The Wicker Man Movie Review (1973)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Not the Nicholas Cage Remake, but the original!
Stars Edward Woodward and a very censored Britt Eckland.
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Actually, there was a “cage” in it...The Wicker Man itself is a cage!
badum tss xD
Oh god, not the new bees!
That's the best low hanging joke of all time
Needs more likes.
Finally found someone who made that joke
Thank you
Screencrush’s Ryan ,and Doug,would like this. :)
One of my favourite endings ever. So dark when they start singing whilst he's burning.
IKR? such a sweet and happy medieval ditty. What a twisted choice!
Hey, can we Pagans party, or can we party....
I’d watch except I can’t handle even the concept of burning animals alive. Wish they’d left that out.
@@glitterspray as a human I dislike the concept of any living thing burning to death. The animals screaming added to the surreal horror of the scene. It wouldn't have had such an impact without the animals and the film would have suffered for it.
@Dies Irea I KNOW! I use to play it on recorder with my SCA buddies. We never envisioned anyone getting burned to death!
I somehow still can't handle seeing Christopher Lee in younger ages... whenever I hear his name, I have the image of Saruman or King Haggard in my head.
R.I.P., good Sir. A talent like yours will be missed forever.
I know, I’m with you on that.
Or count dooku
Dracula...he was the sexy one in the Hammer films
Aaahhhhh... King Haggard!!! From one of my Favorite movies.😁🦄
"Sloooow and steeeaaady- yeah I'm finished"
That had me howling hahahaha
Its basically an evangelist's nightmare
Midsommar is the movie the Wicker Man Remake tried to be
I've commented that exact thing on midsommars.
@Mango Roxx my parents bought me an old movie poster of the wickerman orginal it's in my livingroom lol. Check out the wickertree it's all in the same ball park. It has Christopher Lee in it too.
Midsommar is what would happen if Billie Eilish did a Wicker Man themed music video. Overrated.
Exactly, great profile picture BTW
She's cute - swipe right, swipt right, swipt right
She's 12 - swipe left, swipt left, swipt left
I can't 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 You kill me. 💀🤣🤣🤣 Love from Switzerland 🇨🇭😘😘😘
U mad or nah
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is it odd that the post office is also a sweet shop? thats what most post offices are like in the uk. get the mothers coming in to send a letter etc to also buy sweets for their little kids. its genius upselling strategy :P
True but some of the sweets in that shop are quite disturbing...
At our post offices they sell pink pencils, kids diaries, colourful calendars and notebooks, packaging material, envelopes, different pens and whatever stuff to write....preferably themed like some of the most popular series like some with cats, barbie, batman, some preschooler- emo - stuff like sparkling skulls, Ed Hardy backpacks, ringbooks, rubbers, etc.(I'm not sure if the name I'd correct)
Of course horses and all kind of other kid/ teen targeted designs.
I thought the same thing, you could get some of the best sweets in the post office when I was growing up lol
Plus you missed the obvious joke...Mrs Tummies Tea s,magic shop, and VCR rentals...
It's odd for us in the US because our post offices are that only but sell postal items and handle passport photos/processing.
My fave supernatural folk horror musical occult black humored films. Bee kind please .
Since watching it I think of the film as a musical thriller.
karen imber that’s the most epic genre type ever
Karen Imber...Have you watched "The Wicker Tree" from 2011? OMG ... it's supposed to be a "companion piece" to the Wicker man and it's UNBELIEVABLY HORRIBLE!!! Has lots of "music" though. ua-cam.com/video/3qaqPsTscv0/v-deo.html
The Wicker Man is one of my absolute favourite movies. Newbee, this was probably your funniest review to date. You had me howling. Thanks dude 😄
OMG OMG OMG OMG YESSSSSSSSSS! Ever since your review convinced me to watch Midsommar, I've been on a cult kick and I watched this movie and it blew my fucking mind. I've watched this one at least 6 times... just two nights ago as a matter of fact. Haven't even watched this review yet but I'm SOOOO excited!!!
