M. Night Shyamalan

[fedhed7]

Anyone else here a fan of his work?

I'm in love with all 4 of his last films.

[aCe_]

I am. And his name is cool too.

[weezer182]

i really like the village

[fedhed7]

Fo' sho.

[fedhed7]

i really like the village
Nobody i know remotely liked that movie. I thought it was his best film yet.

[drudo182]

obsessed is the right word.

[reductiondesign]

Unbreakable is my favorite.

[drudo182]

Unbreakable
The Sixth Sense
The Village
Signs
Wide Awake

Sixth Sense and Unbreakable can easily be switched.

[fedhed7]

Unbreakable is my favorite.
I think that one had the best plot out of all of his movies.

[fedhed7]

Unbreakable
The Sixth Sense
The Village
Signs
Wide Awake

Sixth Sense and Unbreakable can easily be switched.
Wide Awake? That's his oldest one, right?

[aCe_]

Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and The Village

[lostntheseethru]

i love him...


this is why i was desperately trying to figure out what was up with lady in the water.

[kirbs84]

I like most of his work. I loved Signs the first time I saw it. But I do think he is missing a certain quality in his work. I can't put my finger on exactly what it is, but I'm hoping his next film will be it.

[fedhed7]

i love him...


this is why i was desperately trying to figure out what was up with lady in the water.
I can't wait for that movie. I have no idea what it's about, but I want to see it.

[unwritten]

Unbreakable and Sixth Sense were his best works.

[JacksColdSweat]

The Village was so well wrote, I don't get why people always hate on that movie.

[resUrectMe617]

i love him and his work. he's also soo young, i think he's like, what...36 or something? great movies that definitely go beyond just sci-fi, horror thrillers. we watched signs in my film class and analyzing it was a lot of fun. he also went to NYU for his masters in film..and i go to nyu, so woot to him.

[lostntheseethru]

I can't wait for that movie. I have no idea what it's about, but I want to see it.
yea...

i know ive already talked to you about this but im just gonna say it again for the sake of the conversation....

im still confused as to what level of suspense it will have seeing as the only time ive ever seen previews for it was during "childrens" movies.

[lostntheseethru]

i love him and his work. he's also soo young, i think he's like, what...36 or something? great movies that definitely go beyond just sci-fi, horror thrillers. we watched signs in my film class and analyzing it was a lot of fun. he also went to NYU for his masters in film..and i go to nyu, so woot to him.
i had nightmares for weeks after seeing signs. its the first like alien taking over the planet type movie ive watched and walked away thinking "maybe aliens can really take over"
The Village was so well wrote, I don't get why people always hate on that movie.i loved it cuz i totally didnt see it going the way it did. i mean i was expecting a great twist and all but i wasnt expecting it.

[resUrectMe617]

The Village was so well wrote, I don't get why people always hate on that movie.

*so well written

and the reason, i think, that people hated on this movie so much was because it was marketed (in previews and trailers) as a horror flick. i dont know, but when i saw the commercials for it, i thought it was about monsters and killing...so i guess a lot of the horror buffs came out and watched it and were totally disappointed because the Village is any thing but a cheap horror flick. it actually makes you think about social commentary and all that deep stuff..that frankly, a majority of the people who probably went out to see it were not intending on doing. they wanted monsters, blood, screams...they got ideas, commentaries, etc. but i agree, i really liked the plot of the movie. even my dad who isn't really into movies like the Village thought the idea was really interesting. i think the same can be said about Signs.

oh and did anyone see his commercial during the Oscars? i think it was for coke or something.

[fedhed7]

i love him and his work. he's also soo young, i think he's like, what...36 or something? great movies that definitely go beyond just sci-fi, horror thrillers. we watched signs in my film class and analyzing it was a lot of fun. he also went to NYU for his masters in film..and i go to nyu, so woot to him.
i'd love to take a film class and study his films.

[fedhed7]

*so well written

and the reason, i think, that people hated on this movie so much was because it was marketed (in previews and trailers) as a horror flick. i dont know, but when i saw the commercials for it, i thought it was about monsters and killing...so i guess a lot of the horror buffs came out and watched it and were totally disappointed because the Village is any thing but a cheap horror flick. it actually makes you think about social commentary and all that deep stuff..that frankly, a majority of the people who probably went out to see it were not intending on doing. they wanted monsters, blood, screams...they got ideas, commentaries, etc. but i agree, i really liked the plot of the movie. even my dad who isn't really into movies like the Village thought the idea was really interesting. i think the same can be said about Signs.

oh and did anyone see his commercial during the Oscars? i think it was for coke or something.
Agreed. On every point.

And I think it was for Mastercard or something.

