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mindmetoo
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| I found it fairly unnerving even without mind-altering substances. But then I love that sort of story and am able to totally get into it. Okay, maybe not 'scary' like The Exorcist was scary. That damn movie had an almost traumatic impact on my delicate young mind first time I saw it. But Wicker Man (the original) was certainly suspenseful and dreadful in its own way. The Exorcist made me fear the Devil and possession and evil spirits. The Wicker Man made me fear hippies and Irish Travellers and those silly nitwit Wiccans. |
Yeah I agree the original had a pretty horrifying ending, one that sticks with you. It might work more on people raised in places where law and good order is the cultural norm, where religion is a sunday thing, and we don't understand fundies and cultists. My god, a cop ends up as a human sacrifice? Eeep!
After 25 years of Jason and slasher films, this kind of mind horror probably doesn't work on as many people. It's a bit like Planet of the Apes. Maybe people would look at it now and go "crap!" But that's a movie that sticks with you. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:45 am Post subject: Re: Funniest Movie Ever: Wicker Man? |
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| oneofthesarahs wrote: |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6i2WRreARo
Do not watch if you are offended by Nicholas Cage being a d*ck to children, a bear punching a woman, or "NOOOOOOO NOT THE BEEEEEES!!! MY EYEEEEEEEES ARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!"
Consider this my gift from me to you. Try not to wet yourself from laughing so hard. |
Bad Santa was probably funnier.
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:53 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| I found it fairly unnerving even without mind-altering substances. But then I love that sort of story and am able to totally get into it. Okay, maybe not 'scary' like The Exorcist was scary. That damn movie had an almost traumatic impact on my delicate young mind first time I saw it. But Wicker Man (the original) was certainly suspenseful and dreadful in its own way. The Exorcist made me fear the Devil and possession and evil spirits. The Wicker Man made me fear hippies and Irish Travellers and those silly nitwit Wiccans. |
Speaking of early 70's movies. Watch the original 'Solaris'. It may not be suspensful, but it will make you feel anxious, and purposely so (unfortunately, many have misinterpreted it as an indication that the movie is slow). |
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Wrench
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| This movie was so bad I just turned it off about 30 minutes in.. Nicholas Cage couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. |
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ED209
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What I like about the original (not seen the new one just the youtube bit) is there are no supernatural happenings. Just supernatural beliefs. Unlike Jason or Freddy or any ghost movie the Wickerman though fantasy exists in the real world. Unless of course those damn apples came back.  |
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Troll_Bait
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Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Funniest Movie Ever: Wicker Man? |
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Can't ... stop ... laughing ... must ... breathe ... but ... can't ... stop ... laughing ... |
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