{"id":6502,"date":"2011-05-28T15:21:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T13:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=6502"},"modified":"2011-05-28T15:21:41","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T13:21:41","slug":"looking-forward-to-straw-dogs-starring-james-marsden-kate-bosworth-alexander-skarsgard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/looking-forward-to-straw-dogs-starring-james-marsden-kate-bosworth-alexander-skarsgard\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Forward to: Straw Dogs starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth & Alexander Skarsgard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Straw Dogs 2011 - starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth & Alexander Skarsgard. The remake of the 70s's Straw Dogs is coming to the theaters in September, 2011 - hence the lack of a proper poster. Image via fragman.web.tr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hollywood loves the idea of a city couple\/family to move to the country, only to have something terrible happen to them because of their house. It has been the theme of many movies (and this will be a whole other post), and this time \u00a0we have (the remake of) Straw Dogs.<\/p>\n

What makes Straw Dogs attractive to me is (apart from the cast), is that this time the house isn\u2019t haunted. \u00a0There are no *Supernatural<\/a> (see below\u00a0 the movie still for the related Supernatural episode) elements here. The villains are very much human. From what it seems, these villains are not even scary convicts or threatening strangers. They were born and bred in that town \u2013 a town Amy Summer (Kate Bosworth<\/a>) boasts of being so safe that \u201cthey don\u2019t even lock the doors\u201d. It is with that great, safe town in mind that they move there, and hire the locals (led by True Blood\u2019s Alex Skarsgard) \u00a0to repair their roof. But the locals turn out to be bullies, and they decide that they want to play by their own rules, and not their employers\u2019. Of course David Summer (James Marsden<\/a>) tries to fire them, but guess what? They really don\u2019t take no for an answer, and turn the Summers\u2019 lives into a living hell. So who do you think will win?<\/p>\n

I always find that human villains make for creepier, more thrilling movies. And if the story isn\u2019t that far-fetched \u2013 if you feel like this could be you- then you are in for a treat.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if Straw Dogs will deliver, but the trailer looks really promising. And it is better when James Marsden doesn\u2019t just play the cute romantic lead, because he has a knack for playing darker, or at least, grayer characters. Check out 24th Day <\/a>to see what I mean.<\/p>\n

Adapted and directed by Rod Lurie. The problem? Straw Dogs has got to live up to the original Straw Dogs<\/a>, a 1971 movie starring Dustin Hoffman. Straw Dogs is based on the novel The Siege of Trencher’s Farm<\/a>, and the 1971 movie script written by Sam Peckinpah & David Zelag Goodman.<\/p>\n

Coming to the theaters in mid-September. Link to the youtube trailer:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Still from the 2011 movie Straw Dogs- James Marsden & Kate Bosworth. Image via usmoviereviews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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* Supernatural<\/strong>:\u00a0 Ofcourse the TV show Supernatural has a \u201chaunted\u201d episode where a family relocates to the country to solve their problems, and it is not long before the kids get to meet the \u201cghost\u201d. But is she acutally a ghost, or can the non-supernatural be much more terrifying than any supernatural element?<\/p>\n

Also on Kate Bosworth:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

21 starring Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey: It\u2019s Vegas, baby!!!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Also on James Marsden:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enchanted starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey & James Marsden<\/a><\/p>\n

24th Hour starring James Marsden & Scott Speedman<\/a><\/p>\n

James Marsden Trivia<\/a><\/p>\n

Gossip starring James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson & Joshua Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n

Stardust, The Air I Breathe, Playing by Heart, The Good Shepherd, Hairspray & He\u2019s Just Not That Into You: 6 Good Movies with Brilliant Casts<\/a>– feat. Hairspray with James Marsden<\/p>\n

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