Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

The Worst Film Ever

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

The Wicker man is garbage. And this is garbage. American country singers go to an Island that is where every one is in an evil cult. That sacrifice people to the sun. This movie is not scary at all. It is a sequel to The Wicker man. It better then The Wicker man. Not that it is a good movie. The Wicker man is just so awful that it does not take mush to better then it. The worst horror movie ever is probably The Wicker man remake from 2006. The second worst horror ever made is probably the 1973 version of the Wicker man. The could very well be the third worst horror movie ever. It is not scary. It is just badly written. And has an awful ending. Do not see this movie. Do not see The Wicker man.

You might've heard of a film called The Wicker Man? I've not seen the Nicolas Cage version, but I know it's legendary for being bloody awful. No, I'm talking about the original film from Robin Hardy which featured Edward Woodward becoming embroiled in an increasingly disturbing mystery accumulating to one of the greatest endings in movie history. After a thirty year absence from the big screen, Robin Hardy himself decided to film a sequel called The Wicker Tree. We're allowed to get excited because it's the original director coming back to do it all with a cameo from Lord Summerisle himself! I remember watching the trailer when it came out and thinking that it looked really promising with its surreal, unsettling imagery. The trailer didn't reveal anything about the plot, and after seeing the film I can see why.The Wicker Tree is complete shitake mushrooms. I'm not quite sure what Robin Hardy has been doing for three decades, but he must have been going through some sort of hideous artistic crisis. Maybe he's become a drug addict because he must've been smoking something unsavoury when he was behind the camera for this. The film follows a couple of young, Bible bashing Americans going on a pilgrimage to Scotland to spread the word of God. Just in case you're not sure whether they're American or not from their strong Texan accents, they're complete with cowboy hats and have to sing a country song every five minutes. Our virginal hero, Beth Booby, is even a famous country singer despite having a fairly crap voice.Beth Booby is like the anti-Miley Cyrus which is revealed in a hilarious sequence where Beth and her bo watch themselves on Scottish news performing like Katherine Jenkins in a Church. The news reporter then shows us what Beth Booby used to be like by popping on the world's worst music video featuring Beth line dancing in tiny shorts singing about how much of a harlet she is. All that's missing is her straddling a wrecking ball and licking a sledge hammer. It's an absolutely hilarious moment, just because it's so badly done. It sets the tone for the rest of the film. Her bo is a born again virgin just like his fiancé, although he still finds time skinny dipping and having sex with strangers in lakes.The original Wicker Man became a cult classic after being re-discovered by some small cinemas in 1977. The same is likely to happen to The Wicker Tree, although this will of course reach cult status for all the wrong reasons. The film itself looks like some sort of shoddy Drama for ITV and the acting from the entire cast is even worse. I read somewhere that Joan Collins was going to star in it at one point and that really would've just been the cherry on top of the cake! Some of the cast actually look like they've just been dragged off their local Scottish street and forced to star in the film. My heart broke a little when the great Christopher Lee appeared for a pointless cameo, acting opposite a hopelessly wooden lad painting a bridge.The attempts at intentional comedy are cringe-inducing and completely out of place. The film works much better when it's not trying to be funny. It definitely falls under the 'so bad it's good' category and is brilliantly entertaining all the way through. I must say that the attempts of Wicker Man-esque horror in the last 15 minutes got a bit tedious, because it felt like they were trying to actually generate scares. The rest of the film is a hoot though, for all the wrong reasons. It's as if some kids saw The Wicker Man, got hammered and decided to do a remake. It's extraordinary that it's the total opposite and Robin Hardy himself created this masterpiece of disaster. If I were to rate this film on quality, it would struggle to receive a 2/10, however as it's such a blast to laugh at I have to go higher.

