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So I saw The Happening last night. I was not impressed. The acting was TERRIBLE. I came in thinking the movie was going to be good cause it was a M. Knight Shamylan movie. I wasted $7.00. It wasn't worth it. It was proally one of Mark Wahlberg's worst movies. Just thought I would throw a little review out there
You went to a movie last night? It must have been very late. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by bigdawg18
Yeah the midnight showing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soonerdawg
My father frequently said, "Nothing good happens after midnight." I guess that applies to movies too.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigdawg18
you should've read this particular review...would have saved you $7. :D
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37073
Wish I had read this yesterday. You are being to kind in your evaluation of "The Happening". It wasn't just terrible, it SUCKED. I'm more upset over the wasted time than the $5.00 I lost. No plot, no resolution, no acting. This is Shamylan's worst. If you want to know why everyone was killing themselves it was so they could get out of this sorry excuse for a movie. Shamylan should have stopped at the Sixth Sense and I'd still have some respect for him as a writer/director.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigdawg18
As for Wahlberg, he must have been paid a large sum of money to star in this film. I'll definitely think twice about going to see anything that he's in.
I'm trying to figure out if this is the worst movie I've ever paid to see. Wahlberg was also in the other that I truly hated, "The Perfect Storm". I cheered when the ship finally sank so the movie could end and I could go home.
Save your money on this one.
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Originally Posted by Soonerdawg
agreed... the movie sucked, and I spent $9! (WA is expensive!). I must admit though, the scenes with everyone killing themselves, and the scenes with the private, was hilarious to me.
Shyamalan has ran out of ideas. This movie lines up almost exactly with Signs, The Village, and Lady in the Water...
It was horrible, waste of money
wow, I'm glad that I read this one before we wasted the money on it.....
If you saw the previews you saw the movie. Kept waiting for a twist . . . it aint happenin
Sixth Sense was great. Unbreakable was good. Signs was meh. Didnt see The Village, but figured out the twist after seeing the trailer once. Didnt see Lady in the Water, heard it blew. Probably wont see The Happening. Made my decision 20 seconds into the trialer when the train conductor says "We've lost contact" and Marky Mark says "with whom??" I mean really? 'Whom' ? Who says that anymore, especially in a moment of crisis and panic?
Fair enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by daybreaker2
Gotta disagree with everyone...another great film from a great filmmaker...
Loved the premise and the dialogue facts within of such events occurring around the world...controlled scenes of horrific proportions, laughter, and thought...a more simplistic approach to the characters, except for the hero who carries one of many underlying themes beyond this post 9/11 approach...
But once again, this film is gonna alienate a lot of people who don't quite get his POV...
You sure do love you some MNSQuote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
I think you are correct with one point, "Gotta disagree with everyone...". Again this is the worst movie to come out in a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
Please explain to us what we don't get about his POV.
Like his other movies... This one doesn't do anything but waste time. There are no underlying themes, there was no twist, there's just nothing there. Could been done WAY better (in his style too).Quote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
I haven't seen this one, so I can't comment directly about The Happening, but don't you like EVERY movie?Quote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
Far from true...if I had to put a percentage on it, I probably dislike 3 out of every 4 movies I watch (which is a wide range)...Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
So what there wasn't a twist...just because The Sixth Sense had one (the only true twist of all his films), doesn't mean everything he does will play the same pattern...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rus-La
Themes--
1) Love/hope arising while death/destruction dominates
2) Science vs. Religion "sure there'll be an explanation in the science books, but in the end it's just a theory"...some phenomenons science can't explain
3) Desire of violence...our fascination with gore and refusing to turn our eyes of it
4) If you knew you were on the cusp of death, running like hell from it, how would you act...what would you say...
5) Human instincts...naturally knowing how to survive, minus technology...
And this was probably is most simplistic film of all...not as thought-provoking...
It's cool you didn't like it though...this was just my perspective after seeing it...
Ebert liked it.
Not as it was INTENDED to be liked, I don't think, but he did. So that's something.
I'll hollar back after I watch it this weekend, TS11. We have similar tastes in movies, generally speaking.
'unbreakable' and 'the village' definitely had true twists...they just weren't as dramatic. 'unbreakable' is by far my favorite of his...it is well shot and acted and it is rewatchable...as good as '6th sense' is, i have yet to be able to sit through it a second time.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
Sorry if that came across as me belittling anyone...didn't mean for it to...Quote:
Originally Posted by MoonPieBlue
All I meant was there are two sides to this...Night as a director, and Night as a storyteller...
