The Wicker Man

[blackcatnomee]

The original Wicker Man is my most favorite movie. I will admit, I'm curious to see the Cage version, just to see how bad it really is.

[90alexcatalan]

i like pizza

[Browngoomba]

The nick cage version was a joke.

[TookYerJob1]

Revelation of the Method.

the point is Howie walked right into his fate, no matter how much warning surrounded him. I look at burn out celebs and think of this movie. Human sacrifice is alive and well

[SPRINGSTEENFAN4]

The New Version Supersucked

[cochranexyz]

I cannot believe they "remade" this. Wait, yes I can. Fucking Hollywood.....

[zedwardson]

Love the 1973 Director cut version of Wicker man...

[JimHewittWhite]

I'd love to see the director's cut. Gently Johnny has actually been youtubed and sounds fantastic.

[gentletouch1]

The director's cut is fantastic. I have both versions and was disappointed in the first released version which had several scenes cut out, including Gently Johnny which is IMHO the best song of the movie. They did a wonderful job of incorporating some footage from a recently found footage.

[mattshute07]

JimHewittWhite, you posted this comment 1 year ago. Did you manage to see the Director's Cut yet?

[bv90andy]

I just saw the new one with nicolas cage, I found it nice and iteresting and did not make me laugh!

[JoninBloodTeam]

The Cage version did NOT make you laugh? Even with his constant woman-abuse? What's wrong with you?!

[GetenGeten]

HOW'D IT GET BURNED!?

[FantasmaLuna666]

I actually saw the director's cut before the theatrical version and I think I prefer the director's cut. Christopher Lee totally nailed that role and it remains a mystery to me that he wasn't in the remake...but replaced by Ellen Burstyn?!?! wtf?

[mattshute07]

"one of the best films ever. DO NOT watch the new one, its a joke compared to this!"

I totally agree. Everyone who has not seen this, watch the Director's Cut DVD, the version in which Edward Woodward's Howie spends 2 nights at the Green Man Inn. If Howie is there only one night, you're watching the "butchered" version.

[allaboutdmagic]

Don't worry, I won't! Love the original

[pianohbc]

We have the full length version where Willow takes the young man under the escort of Lord Summer Isle - it adds to the surrealness. The DVD id not include this and the snail bit!!

[makky123]

edward woodward is fantastic in this

[jackt2469]

one of the best films ever. DO NOT watch the new one, its a joke compared to this!

[Schmoo15]

this looks much better than the new one, the new one had me laughing at the end

[Myndir]

Four words: Comic-horror celtic-musical.

[numberstation]

A genuinley disturbing film.But,burnings aside,the islanders beliefs seem oddly appealing to me!

[pharbi1]

It's the only film to scare the shite out of you without resorting to blood and guts,and the hero gets bumprd off at the end.I remermber seeing it for the first time as a kid and just being left open jawed at the fact they just bbq'ed old Eddie Woodwaed.Awesome movie.Aye they don't make them like that anymore.

[pharbi1]

I've been meaning to jump on the ferry from Belfast to Scotland and do the wicker man festival.Beer and bands what more could a lad ask for?

[NirvanaCake]

DUDE the new wickerman was wretched. this one looks better.

[glamorgan65]

I've got the original,i bought it in scotland,this is one of my best films ever,chris lee is terrific

[TOBONZOSUPERIOR]

I saw the American remake, and I just laughed (except at the ending) . They replaced all the hot girls with seniors, and there were rarely any hotties left. And the damn thing was full of logical gaps. So therefore, I must have that DVD.

[Nightix]

I dont see Christopher lee in here....it an English film rite? But the US remade it.

[mccarthief]

The guy who asks: "You expect foul play?" is Christopher Lee.

[Nightix]

Ahh yea yea it is...maan he looks so different...and sounds different too....i mean his voice was soooo low when he played saruman....

[mccarthief]

Well this moive was made in the 70's so he would look and sound a bit diffenet.

[Nightix]

yea i know...the US monster remakes are eating good original movies and spitting out not so good versions of it. I mean the ring and ju-on was totally not scary in the american version cos yea there isnt a sadako in america....the wicker man looks very interesting though. The remake looks like something to do with demons and cults but the original one looks like murder.

[mccarthief]

Most of Hollywoods remakes are never as good as the first. And the only reason remakes are made is because it's tried and proven to be popular. The only plots you can possibly reuse are Dracular, King Arthur and Robin Hood cause they always seems to be at least different from the last one made which doesn't happen with an other remakes

[Deucehound]

Yeah, lots of devil/ demon imagery going on. But that loses the whole point of what the Wicker Man means, the Wicker Man was apart of pagan rituals (mostly Celtic). The reason probably for the change is to make it seem more evil, and since the original was about the clash of hard lined Christian v.s pagans, which isn't so taboo today. Its seems more like an simple guy versus devil worshippers.

[Myndir]

That's because the US isn't really good at horror anymore. CGI and big budgets breed bad, bad horror movies. The Japanese, on the other hand, are masters of the chilling horror that the US used to be capable of.

[Nightix]

And that's why the US start remaking japanese horror films...like the ring, the grudge, dark waters....

But i actuallt thought stay alive was nice. Wasnt scary but it was nice.