Somebody told me that "The Wicker Tree" is a spiritual sequel to "The Wicker Man"... I laughed in their faces!!! This film is an adaptation of the directors (Robin Hardy) own book "Cowboy for Christ". While the subject matter is similar enough for you to guess the way the plot unfolds and the eventual outcome there are enough changes to make this a film in it's own right. In fact to compare it directly to "The Wicker Man" feels as if I am doing a disservice. Two born again Christian's are sent on a evangelism/missionary journey to Scotland to save the heathens (in this case Pagans) who have forgot the word of Christ (comically when Scotland first appears in shot a subtitle advises that Scotland borders with England just in case the audience doesn't know.) While doing missionary work things go horribly wrong, they are set up as sacrifices by the local populous. One of the things that annoyed me is that not once do any of the stars (the American's) ask what is going on - or what is this random religious ritual you have signed me up to and what happens? If they had of asked it may have been made clear what was going to happen and they could have escaped... instead the "American's" just go ahead with everything which is suggested... "You will be the May Queen and you will be the Laddie"... "Ok Mr Scottish man, but what does that involve?"The setting is really nice albeit typical to a film which features Pagan themes. The acting for most part was slightly believable (apart from the cliché of the village idiots). I wondered if the Scottish accent was maybe too thick for some American audiences as a sex scene gets provided with Subtitles from Scottish to English (?!) - even subtitling some of the sexy groans/sounds :DA few things that annoyed me....The film was to quick to flirt between ideas and stories without delving in and exploring.Continuity was an issue.... in one scene our "Cowboy" goes from checked pants to stripy pants and then back again. Poor cover ups - during the subtitled Sex scene it was obvious the woman was naked but the man clearly had black pants on.The Pagan leader (MacTavish) is also the "Monty Burns" of the village. The waste from his factory has made most of the populous infertile. This wasn't explored enough so it's only briefly mentioned however this could have been the theme of sub plots and side stories. What annoyed me more than it not being explored was how the film quotes contemporary TV, i.e. the Simpsons, the film expects the audience has an understanding of the cartoon and all the characters... perhaps in this day and age everybody knows the animated cast but that doesn't mean it should be referenced as a way of describing a person/situation, this is cheap.One of the woman in the film, evidently cast as the village whore of the village, she has a sudden change of heart during the film trying to save the 'cowboy' from his demise. There is no clear motivation for this change of heart other than maybe she's fallen in love with him based on a brief encounter they shared. Prior to this change of heart she was a driving force behind the events of the village. Christopher Lee - I rented this film, on all the advertisements I read prior it was clearly stated that Christopher Lee was cast - don't get me wrong, he does appear. His appearance is for approximately one minute and is in the form of a flash back - he must have been laughing all the way to the bank for this role. I later discovered that perhaps his appearance was cut short due to health reasons however the marketing behind the film still wanted to make a big song and dance about Lee's appearance. Don't be fooled looking for him. Maybe MacTavish stepped into the role which was supposed to be for Christopher Lee - if so then he did a sterling job in fairness.Don't be confused to think this is a Horror, it's very short from that description. Instead of delving into themes within the film and exploring them the film is very light hearted and almost comical at times. Finally, the conclusion of the film sets up a situation for a sequel... please please please don't let this happen.

this is probably the worst movie i have ever watched. its not even 'so bad that its good', it is so incapacitatingly boring that its incredible. the producers/director/etc must have no concept of a decent movie & they must be some of the most brain-dead stupid people on earth to put out something so inane, dumb & BORING. we know movies of this type will have terrible acting, terrible story, no logic, etc etc etc but sometimes there will be some kind of decent action or tension. not in this movie. it is a 0 out of 10. do not waste your time on this movie. you can probably shave 20-30 minutes off the time from just fast forwarding though the amazing amounts of singing that is in this movie. this movie has more singing than a musical.the only decent part of the movie is about 30 seconds of seeing the lead girls bare ass, probably a stunt double's ass.point of caution - this movie may have the longest single shot of a guys bare ass in the history of movies & it was making me physically sick.WORST MOVIE IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA.