The Wicker Man is a British horror classic, and follows Sgt. Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) as he is called to a mysterious island village in search of a girl that was reported missing. However, when he gets there none of the locals seem to know of the girl, not even her own mother. He suspects a cover-up. But why? As Neil's investigation progresses, bizarre rituals occur all around the island, and as Neil gets closer to uncovering the truth he realises the horrifying true reason for his visit...
These days The Wicker Man is notorious largely thanks to the awful Nic Cage remake, but this original 70's version has a lot to offer. The whole film has this creepy unsetting vibe with an eerie atmosphere that makes Neil seem so isolated, despite the film largely taking place in the open and during the day. That is quite impressive. All the performances are believable, the locations beautiful... and the ending I should imagine would have been quite shocking at the time, with a great twist that you really don't see coming. In some aspects it may seem a bit dated, but even so this is a true horror classic not to be missed...
These days The Wicker Man is notorious largely thanks to the awful Nic Cage remake, but this original 70's version has a lot to offer. The whole film has this creepy unsetting vibe with an eerie atmosphere that makes Neil seem so isolated, despite the film largely taking place in the open and during the day. That is quite impressive. All the performances are believable, the locations beautiful... and the ending I should imagine would have been quite shocking at the time, with a great twist that you really don't see coming. In some aspects it may seem a bit dated, but even so this is a true horror classic not to be missed...