The Happening

[drudo182]

Here is the poster for the new Shyamalan film, "The Happening". It has Mark Wahlberg in it.

Looks decent but the tag-line is so similar to "Signs", which was 'It's Happening'...

Let's see if Shyamalan can rebound after his last two films which people pretty much hated. I liked "The Village" a lot and "Lady in the Water" was enjoyable as well. This should be a big departure from his earlier work.

http://i7.tinypic.com/8c0zhw8.jpg

[Big_Guy]

Mark Wahlberg will make this movie amazing.

[absolutecrunk]

From the poster, it looks pretty good.

where's the poster?

[drudo182]

Zooey Deschanel is also in it...

[drudo182]

From the poster, it looks pretty good.

where's the poster?

Did it not come up?

[Drew Beringer]

Summary?

[absolutecrunk]

Did it not come up?
:shrug:

[Skadrist]

Summary?

The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis. The film will portray the earth as a victim of mankind's doings, which causes a global backlash. Elliot Moore, the main character figures out these conflicts, due to his being a high school biology teacher. In the center, lies a conflict between him and his wife, in which he must settle before she threatens to end their marriage

[drudo182]

The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis. The film will portray the earth as a victim of mankind's doings, which causes a global backlash. Elliot Moore, the main character figures out these conflicts, due to his being a high school biology teacher. In the center, lies a conflict between him and his wife, in which he must settle before she threatens to end their marriage

And M. Night Shyamalan is playing every role in the film.

[Skadrist]

And M. Night Shyamalan is playing every role in the film.


Mark Wahlberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg) as a man who takes his family on the run.
Zooey Deschanel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel) in a starring role opposite Wahlberg.
John Leguizamo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leguizamo) as the best friend of Wahlberg's character.
Spencer Breslin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Breslin) as a teenage boy.
Ashlyn Sanchez (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashlyn_Sanchez&action=edit) in an unnamed role.

[drudo182]

Mark Wahlberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg) as a man who takes his family on the run.
Zooey Deschanel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel) in a starring role opposite Wahlberg.
John Leguizamo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leguizamo) as the best friend of Wahlberg's character.
Spencer Breslin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Breslin) as a teenage boy.
Ashlyn Sanchez (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashlyn_Sanchez&action=edit) in an unnamed role.

Wow, you're either trying to ruin something funny or an idiot.

[Skadrist]

Wow, you're either trying to ruin something funny or an idiot.

Ruining something funny because my job is turning me into a bitter asshole.

[absolutecrunk]

Mark Wahlberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg) as a man who takes his family on the run.
Zooey Deschanel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel) in a starring role opposite Wahlberg.
John Leguizamo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leguizamo) as the best friend of Wahlberg's character.
Spencer Breslin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Breslin) as a teenage boy.
Ashlyn Sanchez (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashlyn_Sanchez&action=edit) in an unnamed role.
The twist is that all of these characters end up being M. Night Shyamalan in the end.

[drudo182]

Ruining something funny because my job is turning me into a bitter asshole.

K, that I can take. If you thought I was serious though, I would have been worried.

Sorry about the job, man.

[drudo182]

The twist is that all of these characters end up being M. Night Shyamalan in the end.

That would be such a killer ending.

I hope you're right.

[EnvyOnMyCouch]

They filmed a part of this movie in a diner not even 5 minutes from my house.

[drudo182]

Philly, man. Loves his city.

[irthesteve]

Mark Wahlberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg) as a man who takes his family on the run.
Zooey Deschanel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel) in a starring role opposite Wahlberg.
John Leguizamo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leguizamo) as the best friend of Wahlberg's character.
Spencer Breslin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Breslin) as a teenage boy.
Ashlyn Sanchez (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashlyn_Sanchez&action=edit) in an unnamed role.
good looking first 3 names there

I love M. Night's work with the exception of Lady in the Water... it was just awkward to watch, but this sounds pretty cool

[senatorlamb]

After Lady in the Water, M. Night would have been smart to leave his name off this movie's poster.

[Adeniz19]

i've pretty much lost all interest in this guy. if the reviews come in raving this movie then i might check it out.

[Dirty Ernie]

I follow him just because of the Philly connection.

[hailthewarrior]

Kinda looks cool.

[DeathCabForCoon]

I wonder if there's going to be a twist in the last scene?

[drudo182]

I don't think this is a twist ending.

I'm sure he's probably abandoned that whole thing from now on.

[lilRIPsta]

Spencer Breslin will ruin this movie with his lack of talent. His sister got all the acting genes

[ForlrnPerplxity]

The Village was ok. Premise was good, but Shyamalan didn't portray it as well as he should have.

Also, how in the hell did you enjoy Lady in the Water? That was one of the worst movies I have ever seen and I honestly cannot see how someone could have liked it.

This movie looks interesting. I'm hoping he bounces back.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

I don't think this is a twist ending.

I'm sure he's probably abandoned that whole thing from now on.
Someone needs to post that "it's a twist" or whatever video.

[AshesAshes]

Marky Mark +M.Night Shyamalan should be awesome

[SteveLikesMusic]

eh

[irthesteve]

I don't think this is a twist ending.

I'm sure he's probably abandoned that whole thing from now on.
you sure? because i don't see him ever abandoning that totally. only one movie hasn't had that aspect (lady)

[drudo182]

you sure? because i don't see him ever abandoning that totally. only one movie hasn't had that aspect (lady)

Yeah, I said from now on.

I read an interview where he said he was moving away from that.

[drudo182]

The Village was ok. Premise was good, but Shyamalan didn't portray it as well as he should have.

Also, how in the hell did you enjoy Lady in the Water? That was one of the worst movies I have ever seen and I honestly cannot see how someone could have liked it.

This movie looks interesting. I'm hoping he bounces back.

Because I sat at the movie theater and knew it was going to be a fairy tale. When it was over thats what I got and I was satisfied. I don't know, man. I'm sure there are tons of movies you like that I think are a joke.

It's his worst movie, but I found redeeming qualities in it.

[boldt_action]

His first R-rated film as well.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Because I sat at the movie theater and knew it was going to be a fairy tale. When it was over thats what I got and I was satisfied. I don't know, man. I'm sure there are tons of movies you like that I think are a joke.

It's his worst movie, but I found redeeming qualities in it.
Well, I do like War of the Worlds, so you might have a point.

I'm just curious what redeeming qualities you found in the movie. I went in knowing it was going to be a fairy tale too.

[drudo182]

Well, I do like War of the Worlds, so you might have a point.

I'm just curious what redeeming qualities you found in the movie. I went in knowing it was going to be a fairy tale too.

Ha, well me too. I've seen that movie like four times. Speilberg!