As a director, I don't think anyone doubts the guy can direct...his compilation of sound, camera angles, build-up, tone, ability to evoke all emotions, etc...
Now as a storyteller, that's where I think most have the differing views of him...his originality and imagination strikes a chord in me that I have the greatest appreciation for considering all the junk films that are out there...someone who also takes risks (showing the full body alien in Signs when you thought he wouldn't, showing the full body monster in Lady in the Water, creating premises that seem, on the surface, plain silly) that few still do...
It's just kind of unfortunate that his first big film The Sixth Sense happens to be on most top 100 movies of all-time...kind of hard to top that...
Now by no means am I saying this is my most favorite of his works...but to say this is the worst movie in a long time, you obviously haven't seen "The Hottie and the Nottie" :icon_wink:
I know you're using the AFI list, but he did top it, with 'Unbreakable', IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
Even so, that makes 3 out of 7 (not counting his screenplay of "Stuart Little" and the '92 film "Praying with Anger") that have had twist-endings that he's done...therefore by no means should someone fully expect one everytime in his films...Quote:
Originally Posted by sik-m-boi
That's debatable :icon_wink: A good debate...Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
My bold statement on Unbreakable is this:Quote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
Its the best superhero origin movie ever made.
Yes, better than Batman Begins.
Actually, Iron Man might even top Batman Begins. That's a tough one.
Agreed. I should have said I think this is the worst movie I've paid to see at a theater in a long time (at least since A Perfect Storm). Granted I no longer get the opportunity to see a lot of movies so I'm certain there are some out there that are just as bad or worse. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TechSupporter11
I really liked the Sixth Sense, though I was lucky and went into it not having a clue as to what it was about so I wasn't looking for any big twist. I liked Unbreakable mainly for its comic book portrayal of good vs. evil (I’ve always been a comic book fan). And the actors in it were top notch. I didn’t like The Village the first time I saw it though I’ve come to enjoy it. I never saw “The Lady In the Water” so I can’t comment on that one. Overall I’d give his movies, an excellent (Sixth Sense), very good (Unbreakable), fair (The Village), poor (The Happening).
Your Themes--
1) Love/hope arising while death/destruction dominates
Don’t think he pulled this one off. I really didn’t care about their relationship because I had nothing to base it on. They could have used an extra 15 to 30 minutes to build up the relationships prior to jumping into everything else. Passing the kid off to them didn’t help either. Should have been a lot more emotion.
2) Science vs. Religion "sure there'll be an explanation in the science books, but in the end it's just a theory"...some phenomenons science can't explain
Or we just don’t know how to explain it to the movie goers so we’ll just say it can’t be explained (I know they actual gave an explanation which was plausible). (of course I still could be bitter over the X-Files since they showed a preview for the new movie prior to this one).
3) Desire of violence...our fascination with gore and refusing to turn our eyes of it
I’m a big time horror fan. The death scenes really weren’t that dramatic. Also they state it effects your survival instinct which to me wouldn’t lead you to commit suicide (maybe not know you’re walking out in front of a car, but not intentional suicide).
4) If you knew you were on the cusp of death, running like hell from it, how would you act...what would you say...
Hard to say. But running to the country based upon what was happening (after they figured it out) didn’t seem right?
5) Human instincts...naturally knowing how to survive, minus technology...
I didn’t see any of this in the movie. They basically just moved from place to place on foot looking for a place to stay.
Basically, I wouldn't recommend this movie to any of the people I know.
Saw it the other day, it was llllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeee
Every time I see this thread I think its about THE HAPPENING - our large alumni gathering at the Monroe CC. If the movie was so bad, let's change the topic and start talking about the REAL Happening!
I have tickets I'm selling to that spectacular event on July 29. PM me if you are interested in purchasing a ticket. $25.00 per person and $250.00 for a Table of 8. I think BBB should have some tables!!!!!!!!!!
Alright folks, here goes nothin. Watching this in 5 mins.
Screw it, I'm with TS11 and Roger Ebert.
I LIKED IT.
In very much the same way Ebert liked it, actually. Totally plausible and downright frightening in that regard.
I'll have more to say after I sleep on it.
Replace Donnie W. with an actor that can really pull off the 'strong yet sympathetic' role (i.e. Bruce Willis, although I can certainly see why MNS didn't want to use him again), and the film becomes a million times better. I think the potential is there.
Totally dug it.