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Old 10-03-2007, 08:49 AM
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Like for example, Die Hard With A Vengeance had a revenge sub-plot...same goes for the final 15-20 minutes of Cruel Intentions...can these be categorised as out-and-out revenge flicks too?

And does the hard-hitting Peckinpah masterpiece, Straw Dogs, make a spot in this category as well?

Where should the line be drawn...is where I am stuck.:confused:
yeah, that's definitely tough.

i guess i'd say no to the first two. "straw dogs" is hard though, because, while he does get revenge, he doesn't really go out and get revenge. haha, this really is hard. okay, i'd say yes on "straw dogs."

i don't think there's any way to make it easier though. i think you'd just have to have seen the movie in question and use your own judgment.

here's a last-resort idea- go to imdb and look up the film in question. if the revenge part of the movie is important enough to be listed in the "plot keywords" section, then it could be considered a revenge flick.

for example: "once upon a time in the west,"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0064116/keywords
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