THE WICKER MAN

[Prairiedogking]

I payed the local pawn shop a visit today and picked up THE WICKER MAN, I'll let ya all know what I thought once I've watched it.

[Antonio]

THE WICKER MAN (1973) Directed by Robin Hardy. Much lauded horror(?) film concerning a British constable (Edward Woodward) whose search for a missing girl on a mysterious island leads him to a cult of modern-day Pagans who plan to sacrifice the poor MIA lass as part of their spring harvest festival.

PROS: Excellent performances from Woodward (who later went on to star in the 1980's CBS series "The Equalizer") and horror giant Christopher Lee as (you guessed it!) the film's villain; a very sexy nude scene featuring major babe Britt Ekland; a truly shocking twist ending.

CONS: Aside from the three leads, this film features some of the ugliest mugs this side of the English pub in "American Werewolf In London"; all that singing!; a very slow script; nothing scary in this story.

My grade: C



[This message has been edited by Antonio (edited 09-26-2001).]

[countchocula]

I agree with Antonio 100%. I'd give it a rating of about 3/5. My expectations were way too high.

[malaria]

Well I must fall into the cult film fan category on this one then cause I think The Wicker Man is Wickeeeed!

[Jewbo]

i saw it a while ago and loved it. just got the 2 disc dvd and i love it even more. its prob in my top 10 films ever.

[Lady Summerisle]

Do I even have to say how much I love this film. Its all in the name!

"fOOD ISN'T EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW."

[Corpse Candle]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by malaria:
Well I must fall into the cult film fan category on this one then cause I think The Wicker Man is Wickeeeed! </font>

What are you doing up at this hour

[malaria]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Corpse Candle:
What are you doing up at this hour</font>

Couldn't sleep. The evil jelly cobmonster under my bed wouldn't stop fidgeting.

[Jewbo]

cud sum1 move this 2 past horror?


any way i did my review for imdb 2nite here it is.


Ah The Wicker Man. Not just British horror at it’s best but British cinema at its best. They just don’t make them like this anymore. Great soundtrack, great direction, great acting, great cinematography and great overall.

The film is about a Scottish police officer called Sergeant Howie. Howie is a devoted Christian and is sent an anonymous letter saying that a girl has gone missing on nearby island of Summerisle. So Howie takes his plane over to Summerisle to investigate. What he finds is a community of Pagans. I wont spoil the rest of the film for you. Its defiantly something you need to experience for yourselves.

The film reminds me of the old game Broken Sword. Not for the story, but because this film could easily be a point and click kind of game. I love the way it blends the elements of horror, mystery and thriller all into one.
The performances are all of the highest level most of all those of Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. All the others do superbly as well and I must add Britt Ekland looks amazing.
Probably my favourite thing about the film is the way the soundtrack fits it perfectly. I mean usually I would hate the thought of a folk music soundtrack but the look of the film with folk music over it is just amazing. The songs are all rather catchy too.
The finale is one of movie history. It is something everyone should see for themselves. And my last point is that the final shot is probably my favourite final shot of any film ever.

A must see film and without a doubt in my top ten films ever.

10/10

[The Professional]

i myself sold the dvd awhile back because i didnt like it on my first viewing. now i want to see it again. oh well, i guess ill just get the LE when i have the extra cash.

[malaria]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jewbo:
cud sum1 move this 2 past horror?


any way i did my review for imdb 2nite here it is.


Ah The Wicker Man. Not just British horror at it’s best but British cinema at its best. They just don’t make them like this anymore. Great soundtrack, great direction, great acting, great cinematography and great overall.

The film is about a Scottish police officer called Sergeant Howie. Howie is a devoted Christian and is sent an anonymous letter saying that a girl has gone missing on nearby island of Summerisle. So Howie takes his plane over to Summerisle to investigate. What he finds is a community of Pagans. I wont spoil the rest of the film for you. Its defiantly something you need to experience for yourselves.

The film reminds me of the old game Broken Sword. Not for the story, but because this film could easily be a point and click kind of game. I love the way it blends the elements of horror, mystery and thriller all into one.
The performances are all of the highest level most of all those of Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. All the others do superbly as well and I must add Britt Ekland looks amazing.
Probably my favourite thing about the film is the way the soundtrack fits it perfectly. I mean usually I would hate the thought of a folk music soundtrack but the look of the film with folk music over it is just amazing. The songs are all rather catchy too.
The finale is one of movie history. It is something everyone should see for themselves. And my last point is that the final shot is probably my favourite final shot of any film ever.

A must see film and without a doubt in my top ten films ever.

10/10</font>

Excellent review Jewbo, I couldn't have said it better myself. I agree on the final shot thing. It's my favourite too. Everytime I see it I start drooling at the mouth. And did you know that final shot was a fluke? Weird it came out so perfectly.
Great observation you made about the point and click adventure thing. It really does have that feel to it and it WOULD've made a kick ass game.

[Saturn Girl]

I watched the special edition DVD of THE WICKER MAN, the one in the cute li'l wooden box, just last week and I enjoyed it. Although it did leave me with a strong urge to shout "Oh lord, oh Jesus Christ!" at all the rotten heathens around me. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/wink.gif

Woodward did a great job playing a repressed prig. The director may not have intended it, but I laughed my butt off when Woodward did the wall crawl thing while Britt Ekland was trying to tempt him. It's not that often that we get to see horny 40 year old virgins acting out onscreen. And I loved the ending! For some reason it made me hungry for S'Mores.

[Jewbo]

izombie this really does need 2 go over to past horror.

by the way there is a sequel being made and howie is alive in it some how.

[robk]

I recently saw The Wicker Man myself. It was quite good, not that I was surprised as Christopher Lee was in it(He made Attack of the Clones better than The Phantom Menace).
Interestingly enough, he & his co-star Britt Ekland would both appear in the James Bond film The Man With the Golden Gun a year later.