I just thought it was fun. I like Paul Giamatti as well. It was pretty absurd but I thought the cinematography was great in it as well. Always dig James Newton Howard's scores as well.

[Scudder104]

I read a script review for this a few months ago. The details sound really cool, but its one of those concepts that people are either going to love or hate. I'd elaborate more, but I don't wanna accidentally give away anything that might spoil it for people.

[drudo182]

I've read people have read the script too but with how tight Shayamalan is about his work, I wonder how his script got leaked.

[Scudder104]

Very true. The review I read was one when the script was still called The Green Effect.

[drudo182]

Yeah, well for that script, and without any spoilers, did it have any sort of twist at the end?

[irthesteve]

Yeah, I said from now on.

I read an interview where he said he was moving away from that.
hmmm, i don't think i like that

[irthesteve]

His first R-rated film as well.
very interesting

[boldt_action]

very interesting
That's what I thought. I'm really interested in this, even if the plot does sound a little ridiculous.

[Scudder104]

Yeah, well for that script, and without any spoilers, did it have any sort of twist at the end?

I wanna say it didn't. Keep in mind I didn't ACTUALLY read the script, just a review of it. I'm pretty sure they said that it was kind of like a straight-up movie, without a huge reveal at the end. But, if you know the exact premise, then maybe you could expect to feel resolved at the conclusion of it.

[Scudder104]

BTW, does anyone know what the conflict in the movie is? I dont wanna spill it if no one knows.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Ha, well me too. I've seen that movie like four times. Speilberg!

I just thought it was fun. I like Paul Giamatti as well. It was pretty absurd but I thought the cinematography was great in it as well. Always dig James Newton Howard's scores as well.
I love Spielberg. I understand why a lot of people didn't like War of the Worlds, but I thought it was fantastic. I also saw Close Encounters for the first time a couple weeks ago, which is surprising because I'm such a big Spielberg fan. Brilliant movie.

James Newton Howard is great.

[irthesteve]

That's what I thought. I'm really interested in this, even if the plot does sound a little ridiculous.
meeee too

[drudo182]

I love Spielberg. I understand why a lot of people didn't like War of the Worlds, but I thought it was fantastic. I also saw Close Encounters for the first time a couple weeks ago, which is surprising because I'm such a big Spielberg fan. Brilliant movie.

James Newton Howard is great.

Oh, Close Encounters is a classic. I love Dreyfuss in that movie.

What's your favorite Speilberg film? Mine is A.I.

I want to watch Munich again sometime too. Great movie.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Oh, Close Encounters is a classic. I love Dreyfuss in that movie.

What's your favorite Speilberg film? Mine is A.I.

I want to watch Munich again sometime too. Great movie.
Dreyfuss was great. I'm surprised he hasn't been cast in a role on a Spielberg movie more recently. He was great in Jaws as well.

It's so hard for me to pick a favorite, but I might have to go with Minority Report. I'd say the best work he's done is Schindler's List with Saving Private Ryan following behind in a close 2nd, but they aren't my favorite.

I really like AI. The cinematography in that movie is just so unbelievable and I LOVE one of the last scenes when he is talking with the alien. Munich is also great. I bought that movie used and need to pop in again.

I can't wait to see how he does with Lincoln and Interstellar.

[drudo182]

Dreyfuss was great. I'm surprised he hasn't been cast in a role on a Spielberg movie after that. He was great in Jaws as well.

It's so hard for me to pick a favorite, but I might have to go with Minority Report. I'd say the best work he's done is Schindler's List with Saving Private Ryan following behind in a close 2nd, but they aren't my favorite.

I really like AI. The cinematography in that movie is just so unbelievable and I LOVE one of the last scenes when he is talking with the alien. Munich is also great. I bought that movie used and need to pop in again.

I can't wait to see how he does with Lincoln and Interstellar.

Yeah, Schindler's List is his best film and SPR is just as good, but I wouldn't consider them my favorites either. I think the scene in Ryan where Damon tells the stories of the last time he spent with his brothers and he asks Hanks' character to tell the story of his wife and her rose garden, but he declines, is one of the best things Spielberg has ever done.

Minority Report is up there though too. I could watch that film any day.

I think his worst film is The Lost World. What happened with that one? Ha.

We need to just make a Spielberg thread.

[gonz]

Lady in the Water was probably one of the most disappointing movies I've ever seen. Even after that trash though I'll still check out this. I have to have faith in Night. Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs are all too good for me to write him off completely.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Yeah, Schindler's List is his best film and SPR is just as good, but I wouldn't consider them my favorites either. I think the scene in Ryan where Damon tells the stories of the last time he spent with his brothers and he asks Hanks' character to tell the story of his wife and her rose garden, but he declines, is one of the best things Spielberg has ever done.

Minority Report is up there though too. I could watch that film any day.

I think his worst film is The Lost World. What happened with that one? Ha.

We need to just make a Spielberg thread.
Haha, The Lost World wasn't that good, I agree.

I also agree that we need to make a Spielberg thread.

[snowtires]

the village was so fucking shitty, i couldn't bring myself to watch lady in the water. unbreakable and signs are two of my favorite movies, though, hopefully this is along those lines

[snowtires]

Oh, Close Encounters is a classic. I love Dreyfuss in that movie.

What's your favorite Speilberg film? Mine is A.I.

I want to watch Munich again sometime too. Great movie.

your favorite spielberg film is a.i.? even over saving private ryan? maaaaaaaaaaaan, i have never met anyone who liked a.i.

[gonz]

I love the Lost World.

[drudo182]

your favorite spielberg film is a.i.? even over saving private ryan? maaaaaaaaaaaan, i have never met anyone who liked a.i.

Yeah. I love that film. For me, it's perfect.

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/jack_frost/michael_keaton/keaton.jpg

[drudo182]

I love the Lost World.

I just remember being so disappointed.

I'd like to watch them all again sometime over break.

[Jessooker]

I love the poster. The movie sounds good.

[snowtires]

Yeah. I love that film. For me, it's perfect.

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/jack_frost/michael_keaton/keaton.jpg

so a perfect film for you drags on for 45 minutes longer than it should?

[Adrian Villagomez]

The twist is that all of these characters end up being M. Night Shyamalan in the end.:lolatpost:

[theguilt engine]

i can't wait for this.

[drudo182]

so a perfect film for you drags on for 45 minutes longer than it should?

Yes.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/ticopelp/dimfuture/mrmom36.jpg

[snowtires]

a homophobic bible banger who likes awful bands and shitty movies. you've got the winning combo there.

also it wasn't even close to funny the first fifty times you posted one of those pictures, so i'll save you the trouble of having to do another 'michael keaton' search on google, because you can stop.

