The Wicker Man (1973)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:41
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: This intelligent horror film is subtle in its thrills and chills, with an ending that is both shocking and truly memorable.
Runtime: 3 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A notoriously troubled production notwithstanding, the controversial cult classic THE WICKER MAN is now regarded as a classic of British cinema. Edward Woodward stars as Sergeant Howie, a naive... [More]
Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento
Director: Robin Hardy
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Reviews for The Wicker Man
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A mordant study of theological anxiety Full Review |
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Click to read the article Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
It remains a fine example of occult horror that remains with the viewer well past its conclusion. Full Review |
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Anthony Shaffer penned the screenplay which, for sheer imagination and near-terror, has seldom been equalled. Full Review |
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Robin Hardy's 1973 cult horror film passed through several distributors, several versions, and several bankruptcies, picking up a powerful reputation along the way. Full Review |
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3/5 |
You can't help smiling at the audacity of it all and shivering a little at the feelbad ending. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The tension occasionally goes slack, but hardly anything surpasses that clifftop finale for freakish terror. Full Review |
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Part folk musical, part occult chiller, and quite mad. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A British golden-oldie worthy to be placed alongside classics such as Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives or Rosemary's Baby. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Devised by its star Christopher Lee, director Robin Hardy and writer Anthony Shaffer as a meditation on the rise of New Age spiritualism, the movie is now, of course, gleefully camp and a tad reactionary. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The ultimate British cult classic - a unique film that straddles genres, features Christopher Lee in a dress and builds toward one of cinema's most memorable climaxes. Full Review |
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5/5 |
It’s a heady brew, but Hardy keep the mystery simmering, while his staging of several merrie pagan songs – and of course the chilling climax – is truly memorable. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The Wicker Man is, more than anything else, a film about what people can do in the name of religion or, more generally, belief. Its power comes not from appeals to the supernatural but from a deep understanding of our own undeniable nature. Full Review |
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It envelops you in a time and space that is unfamiliar, fascinating, exotic, and frightening all at once. Full Review |
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The premise is quite intriguing and is certainly sinister, but it's undermined by a too-leisurely pace and musical numbers that are straight out of an x-rated fetish-fantasy as imagined by Walt Disney. Full Review |
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One of best horror films ever made. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
They deliberately cast horror icons to help them break the mold... if you keep in mind its original context, it can be a very interesting film. Full Review |
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The Wicker Man's genre-bending, thematic daring, and tortuous history have made it the U.K.'s definitive cult movie. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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5/5 |
Mais do que simplesmente assustador, o filme propõe uma inteligente discussão sobre a natureza cegante das religiões (e o conforto que proporcionam), a intolerância e o fundamentalismo.
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