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Thread #67860   Message #1136898
Posted By: GUEST,Brian Peters
15-Mar-04 - 08:36 AM
Thread Name: The Wicker Man on UK TV Now (14 Mar 04)
Subject: RE: The Wicker Man on UK TV Now.
I've always thought this film vastly over-rated, although I do watch it whenever possible for comedy value. The mishmash of folk customs and vague witchery (Padstow Oss, rapper dancing, naked maidens dancing round fires etc) is a complete joke, and the music is mostly awful. Ever heard a less convincing pastiche of a traditional song than "The Landlord's Daughter" (sung in West Country accents although we're supposed to be in the Hebrides!). Admittedly it was on a double bill with "Don't Look Now"(now that IS really scary)the first time I saw it so it probably suffered by comparison, but repeated viewings have so far failed to find any merit in it.