[drudo182]

a homophobic bible banger who likes awful bands and shitty movies. you've got the winning combo there.

also it wasn't even close to funny the first fifty times you posted one of those pictures, so i'll save you the trouble of having to do another 'michael keaton' search on google, because you can stop.



http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Profiles/20061002/244.keaton.michael.092806.jpg

[secretemily]

The plot doesn't sound too promising to me...it will still be interesting to see though.

[reductiondesign]

Love: Unbreakable, The Village
Hate: Signs
Impartial about: The Sixth Sense
Haven't seen: Lady In The Water

:shrug:

I hope Howard is doing the score for this.

[summer skin]

Spoiler alert:
At the end...it doesn't happen.

[eraserhead]

I hated Lady In the Water, that was the fucking worst movie I've ever paid to see. I loved The Village. I dig Unbreakable, Sixth Sense, and even Signs. but I have a feeling that this movie is bound to suck. I want it to be good but I just know it will probably be bad.

and that is the worst poster for a movie, ever.

[christopherzig]

this man is a genius. i have loved every single one of his movies.

[IAPAI]

BTW, does anyone know what the conflict in the movie is? I dont wanna spill it if no one knows.

no idea at all. i don't even know if it's been revealed to the public.

i'm guessing from what i've heard some environmental crisis?

[fantasma]

I thought Lady in the Water blowed.

[christopherzig]

,,,I think the scene in Ryan where Damon tells the stories of the last time he spent with his brothers and he asks Hanks' character to tell the story of his wife and her rose garden, but he declines, is one of the best things Spielberg has ever done...


i always tried to figure out what he meant by doing that. whats your interpretation? something like in road to perdition? in the end where hanks is shot in the beautiful house on the beach and the red blood that smeers on the wall somehow hampers the beauty in it. in relation to hanks' not telling the story about his wife cause he'd feel it wouldn't be right telling such a beautiful story in a such an ugly place?

[drudo182]

i always tried to figure out what he meant by doing that. whats your interpretation? something like in road to perdition? in the end where hanks is shot in the beautiful house on the beach and the red blood that smeers on the wall somehow hampers the beauty in it. in relation to hanks' not telling the story about his wife cause he'd feel it wouldn't be right telling such a beautiful story in a such an ugly place?

I think it's just one of the memories that is so beautiful, he feels he is the only one that deserves that knowledge because that is a big piece of his relationship to his wife. That memory connects him to her in a way that no one else is able to and he finds solace in that memory in the horrors of the war.

I think there is something magical about that scene.

[christopherzig]

yeah man i love it. hanks and speilberg are great. m night is my boy too i loved signs and unbreakable. all his movies are so good... including lady in the water imo

[Ailite]

It could be good.

[irthesteve]

I thought Lady in the Water blowed.
good sentence

[drudo182]

good sentence

Ha. I thought the same thing.

[TMS2787]

That poster is really cool. I'm anticipating seing a trailer for it.

[drudo182]

I hope we get one soon. I bet late December or January we do.

[Intertwined]

"We've seen The Signs"

Notice how that's capitalized.

There must be some connection.

I WANNA SEEE.

[krishasaheadake]

Bump

[krishasaheadake]

Zooey Deschanel is also in it...

sorry about the thread. I usually search first but I was at work an in a rush.

You make a lot of fucking threads.

I like to start convos on here :shrug:

[drudo182]

It's all good. I just knew this one had a lot of pages so I added the linkage. No worries.

[Zach Cool]

The poster reminds me of the Goosebumps book covers.

[Jessooker]

teaser trailer... http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/04/m-night-shyamalans-the-happening-teaser-trailer/


interesting.

[WordzandDreamz]

What'd you think of it Jess?

[Jessooker]

I think it looks pretty good from the teaser. I really like Wahlberg and Deschanel so that's a plus.

[drudo182]

I am going to wait for a quicktime trailer. Hopefully its up soon.

[nhoium]

i'm excited for this,
i never saw lady in the water.
the village was such a letdown for me,
but that's probably because i hyped it so much

[irthesteve]

teaser trailer... http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/04/m-night-shyamalans-the-happening-teaser-trailer/


interesting.
That is freaking awesome

[Jessooker]

i'm excited for this,
i never saw lady in the water.
the village was such a letdown for me,
but that's probably because i hyped it so much

i found lady in the water very disappointing, but i liked everything else he's done.

[IAPAI]

this movie looks awesome. he is bound to redeem himself.

[irthesteve]

i found lady in the water very disappointing, but i liked everything else he's done.
ditto, i even liked the village quite a bit

[TJ Wells]

It still feels a little too much like Stephen King's Cell. But hopefully the full trailer will prove me wrong.

[WordzandDreamz]

It still feels a little too much like Stephen King's Cell. But hopefully the full trailer will prove me wrong.

I see what you are saying, but I think when the full plot comes out you'll see the differences.

[PaulsRightNut]

I like M Night - but this looks like a little too much for me to deal with.

I don't think I can sit through watching people jump off buildings killing themselves...does not look entertaining to me at all. :shrug:

[TJ Wells]

Well it certainly wasn't in the Invasion, though that was mainly because the movie was shit.

I am interested in how he will do with R-rated fare.

[WordzandDreamz]

Well, not trying to be an ass or anything; but this is what happens when his deeper stuff gets the shaft from audiences for not being exciting enough. Now the studio has the reigns and they force him to make an R-rated feature.

[TJ Wells]

I hate to be a buzzkill, but maybe that's because the Village was one of the worst movies in recent memory (with probably the worst twist ending of all time) and Lady in the Water was only enjoyable for "So bad it's good" quality.

[irthesteve]

I hate to be a buzzkill, but maybe that's because the Village was one of the worst movies in recent memory (with probably the worst twist ending of all time) and Lady in the Water was only enjoyable for "So bad it's good" quality.
i thought the village was solid. lady, no so much though...

Sixth Sense > Signs > Village > Unbreakable > Lady

[WordzandDreamz]

Lady In The Water certainly didn't turn out the way it should have, but I have yet to ever encounter someone who had a intelligent argument as to why The Village was "horrible". They mostly jumped to ideas that include bad advertising and reliance on twist, non of which should factor into what this movie is about...

[TJ Wells]

Sixth Sense>=Unbreakable>Signs>Lady>Village.

That's me.

[PaulsRightNut]

I enjoyed The Village - only because it had a similar plot to a book I read when I was a kid - so I thought that was pretty cool. But yeah I can understand why people don't like it - I mean - it was some mentally retarded kid running around in the woods - how silly is that?

[irthesteve]

Sixth Sense>=Unbreakable>Signs>Lady>Village.

That's me.
Interesting...

[screamoutmyname]

that looks pretty awesome.

[local superhero]

looking forward to this, despite the recent disappointments

[TJ Wells]

Unbreakable is a brilliantly underrated film.

[Jessooker]

^ yes it is.

