Oh well, a week of outdoors fun & games turned into a week of suffering but i read a coupleof books, listened to a backlog of new CD's & most enjoyably watched The Wicker Man (Director's Cut) which i bought recently & hadn't seen since my old VHS copy bit the dust a few years ago.
It's a great film, beautifully shot, scripted & acted & the old fashioned grainy film only adds to the underlying strangeness of the story - you can shove all your modern CGI bollocks, for me films like this (i.e. A Warning To The Curious / The Signalman) convey more dramatic tension than a years worth of hollywood dross.
The underlying tale is establishment (prissy, uptight christianity) vs. anti-establishment (hippy, free love paganism) - but you can factor in any contrasting belief system here & the story remains the same. Who wins in the end - well you'll have to watch the film.
The film was shot mostly on the west coast of Scotland & there is an excellent guide to locations within the film here.
Finally the soundtrack is stunning, I got my hands on Nuada by Candidate recently - an album inspired by the film. Again hunt it down, it's a gem & the music created by this highly under-rated band on this & other albums ( I particularly like Under The Skylon) deserves a wider audience.
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