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Title: Spectacular
Review: Forget the recent remake starring Nicolas Cage, this is the real deal. The classic, original Wicker Man today remains a stirring, frightening, hypnotic tale that still manages to deliver the shocks thirty years later. Edward Woodward plays police inspector Howie, an idealic, Christian who is lead to the mysterious island town of Sumerisle where a young girl has disappeared and is apparently dead. His investigations reveal a pagan cult with sinister intentions for the outsider, culminating in one of the most unforgettable climaxes in all of cinema. Everything about Robin Hardy's masterpiece stands out on it's own: the hypnotic music and seductive yet eerie atmosphere, helped by Britt Ecklund's naked night time dance and the great Christopher Lee's superb performance as the Lord of the land. As said before, forget the terrible, watered down remake, this Wicker Man is the real deal.
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