[PaulsRightNut]

Unbreakable is a brilliantly underrated film.

brilliant....come on now - it wasn't THAT great.

[WordzandDreamz]

i'm on team "unbreakable is awesomesauce"

[local superhero]

i'm still bummed, for years now, that Sixth Sense was ruined for me by some douche bag in my high school english class before i got the chance to see it

[WordzandDreamz]

Having a great movie spoiled is one of the worst things ever.

[TJ Wells]

brilliant....come on now - it wasn't THAT great.
I think it was genius.

[Jessooker]

Having a great movie spoiled is one of the worst things ever.

It really is, my sister pretty much ruined the ending of The Departed for me. I was quite pissed.

[local superhero]

its worthy of a punch-to-the-throat

[Jessooker]

its worthy of a punch-to-the-throat

I should have.

[TJ Wells]

Speaking of the Departed, how many people got a theater full of sustained "oh's" when Sheen silently falls from the building?

[local superhero]

next time it happens to me, it will happen

whoever the culprit is better hope that throat padding is on-hand

[Jessooker]

Speaking of the Departed, how many people got a theater full of sustained "oh's" when Sheen silently falls from the building?

Yes there was. There were also a couple of screams at the elevator scene.

[WordzandDreamz]

I had seen Infernal Affairs, so I knew what was coming in the Departed; but it was just done so well that it blew me away anyway.

[local superhero]

yeah, that movie rocked my face off

[TJ Wells]

Ha, I just know everyone in the theater was thinking the same thing; I did NOT see that coming.

[drudo182]

Unbreakable is his best work I think. Love that one.

[irthesteve]

Ha, I just know everyone in the theater was thinking the same thing; I did NOT see that coming.
in Departed? Nothing in that movie surprised me at all, I thought it was a very typical and usual crime movie and didn't really entertain me or keep me interested

[TJ Wells]

...k.

[Jessooker]

I loved everything about the departed, especially the acting. i never thought i could hate matt damon.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Oh, come on. Unbreakable had a good premise and some exciting scenes, but he shit all over the potential of the movie.

Same thing with The Village. That was a great idea despite everybody's disappointment about the "twist", but it could have been a lot better than it was.

[local superhero]

i was sitting around with some friends, months before the Village came out, and we were joking about what the "big twist" would be............ aaaaaaand we were dead-on accurate lol

so that ruined the fun for me

[Evolution Kid]

The teaser trailer.

FQxc5Z-rNLA

[jawstheme]

Unbreakable is his best work I think. Love that one.

Yes. One of my favorites.

[fedhed7]

SO SWEET

And yes, Unbreakable is easily his best work. I think the Village is up there too.

[WordzandDreamz]

Finally, another village fan

I welcome the shit people are going to talk when I say:

The Sixth Sense>The Village> Unbreakable> Signs> Lady in the Water

Thats in order of how good of a movie they are from all aspects.

my personal favorite is The Village however.

[Adeniz19]

in Departed? Nothing in that movie surprised me at all, I thought it was a very typical and usual crime movie and didn't really entertain me or keep me interestedi have to call bullshit.

[drudo182]

Finally, another village fan

I welcome the shit people are going to talk when I say:

The Sixth Sense>The Village> Unbreakable> Signs> Lady in the Water

Thats in order of how good of a movie they are from all aspects.

my personal favorite is The Village however.

If you look in this thread I defend Village pretty early on. I enjoyed that movie so much.

My rankings.

1. Unbreakable
2. Sixth Sense
3. Signs
4. The Village
5. Lady in the Water

[drudo182]

i have to call bullshit.

Me too.

For me, when Leo is about to get killed in the elevator, it builds tension up so well and I kept thinking there is no way he is going to get killed. Then it happens. So sweet.

[Magnus]

the teenage boy is 18? is he youthful looking? will there be cock shots?

[minimal_regrets]

Signs is the best thing he's done.

[eraserhead]

If you look in this thread I defend Village pretty early on. I enjoyed that movie so much.

my personal favorite is The Village however.

I think the Village is up there too.
finally some Village love. that's my favorite out of all his movies.

[eraserhead]

oh and this movie looks like utter shit btw.

[immorehxcthanu]

eh, I'll probably wind up seeing it.

[local superhero]

Signs is still my fave

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

no idea at all. i don't even know if it's been revealed to the public.

i'm guessing from what i've heard some environmental crisis?

It's plants. Angry with mankind's tendency to destroy the environment, plants strike back and they release deadly toxins in the wind that, when taken in, make you want to kill yourself. Insert joke here.

There is no twist ending (at least not in the version released online). In the script, there's actual written scenes where people are running from the wind. Yes. So there you have it. That's the movie. Plants get mad, the day gets windy, people die.

Also Marky Mark dances to Good Vibrations in the end credits.

[irthesteve]

teaser trailer... http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/04/m-night-shyamalans-the-happening-teaser-trailer/


interesting.
Been removed at the request of FOX

[IAPAI]

It's plants. Angry with mankind's tendency to destroy the environment, plants strike back and they release deadly toxins in the wind that, when taken in, make you want to kill yourself. Insert joke here.

There is no twist ending (at least not in the version released online). In the script, there's actual written scenes where people are running from the wind. Yes. So there you have it. That's the movie. Plants get mad, the day gets windy, people die.

Also Marky Mark dances to Good Vibrations in the end credits.

you should seriously spoiler tag that. thanks for ruining the movie for me.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

How is it a spoiler? That's the plot of the movie. That's how they're going to market it. Like I said...no twist. I didn't tell you how it ended. I told you the plot. That's the plot of the movie. People wanted to know. There you go.

[WordzandDreamz]

Ok, so I guess that trailer wasn't official. I still liked it, but the one in front of Jumper is awesome.

you can watch it here:

http://video.cineplex.com/?fr_story=c72ed1e5eef326a6bac15ef22 b83eb418ac9524f&rf=bm

[sofriggencool]

no one else seems to appreciate his movies but I personally think they're amazing.

[sofriggencool]

It's plants. Angry with mankind's tendency to destroy the environment, plants strike back and they release deadly toxins in the wind that, when taken in, make you want to kill yourself. Insert joke here.

There is no twist ending (at least not in the version released online). In the script, there's actual written scenes where people are running from the wind. Yes. So there you have it. That's the movie. Plants get mad, the day gets windy, people die.

Also Marky Mark dances to Good Vibrations in the end credits.


hahahaha this sounds like such a great movie.
m night is such a strange guy.
I am so going to see it.

[gonz]

This movie looks fucking awful. God what happened to Night?Sixth Sense>=Unbreakable>Signs>Lady>Village.

That's me.
That's me too
Unbreakable is a brilliantly underrated film.
so true
brilliant....come on now - it wasn't THAT great.
He didn't call it brilliant, he said it was "brilliantly underrated".

