Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

adonis98-743-186503 A police sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there. This British Horror film is packed with over the top perfomances, odd humor, horror cliches and above all the same terrible ending like the Nicolas Cage remake of the same name. Overall a bad movie unlike anything i've seen before. (0/10)

georgemhands I Was recommended this film by a friend due to my huge interest in cult classic horror and thriller films, needless to say I was hugely disappointed by this film and would strongly urge anyone who may feel tempted to watch this film to not as it will simply be a complete waste of time and money. I could give this films the befit of the doubt and say it has not aged well due to it being made in the early 70s, however I feel that is simply not the case! The film drags on and does not really give the viewer any feeling expect from pure frustration, and as soon as the film reaches a 'climax' it is ruined by the film abruptly ending with the main character (a policemen) being burn alive in a huge wicker man hence the title. Stay well clear of this film, anyone who calls this a cult classic is simply offending the true cult classics such as the likes of "a clockwork orange" and "the Omen" both made is the same era and far far better!!

patroklosmech Quite an interesting case, this film mixes a horror narrative very uncommon ,but chillingly possible due to the unexplored depths of human nature and soul, with a bland and scarily cloudy landscape of winter in the Highlands.. FIlmed on a resgricted budget and a studio facing bankruptcy, it is nonetheless coherent and magnetizes the viewer. It contains a cinematography that managed to capture the beautiful atmosphere of a Scottish island and several red herrings. A movie that also benefits from the presence of Christopher Lee and comes along ith a very powerful message: whre reason sleeps not only monsters are born but the human mass is also uncontrollable. Don't avoid watching it if you stumble on it on TV or cinema.

Leofwine_draca One of the quintessential British horror movies of the 1970s, as reckoned in the many books to come out on the subject in recent years (Ten Years of Terror is recommended reading to any fan of the genre), THE WICKER MAN is a truly unique film which succeeds in being a true horror film. Yet there are no vampires or monsters here, no bloodshed, violence, or gore. Instead, the film starts off deceptively slowly, taking care to characterise Woodward's central figure and paint a complex picture of the community of Summerisle into which he comes. Then the clues begin to fall together, the suspense builds up rapidly and POW!, the film hits you with one of the most stunning climaxes ever seen in a horror film.For the most part, this doesn't even feel like a horror film, just a study of a community of pagans and heathens. Upstanding Christian Howie is of course shocked by all the so-called depravity he sees around him (couples copulating in fields at night; young girls dancing naked through fires; reproduction and reincarnation taught at the local school) and tries desperately to uphold his moral values when temptress Britt Ekland dances naked into the room next to his at night. The movie is beautifully shot, as seen in the opening shots of Howie's plane flying into the island; and the visuals are accompanied by plentiful folky music which helps to transfer the spirit of the islanders across, with many of the tunes being catchy and playful, not to mention melodic. When I learnt that THE WICKER MAN was actually filmed in 26-or-so separate locations I was shocked, because I was completely convinced that the community of Summerisle really did exist at first.What makes this film - and, in particular, the finale - so effective is its basis in reality. There are no showy or shouty performances, just matter-of-fact people going about their lives. No special effects or anything like that. Only vague hints of the darker things to come later in the movie - talk of crop failure and ritual sacrifice; the Hand of Glory appearing on Woodward's bedside; the whole story of the missing girl and the hare in her coffin. Towards the end, the film becomes a suspenseful actioner for a while as Woodward infiltrates the May Day celebrations in disguise and attempts to rescue the kidnapped girl, but then the twist ending arrives and turns everything around that you've previously seen, much like in THE SIXTH SENSE and no less effective.The finale is classic stuff and the image of the burning wicker man one of the most enduring in horror cinema. The moment in which Woodward first sees the figure and says "oh, Jesus, no!" still has the power to send a shiver down my spine although I've seen the movie half a dozen times. The shots of Woodward reciting the Lord's Prayer as the pigs squeal and burn is almost impossibly powerful and quite stunning - I've never seen anything like it. Forget CHILDREN OF THE CORN, THE WICKER MAN really is the last word on pagan worship and the theme has never been bettered.Edward Woodward puts in the performance of his career as the increasingly desperate Howie; a flawed and often laughable man, but still one you can identify with and sympathise with, and that's the key. Screen legend Christopher Lee enjoys what was his personally favourite performance as Lord Summerisle, and makes his character's convictions scarily convincing - a chilling turn, despite the fact that he is kind and courtly, or happy and laughing, for the majority of his appearance! Genre regulars Britt Ekland and Ingrid Pitt once again shed their inhibitions for the sake of their art to good effect, and each and every creepy islander is effective in his or her role, giving the film a truly scary conspiracy-style feel when the secrets are at last unearthed. Always watchable and truly enduring, THE WICKER MAN has achieved the interest it always deserved in recent years, with the final cut finally being released on Blu-ray format. This really is one of the best horror films to come out of the British Isles and maybe one of the best in screen cinema.