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preppyak
07/15/06, 12:26 PM
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/718/718799p1.html

It sounds like an interesting idea...and I think especially since the movies allow him to have more mature thematics within them he could do an excellent job with it. But, I don't read the books really, so I'm not sure how the last two would work.
Saves The Night
07/15/06, 01:19 PM
uhm....that would probably be a bad idea...M. night isnt really an exceptional director in my opinion, however when he writes his own scripts, the stories (other than the village) have been really great.
Broken Parachute
07/15/06, 01:40 PM
I think it would be a great idea.

All the directors for all of the movies have all been pretty good (even Chris Columbus, I must say). I think Shyamalin would work well, especially since the books get darker and more evil through to #6. I think he would do wonderful on directing Half Blood Prince. I hope this happens.

Columbus directed 1 and 2 well because he had to work with like 12 year old kids, and he has kids that age, so he could relate to them. Cuaron did a good job because now the kids were older and he had to treat them like adults. And Mike Newell did probably the best job because he knew that they were mature enough to direct the movie like any other movie. Shyamalin won't have a hard time directing it either, all the kids have grown up so much on the movie set that by the time they're 16/17, acting for the movies will be simple.
unwritten
07/15/06, 01:42 PM
haha. Thank would be insane.
Broken Parachute
07/15/06, 01:45 PM
uhm....that would probably be a bad idea...M. night isnt really an exceptional director in my opinion, however when he writes his own scripts, the stories (other than the village) have been really great.
Most people, including me, usually think The Village was written the best. Why didn't you like it?
Dan Hollister
07/15/06, 01:54 PM
The Village was awful. It was completely predictable. Horribly cheesy. Bad performances. Oh, and it was marketed as a scary film, so tons of people were screwed over by that, as well.

I do not want to see him direct Harry Potter. Not because I deny his directing skills - but for consistency. He'd probably go to town with the imagery and suspense, in ways that I don't feel would benefit the series as a whole. It is my opinion that Harry Potter should be a uniform series. As soon as Shyamalan directs it, suddenly that particular one becomes known as a Shyamalan film, and will look way different than the rest.
BehindACamera
07/15/06, 01:58 PM
This would be crazy. The movie would probably end up dark and stylized like Cuaron's Prisoner of Azkaban.

love all of night's movies, can't wait for Lady In The Water (check avatar)

edit: after reading the article at ign, how did PotterCast get an interview with Shyamalan? wtf
trustmeimokay
07/15/06, 02:26 PM
This would be bad ass. I would totally see this.
she cant swim!
07/15/06, 02:27 PM
i dont really like the films he has done

but i am a huge fan of the books
Saves The Night
07/15/06, 02:57 PM
Most people, including me, usually think The Village was written the best. Why didn't you like it?I mean it wasnt that bad, i think i didnt like it because i saw the ending coming and i was looking forward to a twist i didnt expect.
A picasso blue
07/15/06, 03:04 PM
i dont know why everyone thinks this guy is so great. he's made surprise endings into a predictable situation
boysdontcry17
07/15/06, 03:10 PM
i really like his work.

i didnt like the ending of the village because of the ending, i wanted to believe in the creatures and when it was revealed that they are fake, it was big let down
Serenity
07/15/06, 06:02 PM
I like his movies... but for some reason, I don't think that he would be good for Harry Potter.
reductiondesign
07/15/06, 10:46 PM
Please please please let this come to pass.
vandalsandquinn
07/16/06, 08:49 AM
he's going to make some crazy twist at the end of the movie
gilatron5000
07/16/06, 09:31 AM
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Evolution Kid
07/16/06, 09:38 AM
and doesn't he only film his movies in his homestate of new jersey?
gilatron5000
07/16/06, 09:42 AM
Pennsylvania, I think. I belive The Sixth Sense too place in Philly.
Evolution Kid
07/16/06, 10:00 AM
yea, you're right, i just checked.
gilatron5000
07/16/06, 10:24 AM
One day, I'll learn to type in english.

btw, all of Kevin Smith's movies take place in Jersey.
preppyak
07/16/06, 03:21 PM
The Village was awful. It was completely predictable. Horribly cheesy. Bad performances. Oh, and it was marketed as a scary film, so tons of people were screwed over by that, as well. Don't know what movie you watched, but the acting was fairly solid in it.


I do not want to see him direct Harry Potter. Not because I deny his directing skills - but for consistency. He'd probably go to town with the imagery and suspense, in ways that I don't feel would benefit the series as a whole. It is my opinion that Harry Potter should be a uniform series. As soon as Shyamalan directs it, suddenly that particular one becomes known as a Shyamalan film, and will look way different than the rest.
I agree with this though...his movie would be very different than the style of the other films.

i really like his work.

i didnt like the ending of the village because of the ending, i wanted to believe in the creatures and when it was revealed that they are fake, it was big let down Yeah, but everyone forgets the twist back...where she thinks the creature isn't real, when it is (Adrien Brody in the suit actually). That I thought was an interesting twist back.
Broken Parachute
07/16/06, 08:40 PM
The Village was his best storyline, so well thought out. Anyone who says the movie or the acting in it was bad, obviously didn't watch it. Adrien Brody was amazing.
lilRIPsta
07/17/06, 01:58 PM
Unbreakable and Signs were by far his best ones
Broken Parachute
07/17/06, 03:34 PM
He'd be better directing Book 7, since JK Rowling has a twist planned for the last book. M Night Shyamlin likes a big twist at the end of the movie, I'm sure he'd do well with that.
preppyak
07/17/06, 03:45 PM
He'd be better directing Book 7, since JK Rowling has a twist planned for the last book. M Night Shyamlin likes a big twist at the end of the movie, I'm sure he'd do well with that.
The thing that would bother me there is this...everyone would already know the twist from the book, and they'd be expecting it from M Night....it'd be all but impossible for it to not underwhelm people. IF anyone could do it well, it'd be him, but I get the feeling any twist is going to be mild at best in movie form.

