THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOIIING

oh, dude, they've thought this through. a lot. they did their research

#Monsterdon #TheWickerMan

I really don’t empathize with this guy at all. I’m on team islanders.

Does this just hit differently in 2024 than it did in 1973?

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like the cop was only interested in rescuing the girl because he was intent on ending the belief system of the town and proving they were murderers. he had plenty of times where he showed he was more interested in destroying their belief system than in rescuing the girl. the version of the movie where you might be sympathetic to the cop is like "ok so nobody around this person believes they were killed or even acknowledged their existence, guess i better go home home now and quit my job" #monsterdon

the use of Oh God and Oh Jesus in this scene is incredibly unsettling

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that's real goats piss on Edward

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Fuck this film

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Rarely has the Sun looked so hungry....

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“Your god isn’t real. Let me tell you about my god.” #Monsterdon

#Monsterdon The whole point of the Wicker Man is to be a *proxy* for a human sacrifice. But to be fair, the cop pissed off the ENTIRE island.

The cheerful singing around the fire is the creepiest of all.

#Monsterdon furries owning fascists has a long, storied history

Welcome, Fool.

👌 👌 👌

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Now we get to hear all the animals die

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Typical Scottish cuisine, not even a marinade in sight -_- #Monsterdon

Good news! I got tickets to Burning Man this year! #monsterdon

#Monsterdon “Killing me is not going to bring back your apples!”

Uh, 3000 years of folk tradition say otherwise.

"Killing me won't bring back your god damn apples....oh wait......"

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As a species, we should do a 'King for a Day' on idiot billionaires

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so the mean rock guitar is telling us the script was written after various acid trips, right?

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and circumcision!
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"don't be afraid, I'm a Police officer"

hmmmm

Love the funky guitar for the chase

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ooh mr pleesman they're gonna hurt me

Welp

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if this movie doesn't end with Howie as the sacrifice, the 1970s will have been a failure. #monsterdon

Christopher Lee in a dress with a sickle and holly is transition goals

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#Monsterdon The May Queen is being “rescued.” I’m sure there’s no trickery involved.

good escape tunage

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#monsterdon Is Rowan manipulating him too? I wouldn't put anything past her either.

This part is just the most fun, everyone else is having such a wonderful time messing with Howie. #Monsterdon

#monsterdon this is tense.

"Don't you have hand candles on the mainland?"

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Well of course! Scotland, land of the furries #Monsterdon

anthrocon '73

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#monsterdon Lol I was right, he is the fool.

Hitting Punch is too ironic, at least stab him man #Monsterdon

Honestly though, I love being called a 'Heathen'

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"Heathens, bloody heathens"

Hate crime dude, that's what that is....

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#monsterdon They're purposely sending him on the runaround and having fun doing it.

The wise salmon is a real thing, known as An Bradán Feasa

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#TheWickerMan #Monsterdon "And my neighbor is the Trout of Athleticism."

It's like they took a bunch of rituals and legends from all over the British isles and put it in a blender

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Oh I spoke too soon about the fish people. Furries and scalies oh my.
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Assembling the squad

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@YsengrinWolf wait you mean there's *another* not-having-sex-through-a-wall scene in your version?

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I'm loving this violin music chase scene.
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@diazona the engine is on top, because they knew you would be watching this tonight #monsterdon

HAH! You can't be sacrilegious if it's not consecrated Christian ground. Heh.
And now it's almost as if there was no crime of murder on this island since there is no proof.
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So the title character would be a man made of wicker?

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I made honey-lavender-vanilla ice cream! 🍯🪻🍦

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They all eat canned food

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@blogdiva when the camera panned out i ghasped #monsterdon

He also sweats
A LOT
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Now I'm also remembering Woodward as part of the town cult in Hot Fuzz

FOR THE GREATER GOOD

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#monsterdon I would've GTFO Thar island long ago.

#monsterdon Rowan turned into a Hare?

#monsterdon A hare, oh wow.

