VID: Slippery Slope (The Wicker Man - 1973)

[jetpack_monkey]

Title: Slippery Slope
Source: The Wicker Man (1973)
Song: The Dø - Slippery Slope
Warnings: NSFW nudity, cruelty to insects, violence.

Summary: Sgt. Howie comes to Summerisle in search of a missing girl.

Password: summerisle

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Premiered at the Vividcon 2013 Premieres Show.

I don't have a lot to say about this vid. I think it really speaks for itself. I have a deep love for The Wicker Man (the original, good version with Christopher Lee)  and when I heard this song for the first time, everything just came crashing together in my head. Sometimes the right song just presents itself at the right moment.

Thanks to sweetestdrain and absolutedestiny for their invaluable beta help and cheerleading.

Comments

[kass]

I love this vid, and it is creepy as hell. Amazing. Gives me chills every time.

[jetpack_monkey]

My pleasure creeping you out!

[laurashapiro]

This brings back all the horror I experienced when I watched the movie years ago. Indeed, I think your vid is even freakier than the original. ::shudder:: ::but in a good way::

[jetpack_monkey]

Happy shudders! Excellent. My work here is done.

[revolutionaryjo]

This was one of the highlights of Premieres for me this year! The song and the source go so well together and the way you edited it is fantastic. I love the way it ramps up to the frantic end.

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you! I probably worked on the ending longer than anything. The whole vid succeeds or fails based on how much the audience is saying "Well, f**k" by the end. *G*

[grey_bard]

From the description of contents, I would not have called this as the most memorable, emotionally moving vids of the con. I would have been wrong. This one will stick with me.

[jetpack_monkey]

The description was... necessity. I needed a description and anything clever I thought of gave too much away. So I decided to be coy instead.

Thanks for the comment!

[grey_bard]

No, there was nothing wrong with the description! There simply wasn't a verbal way to convey what makes this so good.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Fuck me sideways. I can't really explain my love for this vid because it's so wrapped in a strange feeling of despair and dread. The use of the movie is so well done, like the slight movements within the clips. The most well known images are edited perfectly in the vid too. The reveal, MY GOD, that man's stupidity... Yes, I know people see the movie differently, but I see that man as stupid in his morality.

Also, I should remix it using the Nic Cage version just to annoy you. :)

Re:

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Dude, if you remade this with the Nic Cage version, I might just have to make you cookies. Or not make you cookies, because frankly, I am a terrible baker. But. I would delight in the terribleness of it all.

And I'm sure Shati would appreciate it as well.

I have issues with Howie, but I also sympathize with him to a limited extent. He is, ultimately, just trying to do his job, even if he is kind of a prejudiced ass about it. He was screwed from the moment he stepped on the island.