[lostntheseethru]

oh and did anyone see his commercial during the Oscars? i think it was for coke or something.
it was american express...the "my card" campaign like kate winslet and robert deniro did

[Broken Parachute]

The Village was so well wrote, I don't get why people always hate on that movie.

Agreed. He's so creative.

[resUrectMe617]

Agreed. On every point.

And I think it was for Mastercard or something.

ah that's right. i just remember watching it thinking man.. he looks so familiar..then going oh crap its him...then finally going, wow he looks young.

[lostntheseethru]

ah that's right. i just remember watching it thinking man.. he looks so familiar..then going oh crap its him...then finally going, wow he looks young.
its american express!!!


haha

[uh oh smmoreo]

But I do think he is missing a certain quality in his work. I can't put my finger on exactly what it is

Rewatchability?
[is that a word?]

The first time, his movies are amazing. From the second time on, they are just good, I think.

[lostntheseethru]

Rewatchability?
[is that a word?]

The first time, his movies are amazing. From the second time on, they are just good, I think.
haha we'll make it a word...and yes i know what you mean...

[FondestMemory]

im still confused as to what level of suspense it will have seeing as the only time ive ever seen previews for it was during "childrens" movies.

it's based on a story he made up to tell his kids at night.

it's more a fantasy / fairy tale than a suspense thriller. which is good, he needs to do something different. at least for a film or two.

the village sucked. the story was lame. i guessed the ending the first time i saw the preview. i think that's what turned me off most. when you go into a movie knowing there's gonna be a twist ending, it takes away from it. that's what made sixth sense so great when it came out, you didn't expect it.

he has a lot of potential. he makes entertaining movies, i won't deny him that. but there's a lot of things about his films i don't like. i still go see his movies though, so he's doing something right.

[lostntheseethru]

it's based on a story he made up to tell his kids at night.

it's more a fantasy / fairy tale than a suspense thriller. which is good, he needs to do something different. at least for a film or two.

the village sucked. the story was lame. i guessed the ending the first time i saw the preview. i think that's what turned me off most. when you go into a movie knowing there's gonna be a twist ending, it takes away from it. that's what made sixth sense so great when it came out, you didn't expect it.

he has a lot of potential. he makes entertaining movies, i won't deny him that. but there's a lot of things about his films i don't like. i still go see his movies though, so he's doing something right.
but all the info on the movie says its a Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller that to me would seem more suspenseful type movie not fairy tale

i thought the village was wonderful part of going to a M. Night Shyamalan film is knowing its gonna blow your mind with a fun twist...i think you are the only genius who figured it before it happend....

[FondestMemory]

but all the info on the movie says its a Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller that to me would seem more suspenseful type movie not fairy tale

i thought the village was wonderful part of going to a M. Night Shyamalan film is knowing its gonna blow your mind with a fun twist...i think you are the only genius who figured it before it happend....

no, i think it was pretty obvious. i know quite a few people who had a good idea how it was gonna end based solely on the preview.

In "Lady in the Water," a story originally conceived by Shyamalan for his children, a modest building manager named Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) rescues a mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from danger and discovers she is actually a narf, a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the treacherous journey from our world back to hers. Cleveland and his fellow tenants start to realize that they are also characters in this bedtime story. As Cleveland falls deeper and deeper in love with the woman, he works together with the tenants to protect his new fragile friend from the deadly creatures that reside in this fable and are determined to prevent her from returning home.

[NameTaken69]

i enjoy his films greatly as well

[lostntheseethru]

no, i think it was pretty obvious. i know quite a few people who had a good idea how it was gonna end based solely on the preview.

In "Lady in the Water," a story originally conceived by Shyamalan for his children, a modest building manager named Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) rescues a mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from danger and discovers she is actually a narf, a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the treacherous journey from our world back to hers. Cleveland and his fellow tenants start to realize that they are also characters in this bedtime story. As Cleveland falls deeper and deeper in love with the woman, he works together with the tenants to protect his new fragile friend from the deadly creatures that reside in this fable and are determined to prevent her from returning home.
where did that come from?

[dashboard1190]

Signs was filmed where I live.

Apparently someone my dad knows saw Mel Gibson in Starbucks.

[A picasso blue]

the guy should at least do a film where there isnt a twise. is he capable of that?

[gilatron5000]

Signs is his best movie, In my opinion. But to be fair, I never saw The Village.

[marrost]

Signs was so fucking awesome, and then he just blew it with the ending.

Showing that dopey looking alien ruined all the suspense that the film sucessfully built up, and the way that water hurt them was a thoughtless cop out. Everything before that was fucking great though, what a shame.

[fedhed7]

Signs was so fucking awesome, and then he just blew it with the ending.

