bch7773 0 #1 January 18, 2005 I just saw this movie (thank you divx) and thought it was fairly good, except for the ending was a little too drawn out to keep the surprise in it. Not as good as sixth sense or signs, but still ok. It did have some fairly good scary parts in it. what did you all think? did you guess the ending before it came or not? MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #2 January 18, 2005 I just watched this movie tonight. I thought it was good, a little scary (on the edge of your seat scary), but those times were too few and far apart. I did 'catch on' to the ending, but it was still good. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #3 January 18, 2005 MNS's films are too much about the surprise endings. They're like two hour brain teasers. He needs to let the surprise ending thing go and just try to make good movies. It's too hard to keep surprise endings a surprise when everyone is expecting a surprise. I guessed the ending of The Village from the trailer.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #4 January 18, 2005 I thought it was a pretty big let down after all the hype. Plus the thing that really didn't make sense was if the adults were all in on it, why would they run the risk of sending the blind girl? Why not just one of them go into town? So big deal, they took an oath. And what would the chances really be for her to get to the gate, get the medicine, and get back without blowing their cover? It worked out a little too well for my taste. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #5 January 18, 2005 I called the ending about half way through but i still enjoyed it. I just find the thing about his films is that i can only ever watch them once... Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dan_iv 0 #6 January 18, 2005 Quote I thought it was a pretty big let down after all the hype. I agree, lot's of hype and a let down... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravan 0 #7 January 18, 2005 I just watched it last night...I actually thought it was a great movie, the ending did suck a bit, but that is M.N.S's trade mark....he leaves it unresolved to make you think...may be the second one will be better Food, Fornication, Freefall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #8 January 18, 2005 So did the dude die or not? tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #9 January 18, 2005 It was alright, but was also by far his least impressive work in my opinion. My brother, by contrast, loved it and thinks that people watch Shyamalan's films for the wrong reasons. People have come to expect the surprise, the twist, the brainteaser; and the less dramatic or more predictable this twist is, the more dissapointment viewers may feel relative to their expectations. My brother enjoys Shyamalan because he believes that they are all very well acted. No scene or character is over-acted or overdone. Despite the supernatural themes in some; the reactions, body language and behaviour of the characters in his films are very authentic, sometimes candid. Well, thats one view. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #10 January 18, 2005 Haven't seen The Village yet, and I'm not sure I want to. I think each of Shyamalan's movies has been a bit less enjoyable than the last, although he's still miles ahead of most of the hacks out there. But yeah, the inevitable twist - fun for the first couple of films - is starting to wear thin. I reckon the surprise ending for the next film should be that there isn't one. Also for me a lot of it's down to the casting - Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson are always watchable, but I'm not a fan of Mel Gibson and I'm pretty indifferent to Joaquim Phoenix. I was amazed by Toni Colette in The Sixth Sense, though - did anybody else fail to recognise her as the same actress who starred in Muriel's wedding? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #11 January 18, 2005 Quote People have come to expect the surprise, the twist, the brainteaser; and the less dramatic or more predictable this twist is, the more dissapointment viewers may feel relative to their expectations. Maybe so, but this expectation wasn't something I made up. They portrayed this movie as such and hyped it up to be one of the most dramatic films of our time. The expectations were set by them. On top of that, they convieniently released that "real" documentary about him right before the movie came out to produce even more hype. That was the cheesiest thing I have seen. The limos with the black windows, the crow landing by him during an interview, the hush hush of the actors....jeesh. Give me a break! Way over the top. I would say they certainly wanted you yo have HUGE expectations when you went to buy your ticket. To do all that in order to sell tickets and then not deliver, that is why I am disappointed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taffy 0 #12 January 18, 2005 Let down, terrible ending, generally pointless and kept waiting for a frightening bit Sky Pikey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb092 0 #13 January 18, 2005 I thought it was great until the surprise ending. After that it ruined the whole movie for me. What could possibly go wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
genoyamamoto 0 #14 January 18, 2005 POTENTIAL SPOILER BELOW: I haven't seen the movie but are they actually living in modern times? Gotta go... plaything needs to spank me Feel the hate... Photos here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #15 January 18, 2005 It sucked ass. I was still waiting for it to get rolling when the credits started. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #16 January 18, 2005 Loved it. I'll definitely add it to my collection. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #17 January 18, 2005 The ending was just too easy to guess. While I may not have known their exact motivations, I had an idea. The only thing the ending did was answer my questions about airplanes._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #18 January 18, 2005 Quote I called the ending about half way through but i still enjoyed it. I just find the thing about his films is that i can only ever watch them once... A sure sign of a sub-par film. If the movie can't survive without the element of surprise, it's not a well made film.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #19 January 18, 2005 Quote he leaves it unresolved to make you think...may be the second one will be better I'm going to have to say that statement is pretty far off base, considering M. Night Shyamalan has never made a sequel to one of his films.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravan 0 #20 January 18, 2005 if you watch the extras on the DVD it gives away that there is a another one coming...or at the least, some kind of spin off. He has written another script already for Ivy's character Food, Fornication, Freefall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougjumper 0 #21 January 18, 2005 Sux...People were Brainwashed by the Elders. Messed up way to live life in Fear. But at first kinda Scary. How did dude escape from being locked up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #22 January 18, 2005 "worst film ever.... I was on the internet in seconds registering my disgust" apart from revealing the main plot half way through the film, it only left the ending to guess, which lets face was pretty obvious ...... MNS needs to spend more time trying to actually make a half decent film, then trying to keep us guessing for 2 hours....----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #23 January 20, 2005 just watched it and i would love a couple of questions answered. How did they afford to pay the government off to make it a no fly zone? how did they build the hoses? where did they get the paint for the houses and the wood and nails? How did they get all the chairs and lamps and plate there? i like the idea of the movie but it is a bit stupid considering there is noway you could pull all that off. Are you all aware that M.Night played the ranger guy reading the paper? you could see him in the reflection. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meathorse 0 #24 January 20, 2005 I've not seen it, heard very few good things about it. The end of Roger Ebert's (highly unfavorable) review of it cracks me up. Quote Eventually the secret of Those, etc., is revealed. To call it an anticlimax would be an insult not only to climaxes but to prefixes. It's a crummy secret, about one step up the ladder of narrative originality from It Was All a Dream. It's so witless, in fact, that when we do discover the secret, we want to rewind the film so we don't know the secret anymore. And then keep on rewinding, and rewinding, until we're back at the beginning, and can get up from our seats and walk backward out of the theater and go down the up escalator and watch the money spring from the cash register into our pockets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #25 January 20, 2005 Quote Are you all aware that M.Night played the ranger guy reading the paper? you could see him in the reflection. M.Night has played a cameo role in all his big movies. Some people have suggested that he may be emulating Alfred Hitchcock. Clicky -No 'mericans were harmed during the making of this post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
