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JaysCyYoung said:
What does everyone think of that new M. Night Shamylan movie coming out: the Happening? The dude hasn't made a good film since Unbreakable and that was way back in 2000. I really don't know how studios keep giving him money.
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The only film he's made that wasn't succesful financially was Lady in The Water (which was just horrible)

The Happening looks good, but it feels rather similar in themes from his other films. (Based on what I see in the trailer anyways)
 
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I looked up the spoiler online (I wasn't planning on seeing this anyways) and WOW. All I can say is don't even bother spending your hard-earned cash on this one.

It will be lucky to hit 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.
 
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JaysCyYoung said:
What does everyone think of that new M. Night Shamylan movie coming out: the Happening? The dude hasn't made a good film since Unbreakable and that was way back in 2000. I really don't know how studios keep giving him money.
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Shyamalan is a one hit wonder. That movie, The Village was soooooo bad. I figured out the ending maybe 20-30mins into it. It was no surprise to me when those kids jumped the fence into the modern world. He always ads these stupid twists where you're supposed to say "oh I didn't see that coming"
 
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Turning the whole twist ending thing into a gimmick really cheapens Shamalyan's work.
 
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zeke said:
... a product that science is stil having trouble getting anywhere close to solving today.
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Scientists are trying to turn some guy's rear end into a spider? Ewww...
Shouldn't they be working on a cure for cancer, or something?

I dunno; Peter Parker developing that technology made perfect sense to me at the time- of course, I was about nine years old.
 
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It's a slippery slope trying to use logic in the comic world no doubt.

I mean, the FIRST time I had Superman at the mercy of Kryptonite, he'd of been dead.
 
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JaysCyYoung said:
What does everyone think of that new M. Night Shamylan movie coming out: the Happening? The dude hasn't made a good film since Unbreakable and that was way back in 2000. I really don't know how studios keep giving him money.
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unbreakable sucked, too.
 
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yeah, expected more from that one too. good movie, though.

I hate expectations, they've ruined many a decent movie for me.
 
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had the same experience with Pans Labyrinth. Above average movie, but the reviewers were just in hysterics about it.
 
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I just 'liked' the movie. I found the mixture of fantasy/innocence and violence/horror to be pretty damn disturbing. It may have been the point, but it was a real difficult watch for me.
 
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Yeah, I thought it would be a lot better than it was as well. It was alright, but definitely not worthy of all the hype.
 
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Yeah, I was expecting a lot more out of it as well. Didn't expect it to be nearly as brutal in the violence catagory. My ex wanted to go see it because it was apparently directed by a good Mexican director (she's Mexican), and she didn't exactly have the stomache for some of the brutality. Didn't bother me so much, but she was looking looking at my shoulder for a good chunk of the movie. We both kind of expected a more fantasyish type of flick.
 
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I was actually expecting David Bowie to pop out of the countryside any second or something when I was watching it. Weird movie.

I found the violence jarring and too much of a contrast with the childhood/fantasy elements of the movie. It seemed...out of place. Did we really need the wine bottle thing? Yeesh...and I'm watching this in HD on top of it.
 
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i've been watching "planet earth" on blue ray. i'm through 2 of the 8 episodes and i'm loving it so far -- well worth the hefty price tag.

oh, and i watched zodiac tonight but with the old lady so i missed a fair chunk. it seemed pretty good though a little bit long, but if you're a true crime buff like me you can't miss really.
 
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I just got back from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I'm about the biggest Indy fan out there, but the ending was simply atrocious. Anyone who saw that film can vouch for what I'm referring to. The pacing and the action sequences were as good as the originals and the film definitely possessed the original magic in most of the fight scenes. Coupled with the inside jokes and the various homages with the original trilogy Indy IV seemed to be setting itself up well as a seamless transition into the first group of films.

The problem came when Lucas and Spielberg took a huge leap of faith and went down the pseudoscience route at the end... When I saw what was unfolding I had my fists clenched in prayer that what was about to occur wouldn't end up on-screen, but it did.
 
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IJ4 was very corny, although it did have it's moments (action scene in the forest was unreal and classic Lucas). Incidentally, I have never seen the other movies so I am assuming this is one of the worst ones in the series.

As for Shamylan, I think his movies are an acquired taste. You either love them or you hate them. I for one liked The Village, and all of his other movies except for Lady in the Water. His new movie looks similar to Signs, so it's hard to tell how he will make it into a success. He's a good film maker for sure, though. Very quirky, imaginative and unique, and his casting has been spot on for all of his films.
 
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I found Signs to be a very good movie... the suspense created was great. I show that movie to my students (gr 6) during halloween, to teach how to create suspense without gore.
 
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