It is brilliant though
Oh, come on. Unbreakable had a good premise and some exciting scenes, but he shit all over the potential of the movie.

Same thing with The Village. That was a great idea despite everybody's disappointment about the "twist", but it could have been a lot better than it was.
What more did you want from Unbreakable?

[TJ Wells]

In my opinion, he got the potential (and the point) of the film completely right.

Unbreakable:The Sixth Sense::Panic Room:Fight Club

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

I also thought Unbreakable was great. I enjoyed it more than The Sixth Sense although I still appreciate The Sixth Sense for what it was. Unbreakable was underrated though. It didn't get enough advertisement and it was released in November as opposed to his other films which have all been released in the summer with lots of hype. I realize Unbreakable came out right after The Sixth Sense so perhaps the studios didn't want to jump the gun and promote him like crazy after one film, but they really should have taken that chance. Unbreakable was worth it.

On a side note, has anyone ever seen his films before The Sixth Sense? I saw Wide Awake when I was in junior high and his filmmaking style definitely changed from that to The Sixth Sense. I've never seen Praying With Anger though.

M. Night should try making a comedy for a change instead of taking himself so seriously to the point where it becomes laughable. Signs was proof he had a funny bone.

[itsmesean0630]

I just saw a preview for this and I dunno, it looks pretty interesting. M. Night's work has certainly lost some appeal, at least to me, but yeah, I may check this out. I hope he can bring it back because he can make a great movie.

[doomcrs04]

Someone spoiled the movie for me and trust me, do not go see this movie.

[itsmesean0630]

Someone spoiled the movie for me and trust me, do not go see this movie.

Bummer. I wanna know but I don't. Well thanks alot for spoiling the fun. Jerk.

jk

[neo506]

The twist is there is no twist.


God Ive been waiting for him to pull that one for a few movies now

[drudo182]

there wasn't one in lady in the water.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

The twist is there is no twist.


God Ive been waiting for him to pull that one for a few movies now

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/2/9/1/2911b983ff3b1d40e4929c122daccd2c.jp g

[radiofriendly]

i'm very skeptical about this movie. if anybody noticed in the newest trailer, there's all these 'jump moments' with closeups of wahlberg's face, but there's never anything that he's looking at, this might be dissapointing. though the setup looks really interesting.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

i'm very skeptical about this movie. if anybody noticed in the newest trailer, there's all these 'jump moments' with closeups of wahlberg's face, but there's never anything that he's looking at, this might be dissapointing. though the setup looks really interesting.

Haha, yeah....there's a reason for that. I don't think you'll be too happy.

When I saw a trailer for this at Iron Man, all I kept hearing around the theatre was snickers of "is this happening?" "oh my god it's happening!" "is this movie happening?" "oh shit it's happening!" Then the crowd erupted in laughter when the trailer ended. It was pretty great.

[SLoT]

Looks good. I like his movies.

[Chris Fallon]

It's his first R-rated feature ... I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it tickles my interest a little more.

[FondestMemory]

this looks absolutely awful.

i'll still see it just for zooey though.

[zizou1790]

wow looks awful

[Colorblind!]

I think it looks good, but I heard what the ending was, and ugh.

Is the antagonist really...vegetation?
M. Night is seriously gay. I don't want a stupid global warming parallel

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

I think it looks good, but I heard what the ending was, and ugh.

Is the antagonist really...vegetation?
M. Night is seriously gay. I don't want a stupid global warming parallel

Yes, you are correct. That is indeed what is going on here. Want to know what the solution was in the script that was leaked online?

Being positive. Yes. Seriously.

[shinedown114]

Soooo, just saw the red-band trailer for this, its only about 35 second but wow...

http://www.joblo.com/video/player.php?video=redbandhappening

I would be lying if i said i wasnt excited for this now.

[drudo182]

Wow. That redband trailer is sick.

[DudeNateIsSoRad]

I don't like this guys films... the village sucked, so did signs and a lady in the water I never bothered to watch.

[shinedown114]

Wow. That redband trailer is sick.

Im so excited to see it after watching that, i just figured this was going to be a kinda ehh film, but after seeing that, it looks intense.

[doomcrs04]

Do not go see this. You will be pissed and so fucking dissapointed in the end.

[shinedown114]

Do not go see this. You will be pissed and so fucking dissapointed in the end.

Im gonna wait on reviews of it before i actually go see it.

I know that you know the end of the movie and the plot details and all that but ill just wait to see when the actual movie comes out.

[illmeetuovrbrd]

The longer trailor for The Happening does not look like the "wind" is the phoemomenon or whatever. or other people said plants a while back. if they lose their sight, speach and become immobile...how could the wind or plants do that? the movie probably does have a twist but it will probably like Walberg was asleep on that train or the train crashed and that was his "hell" or something along those lines.

[DudeNateIsSoRad]

If you head on over to Yahoo! Movies (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809921595/video/7827805) you can check out an extended clip from M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/1611), which hits theaters from 20th Century Fox on July 13. The pic, which will mark Shyamalan's first R-rated effort, follows a couple who go on the run from an apocalyptic crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity.

Thanks to BD

[Adrian Villagomez]

I kind of want to watch this just to tear it apart.

[doomcrs04]

One hint is to watch the 3 in the redband trailer and what it looks like.

[WordzandDreamz]

this is really sad, but how do i put the spoiler black bar over stuff?

[Chris Fallon]

The red-band trailer seems like an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes, but I don't know.

I'll make my decision once people see it - after his recent work, I don't know what to expect.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

The longer trailor for The Happening does not look like the "wind" is the phoemomenon or whatever. or other people said plants a while back. if they lose their sight, speach and become immobile...how could the wind or plants do that? the movie probably does have a twist but it will probably like Walberg was asleep on that train or the train crashed and that was his "hell" or something along those lines.

It's definitely the wind/plants. It's been that for months. As for your question about how could the wind or plants do that....it's Hollywood....plants can do anything in Hollywood.

[Rawrr]

This has got some reallly terrible reviews, saying it's Nights worst film, and Marky Marks worst acting role ever.
Ohhhh man.

[drudo182]

Even if this gets the worst review in cinema history, I will be seeing it because it is a Shyamalan film. Have been a fan since the beginning and I'm always interested in his work.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Even if this gets the worst review in cinema history, I will be seeing it because it is a Shyamalan film. Have been a fan since the beginning and I'm always interested in his work.Did you like Lady in the Water?

[airik625]

This has got some reallly terrible reviews, saying it's Nights worst film, and Marky Marks worst acting role ever.
Ohhhh man.

Wow. That sucks. M. Night has had some films that haven't been good at all, and to say that this is the worse. Probably won't see this unless somehow all my friends seem to really enjoy it and I'm forced to see it.

