tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post6595928581406090661..comments2023-10-26T04:48:13.179-05:00Comments on From Midnight, With Love: Midnight Movie of the Week #66 - Neil LaBute's The Wicker ManThe Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-71425512564948375102011-04-10T14:04:43.490-05:002011-04-10T14:04:43.490-05:00Here's the thing about Neil LaBute: The man is...Here's the thing about Neil LaBute: The man is a raging misogynist. You can see it in everything he touches, from having men destroy a weak woman in The Company of Men to the eeeeeeevil Rachel Weis in The Shape of Things. The Wicker Man was his excuse to just mold women into the true enemy and have a man beat them up. See, it's OKAY if he's wearing a bear suit! Plus, they're all bitches anyway!<br /><br />On one hand, it's kind of fascinating that a director could get away with it today. On the other, it's offensive, but because The Wicker Man is SO bad, it's more adorable than dangerous.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-14977699519825500632011-04-08T21:54:58.475-05:002011-04-08T21:54:58.475-05:00You do wonder if, as filming went on, the cast and...You do wonder if, as filming went on, the cast and crew began to exchange knowing "We're going off a cliff here" looks. But really, once the cameras were rolling, I don't think anything could have been done to change course. The film was fated to be what it is.-Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616514371525212419noreply@blogger.com