10 Insufferable Films That Must Be April Fool Jokes
10. The Wicker Man (2006)
Nicolas Cage has stated in interviews that he was in on the joke while remaking Robin Hardys legendary 1973 movie, so lets assume that the ensuing picture was his penalty for failing to participate in a neck-nominate game. The Wicker Man doesnt have enough suspense, scares or credible characters to work as a straight thriller, but once viewed as a joke on the viewer, it becomes a riot. Look, theres Cage dropping the F-bomb in front of small children, stealing a teachers bicycle at gunpoint and knocking out a woman while dressed as a bear and hes in on the gag! Which is just as well, because any other movie where the main character concludes, after 75 minutes of weird dreams, cheap scares and near-fatal accidents, that something bad is about to happen would just look lame.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