That was *awesome!* But I’ll thank you not to make fun of our shops in tiny rural communities, selling oddly mismatched, strangely cobbled-together goods & sundries! Fondly [?!!] do I remember visiting a uniquely stocked shop in a remote village on the beautiful Isle of Anglesey, Wales, during my childhood [torrentially rainy] summer holidays, which were purveyors of truly essential, not at all weird (but _admittedly_ *totally* abstract everyday necessities) including:-
• rum-laced homemade clotted-cream fudge;
• nightmare-fodder china dolls with _terrifying_ deathly rictus expressions on their porcelain faces, fully kitted out in traditional Welsh costume;
• & their main passion, yarn the colour of sludge, 🧶 spun from their very own Angora rabbits🐰, farmed on site in _definitely_ not PETA approved wire cages. They also had a limited range of knitted rabbit hair nightgowns & underwear/vests, for those _vital_ occasions when you absolutely _have_ to clothe your young child in allergy-inducing, horribly itchy _totally_ rash-tastic fashion aberrations. Plus what can _only_ be charitably described as "remarkably distinctive" crocheted decorative items - if, say, you wanted to serve your sickly alcoholic fudge on a lumpy, hairy, lanolin-drenched misshapen doily (shedding everywhere), & require your home to forevermore reek of the distinctive & unpleasantly pervasive odour of a damp, unkempt & [sadly] neglected, greasily-matted bunny!
And all in the _excruciatingly_ uncomfortable store atmosphere of the owner glowering at you the entire time - from the _very_ first moment you enter the establishment, until you can make your escape & finally leave (only after purchasing various assorted over-priced, scratchy hirsute tat) whilst they converse with a local in hushed muttered tones in their native Welsh, not even trying to hide the fact that they _totally_ *hate* the English with a passion, & their burning resentment at their dependence on having to rely on your custom, & by necessity suffering the indignity of allowing you to set foot on their premises.
None of that "The customer is always right" or "Have a nice day!" You just can’t put a price on that kind of [lack of] service & the golden memories formed from that _special_ retail experience...apart from the possible inevitable psychological therapy! And not forgetting a lifetime supply of industrial-strength antihistamines & EpiPens for the severe rabbit dander exposure triggered allergy...although at least one _[probably]_ won’t develop - & die - from a severe Nicholas Cage *"Not the BEES!"-esque fatal allergic reaction!🐝🐝🐝
Edit: Apologies for all that! I’ve been awake now for _way_ over 50 hours with a _massively_ persistent migraine/cluster headache, & I appear to have gone somewhat [even more than usually] "loopy", resulting in a bizarre, overly long meandering missive! My dog’s looking worried, but he’s trying to sit on my head, which may well be therapeutic!
Sorry to be nosey but do you mind saying when you visited that shop? I live very near Anglesey and would be very interested 🙂
Dawn Morgan: Oh crikey, I feel totally ancient now (I’m in my increasingly decrepit mid 40’s!) so this was through the 1980’s to early 1990’s I guess. The rabbit farm/shop wasn’t too near the main places we used to stay, which were rented holiday cottages in Rhosneigr, Cable Bay & Aberffraw/St Cwyfan’s Church Bay areas mainly on the western coastal side of Anglesey (very beautiful; plus & it wasn’t _always_ rainy!).
But the shop was somewhere inland, which we’d visit on the journey back home, so my Mom could stock up on boxes of that fudge for relatives, & my sister & I could get freaked out by the satanic-looking China dolls! To be honest, I think my parents only really took us in there because we got a perverse enjoyment out of the bizarre mix of items they sold - & the very severe lady manning the whole operation glaring at us the whole time!
After a quick Google search, I found mention that there currently *IS* a place called 'The Anglesey Angora’s Rabbit Farm,' in Llangefni, owned by a woman named Rosalind Easter - so the rabbits in question are _literally_ 'Mrs *Easter’s bunnies'!* - & she’s apparently one of the UK’s few rabbit wool knitters (her range of clothing includes coats, caps, scarves & shawls).
