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In this director's cut of the atmospheric adaptation of the 70s cult classic, Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, The Rock) stars as Detective Edward Malus, a troubled man in search of the missing daughter of an old friend on the mysterious island of Summerisle. The seemingly idyllic island off the mainland is home to a private community who lead a traditional, pastoral life under the watchful eye of matriarch Sister Summerisle (Ellen Burstyn). As Malus's quest for information pits him against the mistrusting locals and their baffling ancient traditions, he becomes immersed in an ever more perplexing mystery, amidst claims that the missing girl never even existed. As his search intensifies to its horrifying climax, Malus discovers the sickening truth behind the community's belief system and is drawn inexorably nearer to the place where evil awaits.
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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I cannot put in to words just how angry films like this make me. A big budgeted American studio have taken a British classic and butchered it in an arrogant attempt to share in and steal its credibility. But in doing so they have removed anything remotely original about it and left what can only be described as The Scary Movie Team Presents The Wicker Man.
Supernatural elements, violence, a generic soundtrack, and the worst acting I have ever seen from a real big budgeted film. Nicholas Cage and Kate Beahan take original conversations from the original and ruin them beyond all recognition. I honestly think they were embarrassed doing it.
I cannot stress this enough. If you want to see a real horror film check out the original and give this one a wide berth. Neil LaBute didn't even like the soundtrack on the original film, and that is as much a testament to what this is as anything else. No one behind the project actually understood what the real one was about.
So why the one star? Simple. I couldn't give it minus 100 of them. But I would've.
Supernatural elements, violence, a generic soundtrack, and the worst acting I have ever seen from a real big budgeted film. Nicholas Cage and Kate Beahan take original conversations from the original and ruin them beyond all recognition. I honestly think they were embarrassed doing it.
I cannot stress this enough. If you want to see a real horror film check out the original and give this one a wide berth. Neil LaBute didn't even like the soundtrack on the original film, and that is as much a testament to what this is as anything else. No one behind the project actually understood what the real one was about.
So why the one star? Simple. I couldn't give it minus 100 of them. But I would've.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It's almost impossible to describe how bad this film is. A movie studio, presumably full of bright, committed people, has decided to re-make 'The Wicker Man', and in doing so, they have shown themselves to be crass, simple-minded, and derivative. Many changes have been made to the original story and setting, and believe me, every single one of those changes is for the worse. The original film still shocks, disturbs, and - yes - delights, today. This, however, is just awful.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
(By the way, incase youve been living in a hole for a lifetime and haven't seen either of these films, there are SPOILERS in this article)
The re-make of the Wicker Man is one of the worst films I have ever seen. Nicholas Cage does his best with a terribly re-Americanised script which contains absolutely none of the charm, wit, or brutality of the original. The best thing about the original was the fact that it is NOT a horror film. It is a story about a guy trying to find a missing girl, and ends up getting burned at the stake at the end. There are no cheesy suspense segues, no gore and no guess as to what will happen at the end, which is what makes it so bloody good in the first place! This film is a mess, the opening scene, where Nicholas Cage witnesses the family die in the car crash, and coincidentally was the only bit from the trailer that lured me to the film in the first place, has NOTHING to do with the rest of the film, AT ALL! Its a mess! Its crap! I really wanted to like it but was sorely dissapointed. And if you dont get a cold shiver from how the filmmakers "cleverly" incorporate Edward Woodward's name into the story then you have no soul. Finally how can you make a re-make of a film with Christopher Lee in it without Christopher Lee? You cant.
MESS!
The re-make of the Wicker Man is one of the worst films I have ever seen. Nicholas Cage does his best with a terribly re-Americanised script which contains absolutely none of the charm, wit, or brutality of the original. The best thing about the original was the fact that it is NOT a horror film. It is a story about a guy trying to find a missing girl, and ends up getting burned at the stake at the end. There are no cheesy suspense segues, no gore and no guess as to what will happen at the end, which is what makes it so bloody good in the first place! This film is a mess, the opening scene, where Nicholas Cage witnesses the family die in the car crash, and coincidentally was the only bit from the trailer that lured me to the film in the first place, has NOTHING to do with the rest of the film, AT ALL! Its a mess! Its crap! I really wanted to like it but was sorely dissapointed. And if you dont get a cold shiver from how the filmmakers "cleverly" incorporate Edward Woodward's name into the story then you have no soul. Finally how can you make a re-make of a film with Christopher Lee in it without Christopher Lee? You cant.
MESS!
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A remake that isn't even truly a remake. Dreadful.
The religious theme from the original, a man with strong Christian values dumbfounded and disgusted when he enters a pagan community/cult and witnesses their customs and rituals,... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Mr. J. Morris
Terrible re-make
The original film that was so well made and scary when I first saw it has been hijacked by this awful American re-make. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Willow Moon Pearce
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Absolutely outstanding.
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Published 3 months ago by Mail-order Christ
SO BAD ITS GOOD!!!!
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Published 5 months ago by Turbo
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Published 5 months ago by Jake
Step AWAY from this film
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Published 5 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
a disappointment
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Published 6 months ago by DanielB1982
The worst film ever made
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Published 6 months ago by paintbrush
Really made me angry
I haven't seen the original , so this review is about the film in its own right.
It's not a bad film and nicholas cage and the other actors are playing very well. Read more
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