[drudo182]

Did you like Lady in the Water?

I took it for the fantasy film it was and thought it was decent, but it's easily his worst film.

[Chris Fallon]

Mark Wahlberg's acting has gotten better in recent years but whenever I see the trailer, I feel like he's trying to be a better actor, which annoys me.

[drudo182]

Early review talking about Wahlberg.

"The most obvious fault in "The Happening" is the acting -- in particular Wahlberg's performance. I'm saying this with no hyperbole, but Wahlberg might very well give the worst performance I've ever seen in anything. He's that bad. His character is a passive aggressive high-school teacher and each line in delivered with nasally whines that sound like some strange parody. As bad as the rest of the movie is, Wahlberg is the part that the internet is going to eat alive. But is it really his fault? Wahlberg's proven himself with "I (Heart) Huckabees" and his amazing turn in "The Departed". I can't help but feel that Shyamalan -- intentionally or otherwise -- is ultimately to blame for forcing some truly awful line readings."

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Early review talking about Wahlberg.

"The most obvious fault in "The Happening" is the acting -- in particular Wahlberg's performance. I'm saying this with no hyperbole, but Wahlberg might very well give the worst performance I've ever seen in anything. He's that bad. His character is a passive aggressive high-school teacher and each line in delivered with nasally whines that sound like some strange parody. As bad as the rest of the movie is, Wahlberg is the part that the internet is going to eat alive. But is it really his fault? Wahlberg's proven himself with "I (Heart) Huckabees" and his amazing turn in "The Departed". I can't help but feel that Shyamalan -- intentionally or otherwise -- is ultimately to blame for forcing some truly awful line readings."

Hahaha, wow...I just read the review that came from and I think this is the best part:

It's plants that are responsible. They've decided to wipe out humanity and release the neuro-toxin as their natural weapon. This was far, far more clear in the script (and even the title "The Green Effect") and I'm really of the opinion that it's a pretty neat idea, though. What Shyamalan quickly finds, though, is that it's very, very hard to menacingly cut to an evil-looking tree. That doesn't stop him from trying, though, and he inexplicably adds wind as a way of livening up the scenes. When the leaves of a tree start to blow, evil's afoot. It's really, really hard not to laugh at and there's even a real groaner of a gag-scene wherein Wahlberg timidly apologizes to a houseplant only to find that it's made of rubber. Really.

[illmeetuovrbrd]

It's definitely the wind/plants. It's been that for months. As for your question about how could the wind or plants do that....it's Hollywood....plants can do anything in Hollywood.

maybe the plants give off some pharamones in the air(atmosphere) that can mess with people senses or something i dunno i will be curious to hear an explination to how plants/wind can make people mute ahha

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

maybe the plants give off some pharamones in the air(atmosphere) that can mess with people senses or something i dunno i will be curious to hear an explination to how plants/wind can make people mute ahha

Haha, that's actually exactly what happens in the movie.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

lol this movie looks and sounds like it's going to be so terrible. M. Night gets worse and worse.

[Adrian Villagomez]

This guy's becoming a joke.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

The problem I had with the red band trailer stems from what I read in the review of the film. All of the shots they showed of people offing themselves in that trailer occur within the first five minutes of the movie and they happen very quickly. After that, it's just all people running....from the wind.

[drudo182]

From Bloody-Disgusting

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/uploads/happening051808.jpg

[WordzandDreamz]

This guy's becoming a joke.

lol this movie looks and sounds like it's going to be so terrible. M. Night gets worse and worse.

I could get into so many arguments with people about Night and his movies, but I think what I hate most of all is when people make comments in such an absolute form and give no explanation or sound reasoning to back them up. I'm all for people having opinions, but thoroughly discuss them maybe or at least give people a reason to honor your opinion instead of thinking you are a hater that speaks in absolutes only.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Nah dude, I'm just a hater.

lol, what the hell do you want me to say? I'm not going to explain my opinion thoroughly every time I post an opinion on a message board. I also thought what I said was pretty self explanatory - "This movie looks stupid, and I think his movies get worse and worse." Excuse me while I write a couple paragraphs on why I thought his last couple movies were poorly made...

Next time, if you want me to explain my opinion, just ask, instead of writing a paragraph that doesn't even really make a point.

[drudo182]

M. Night might be getting "worse and worse" but he is doing more with his life than the people complaining about his work ever will.

[WordzandDreamz]

Oh, and yes I am a big Night fan and will gladly defend any of his films or me liking any one of them.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

M. Night might be getting "worse and worse" but he is doing more with his life than the people complaining about his work ever will.
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I'll stop saying his movies suck because he's a famous movie director and I never will be.

[drudo182]

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I'll stop saying his movies suck because he's a famous movie director and I never will be.

Yeah?

[WordzandDreamz]

Nah dude, I'm just a hater.

lol, what the hell do you want me to say? I'm not going to explain my opinion thoroughly every time I post an opinion on a message board. I also thought what I said was pretty self explanatory - "This movie looks stupid, and I think his movies get worse and worse." Excuse me while I write a couple paragraphs on why I thought his last couple movies were poorly made...

Next time, if you want me to explain my opinion, just ask, instead of writing a paragraph that doesn't even really make a point.

I understand what you were saying, its just that when most people complain about his movies they are usually way off the point of the movie or don't actually have sound reasoning for disliking. Which is different than most movies, because his movies seem to get much more of a harsh reaction than any other films nowadays. It just strikes me odd how much hate comes towards someone who tries so hard to do something different each time out and gets ripped on so much for doing so. While I sit here and read about people getting excited for Fast and the Furious 4 or The Transporter 3.

[drudo182]

People have been going after him since he did Sixth Sense for some reason.

I'm hoping he will start using other people's scripts at some point.

[WordzandDreamz]

I really don't think that'll happen. I mean, minus this Avatar the Last Airbender nonsense. He's got something like 80-90 finished scripts in his house and none of his movies cost that much to make, so the studios will be using these up for quite some time.

[Adrian Villagomez]

I could get into so many arguments with people about Night and his movies, but I think what I hate most of all is when people make comments in such an absolute form and give no explanation or sound reasoning to back them up. I'm all for people having opinions, but thoroughly discuss them maybe or at least give people a reason to honor your opinion instead of thinking you are a hater that speaks in absolutes only.The Village was disappointing. Lady in the Water was bad. This sounds worse.

[Adrian Villagomez]

The only reason I'd like to see The Happening is to play 'Where's M. Night?'

[Adrian Villagomez]

The only reason I'd like to see The Happening is to play 'Where's M. Night?'

[Chris Fallon]

I honestly don't see how anyone could have enjoyed The Village. That movie was average and then by the time it reached the climax, it was just downright terrible.