It would be an absolutely _amazing_ coincidence if this was completely unrelated to the shop we visited; so if it _is_ indeed connected, it sounds like a *very* different operation to the business during my childhood, & I’m feeling rather guilty now for painting its 80’s/90’s incarnation in such a "colourful" [kind of humorous but perhaps disparaging] light! The address is given as 'Angora Workshop & Farm, Llangefni, Anglesey LL77 7TW.' Anyway, might be well worth a visit if you’re ever in the area!☺️
As a former pagan, this film is uh... pretty off on showing the religion lol. (I'm converting to reform judaism now)
Also a somewhat former Pagan, Paganism is as big a blanket term as any other religious term is. There are many branches of Paganism, just as there are many branches of Judaism, and modern Wicca is quite different to the old religion shown in the Wicker Man. The clear ethos of "an none it harm, do what ye will" is somewhat overridden by The Wicker Man. However I love the movie, and always enjoyed the very nature-oriented atmosphere of it.
What if Howie had succumbed to Willow's charms? They would have let him go of course!
One very strong sub theme of this movie is the importance of Howie getting to where he's going by his own choice. Willow's invitation is all part of the plot, as is the beetle in the school desk; which basically tells him what the islanders are up to. A 'beadle' is a church official and Howie is a deacon of his church - the beetle is Howie, being drawn in ever decreasing circles to his doom.
The Wicker tree, which I don't recommend, is the sort of official sequel to this movie and there's a policeman in that who obviously came in the same capacity as Howie but gave in to temptation and stayed.
very astute observations i had missed myself. But i thoroughly enjoyed the sequel which i found a logical consequence of the Islands discovery.
@@juliataylor2623 I just find the sequel to be lacking the subtlety of the original. It appears that the human sacrifices are a regular occurrence, whereas in the original it was a one off due to a dire emergency and the islanders went to extremes to remove the guilt from themselves. Howie had to choose to be sacrificed and, because of his beliefs, they were honouring him and giving him a special place in heaven.
There's no sense of this with the Wicker Tree. I also know of no pagan tradition that relates to how the sacrifices in that movie were performed. I also feel that the local pagans were somewhat duped into appearing in a movie which they thought was going to be like the original, which, despite the central theme of murder, gave a quite sympathetic and well researched view of how a modern pagan community might operate.
Regarding ‘own free will’, if I recall correctly Howie is personally entreated (via anonymous letter) to come to the island to find Rowan. While it’s to be assumed he then sought permission to go from a higher-up, I would consider it to not be the same as if the police were contacted and chose Howie to be sent on assignment.
I wish I had avoided spoilers and the remake so I didn’t know how it ended. I don’t think it had the impact since I knew. Still haunting and disturbing, though, and definitely worth a watch.
The remake ... not so much.
I rarely laugh out loud watching a movie, much less fall out of my chair laughing. Nick Cage punching a woman cultist in a bear outfit was probably one of the funniest scenes I have ever watched in a movie. Is the original better? Sure. Do you really wanna miss out on anything Nicholas Cage acts in? Hell no.
I loved your James A. Janisse impression!!! “Damn, girl! You too good at your job!” Great video as always.... 🤪
Brilliant film, absolute classic. Everyone is excellent in it and it builds the most suspenseful horror. I remember seeing this as a kid and being scared shitless, even though they snuck a double in for Britt’s nude dance scene. Love this film ❤️
The ending to this movie is really creepy, especially when he says ‘they’ll come looking for me, and Christopher Lee says ‘there will be nothing left’
I'm so glad you did this movie. I always hold a special place for films that don't have a happy ending. They're the most disturbing and unsettling.
Great film, much better than nick cages...although nick cages is great for other reasons
The bear suit!
