is brutally interrupted when the savagery and violence they sought to escape engulfs them and threatens to destroy their lives.
Special features:
1971 Original US theatrical trailer
1971 3 x US TV spots, 1971 2 x US radio spots
Commentary from Sam Peckinpah Biographers: Garner Simmons, David Weddle & Paul Seydor
Commentary from close friend and PA of Sam Peckinpah: Katy Haber
Interview with Susan George
Interview with Producer Dan Melnick
Interview with Sam Peckinpah Biographer Garner Simmons
Isolated Jerry Fielding score in Stereo with additional cues
On location stills
Original publicity stills
Original film posters & lobby cards
History of Straw Dogs and the Censors
Reviews, filmographies, facts & fascinating correspondence
Before and After: Restoring a classic
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great film. It isn't going to be everybody's cup of tea due to its graphic scenes, but it is intelligent and has stood the test of time well. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for this new blu-ray 'remaster'. The picture quality is appalling, with contrast pushed up so high that whites are bleached out and blacks lose all detail. And colours have been changed too, with unnatural greens and the sky almost white rather than blue. Watch the 'Before & After' feature and you can see how natural the colours were BEFORE the restoration. They have completely ruined it. There are quite a lot of good bonus features, particularly the extended interviews, but very little that hasn't been available before. The poor picture quality means that i cannot recommend this disc.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Without doubt this is the WORST bluray I ever seen ...the picture quality resembles a 5th generation VHS copy and is truly unwatchable ...AVOID at all costs and purchase the Region 1 release on bluray which is very good indeed ..
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Don't be fooled by the "Fully Restored" claim on the cover of this monstrosity. The transfer is poor with very bright whites and overbearing contrast. I may have to keep the disc for the extras as I don't think I could handle the guilt of selling this disc to some poor unsuspecting soul. The most fascinating extra is the before and after "restoration" comparison where Freemantle tries to convince us that they actually improved the image of this film. Whether the source print or Freemantle's tinkering is to blame for the poor transfer, I could not say. I'm just sorry that I rewarded them with my purchase, but I hope I can prevent others from making the same mistake. I agree with the other reviewers that suggest the region free US Blu ray or get the region 1 Criterion DVD. I will never preorder another Freemantle release. The movie itself is excellent and deserves better representation than this on Blu ray. My most dissapointing Blu ray purchase yet.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great film, terrible transfer
I loved this film the very first time I saw it, back in 1982 on a dodgy VHS copy. It had a reputation of violence with strong acting and that still holds true, time cannot diminsh... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Call Me Sparky
Stick to the DVD - Fremantle's Bluray is a travesty
Whatever the merits of Sam Peckinpah's still polarising film - and it remains a mixture of the troubling and the masterful, sometimes at the same time - it certainly deserved much... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Trevor Willsmer
The VHS version
Apparently the makers of this transfer to crystal clear bluray decided to put a VHS quality print on a disc, the picture is awful and easily the worst bluray I have seen. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. F. E. Marioni
Hardly an ultimate edition
First of all let me make it clear the 2 star rating is for the blu ray itself not the actual film which I would give 5 stars without hesitation. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David
Oh dear, what a missed opportunity
I don't think I need to dwell on the film's content - we surely must all know that by now.
But this 40th anniversary bluray is a very poor affair indeed. Read more
But this 40th anniversary bluray is a very poor affair indeed. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. R. Lee-van Den Daele
A passable transfer, but sorely lacking in extras
Straw Dogs is for me more interesting for it's controversial history rather the film itself, which is a decent thriller from Peckinpah. Read more
Published 3 months ago by P. Baxter
Shocking film, superb BD transfer
I won't go about reviewing the film as most people will already know about it, and the controversy surrounding it's still shocking scenes of Rape. Read more
Published 3 months ago by The Penguin
Why Bother?
This is a classic movie but this blu-ray transfer has not improved the viewing experience at all.I compared it directly with my dvd version and frankly the dvd is more pleasurable... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lova
4 star film, 2 star BD transfer
It's hard to rate a product like this on a single scale. On the one hand there's the film itself which I have seen before but never owned (so I can't say how this edition compares... Read more
Published 4 months ago by bomble
What a waste of a blu-ray
As so many others have said, the re-mastering of this film for Blu-ray is terrible. Apparently the US (region-free) version is better but does not have any of the additional... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Vinman666
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