The Village was his best storyline, so well thought out. Anyone who says the movie or the acting in it was bad, obviously didn't watch it. Adrien Brody was amazing.
From what I've seen from him, he always is...possibly one of the most consistent actors I have seen in a while
fedhed7
07/17/06, 04:54 PM
He'd be better directing Book 7, since JK Rowling has a twist planned for the last book. M Night Shyamlin likes a big twist at the end of the movie, I'm sure he'd do well with that.
It's not a twist when everyone already knows the ending.
Broken Parachute
07/17/06, 05:07 PM
The thing that would bother me there is this...everyone would already know the twist from the book, and they'd be expecting it from M Night....it'd be all but impossible for it to not underwhelm people. IF anyone could do it well, it'd be him, but I get the feeling any twist is going to be mild at best in movie form.

From what I've seen from him, he always is...possibly one of the most consistent actors I have seen in a while
Books that turn into movies are often horrible, especially Harry Potter, because you can't explain everything JK writes in the movie.


It's not a twist when everyone already knows the ending.
Yeah I thought about what I said and it's not very intelligent, is it? I guess I mean the way he directed the scene with the twist would be good.

Either way my comment looks dumb.
summer skin
07/17/06, 05:28 PM
I can see it now...30 minutes of boredom followed by A LOUD FUCKING NOISE OMFG followed by an hour of vague dialogue then ANOTHER LOUD NOISE TO MAKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND JUMP LOL then it turns out that harry potter is really just an eagle's dream....FOLLOWED BY A LOUD FUCKING EAGLE NOISE KAAAAAAAAW!


ps. Unbreakable was the only good M. Night movie.
yayitsjoe
02/02/11, 07:47 AM
bumping this after five years cause i searched "harry potter" on the entertainment thread. thank god he didn't direct any harry potter movies, cause he did an awful job with The Last Airbender.
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02/02/11, 07:56 AM
I can see it now...30 minutes of boredom followed by A LOUD FUCKING NOISE OMFG followed by an hour of vague dialogue then ANOTHER LOUD NOISE TO MAKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND JUMP LOL then it turns out that harry potter is really just an eagle's dream....FOLLOWED BY A LOUD FUCKING EAGLE NOISE KAAAAAAAAW!


ps. Unbreakable was the only good M. Night movie.
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wall e
02/02/11, 10:39 AM
A. Why did people think this was a good idea.
B. Whoever thought The Village was an original idea never read the book Running Out of Time. Let me Google that for you...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Out_of_Time_%28novel%29

edit: I guess the publishers of the book even noticed the similarities too
CoheedForever
02/02/11, 11:03 AM
If I liked Harry Potter I would be upset.
cirerelleum
02/02/11, 11:51 AM
Thank all that is good in the world this did not happen.
narcoleptic953
02/02/11, 12:00 PM
Awww shit, Marky Mark could have played Harry the same way he played the guy in The Happening!
JuneJuly
02/02/11, 04:49 PM
A. Why did people think this was a good idea.
B. Whoever thought The Village was an original idea never read the book Running Out of Time. Let me Google that for you...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Out_of_Time_%28novel%29

edit: I guess the publishers of the book even noticed the similarities too

You are seriously my hero. I read that book in elementary school and I completely forgot the name of it, and it's been really bugging me.
wall e
02/02/11, 05:12 PM
You are seriously my hero. I read that book in elementary school and I completely forgot the name of it, and it's been really bugging me.

Yeah I read it in elementary school too. Then when I saw the Village, I was like "Uhhhhhhh"
batmannj
02/02/11, 05:59 PM
Quality and relevant bump
*crying stars*
02/02/11, 06:09 PM
The Harry Potter movies also heavily rely on fog machines.

Awww shit, Marky Mark could have played Harry the same way he played the guy in The Happening!

Related note: I was watching Clueless the other day and Paul Rudd says, "We're trying to get Marky Mark to plant a tree." That was only 15 years ago, hahaha. Wahlberg: award-winning producer, serious actor, former "rapper".
narcoleptic953
02/02/11, 06:14 PM
The Harry Potter movies also heavily rely on fog machines.



Related note: I was watching Clueless the other day and Paul Rudd says, "We're trying to get Marky Mark to plant a tree." That was only 15 years ago, hahaha. Wahlberg: award-winning producer, serious actor, former "rapper".

Wahlberg's career has had some serious ups and downs. The Happening though, that's just hilarious.
popdisaster00
02/02/11, 06:30 PM
Honestly don't care about HP in the least, but this would have been disastrous had it really happened