😂
I highly recommend reading the book by Anthony Scheaffer, based on the final shooting script, if only because it is the only vestige we have of the film before it was cut down by a studio that had just changed heads and was dead set on trashing the last work of his predecessor. (Even the longest version you can find is a fragment of the true vision.) Some deleted things that would have added more context: 1) Howie was engaged and was going to be married as soon as he returned to the mainland -- he is so torn and frustrated by the temptation of Willow because neither he nor his fiance, Mary, want to wait to start both their physical or spiritual lives together anymore. 2) Lord Summerisle is, like his grandfather, a scientist, and he keeps careful watch of the strains they get their apples from. He knows there is a scientific reason the strains are failing but cannot yet find a solution, and he is knowingly allowing this man to be killed despite this knowledge; he also has a limited time to find a botanist to help him fix the problem because he will either be killed or have to flee if come summer the crops are not back -- and they WON'T be. The Wicker Tree implies he did, in fact, flee before this could happen. 3) Something Howie and Summerisle bond over in a deleted scene is birdwatching, and in the final scene, Howie uses some of the last of his strength and breath to free some of the birds trapped in the arms of the wicker man, convinced that since he came to the island to save someone, then at least he can save them. There are several other things that I am not mentioning, but all the more reason to read the book!
This movie is really creepy af
In 1980's AL I worked in a furniture store where you could pay your gas bill so yeah, candy store/PO actually makes sense to me.
I watched this recently on a date. Spent half the time asking "what did I just see?"
How'd the date go anyway 👀😂🌝
@@dejawho4147 excellent question.
The free range version
“OHH GOBB!!! KNOT THA BEEESZ!!!! AAAAGHGH MY EYESZ!!!”
You mean: "No, no, not the bees, * yawn * no, no, not the bees... -.-"
There's a reason why this film is a classic!
Shops combined with post offices are actually pretty common here in the UK. Love your reviews man this is one of my favourite flims!
I wonder how many ppl after seeing the remake just never bothered with the original Wickerman and thus missed out on a decent movie. Also BOOBER!
The original is too old for me
@@ayoubhbouchi5099 you're gonna miss a lot of great movies then.
Like I know one of the messages here is weird cult is evil but I'm so sick of the it's not Christian so it's wrong idea
Can you please do Donnie darko?
"Slow and steady... I'm finished'- I love your sense of humour!
08:34: 70s furries
09:16: Christopher Lee as the woman on Black Sabbath’s first album cover
15.17: Me leaving the building
I remember watching this when I was 14/15 and it creeping the hell out of me. It wasn't the ending (although it is a brilliant ending) it was the build up, the suspence, the confusion throughout and not knowing what the hell is going on. Still a fantastic film to this day
You're looking like a fuzzybee now. Must bee quarantine grooming. Great review, thanks!
This is golden my dude :) The unrelenting believes the islanders have are pretty scary and yet, reminiscent of our current times ;A;
Not sexually but still sexually ?
What the hell !!?
Can we Pagans party, or can we PPPPAAAHH-TAY!
In the UK Candy store (mostly heavy candy/convenience/News agents are usually combined with small post offices. I take it that’s not true in the states?
No our post offices are pretty boring. Usually.
TO EVERYONE....please support your local movie theaters. Buy food there to, they don't make a dime on tickets sales.
Buy gift cards at least, they sell them everywhere.....thank you.
As this is one of my favorite films I should be offended you're making fun of it.... but, no... You had me rolling starting with "sex orchard" :) Great review!
