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Two films. There are tropes for both on this page. Robin Hardy's original film was made in 1973 with [[Christopher Lee]] as Lord Summerisle. It's a sort of suspense/horror/folk musical. Neil LaBute remade it in 2006 with [[Nicolas Cage]].
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To sum it up it in the nicest terms possible: The original is generally considered to be an influential [[Cult Classic]] within the horror film genre, and the remake is mostly viewed as inferior, and is probably better remembered for its moments of [[Narm|unintentional funniness]] than for being scary.
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* [[Affably Evil]]: Lord Summerisle. Possibly subverted. It's never clear whether Summerisle believes the religion of his island, or is just playing along to keep his subjects in line. If the former, he may genuinely believe the sacrifice is necessary for the harvest.
** And he tries to sooth his intended sacrifice:
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* [[You're Insane!]] / [[Only Sane Man]]: "You're all raving mad!"
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* [[The Bechdel Test]]: Shockingly, it fails. It passes the reverse Bechdel Test though, which is actually impressive seeing how it contains a grand total of two male characters with lines.
* [[Bee-Bee Gun]]
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