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10/29/08
The Wicker Man (1973)
91 %
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Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 40
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Consensus: This intelligent horror film is subtle in its thrills and chills, with an ending that is both shocking and truly memorable.
Runtime: 3 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A notoriously troubled production notwithstanding, the controversial cult classic THE WICKER MAN is now regarded as a classic of British cinema. Edward Woodward stars as Sergeant Howie, a naive young police officer sent to Summerisle,... [More]
Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento
Director: Robin Hardy
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Reviews for The Wicker Man
It remains a fine example of occult horror that remains with the viewer well past its conclusion.
10/07/08
Anthony Shaffer penned the screenplay which, for sheer imagination and near-terror, has seldom been equalled.
10/07/08
Top Critic Robin Hardy's 1973 cult horror film passed through several distributors, several versions, and several bankruptcies, picking up a powerful reputation along the way.
10/07/08
You can't help smiling at the audacity of it all and shivering a little at the feelbad ending.
08/24/07
The tension occasionally goes slack, but hardly anything surpasses that clifftop finale for freakish terror.
08/24/07
A British golden-oldie worthy to be placed alongside classics such as Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives or Rosemary's Baby.
08/24/07
Top Critic Devised by its star Christopher Lee, director Robin Hardy and writer Anthony Shaffer as a meditation on the rise of New Age spiritualism, the movie is now, of course, gleefully camp and a tad reactionary.
08/24/07
Top Critic The ultimate British cult classic - a unique film that straddles genres, features Christopher Lee in a dress and builds toward one of cinema's most memorable climaxes.
08/24/07
It’s a heady brew, but Hardy keep the mystery simmering, while his staging of several merrie pagan songs – and of course the chilling climax – is truly memorable.
08/24/07
The Wicker Man is, more than anything else, a film about what people can do in the name of religion or, more generally, belief. Its power comes not from appeals to the supernatural but from a deep understanding of our own undeniable nature.
08/24/07
Top Critic It envelops you in a time and space that is unfamiliar, fascinating, exotic, and frightening all at once.
07/10/07
The premise is quite intriguing and is certainly sinister, but it's undermined by a too-leisurely pace and musical numbers that are straight out of an x-rated fetish-fantasy as imagined by Walt Disney.
12/16/06
They deliberately cast horror icons to help them break the mold... if you keep in mind its original context, it can be a very interesting film.
08/31/06
The Wicker Man's genre-bending, thematic daring, and tortuous history have made it the U.K.'s definitive cult movie.
08/29/06
Mais do que simplesmente assustador, o filme propõe uma inteligente discussão sobre a natureza cegante das religiões (e o conforto que proporcionam), a intolerância e o fundamentalismo.
06/25/06
This unnerving chiller rises above genre conventions to deliver its own kinds of cool dread and surprises.
04/05/06
Latest News for The Wicker Man
April 08, 2008:
Wicker Man Sequel Scrapped
Turns out there is a sequel that can't get made. More...
December 27, 2007:
Clive Barker and Guillermo del Toro Are Being Born
Clive Barker and Guillermo del Toro are getting ready to explore the dark side of Claymation. More...
August 31, 2006:
Critical Consensus: "Crank" Is Well-Ranked; "Illusionist" Is Magic, "Crossover" Is An Air-Ball, "Wicker Man" Gets Burned
This week at the movies, we've got hoopsters with big dreams ("Crossover," starring Anthony Mackie), scary goings-on on remote islands ("The Wicker Man,"... More...
June 19, 2006:
Check Out the New "Wicker" Pics
Color me very curious regarding Neil LaBute's upcoming "The Wicker Man." Here we have an indie filmmaker venturing into a new genre, while also remaking one of the... More...
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33 yrs. later the Brit WICKER MAN gets an American remake, RT needs to make a forum!!
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33 yrs. later the Brit WICKER MAN gets an American remake, RT needs to make a forum!!
by: Real Boba 10/16
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