Showing that dopey looking alien ruined all the suspense that the film sucessfully built up, and the way that water hurt them was a thoughtless cop out. Everything before that was fucking great though, what a shame.
Agreed. The alien was lame.

[fedhed7]

Signs is his best movie, In my opinion. But to be fair, I never saw The Village.
It has the best ending out of all of them.

[NameTaken69]

signs was so good, partly because of mel gibson, but mr. night did a great job

[WakingTheMisery]

i don't like his movies. the new one looks bad too.

[kirbs84]

Agreed. The alien was lame.

I thought it was alright by showing it's reflection in the t.v., but I didn't like when it was a full blown shot of it.

[fedhed7]

I thought it was alright by showing it's reflection in the t.v., but I didn't like when it was a full blown shot of it.
I loved the "everything happens for a reason" theme in that movie.

[sleepygrlgreen]

i love him...


this is why i was desperately trying to figure out what was up with lady in the water.can't wait to see that one. looks awesome.

[drudo182]

Wide Awake? That's his oldest one, right?


yes. in 98. praying with anger is his real first one, but there is like no way to see this film.

[weezer182]

Signs is his best movie, In my opinion. But to be fair, I never saw The Village.you need to get ontop of that

[ActorInThisPlay]

I've only seen The Sixth Sense, Signs, and The Village, all of which were awesome movies.

[JunkBondTrader]

1. Signs
2. The Village
3. Sixth Sense
4. Unbreakable

.....thats hwo mine go. I dont know how anyone couldnt have guessed the ending to the Village. I too guessed it when I saw the trailer, it was a terrible twist, but thats not why I love the movie. I think its absolutely underrated for the ideas it portrays about the human heart and mind. Great film, i love that line as well in that movie. Signs is great as well, first movie I ever put my feet on my chair because I was scared shitless haha. Sixth Sense an obvious classic. And Unbreakable is great but its definately his worst film to date.

[radiofriendly]

incredibly talented director who loves what he does. every movie he does packs a lot of heart and hits close to him. he has the versatility to entertain and the technical brilliance to become a modern day spielberg.

and not to mention, his movies are just so damn original. even something as conventional as Wide Awake was so unique in its delivery and even had a little twist of its own. his writing is never shallow or tacky. damn it, he's so talented

but you know what i also thought made his films really hit home. James Newton Howard. he's one of the most underrated composers out there, and he has scored Shymalan's films so perfectly. i can't wait for Lady In the Water.

my rankings

1.Sixth Sense- just the timing here. it came out during a drought of good horror/suspense. it came out of nowhere, and was un-fucking-believably well made. the atmosphere, the acting, the sets. it was a chilling film, and it's the best of its kind. Toni Collett was hot sex in this movie.(as in she was good. but she was hot too)

2.Signs- this movie was just flat out entertaining. The plot was great, and the performances were awesome. great take on the crop circles bit. so well crafted and it's delivery was perfection. that scene at the car accident with his wife was dynamite.

3.Unbreakable- he's a freaking suburban super hero. a genious stroke in a really fascinating comic book movie, but what makes all his films ultimately work is his ability to combine the plot with a little of heart. the family subplot is great and how it compares to the whole good and evil of the world spectrum

4.Wide Awake-one of my favorite family movies. the kids were wonderful in it, and it was just really uplifting. something that's missing in films these days. Shymalans films deliver such a good message. and there's nothing wrong with that. he can even make rosie o'donnel tolerable.

5.The Village-i still really loved this movie, but it was the least accessible of his bunch. the acting was good in spurts. (william hurt was awesome). i thought this was the best camerawork in terms of color and cinematography(that stabbing scene was so incredibly well done)

[fedhed7]

1. Signs
2. The Village
3. Sixth Sense
4. Unbreakable

.....thats hwo mine go. I dont know how anyone couldnt have guessed the ending to the Village. I too guessed it when I saw the trailer, it was a terrible twist, but thats not why I love the movie. I think its absolutely underrated for the ideas it portrays about the human heart and mind. Great film, i love that line as well in that movie. Signs is great as well, first movie I ever put my feet on my chair because I was scared shitless haha. Sixth Sense an obvious classic. And Unbreakable is great but its definately his worst film to date.
I think I agree with that... But I honestly had no idea what the twist in The Village would be... I felt like he pwnd me. So that would take the top spot.

[DroppedUrPocket]

Unbreakable and Sixth Sense were his best works.
Man, I was gonna come in here quoting Kanye and I saw your sig. Excellent work.

I must got a angel/ Cuz look like death missed his ass/ Unbreakable/ What you thought they call me Mr. Glass

[*AnTi-FlAg*]

M. Night was a great director up until the village.

It had a great twist i can't lie but other than that it sucked ass!