I think I was 10 or 11 when I accidentally watched this movie...my memories were vague, bizarre and confusing, so this was a helpful guide 😂
So much pagan Celtic brutalism. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Excuse me brutal Pagan violence? we werent the ones that burned people at the stake or press them under stone slabs or cut their heads off or dunk them or drown them it was you people that did that so f*** off I hope one day the goddess tells us that were allowed to give as good as we've gotten m************ Christ hole
The line is well he's dead in a parlance he blew it. And yes before all you little crucifix clutching Christ hold get any other ideas that is what we pay gets think of you are we clear on that? I worship a goddess and the god whom I can see anytime I want to I just look out my window and my gods are there where's your God teriyaki on a stick anybody? Sorry newbie this movie always gets my Pagan back up you know what I mean? Got a warrant Pig? You're killing me man you really are
about time!! jk, but thank you for finally doing this one
The fact you seemed shocked about post offices and sweet shops being the same things confused me man!! That’s what we do in England haha
I've heard so much about this movie, but no one ever told me that goats and cows burned in the end, too. Which seems like the saddest part.
That is the nature of sacrifice.
Although according to the producers no harm was made in the making of this film. (Although given this film was made about 50 years ago I doubt any of those animals are still alive today regardless)
I enjoyed the original and the 2006 remake. Bit the original was better in my opinion
Underrated movie reviewer here when will he hit 100k its needed
Can you please do the 2006 one with our lord and saviour pleaseee
There’s nothing unusual / noteworthy about a candy or sweet shop being combined with a Post Office in the UK 🤔 ..
The thing that really bothers me about the end of this movie is the burning of the animals, because that shit was and still is done in some pagan cultures. Some idiots don't use effigies, they still use actual live animals.
Still love ya, Newbee.
As he Pagan person who has never harmed in animal in the name of my gods and I never intend to do your research before you open your mouth in the future you're lucky I'm not a Christian I'd make you lose your job or burn your house down or take your kids away from you which I know they're famous for
I mean how is he wrong?
Totally get what you're saying, I felt that way too. Burning is a terrible way to die
@@plaguedoctormasque8089 he said in "some pagan cultures" learn to read dumbass
There is a dark rumour that they did actually burn the animals during the filming. Never been confirmed.
this movie is the ultimate cringe, but the women are hot.
I'll do butt stuff?!? Bee your killing me!!!! Lol I am a Pagan/witch and I approve this movie. Not Nicolas Cage.
This Witch agrees, two Hails way up....
the long hair suits you
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This movie was filmed where I’m from! 🏴🏴🏴🏴
After the scariness of this film, I really needed your dry humour and the comments are such a safe place! Christopher Lee, what a giant❤️❤️❤️
I for one am glad that you like the original Wicker Man over the re-make. You reviewed like a true Ebert, good review, thumbs up dude.
Review Where the Dead Go To Die. 🙊
Your funny AF 😂 new subscriber
Great. Just simply a great damn channel. Your cats are adorable too!
One of my absolute favourite films. When Constable Howie sees the Wicker Man before the audience does, his reaction is absolutely bone chilling. Magnificent movie. Love your review, Bee! A LOT of films attempt to create unease and "oh now, where's this going?" in their "creepy town hiding a secret" movies, but... THIS one ACCOMPLISHES it. It's such a great film. OH - the ending where the burning head of the Wicker Man falls and you see the sun it's been sacrificed to... masterful.
Hey hey hey the Chrisrians always start it, we`re just going to finish it...
Thank you for the unexpected EndGame reference....always welcome.
Not the bees 😢
I do enjoy being "out of the Cage" witrh the original movie. did you notice that Howie became "the heart of the wicker man"?
Ahh ... 'Damn Yankees' ..'ya gotta have heart!' In "the Caged version", the sacrifies, plural, were a yearly thing. In the ORIGINAL VERSION, it is meant as a onetime-crops failed thing. As it should be.
I recently rewatched it on a projector today and what a bizarre masterpiece it is of the original movie and directors cut of British cult horror
If you think about it, it's kinda a revenge film. ;) And it has Willow.
Anyway, one of my favorite films.
Post office: Hey! We have a hardware store/post office. It's a real thing.
If'n ya like _Nicolas Cage_ ....watch 'Switch Off' instead. Cage manages to be less than nothing at all.
DO WARLOCK!!
70s had some amazing horror movies! 3 just off the top of my head.....
