Self Defense

Original title: Sunday in the Country

1974
R
1h 33m

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6.2/10

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Ernest Borgnine and Hollis McLaren in Self Defense (1974)

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Three bank robbers flee to a farmer's home after a heist. The farmer captures them and tortures them in his cellar while waiting for the police instead of letting them escape.Three bank robbers flee to a farmer's home after a heist. The farmer captures them and tortures them in his cellar while waiting for the police instead of letting them escape.Three bank robbers flee to a farmer's home after a heist. The farmer captures them and tortures them in his cellar while waiting for the police instead of letting them escape.

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A.K.A "Blood for Blood" This movie is available on Prime Video under the title: Blood for Blood.

Alternate versions
The film was originally rated "PG" in July of 1974 but was re-edited to be re-rated "R" later that year in October.

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Featured in Trailer Trauma (2016)

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Sunday in the Country
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5/10

Good acting, slice of the 1970s but slow and unsatisfying.

Really great performances by Ernest Borgnine and Michael J. Pollard, but ultimately, I was disappointed. I usually appreciate these mid 1970s movies for stylistic and nostalgia reasons and this movie is definitely pretty to look at (nice cinematography) but the plot sort just kind of goes flat.

Basically, the story revolves around the conflict between a God fearing farmer and three desperate and ruthless bank robbers. But it takes almost 40 minutes before the bank robbers first encounter the farmer.

Then, the conflict sets up all sorts of potentials, none of which are truly realized.

I suspect the theme of this movie is "Who is the real bad guy?" (Anti-hero) which is typical of the morally nebulous movies of the 1970s. ('Death Wish' and 'Dirty Harry' being two of the classic examples of this theme.)

The great acting of Borgnine and Pollard carry the movie despite the unsatisfying plot. But its just a 5/10 overall.