The Wicker Man (2006) January 25, 2007
Posted by ghostof82 in : Film General , trackbackOh dear, horror films are supposed to be scary, aren’t they? And what’s the point of a remake that has nothing at all new to say? This film was so utterly pointless. The original film had a haunting quality to it that stays with you for years, but this remake, well, the only thing that haunts me from this mess is the waste of 90+mins of my life. I can’t find much else to say about it. An utterly baffling experience. The hero is a pill-popping idiot. Were the bees supposed to be a terrifying threat? The scene where the hero punches a woman in the face for her bear costume sums it up nicely. What on Earth were these people thinking?
It’s the nearest thing I’ve ever seen to LIFEFORCE. Horror films so bad they mutate into bizarre comedies are a genre of their very own. I remember hearing a story that Tobe Hooper was in tears at the LIFEFORCE premiere when he realised the audience was howling in laughter instead of fear. I wonder if the director of THE WICKER MAN even dared turn up at the premier at all.
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