Comments on: M. Night’s “The Happening” teaser

By: RT Cunningham

RT Cunningham — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:49:05 +0000

I didn’t see “Lady in the Water”. I’ll have to umm acquire it so that I can see if it’s as bad as everyone says.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:43:29 +0000

Nicky – I think he’s had that ego for awhile

Adam – I just liked the story of The Village like you did and while it came off slow or whatever, it was still decent for me.

Jason – I totally agree on Unbreakable…I think it’s so very underrated and truly is one of the best “superhero” movies of our time…

By: Jason A Clark

Jason A Clark — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:40:49 +0000

I actually think Unbreakable was his best film and highly underrated. The Sixth Sense was really good but I think people got so caught up in the surprise ending that they thought it was better than it really was. I thought Signs was also quite good.

The Village had a lot of problems. I won’t pretend that it didn’t. I didn’t enjoy it like I did his other films. I did, however, see what he was trying to do and I guess that helped make it better for me than it did for others who were just watching for entertainment value.

I didn’t care for Lady In The Water much at all when I first saw it. I later read a book (the name of which escapes me now) which detailed the making of the film and it gave a lot of insight into the movie that I didn’t have prior to reading the book. That insight actually helped me see the vision he had for the movie which was far greater than what actually turned up on screen.

I think Shyamalan’s a good filmmaker and a good screenwriter who could be great if he’d think outside of his own box and not get caught up in his own hype. I’m not one of those people who only wants him to make movies like the ones he made before. I’d love to see him do something completely different. Having said that, however, I’m still looking forward to seeing what he gives us with The Happening.

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By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:41:12 +0000

I enjoyed his movies right up until Lady in the Water. The Village was controversial, but I thought it was nicely done, a story about the lengths parents will go to protect their children, even doing something as insane as tricking them into thinking they're living 100 years in the past. Lady in the Water just made no sense to me, and I remember reading articles about how the producers were trying to tell him that. I don't know how it was made, but I think it knocked his ego back a little bit, so maybe The Happening will be a return to great storytelling. Adam's last blog post..Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Moment of TruthÃ¢â‚¬Â?

By: nicky

nicky — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:37:05 +0000

I agree his movies haven't been as good as they used to. It seems from interviews and such that I've read that M. Night is getting a super huge ego and thinks he's basically a movie god. I hope this one redeems his career! nicky's last blog post..Sandal hunting.

By: MichaelB (formerly known as Chaplin)

MichaelB (formerly known as Chaplin) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:29:55 +0000

How anyone can find anything of redeeming value in The Village is beyond me. I’m in the movie industry and I NEVER walk out of movies, regardless of how bad they were, but I was VERY close during The Village. Thank God I didn’t see Lady in the Water in the theater.

Signs was just ok, while Sixth Sense was great and Unbreakable underrated. But Unbreakable was from 2000 and Signs from 2002. They guy hasn’t even done anything average for 6 years. I hope he finally does something worthy of being compared with Sixth Sense, but if you think he will, I think you’re setting yourselves up for disappointment.

By: Jason A Clark

Jason A Clark — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:04:42 +0000

Case settled. He's not a hack. Jason A Clark's last blog post..Josh Brolin - The New Terminator?

By: FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’

FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’ — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:38:59 +0000

[...] About “Gonna go home. Get my beer on. Get my “Lost” on. What are you doing later, wanna hang out?” – Andy Bernard, The Office « M. Night’s “The Happening” teaser [...]

By: The Trousered Ape

The Trousered Ape — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:28:02 +0000

I enjoyed both The Village and Lady in the Aqua (along with everything else he has done).

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:00:17 +0000

A hack……..

I think a guy who makes The Sixth Sense, Signs and Unbreakable, isn’t a hack. There are plenty of worse movies out there made by people than M. Night Shyamalan…

Just because his last two weren’t amazing (I personally enjoyed The Village), I don’t see how he’s a hack.

He actually writes some pretty cool stories I think.