Starring: Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Britt Ekland
Certificate 15
Special Features: Disc 1: Theatrical version of The Wicker Man(84 Minutes), The Wicker Man Enigma(35 Minutes) documentary. Theatrical Trailer, TV & Radio spots, Talent Biographies, Christopher Lee Interview (25 Minutes), CD ROM Special Feature, Original Theatrical press brochure for The Wicker Man.
Disc 2: The Wickerman - Directors Cut, Feature length commentary with Christiopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Director Robin Hardy & Moderated by Mark Kermode.
General Storyline:
Police Sergeant "Howie" travels to a remote island in Scotland to investigate the mysterious disapperance of a young girl. But one stepping foot on the small remote island, "Howie" feels a strange ora about the place, everything is not as it seems. Howies investigation into the disapearance of the girl leads him into the dark and shadowy wold of paganism, blashpehmy. Everyone on the island seems to deny the exsistance of this young girl, but yet the call to Howie was made from the island. What Secret is this island hiding from Howie. Christopher Lee, plays the role of Lord Summerisle who is no dout the leader of this pagen cult. Howie's attempts to leave the island for help do not work, and it is now up to him to find this missing girl, before the Wicker Man comes.
My Thoughts on the film:
To be honest i had'nt actually seen this film till 2000, i found it really hard to believe that any english made horror film would be worth a watch. I was then told to watch the film by a few of my mates, and to my astonishment i really liked it. I couldnt believe that a film like this could be made. Low budget, well laid out storyline and a great cast. And now i reconmmend the film and the special DVD to you. Christopher Lee plays a superb role as Lord Summerisle, he's so beleiveable, clever and somewhat mysterious. Whats really good about this type of film is that it deals with pagenism and cultism, and for the year it was made, it attracted a lot of media attention and thus made the film more intresting to watch. The film deals with some strong points, such as blasphamy, which some Christians may not agree with. And by having Inspector "Howie's" character play a devoted christian it deals with teh issue in a more strong and addaptive way. The whole film as a strong solid plot and its such a shame that we can't make horror films like this one.
My Thoughts on the DVD and its featurers:
When i bought this DVD, i didnt expect their to be so much bonus footage and i was shocked by the lenghly detail they've gone into to make this a must have DVD. They have a 35 Minute documentary about the Enigma of the Wicker Man, which i totally loved, all the contrasy, why the film was so powerfull, loved and hated, and the origans of the Wicker Man. Where did they get the idea for such a film.
The best bit about the Speical features has to be on Disc 1: A interview with Christopher Lee, and Disc 2: Running Commentary by the actors. Christopher Lee is such a great actor and watching him in this film made him more likeable, despite his role. The documentary deals with how he related himself to Lord Summerisle and what attracted him to the character and the Film
Disc 1 Run Time: 81 Minutes Disc 2 Run Time: 99 Minutes Approx
Cheapest Places to Buy The Wickerman: Amazon has new and used copies from £3.99. (P.S not advertising just thought id help you find a decent price if intrested in buying).
Additional Note: In late 2006, The remake of the Wicker Man, Starring oscar winning actor Nicolas Cage is going to be released. Lets just hope the remake does some justice to the original cult classic.
Hope this review has been somewhat helpfull.
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