The Wicker Man revisited

[hermes]

Did you know that Hollywood is doing a remake of this film? It is set on an island off the coast of, wait for it..........America!

The Edward Woodward character is being played by...wait for it.......Nicholas Cage!

Now I don't know what you think but I reckon that this is one of the types of film that British film-makers are best at, and Hollywood can never in a million years hope to capture the atmosphere that made the film such a classic.
I for one won't be rushing to the cinema for this one.

 

[mlb3c]

Did you know that Hollywood is doing a remake of this film? It is set on an island off the coast of, wait for it..........America!

The Edward Woodward character is being played by...wait for it.......Nicholas Cage!

Now I don't know what you think but I reckon that this is one of the types of film that British film-makers are best at, and Hollywood can never in a million years hope to capture the atmosphere that made the film such a classic.
I for one won't be rushing to the cinema for this one.

I'll catch it on DVD....love Nicolas Cage.... in anything

 

[kendor]

Is he going to play a drunk scottish policeman?

 

[dg123]

Did you know that Hollywood is doing a remake of this film? It is set on an island off the coast of, wait for it..........America!

The Edward Woodward character is being played by...wait for it.......Nicholas Cage!

Now I don't know what you think but I reckon that this is one of the types of film that British film-makers are best at, and Hollywood can never in a million years hope to capture the atmosphere that made the film such a classic.
I for one won't be rushing to the cinema for this one.

I bet it will be an allegorical allusion to Vietnam.

 

[kendor]

I bet it will be an allegorical allusion to Vietnam.

What you mean they'll light the Wicker Man with napalm?

 

[Moz]

but in this remake Nicolas Cage, doesnt get burnt an he kills all the New England villages ...I imagine

 

[notb665]

The original film's cinematography had a foreboding drabness to it, didn't it? I bet the American version will be all glitzy and perfect. I bet it'll have a happy ending too!

I recently loaned the DVD to a pupil of mine (15 years old) - she said she was scared of Morris Dancers, but couldn't give a reason. "Ah!" said I, "watch this and you'll have a reason."

The music is great in it - a sinister folk music. "Landlord's Daughter". Great!

 

[hermes]

Like it.

Do you think the Nicholas Cage character will play an ex U.S.Marine?

 

[kendor]

Like it.

Do you think the Nicholas Cage character will play an ex U.S.Marine?

gonna be a bit out of character when he comes to sing the bit about "the lord is my shepherd"

 

[Freddie]

Nicholas Cage is a good actor i think

 

[johnny_t]

Enough about the Edward Woodward role, who's doing Britt Ekland ?

 

[hermes]

Whoever it is they will never do it as well as she did or look as good as she looked!

 

[kendor]

Whoever it is they will never do it as well as she did or look as good as she looked!

Unfortuately a body double was used for that britt eckland dancing naked scene although at least ingrid pitt's bath scene was ms pitt