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Nalo
Registered User
(6/2/05 6:53 pm)
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Wicker Man
Before the boards went kerblooey, someone had asked to I.D. a film
which turned out to be the Wicker
Man, and then said that they wouldn't see it, because the descriptions
of it sounded graphic and upsetting. Well, I'm a wuss when it comes
to scary film, and yet I've seen the Wicker Man. I don't remember
anything graphic or scary. The horror elements are quite mild and
feel dated; the film was made long enough ago that our sensibilities
around what is scary have quite changed.
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rosyelf
Registered User
(6/3/05 8:56 am)
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wicker man
I agree with you, Nalo, that a lot of the film feels a bit dated now. But I did find the final sequence very disturbing. I didn't switch on -it was aired on British television-expecting to see a quick-fix action movie, but the utter hopelessness of the victim's situation at the end-no rescuer in sight, no-one even wanting to be a rescuer-was horrifying.
I'm being a bit cryptic, so as not to "spoil" for anyone who has not yet seen The Wicker Man.
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dlee10
Registered User
(6/3/05 10:25 am)
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Re: wicker man
I was the one trying to I.D. Wicker Man. I have a huge mental block when it comes to "scary" movies. I have never even seen Jaws!
Do you remember an anthology that had the Wicker man story in it? My husband's friend was describing the movie and I recognized the story but can't recall which book it was in. He would like to read it and compare. I think it might have been called "King of the May" or something like that. Thank you so much!
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Nalo
Registered User
(6/3/05 1:49 pm)
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Re: wicker man
For the record, I refuse to watch "Jaws," too. Even the video for Michael Jackson's song "Thriller" can give me a sleepless night if it catches me wrong.
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Veronica
Schanoes
Registered User
(6/3/05 5:11 pm)
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Re: wicker man
Well, Jaws is scary. And when the video to "Thriller"
first came out, back when I was a kid, it gave me nightmares. This
was before Michael Jackson looked frightening.
Edited by: Veronica Schanoes at: 6/3/05 5:14 pm
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Elizabeth
Genco
Registered User
(6/3/05 7:35 pm)
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Re: wicker man
There's a Wicker Man story in an anthology somewhere? I'd be curious about that. I have the Wicker Man novel, written by the two dudes who wrote/directed the film (I can't remember who they are offhand, though I'm sure IMDB.com knows). I don't know which came first (the movie or the book), but I do know that the book was much better than I expected. I got it used on abe.com some time ago.
I remember the first time that I saw the movie -- it's kind of must-viewing for the Pagan set. And I saw it really early on in my Pagan identification (this was some nine years ago now). I remember thinking that I would have been terribly creeped out as a kid -- it's got that spooky 70's horror vibe to it.
I also remember wondering if it was an anti-Christian or an anti-Pagan movie. I still wonder. Could go either way, really....
I have the two DVD set that came out a few years ago, and on the extras disk there's Christopher Lee, saying that it was one of his personal favorites of all his movies.
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elizabethgenco.com
Edited by: Elizabeth Genco at: 6/3/05 7:44 pm
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dlee10
Registered User
(6/4/05 11:09 am)
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Re: wicker man
My husband's friend (who is pagan) was describing Wicker Man when I realized I had read it as a short story. I read a lot of things from all kinds of sources so it is not surprising that I can't remember where the story is actually located.
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redtriskell
Registered User
(6/7/05 11:38 am)
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Re: wicker man
I love this movie. It is dated now, but if you can get on board
with the feel of the thing, its dated atmosphere doesn't seem to
matter. As a side note, I suspect the device used in the film has
been common enough in stories and novels to give lots of folks that
"haven't I read this somewhere?" feeling. A similar story,
though with different mythos (sort of), is an odd little novel called
"Harvest
Home" by a guy named Thomas Tryon. A friend passed this
book onto me because he didn't like it. I found it a teeny bit slow
at first, but when it started to move, it moved well and quickly.
If you enjoyed The Wicker Man, you might want to try this book.
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