Didn't even bother seeing Lady In The Water, even though Giamatti is a great actor.

[WordzandDreamz]

I honestly don't see how anyone could have enjoyed The Village. That movie was average and then by the time it reached the climax, it was just downright terrible.

Didn't even bother seeing Lady In The Water, even though Giamatti is a great actor.

WHAT made it average? And downright terrible at the end? The acting was great. A large troupe of stage actors that all played their roles very, very well combined with a great love story, beautiful cinematography and one of the best scores in recent memory.

I think what people SHOULD be angry about when it comes to this movie is the ADVERTISING, which of course, M. Night has nothing to do with. They advertised this movie wrong and because of that mistake, people hated it. The movie is a love story. Plain and simple. A testament to how far one would go for someone they love. It is cleverly disguised as a moster movie, because thats what Night does. He makes movies about subjects in different styles and genres so that they are fresh and different than the other crap that comes out. If you sit down, and say, "alright, let me watch this movie for what it IS and not what I WANT it to be its honestly one of his better films.

[Ailite]

I have a bad feeling about this one

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

M. Night might be getting "worse and worse" but he is doing more with his life than the people complaining about his work ever will.

People criticize not because they are jealous and want his life and career. Well maybe some do, but definitely not all people. You're making a very general statement. I think most people criticize because they think he's bad at his job. If you know someone is bad at their job you usually tell them. Since this guy's in Hollywood and people don't know him, they turn to internet message boards devoted to music and bash him there instead. I am one of those individuals. I enjoyed The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. I even liked Signs a little. I did not like the rest. I do not think we should throw generalized accusations pertaining to the lives of the greater whole that make up the internet because the internet, as we know, is serious business.

[MyWorldEntire]

I have a bad feeling about this one

I do as well, and I'm a fan of the majority of his movies.

[Ailite]

I do as well, and I'm a fan of the majority of his movies.
I love Marky-Mark almost all the time, but I can't wait to tear him apart for this one.
Nice avatar, buddy

[MyWorldEntire]

I love Marky-Mark almost all the time, but I can't wait to tear him apart for this one.
Nice avatar, buddy

Yeah I've heard his performance is just terrible, I felt like it was a very strange casting choice anyway.

O and same to you. I've just started reading The Road, but I'm already blown away by the imagery McCarthy is able to create.

[Jared Kaufman]

I'm not sure if this has been posted and I'm not going through 15 pages so sorry if it's a repeat, but here's a red band trailer:

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[radiofriendly]

WHAT made it average? And downright terrible at the end? The acting was great. A large troupe of stage actors that all played their roles very, very well combined with a great love story, beautiful cinematography and one of the best scores in recent memory.

i'll give you some of my insight. i liked the village, but was still a bit dissapointed. while the ending i felt was creative and interesting, it was also a bit hard to swallow, given the plausibility of such an elaborate ploy. the monster element was tedious and forced(as well as a total wash) and the hokey 'early settler' dialogue made for a movie that seemed destined for dissapointment. Especially because there were so many things to love. Howard was brilliant. the cinematography was incredible. Shymalan is extremely gifted and created some really great suspense (and that stabbing scene was amazingly executed)

[radiofriendly]

As for Lady In the Water this movie was a mess on so many levels. it had flashes of brilliance, and Giamitti was good in what was ultimately a joke of a role.

the whole film felt like a story that had absolutely NO DIRECTION. like he was making it up as it went along. it just got more and more tedious, as the rules of the fairy tale world started multiplying and adjusting to incorporate every tenant at the apartment. almost like a bedtime story he told his kids...oh wait it was! kudos for imagination, but that doesn't make it a great movie.

[WordzandDreamz]

Lady In the Water had so much potential on the page. It really did. Honestly though, it is the weakest of his films by far, but if making something like that is my biggest flaw, then I would be ok with it.

[radiofriendly]

Lady In the Water had so much potential on the page. It really did. Honestly though, it is the weakest of his films by far, but if making something like that is my biggest flaw, then I would be ok with it.

If i were stuck in a cell with just a DVD player, and i could only choose between Lady In the Water and Cool As Ice, i would watch Vanilla kung fu mob hitmen any day of the week, because it's entertaining-ly bad. I felt like I was working, watching Lady In the Water.

[Roboman]

Damn, after watching that trailer...that's pretty creepy. Very intriguing premise, though.

[irthesteve]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/22/votd-the-happening-improv-experiment/

[Chris Fallon]

WHAT made it average? And downright terrible at the end? The acting was great. A large troupe of stage actors that all played their roles very, very well combined with a great love story, beautiful cinematography and one of the best scores in recent memory.

I think what people SHOULD be angry about when it comes to this movie is the ADVERTISING, which of course, M. Night has nothing to do with. They advertised this movie wrong and because of that mistake, people hated it. The movie is a love story. Plain and simple. A testament to how far one would go for someone they love. It is cleverly disguised as a moster movie, because thats what Night does. He makes movies about subjects in different styles and genres so that they are fresh and different than the other crap that comes out. If you sit down, and say, "alright, let me watch this movie for what it IS and not what I WANT it to be its honestly one of his better films.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion, so I'm glad you have such a strong one about how much you love M. Night, which I think can be a creative director/writer, he sometimes just thinks his ideas are better than they wind up being.

I find the Village's plot to be boring and half-hearted. Mysterious things in the woods doesn't grab me - I felt like a majority of horror films have used that device before and despite a fairly-good cast, it never helped pull me into the film. Personal preference I suppose. Second, the twists didn't add anything to my idea of the story. Okay, so it takes place in the present - big deal. Okay, so the retarded kid is the creature - that is just stupid.

I honestly found nothing about that movie even remotely interesting - it wasted a good cast, in my opinion. Shyamalan needs to move past his big reveal phase and focus on keeping our suspense going and not have it drop off at the end.

[Adrian Villagomez]

As for Lady In the Water this movie was a mess on so many levels. it had flashes of brilliance, and Giamitti was good in what was ultimately a joke of a role.

the whole film felt like a story that had absolutely NO DIRECTION. like he was making it up as it went along. it just got more and more tedious, as the rules of the fairy tale world started multiplying and adjusting to incorporate every tenant at the apartment. almost like a bedtime story he told his kids...oh wait it was! kudos for imagination, but that doesn't make it a great movie.Not that I saw. :-D

[WordzandDreamz]

I find the Village's plot to be boring and half-hearted. Mysterious things in the woods doesn't grab me - I felt like a majority of horror films have used that device before and despite a fairly-good cast, it never helped pull me into the film. Personal preference I suppose. Second, the twists didn't add anything to my idea of the story.

