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Don't Believe the Hype
Rosie Searle
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Zandra
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
adonis98-743-186503
A police sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there. This British Horror film is packed with over the top perfomances, odd humor, horror cliches and above all the same terrible ending like the Nicolas Cage remake of the same name. Overall a bad movie unlike anything i've seen before. (0/10)
GL84
Traveling to a secretive island, a mainland police detective investigating a child abduction case finds the locals practice a pagan-like religion that hinders his quest as the more he reveals about it the gradual realization of his appearance there is revealed and must stop it from happening.This here was quite the fun if a really flawed effort. One of the few problems here is the fact that there are some really bland and unappealing folk songs throughout here that just make this one feel overlong and quite bland. The numerous musical interludes really overwhelm this one as they're not that good and really don't offer up much of anything for the film other than getting in some nice innuendo, but on the whole it's not that appealing to stop the film cold to feature yet another suggestive local song-and-dance that's already mentioned before or to have an utterly obnoxious folklore tune continually play out. There's also a rather big problem here with the central mystery that unfolds here, simply providing a series of behavior that he finds weird only due to the contrast against the Christian ideologies he keeps spouting off yet none of these events really have much of a horror or even suspense setup as their standoff-ish behavior and mysterious rituals don't have any building suspense. The whole first hour plays out like a sardonic fish-out-of-water tale rather than any kind of macabre overview of a horror film as it boils down to a continuous series of run-ins with free-spirited folks who stonewall his investigations and scoff as his views of their practices which really hinders the film somewhat. There's still a lot to like here despite these issues, as there's a wicked air under the surface here as the weirdness of their transgressions slowly reveals far more menacing tones. The way it shows their attention to the pagan religion spurning his efforts with their brazen worship of paganism iconography and symbolism, the lax attitude to sexuality that shows copious couplings in public spaces, nude worshipping practices and the induction of children into sexually explicit conversations which are then thrown back at him with a rather easy-going dismissal that works a rather involving mystery here as they overlay these with the slowly unfolding mystery about the girl. This is certainly aiding nicely with the events of the finale which is undoubtedly the highlight here with the absolutely crazy ritual procession through the town as the garish costumes and jovial dancing creates some fully impressive sequence which comes off nicely alongside the central twist here that makes for a truly harrowing and cruel twist that really works well here. That gives this a considerable amount of good parts over the flaws, and along with the fine nudity throughout gives this a lot to really enjoy about this one.Rated R: Full Nudity, Violence, Language, some sexual conduct and intense themes of children-in-jeopardy.
rooprect
This movie is so 70s, theaters offered 3-for-1 seats so guys could park their sideburns. This movie is so 70s, you'll need a special 8-track adapter to play it in your blu-ray. This movie is so 70s, the only bras you'll see are on Erin Go.(Get it? Erin go bra--? OK I'll stop now.)Ah yes, the 70s thriller. Stepford Wives, Coma, The China Syndrome, and the 70sest of them all, "The Wicker Man" are films characterized by a very cynical and existentialist "lone person against a world gone mad" vibe which probably mirrored society's reluctant awakening from 60s hippie flower power into the catastrophic reality of the Cold War, Watergate, and Volkswagen discontinuing production of the Beetle which I still can't believe."The Wicker Man" is the pinnacle of 70s awesomeness, beginning with the lone protagonist Sgt. Howie (Edward Woodward) arriving on an island of creepy, smiling, sex obsessed folks and their leader Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), proceeding through bizarre musical numbers as comedically dark as anything in The Rocky Horror Picture Show but with traditional Irish instruments, gaining momentum as our hero quickly pieces together the clues of a murder/disappearance which the townsfolk "cover up" with about as much subtlety as the Three Mile Island nuke meltdown, and finally depositing us at a dramatic, exciting conclusion as shocking and perfect as the death of disco."The Wicker Man" has it all. Well, everything except for Nicolas Cage's epic bad acting in the remake ("Oh god not the bees!!" Lmao). No, despite the fact that I may sound like I'm calling this movie campy, it's actually very well done. You'll be amazed at how a single scene can blend singing & dancing with murder, powerful acting, the sexual frustration of our 40 year old virgin hero, and a seductive nude number courtesy of the delectable Britt Ekland, homina homina. Did I just blow your mind? Well buckle up your bell bottoms because it gets better, bucko.But rather than reveal anything more of the story, I'll just leave it to you to experience. If you're a fan of 70s thrillers like the ones I've mentioned, as well as lesser known cult gems like "A Boy and His Dog", "Phantasm" and "Zardoz", then pull up your favorite bean bag, dim the lava lamps, pop open a Fresca and watch "The Wicker Man". This movie is BOSS, daddy-O!
qmtv
Pure Garbage. Worst acting, story, cinematography, music. Boredom all the way The main actor? Can't act. Dialogue was trash, bored me throughout. Christopher Lee is garbage, acting sucked. Non of the actors were any good. Story, plot, dialogue, screenplay, all garbage. Cinematography is plain, aim and shoot, no imagination. The colors, sets, costumes, all crap. The music was crap.This movie is just plain garbage. My rating is an F, 1 star. Not worth seeing. Not worth thinking about. I do not understand the high rating. I could not wait for this to end. Horrible.
