anyone not aware of the 1973 original british lion movie the wicker man would and no doubt and have leave the cinema with the impression poor and peurile . a a devotee of the original i leave with the impression purely poor . from the grim reality of haggle toothed inbreds draw the force of law and order into a web of paganistic barbaric ritual on a remote scottish island and name summerisle ( the original ) to a near amazon ic colony off the maine coast of the u and name summersisle and the remake hardly hit the spot . this be and quite sadly and a case of what could have be a classic remake of a classic be tamper with to cater for a simple minded public . nothing more and nothing less . gentleman ( or give the reworked context of the film ) ladies involve . hang your head in shame .