The Wicker Man (1974)

You dont want to f**k with these people.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 8, 2001 | 1 out of 1 found this The Wicker Man (1974) review helpful

This film reminds me of Looking For Mr Goodbar only because they both follow the same format. They both seem like quite meandering dull movies until they reach their absolutely brutal conclusions. The final sequence of The Wicker Man is so utterly un...expected that it changed the way I saw the rest of the film, and have subsequently give it the big thumbs up. Richard Woodward is not the equaliser in this film, the Wicker Man is. Get it and while you're there get Goodbar as well. Strange classics. Read more Less

The Wicker Man

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 15, 2001 | 1 out of 1 found this The Wicker Man (1974) review helpful

I agree completely with Gophertortoise's review. Pre-"Equalizer" Edward Woodward is the mainland cop sent to a small Scottish Isle to investigate the disappearance of a girl. The people of the island know a lot more than they let on and live a lifest...yle that would surprise even the most open-minded. A couple of obligatory "stop-the-movie" songs are the only things distract from the action, though they somewhat contribute to the plot. Britt Eklind looks great! I would love to visit the setting where this was filmed, but wouldn't want to be there for the May Festival. Read more Less

More here than meets the eye

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 26, 2006

Pros: Very close to portraying an actual Pagan culture

Cons: The ending was a bit over the top

Most of the reviews here are obviously by people who know little or nothing about the modern reconstruction of ancient Celtic Paganism. They see the community as being full of "psychopaths" or just plain weird. If the Christian Church had n...ot performed its "Spiritual Cleansing" of the ancient Celtic lands, this is pretty much what a modern Pagan community would look like. Human sacrifice is not part of modern Paganism, but is still a central theme in Christianity (the crucifixion). In this movie it is probably intended as a gotcha for anyone who doesn't know what they are watching and are bored. Read more Less

worth watching

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 26, 2002

the wicker man is must see for any horror
fan.Its one of those lost classics and
underated movies

The Wicker Man

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 22, 2000

Excellent. Christopher Lee in a non-horror role, extremely well made and with a great soundtrack, and a blow-you-away ending. Top 10 in the Universe.

this movie was too weird for me.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 30, 2001 | 0 out of 2 found this The Wicker Man (1974) review helpful

very strange...

WICKER MAN

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 3, 2003 | 0 out of 3 found this The Wicker Man (1974) review helpful

Pros: Sound and picture is good

Cons: boring movie. Highly overrated.

I honestly don't know what the hype was about this movie, but I found it very boring. The folk singing was in great excess and I found it annoying. A detective ends up on the scene full of psychopaths who practice a very laughable kind of witchc...raft/druidism. I thought the nude scenes were extremely laughable, and people dancing naked making themselves look like stupid fools even more a joke. Now if you like to see naked ladies dance around acting like fools, and love the sound of annoying folk tunes, then by all means get the movie. Normally I do not like to give away plots, but it is too predictable...man seeks little missing girl, man does not find missing little girl; man ends up being roasted along with a bunch of poor innocent farm animals. Now I found that scene very objectionable--burning innocent animals alive. But that's another source of the overall annoyances this movie presents. The overall movie was: B-O-R-I-N-G.And lots of annoying folk singing and idiots dancing around naked. yada yada yada... I bought this movie and felt I lost my money. In other words, I spent my money to be bored. ****ALL BECAUSE I READ A BUNCH OF OVERRATED REVIEWS***. Please trust the original reviews that it was one of the worst movies ever made. Oh, and did I mention that it was very boring?..well, just to emphasize my point. I have no idea why it is presented in DVD format. Read more Less