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Originally Posted by BAKA  That Hitch set looks amazing Sawyer. I wasn't a fan of the last mausoleum style edition, but with film reel canisters, it seems much better suited. 
I am trying to cut down as we approach the holidays. Seven Samurai is my first purchase from the current B&N 50% Off Criterion sale. This is what happens when you go Zavvi exclusive BFI! Nice to finally see What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? get a UK release. Not a huge fan of The Wicker Man if I'm honest, but I'm keen to give it another chance (I don't dislike it, just find it hugely overrated). The Nosferatu Steelbook is divine, as is that Invasion Of The Body Snatchers artwork. Genuinely think the steelbook looks horrid in comparison, surprised so many are enamoured with it. Not a fan of The Hobbit: EE artwork, but the package is nice. I'll look forward to consuming that prior to Desolation's release. It's great to see Maniac Cop 2 get the release it deserves, not a fan of 3, but it has an interesting history. Volume 2 of the All Night Horror Marathon from Scream Factory has some gems on. I keep saying this, but I genuinely much prefer the titles they put out on DVD to their Blu-ray offerings. |
Im a big fan of the wicker man but i can see how new converts might not be impressed, people these days are used to a more flashy style of film making and the storyline may seem a little basic.
I think the wicker man is rooted in 70s reflective cinema in the way it takes a theme and meditates on it. Theres no other film like it, it examines the way we are touched by religion and how the way we are brought up controls our actions in life. It examines faith and two polar opposites, the christian ideal of responsibility and precognition and the fear of an omnipresent being who sees all you do and the pagan theology that we are all animals ruled by basic desires.
Both religions ask their subjects to perform rituals to gain favour with their god. Make of that what you will.
I know which side of belief i'm on personally.
oh and also it's run through with authentic folk songs.
A real artifact of its time and the kind of film you wouldn't see made these days.
oh and by the way when you watch the wall thumping scene again, realise that if he went in and gave her one he wouldn't have had his appointment with the wicker man at all, so much for faith.
Hope this doesn't sound like a rant, this is just my take on the film and everyone is entitled to their opinion.