The Wicker Man
The Omen
The Exorcist
The Wicker Tree is a companion piece to the WIcker Man and was directed by the same person. It's AWFUL. You're welcome. ua-cam.com/video/3qaqPsTscv0/v-deo.html
Oh thank god, I’m pretty damn sure the frog was fake. But this movie just wants to be gross. I don’t wanna see snails banging unless I’m watching that True Facts About Animals video. These people are nasty.
There's an excellent documentary on this Chris Lee classic, called THE WICKER MAN ENIGMA, and I urge you to check it out.
With the Cage remake they took out everything that was good about the original, the mad soundtrack and 70's styling and made a truly pitiful remake. God bless Chris Lee and Edward Woodward
As soon as he tried to save Rowan I knew she was trapping him so obvious when she's smiling when she's brought out
Thanks! I’ll keep downloading this version. They do still really do human sacrifices, you know.... the light will win in the end, and it’s coming soon.
Wicker Man cult members may be a dying breed, but we can still be pretty scary... lucky for you this was hilarious, not sacrilegious! This looks like the original theatrical cut. There is a director's cut that restores the missing section of the pointlessly butchered tavern song and I've seen a ghastly woke cut that rearranges the entire narrative to cut out the, erhm, 'corruption of the young" scene.
Man I never knew about this movie. I learned about very obscure movies, for me at least.
As a pagan myself i would like to make clear that a lot of us um...DONT burn people alive ok thanks (I still love the movie tho dndjdjd, the ending is so scary)
In britain combining post offices with other shops is perfectly normal :(
So if Howie wouldn't have knocked out the innkeeper and taken his Punch fool costume then this movie might have ended differently.
Damn! I don't remember all this when I watched it when I was younger! Bunch of hornballs who murder ppl
Today's word is penis but you by the letter p I had a friend his name is David I showed him this film previously he saw a Hedgerow trimmed into the shape of an erect penis he nearly died I don't know what was running through his mind through the rest of the movie but I really would have loved a telepathic I probably would have said their laugh my ass off this is for you Dave Smith
Hey NewBee! I thought of a fun merch idea! A black and white of your face that says “have you seen this bee?” Or “Bee Afraid bee very afraid.”
Hey man i love Nicolas Cage.
There whas nothing wrong whit the wicker man remake 😂😂😂
Great video btw 👍
Not the bees! Auuuugh! Killing me won't bring back your goddamn honey!
5:27 Thanks man, i was sure i knew that actor from somewhere and that he played a creep of some kind, its the p3do probation officer from Clockwork Orange :D hands off the gulliver Mr.Deltoid!!
Very Cool didn't know this version of the Wickerman existed. Yeah we a bit behind in Australia 😛
The remake was awful. Terrible acting by Nicholas Cage. This review is also a damp squib.
Oh my god I know I’ve already said one of your other reviews was the best ever.... this one is so awesome im laughing so hard.
Love the videos man, but try and keep and politics and religion out of it. Sincerely, a fellow democrat
Bee'n watching ur channel for a while and sadly to say, this was the first time I realised the play on words with the channel title. The Newby/New Bee.
Speaking of bees anyone remember a movie about killer bees and there is a scene in the movie where the bees attack a family at a picnic and this boy escapes by getting into the families car and driving away he ends up back in town traumatised with dead bees on the windshield of the car the little boy gets taken to hospital because of all his talk about the killer bee. In the next scene the doctor enters the boys hospital room
instead of seeing the doctor in his room the boy starts hallucinating and sees the doctor as a bee because the boy is traumatised after seeing the bees attack his family. Does anyone know the name of the movie?
this movie has everything a good movie needs. one of my all time favorites. excellent review!!!
after watching this review i noticed some similarities to Ari Asters Midsommar.
I honestly ugly laugh through these videos, thank you 🙏🏼🤣
Harmless forest creatures? Do you think I went all Apostate yesterday?
NO NOT THE BEES
I appreciate your style of review. Very unique, with deliciously dark humor