Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Wicker Man is an interesting study of a devout Christian police officer encountering a pagan culture on a remote island. In many ways, this is an allegory for any confilct of beliefs, and the terrors it can often bring on. However, it is important to note that there is not really anything "horrific" about it in any visceral sense. The horror rather comes from the moral outrage that the film pushes ever so subtly toward the viewers. The story begins when Howie, a Scottish policeman is called out to the island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl named Rowan. However, once he gets there, the villagers refuse to cooperate, even the mother, and respond by going anywhere from denying knowledge or even claiming that the girl does not exist. The officer becomes increasingly concerned that the girl is being hidden as the islanders prepare to sacrifice her in an upcoming ceremony. The film's tension comes from the officer's alienation from these people. He looks down upon their beliefs, as he is a Christian himself, and begins to think that the people are capable of any atrocity because he does not know anything about their beliefs. As such, the film is an interesting portrait of culture clash, and the results it can have. The finale unveils a number of intersting misconceptions that Howie has allowed himself to fall into, which are fairly shocking. The Wicker Man is quite good, and though it is dated in terms of the things in the film, the dress of the people, and most importantly the picture quality (which the filmmakers have put a valient effort into, but which has unfortunately suffered more than most films of the period because of a series of mishaps with the prints of the film over the years), it stil holds relevance today and certainly has importance in today's culture. The acting is also rather good, especially from Christopher Lee, who plays his role here totally differently from how we know him more recently. I must also make special note of britt Ekland, who is extremely easy on the eyes, and revels quite a bit of herself as an actress in this piece (pun intended...you'll see...), which most people consider to be her best role. This is a landmark film, and you should definitely look into it.

An all-singing mishmash of horror and comedy wrapped around a simple mystery narrative: a child has been reported missing on the remote island of Summerisle, and dour policeman Howie (Edward Woodward) is the only one capable of finding out what happened. Ultimately it’s a horror film, but there’s very little violence, no jump scares, and most of the action takes place during the day. It’s playful and sometimes even joyous, but it has an unsettling atmosphere that builds and builds to an iconic (and horrifying) climax.

In every review the original Wicker Man is mentioned, it is listed as "the Citizen Kane of horror movies." While I wouldn't go that far, it is a fantastic horror movie. The acting, the setting, everything is memorable. This is a film you will not forget once you've seen it. In fact, you should watch it without knowing anything about it. That way you can be surprised. It's not an in your face horror movie. This is a thinking person type of horror film. And it's pretty darn flawless.

If you are into "B" rated movies - this is not a bad one. If you saw the remake of this movie - this one if far better. The plot is more solid and interesting. Sexuality, nature worship, and even witchcraft are all here - where I thought they were down played in the remake. For those of you who like a "B" rated movie with a plot - here it is. Enjoy.

I really enjoyed this movie, although I do kind of miss seeing nic cage wearing a bear costume while knocking out old women.

we finally get the blu ray with the director's cut and it does live up to the billing. it's the version that all fans of the movie should see

if you like old horrors, then get this. i bought if for someone and didnt know there was nudity. was inappropriate for where is was being watched

So this is one of those films that is supposed to be a classic horror film but it really isn't. This disc contains the final cut only which I figured would be better and im sure to people who love this garbage it is but ohh boy was this weak. It has a solid set of extras but I have watched this twice now and it hurt both times.