Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A Muppet Wicker Man

The Wicker Man, the original flick, not the atrocious Nicholas Cage remake, is a true classic of post-60s dystopian horror. 

Whereas communal living and back to nature spirituality was kind of the driving force of the hippy, flower-power movement, by the early-70s the dark side of communal living, rural insularity and pagan ritual became fodder for both cinema and television.

It also starred the late, great British character actor Edward Woodward, known later in the U.S. as The Equalizer.


Now comes the epic re-interpretation we've all been waiting for: A Muppet Wicker Man. Nothing short of brilliant ...


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