[drudo182]

I loved The Village.

James Newton Howards score is amazing.

[aaron_rkyc]

I think Signs was incredible. Its definitely my favorite.

[aaron_rkyc]

how can u not like the village?

[radiofriendly]

how can u not like the village?

eh, horrible looking monsters. some people might think it wanders. too many twists. one big twist that could seem like the first half was just an excercise.

i liked it though

[lostntheseethru]

It has the best ending out of all of them.
when did you hit 5k???

[fedhed7]

Bump.

[marrost]

Signs was so fucking awesome, and then he just blew it with the ending.

Showing that dopey looking alien ruined all the suspense that the film sucessfully built up, and the way that water hurt them was a thoughtless cop out. Everything before that was fucking great though, what a shame.Word up.

The Sixth Sense is by far his best. Plus it's not like we were expecting a "twist."

[marbury1414]

Bump.

Damn you for killing my thread.

[marbury1414]

I'll post it here as well:

From what I remember there were a few key things wrong with The Village.

1. They essentially killed off their main character halfway through the movie. He was what was carrying the movie in the first place. Once he was out of the movie, it lost alot of its weight and star power.

2. The movie had something really great going with the creatures who where genuinely creepy and badass looking. The part where Joaquin came face to face with the creature was such an amazing visual. Making the creatures fake killed suspense that way and killed the "shock" (though there was none) of the ending because the suspension of belief was already gone.

3. The twist. Good god was that bad. It didn't have anything to directly do with the plot other than to serve as a device to lead the weak story towards.

In summary: weak sauce.

[Elijscott]

I love all of his movies. Unbreakable is my favorite, though.

[Wake Up]

well hello old thread.

List of great Shyamalan films:

The Sixth Sense
Unbreakable
Signs

List of not so great Shyamalan films:

Wide Awake
The Village
Lady in the Water
The Happening

[cirerelleum]

I'll post it here as well:

From what I remember there were a few key things wrong with The Village.

1. They essentially killed off their main character halfway through the movie. He was what was carrying the movie in the first place. Once he was out of the movie, it lost alot of its weight and star power.

2. The movie had something really great going with the creatures who where genuinely creepy and badass looking. The part where Joaquin came face to face with the creature was such an amazing visual. Making the creatures fake killed suspense that way and killed the "shock" (though there was none) of the ending because the suspension of belief was already gone.

3. The twist. Good god was that bad. It didn't have anything to directly do with the plot other than to serve as a device to lead the weak story towards.

In summary: weak sauce.

He also ripped off children's book Running Out of Time.

[drudo182]

I'll post it here as well:

From what I remember there were a few key things wrong with The Village.

1. They essentially killed off their main character halfway through the movie. He was what was carrying the movie in the first place. Once he was out of the movie, it lost alot of its weight and star power.

2. The movie had something really great going with the creatures who where genuinely creepy and badass looking. The part where Joaquin came face to face with the creature was such an amazing visual. Making the creatures fake killed suspense that way and killed the "shock" (though there was none) of the ending because the suspension of belief was already gone.

3. The twist. Good god was that bad. It didn't have anything to directly do with the plot other than to serve as a device to lead the weak story towards.

In summary: weak sauce.

My thoughts on The Village compared to yours.

1. Who? Lucious? He didn't die off, he was just injured which stared her whole journey to begin with. I think Ivy was the main character considering it's her we follow the entire film.

2. Knowing that a group of people are hiding so much from an entire community is scarier than actually having their be a real monster in the woods. This is pretty much Shyamalan's most predominant political-esque movie.

3. Thoughts are the same as two. People are scarier than what we imagine to be real.

I really dig The Village. For a lot of people it hinges on the end, and that I can understand being disappointed, but I like what he tried to do there.

[drudo182]

Movie rankings. It's usually a toss up between Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense for my favorite, but I'm feeling like TSS today. So well done.

1. The Sixth Sense
2. Unbreakable
3. Signs
4. The Village
5. Wide Awake
6. Lady in the Water
7. The Happening

[fake empire]

My thoughts on The Village compared to yours.

1. Who? Lucious? He didn't die off, he was just injured which stared her whole journey to begin with. I think Ivy was the main character considering it's her we follow the entire film.

2. Knowing that a group of people are hiding so much from an entire community is scarier than actually having their be a real monster in the woods. This is pretty much Shyamalan's most predominant political-esque movie.

3. Thoughts are the same as two. People are scarier than what we imagine to be real.

I really dig The Village. For a lot of people it hinges on the end, and that I can understand being disappointed, but I like what he tried to do there.
I agree with this.