Remake of Wickerman - can it be true?

[jodal]

Happy to see that its by Neil LaBute, hopefully he will steer clear of Hollywood endings etc.

I'm about to read the script to the remake, will let you know what I think.

 

[Ungrateful]

New Book Too

There's a new book on 'The Wicker Man' too by the looks of things...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1905222181/qid=1129052939/026-4394957-4867658

Plus Robin Hardy (original Wicker Man director) is apparently doing a new film based on the aftermath of his version of the film. In addition Someone in Dumfries & Galloway has even started a bus tour of Wicker Man sites. The films reviving a whole economic sector -- our crops did not fail <Ungrateful starts swaying whilst humming Sumer is a Cummin' In>

 

[Ungrateful]

There's another new book on 'The Wicker Man' too, its seems to be a rich harvest this autumn....

"Constructing 'The Wicker Man'" -- ISBN 0 85261 818 2:

more details at: http://www.cc.gla.ac.uk/layer1/events/wickerman_book.htm

Clearly a 'new cultivar of hardy fruit'.

 

[Yossarian]

It is a Wiccan ritual therefore it is a Wicca man. (I am not going enter into a long argument about this as one is born Wicca one cannot become Wicca).
Fuck all hippies and New Agers you don't have a clue.

It's a wicker man! A man made out wicker!

Look! It's a man, and they made it out of wicker! A w-i-c-k-e-r man!

How the *fuck* could anybody get that wrong?

 

[Yossarian]

This remake looks like a load of crap anyway - "allergy to beestings" my arse.

 

[Biffo]

So they are making a remake of a film where Rick Wakeman gets his arse stung by bees and the Chuckle Brothers take acid with David Dickinson to a theme tune by Iron Maiden whilst some unknown Aussie bird dances naked and thumps walls....and it's called the 'Wick, er..... man.'

Excellent

 

[Throbbing Angel]

fuck me is this finally happening - there's been rumblings of this since 2000

 

[jodal]

Ah yes, its deffo happening and yes Nic Cage is allergic to bee stings.

 

[HarrisonSlade]

I bet they give it a happy ending...

Heh.

Doesn't the original have a happy ending though. I mean I know it's awful that the one person dies a horrible death, but at least the people's crops will grow the next year, and the Islanders will have a more successful harvest.

I'm sure the nutzoid Pagans on this board will be in full agreeme

 

[maya]

They're ruining the entire film with Hollywood-isms and I'm going to boycott the mastodont monster

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

No I won't.

I decided long ago that life's too short for:

*Films of Books I've Read (Unless It's Harry Potter and I'm taking the kids).
*Remakes.
*Books you don't like at first. (I used to persevere, now I just toss them aside).
*Second class stamps.
*Arseholes.

You should try reading books of films ive watched.

I have the book of 'Alien 3' and 'Terminator 2'

The remake will be pants.

 

[bellator]

Does Nic Cage get air lifted out at the end? Due to a cleverly constructed little machine called enigma that the Americans invented after they won every war ever fought and saved us all?

 

[Throbbing Angel]

fucks sake

if you don't wanna watch it, don't watch it

It's a different film innit - they aren't/can't fuck with the original now can they, they are making another film - simple

as we allllllll know the majority of remakes are bollocks [shudders at the memory of Jude Laws 'Alfie'] so, treat it as a different film, which is what it is


http://www.nuada98.fsnet.co.uk/nuada 3/

 

[jodal]

The new one is set in a matriachal (sp) society. Interesting modern spin.

 

[han]

The idea of remaking The Wicker Man is a travesty!

 

[han]

It's a classic!

 

[Ich bin ein Mod]

fucks sake

if you don't wanna watch it, don't watch it

It's a different film innit - they aren't/can't fuck with the original now can they, they are making another film - simple

as we allllllll know the majority of remakes are bollocks [shudders at the memory of Jude Laws 'Alfie'] so, treat it as a different film, which is what it is


http://www.nuada98.fsnet.co.uk/nuada 3/

Then they should call it something else then

 

[Groucho]

Then they should call it something else then

Yeah, it's not as if we would get away with starting a fast food chain called New Modern Improved McDonalds is it? Or McDonalds 2006. Or just McDonalds (2006).

 

[jodal]

I think they probably have remake rights.

 

[Groucho]

I think they probably have remake rights.

From whom? Where from? What b*stard signed 'em off?

Hardy has challenged them legally for associating him.

Anyway I was asserting the moral not legal issue. It might not be strictly legal to set ablaze the cinemas that show the 'remake' but it should be

 

[Ungrateful]

Robin Hardy has written his own re-imagining/sequel of The Wicker Man called, Cowboys for Christ (originally he had thought of calling it Cartoonists for Mohammed, but thought better of it). Info at http://www.tesco.com/books/product.aspx?R=1905222416

There is also a book launch for a collection of essays about The Wicker Man in Dumfries, Scotland on 17th Fenruary: http://www.cc.gla.ac.uk/layer1/current_events.htm (bottom of the page)

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Robin Hardy has written his own re-imagining/sequel of The Wicker Man called, Cowboys for Christ (originally he had thought of calling it Cartoonists for Mohammed, but thought better of it). Info at http://www.tesco.com/books/product.aspx?R=1905222416

There is also a book launch for a collection of essays about The Wicker Man in Dumfries, Scotland on 17th Fenruary: http://www.cc.gla.ac.uk/layer1/current_events.htm (bottom of the page)

arrrgh

my ex has an essay in that

 

[Ungrateful]

arrrgh

my ex has an essay in that

I've got my copy and I'm intrigued to find out which one is your 'ex'. Perhaps there is a vicious subtext in the discussion of 'patriarchal' policing, or Commedia traditions of Mr Punch -- that are actually sly digs at you?

 

[jodal]

From whom? Where from? What b*stard signed 'em off?

I think Anchor Bay Entertainment and Warner Bros own the rights but don't hold me to that.

 

[Jambooboo]

Resurrecting This Thread

Trailer here.

 

[Sunspots]

Trailer here.

That link's broken. For me, anyway.

Maybe it's a sign that I shouldn't bother watching this remake.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

I just watched the trailer here

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thewickerman/trailer1/



Oh well, local indie cinema is showing the proper one on Sunday - I'll have to go and watch that to calm down.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Actually - this has taken the edge off things slightly

 

[Hawkeye Pearce]

Is hollywood really that short of ideas? I mean fucks sake they even remade the fog recently

 

[Groucho]

I have my boxes of matches at the ready.