[Stones] The Wicker Man [film], (some btw stones content)

[Ric]

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  littlestone <littlestone at supanet.com> wrote:
          Wasn't the part of Lord Summerisle actually written for him? Anyway, I have to say that seeing him lead the procession is somehow one of  the most sinister images in my mind from a movie.
   
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  this film is so far out and ahead of its time - it almost defies words - i've actually found references to a Summerisle-type character from folklore traditions; the research was certainly done for this film; oh, a certain pop star apparently tried to buy up all the prints and incinerate them, i heard, due to the upset over Britt Ekland's 'bum' scene ~ a girlfriend of the time ~ even though it wasn't her butt at all - although the pyromania bit might be heresay? 
   
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  Yup, the whole thing was pretty sinister. Believe it or not I only saw the movie for the first time about a year or so ago. I think I heard that it was Christopher Lee's favourite movie/role on the Michael Parkinson show on BBC Radio 2 a couple of weeks ago. The new movie is going to have to work pretty hard to beat the original :-)
   
  i don't know when i first saw this film - probably the edited version when it was broadcast on tv - but i can never remember a version which didn't contain the 'Gently Johnny' musical sequence (cut, it seems, from the original)? ~ now restored  
   
  http://www.zetaminor.com/images/dvd_review_images/wicker/wicker_c_lee.jpg
   
   
  i rank this film together with The Prisoner, COTS, and The Owl Service for insular media genius ...
   
  be seeing you!



ric
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