@jonny There's organized religion for you

(as I'm sure you know)

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Jumping through fire with clothes on - too dangerous.

Jumping through fire with 1970s bush - completely safe.

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naturally, its much too dangerous to jump throught he fire with your clothes on

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@blogdiva imagine if the Pagans had won.... #monsterdon

now we know what henges are for

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Wait did the corn rigs song show up earlier? Because I definitely did not remember it

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is that a mini Stonehenge they have there?

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#monsterdon and I won't say anything else because duh.

This sort of thing actually goes on around stone circles now. usually there's a sound system and lots of drugs though

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Foreskins and... snake oil?

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Foreskins, brains, hearts and fetal pigs in jars. Must be at the pharmacists.

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ABNORMAL DO NOT USE. #monsterdon #TheWickerMan

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

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#monsterdon Why the HELL did she force the girl to eat a frog?

One creepy groundskeeper

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Oh. Did she self mute "dead" or was it the soundtrack?
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The most impotent cop that ever was. #Monsterdon

The snailstone protects the newly born from the weird woman.

OK, I get that.

Still don't understand the singing.

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"[the penis] symbolizing in religions such as ours". For some reason I didn't realize that they were explicitly pagan, and thought it was supposed to be vaguely secret.

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#monsterdon Despite the movie being about a sex cult, the music is really good. I'll give it that. But holy shit lmaooooo.

Wondering if we chased off the Christians then would the British Isles have terrorised the world in the name of coin and Christianity?

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#monsterdon this woman is kinda crazyyyyyy

#monsterdon it's the cult mating call.

Watching the proper cut of #TheWickerMan is great but it's even better to get to see all the reactions of you first time watchers on #Monsterdon

is... is everyone just... having sex... outside...?

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#monsterdon everyone is on acid? I think? Idk? But the music is good?

Nope nothing that requires police investigation here, time to move along. #monsterdon

@rogue_corq yes indeed, tonight's film on #monsterdon

Crying naked by a gravestone, ahhh, youth.

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People fucking on the pub lawn after hours is an accurate representation of the UK today.

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1. the innkeeper's daughter is kind of an overused trope
2. ...
3. this one has her own song and dance, clearly well-rehearsed, all these drunks know their individual parts... what in the world is going on here

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The soundtrack of this film reminds me of that scene in Animal House when John "Bluto" Blutarsky smashes that guy's guitar. #monsterdon

that cop's weekender bag... i needs it, i wants it, precious, precious!

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I'm looking for a cadaver cake, do you have any? #monsterdon

Islanders are half a beat from going "Come back with a warrant!" #Monsterdon

This cop was belligerent and snooty with the Islanders, very Colonial

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🎵 It was upon a Lammas night when corn rigs are bonny beneath the moon's unclouded light I held awhile to Annie the time went by with careless heed til 'tween the late and early, with small persuasion she agreed to see me through the barley

Corn rigs and barley rigs, And corn rigs are bonny, I'll not forget that happy night among the rigs with Annie 🎵

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"You can't land here without written permission" is extremely British vibes. #monsterdon

I love that 70s movies are always so leisurely with the opening credits roll.

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#monsterdon he wants a thingy? What??

I see he can pick up the easy listening station in his seaplane. #monsterdon

#monsterdon the music isn't half bad lol.

are we actually hearing some kind of digital pipe music?!?!

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GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO

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@aprilfollies Yeah. I’m ready for another Werewolf of Washington or Godmonster of Indian Flats. Need a palate cleanser. 😀 #monsterdon

#monsterdon - Still catching up on comments, this was actually a great movie! Thanks as always to @Taweret for hosting The Wicker Man (1973). We had:
- Nearly Nick Cage as Captain ACAB
- A great combination of "Evil Village meets outsider", "The most Dangerous Game", and "I am curious: whatever color snails are"
- More butts than you could shake a maypole at.
- Christopher Lee! as Rod Stewart! as Ricardo Montalbon!
- Creppy Confection inspiration just in time for halloween.