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The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man (2013)

December. 21,2013
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7.5
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R
| Horror

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

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ThiefHott
2013/12/21

Too much of everything

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Beanbioca
2013/12/22

As Good As It Gets

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Glimmerubro
2013/12/23

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

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AshUnow
2013/12/24

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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lucasvigor
2013/12/25

This movie is excellent and i question the motives of some of the reviewers here giving it only 1-2 stars. Are they reviewing the right version of this movie? The music MADE the movie and so did the actors and extras. There is a level of normalcy here that is actually very creepy. Nothing supernatural happens. It is psychological horror done almost as a musical. There is no movie quite like it. If you don't like it, there just might be something wrong with you!

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utku_kamil_ozen
2013/12/26

There are so many weird things in this film and it is so different, I give it a pass despite being unintentionally comical at times, the confused message it conveys(if a message intended) and the inappropriate use of music(except the climax of the film) that reminded me of Silent Running (1972). I am actually more annoyed by the film than I like it. Because I see a huge opportunity missed here. This film could have been a great criticism of religions. But instead, it chooses the opposite almost. Although it is never spelled directly, our protagonist is portrayed as a moral model, thus Christianity as the true religion as opposed to paganism. In one scene, our good christian policeman, fully uniformed in his officers, scatters some pagan symbolism or offering in anger, then proceeds to create a makeshift cross from some pieces of wood on the same altar. How dumb! It could have really been a masterpiece if its message had matched its weirdness. One other major flaw of the film is that the protagonists behaviour doesn't match the situations that he is in. He was in numerous instances that he should have been alarmed and felt thereatened and unsafe. But he chooses to peacefully sleep when a lot of suspicious things going on around him, instead of trying to call for help. Again, dumb! And when I say dumb, I don't mean the character, he is dumb too of course, as a result. But at the end, the filmed served its purpose as a horror movie and it is really a different and weird film, I can't complain about any clichés and that is saying a lot when it's the horror genre. So I think it worths watching at least once.

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Eric Stevenson
2013/12/27

This is probably one of the best horror movies I've seen, although I admit it doesn't really try that hard to be scary. It's a shame that my introduction to this film was the cheesy Nicolas Cage version. This is better in every way, mostly because well, the acting is infinitely better. It was weird watching this knowing how it would end. That still didn't take away any enjoyment from the film. What's great about this film is how philosophical it is.We get a lot of great points raised about religion and other things like sexuality. It was hard to recognize such a young Christopher Lee. The pacing in this film was great, especially with how it didn't feel too long or short. The plot is that a religious police officer is going to this isolated island community to search for a missing girl. I don't know why the Nicolas Cage version had so much more women. ***1/2

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MonsterVision99
2013/12/28

The Wicker Man (1973) its a movie that has gained notoriety as time has passed since it was released. Its been called the "Citizen Kane" of horror movies but I don't think that's necessarily true. Its a really good movie and has some interesting ideas and themes and its executed almost perfectly but its not as great as something like The Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby, at least, I don't think it is.I cant think of anything that I dislike about this film, its well directed, well written, well acted, well everything, but it doesn't strike me as one of the best horror films ever made, I would say that its one of the best from the seventies.I have to say that I didn't find the ending to be satisfying, its really well made and its perhaps the most iconic scene in the movie, but I was really rooting for our main character, I just think that the ending is too much of a downer, but that's just me, otherwise, its a great movie.

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