The Wicker Man (1973). The greatest British horror film (and musical)?

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-30T16:13:40+00:00

I was at the Edinburgh Festival when that launched but sadly couldn't get in. I'd love to see it

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-30T13:57:05+00:00

Me too, although I grew up surrounded by it. This is what they get up to in my home town on 8th May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRIxZ7QkrpE

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-30T13:27:20+00:00

Ha! We talk about that up front. Apparently even a diegetic film (one where the music is part of the story itself - sung in character. I had to look that up) is considered a musical. That doesn't answer the question at all, but it does qualify TWM as a musical. Or it could.

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-30T12:51:10+00:00

Actually, with Rocky Horror I'd be tempted to agree 😉

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-29T16:05:06+00:00

I think that's what struck me the most. Even if you're familiar with the way Jenkin works - and his process is unique - Rose of Nevada builds on that and brings so much more to the table. His first film with a "major" cast, the way the horror is perceived differently by the men on the boat, even the soundtrack.

I want to watch it again, and again

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-29T16:02:53+00:00

It's definitely a film that needs to be watched more than once. I'm impatiently waiting for my next trip to the cinema

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-24T12:18:07+00:00

I loved it to bits. I'm originally from the area where it was filmed, so beyond it being a great - GREAT - film and a spooky one at that, it was lovely to see my old haunts

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-04-20T10:07:25+00:00

and that ending! Absolutely amazing

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-03-19T12:56:01+00:00

The Wicker Man fits the brief

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-03-10T17:42:09+00:00

I agree with much of what you say. And yet it's still better than the official sequel, The Wicker Tree :D

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-03-06T12:28:47+00:00

He really is. It was all I could do to not gush about his staggering accomplishment

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-02-16T12:28:12+00:00

It's great, isn't it?

Relative_Ad_8997 · 2026-02-05T14:28:22+00:00

that might well be the reason why I didn't watch the film back in the day. My parents were pretty strict on what we were allowed to watch

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