Understandable, but I think what I was trying to get at was the fact that it isn't even a horror movie. That was my whole point. Just like Signs isn't a sci-fi movie. It is a drama about faith a religion told through the guise of a sci-fi movie. I feel the studios really screw him over with the way THEY choose to market the films and advertise them. And I feel its REALLY going to hurt the Happening.

People are no doubt going to be mad about the "TWIST" in the Happening, when it wasn't even supposed to have one. The script has no twist and the original title of the film even told the audience what it was about and what was causing the events. But no, the studio comes in and goes, "You're M. Night. There has to be a twist. We're gonna change the name and withhold information from the trailers so that it seems to have a big twist when it comes out in theatres". Which, in no way, is what Night intended to do with this new film.

[radiofriendly]

i loved Wide Awake, Sixth Sense, Unbreakable & Signs. i will still happily give this movie a chance.

[Wolf I Am!]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/22/votd-the-happening-improv-experiment/

That was awesome!! I am excited to see the movie!

[airik625]

I might chech this out. I haven't liked much of Shamylan's work. But, the previews to this look really good.

[drudo182]

.... again?

[Colorblind!]

That was unnecessary,

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

wat

[Colorblind!]

Okay, I'm going to pretend all that porn isnt back there, and continue.

Redband trailer looks sick, I don't even care about the horrible antagonist.

[irthesteve]

ummm

[airik625]

goddamnit, not again.

Anyways, if this movie is really that bad then Mark Whalberg needs to come back and do a huge blockbuster with a strong performance.

[drudo182]

Isn't Max Payne coming out this year as well?

[Chris Fallon]

Understandable, but I think what I was trying to get at was the fact that it isn't even a horror movie. That was my whole point. Just like Signs isn't a sci-fi movie. It is a drama about faith a religion told through the guise of a sci-fi movie. I feel the studios really screw him over with the way THEY choose to market the films and advertise them. And I feel its REALLY going to hurt the Happening.

People are no doubt going to be mad about the "TWIST" in the Happening, when it wasn't even supposed to have one. The script has no twist and the original title of the film even told the audience what it was about and what was causing the events. But no, the studio comes in and goes, "You're M. Night. There has to be a twist. We're gonna change the name and withhold information from the trailers so that it seems to have a big twist when it comes out in theatres". Which, in no way, is what Night intended to do with this new film.
Yeah, I see your point man. The studios like the fact he is known for "twists" and they manipulate that facet of his work. I think that will definitely be the biggest downfall to this film.

[Chris Fallon]

I know this was partially posted earlier (by drudo182 and SkyHeldUpByStar), but I thought some people might want to actually read the entire "early review" of this film. Here. (http://www.collider.com/entertainment/reviews/article.asp?aid=7903&tcid=1)

There are spoilers, so you've been warned.

[Ailite]

I know this was partially posted earlier (by drudo182 and SkyHeldUpByStar), but I thought some people might want to actually read the entire "early review" of this film. Here. (http://www.collider.com/entertainment/reviews/article.asp?aid=7903&tcid=1)

There are spoilers, so you've been warned.
"The most obvious fault in "The Happening" is the acting -- in particular Wahlberg's performance. I'm saying this with no hyperbole, but Wahlberg might very well give the worst performance I've ever seen in anything."

Haha, wow. I want to see this just to see if it really is that bad.

[schumach5]

^Hahaa, that last line in the highlightable "spoiler" is hilarious.

[Ailite]

Yeah I've heard his performance is just terrible, I felt like it was a very strange casting choice anyway.

O and same to you. I've just started reading The Road, but I'm already blown away by the imagery McCarthy is able to create.
Its an amazing book, but man is it a downer

[Tyler Revolution]

The twist is that all of these characters end up being M. Night Shyamalan in the end.

That would be his most epic twist yet!

[bijio]

i dont mean to ruin your anticipation, only to be proven right when this movie comes out. I guarentee, flat out, that this movie will be laugh-out-loud sucky. something along the lines of the 'wicker man' remake im betting. make another thread like this one after you see this no doubt future camp classic with your thinking on the movie, and well see what we both actually thought. are you a betting man? im willing to bet life and limb on this one, I just sense it in my bones - laff!

[brentkid]

i dont mean to ruin your anticipation, only to be proven right when this movie comes out. I guarentee, flat out, that this movie will be laugh-out-loud sucky. something along the lines of the 'wicker man' remake im betting. make another thread like this one after you see this no doubt future camp classic with your thinking on the movie, and well see what we both actually thought. are you a betting man? im willing to bet life and limb on this one, I just sense it in my bones - laff!
lol!

I'll probably see this just to confirm what I've been hearing.

[Colorblind!]

i dont mean to ruin your anticipation, only to be proven right when this movie comes out. I guarentee, flat out, that this movie will be laugh-out-loud sucky. something along the lines of the 'wicker man' remake im betting. make another thread like this one after you see this no doubt future camp classic with your thinking on the movie, and well see what we both actually thought. are you a betting man? im willing to bet life and limb on this one, I just sense it in my bones - laff!

What anticipation? For the last 15 pages of the thread, the movie has been getting trashed.
You don't need to bet your life, nobody is arguing, aside from maybe WordzandDreamz/
:-|

[drudo182]

I am excited for it and even I know it will be terrible. It's automatically what everyone assumes the movie will end up being.

[AshesAshes]

If Marky Mark dances to Good Vibrations thats worth the price of admission.

[drudo182]

I have seen several new TV spots and none of them even say it's an M. Night Shyamalan film.... Ha.

[GoWaitInTheCar]

I know this was partially posted earlier (by drudo182 and SkyHeldUpByStar), but I thought some people might want to actually read the entire "early review" of this film. Here. (http://www.collider.com/entertainment/reviews/article.asp?aid=7903&tcid=1)

There are spoilers, so you've been warned.

Ouch. That really ripped it a new one. I am less excited for it after reading this.

[drudo182]

Now I just saw a preview where they are promoting it as the first R film for Shyamalan. Who cares?

[Deadwomb88]

Wow, that review actually made me depressed. I was honest-to-goodness looking forward to this movie, but it sounds (from the review) that its the same old Shyamalan.

[Broken Parachute]

It'll probably suck really bad, but I'll still see it.

[Bryant]

I'll see it just cuz I get chills when I see the people throwing themselves off of the buildings and not because I suddenly jumped at a cheap scare tactic.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Now I just saw a preview where they are promoting it as the first R film for Shyamalan. Who cares?

Hahaha, my girlfriend and I were watching Lost the other night and we saw that same preview. She turned to me and said, "it's like the studio is saying, "look, we took the training wheels off of his bicycle! We're so proud.""

I don't get it. Lots of people make R rated movies....but because it's Shyamalan this means that we're supposed to care more? Does the R rating change under his guidance or something?

[airik625]

Still can't decide if I'm going to see this or not. I'll probably end up going to see it because I can see any move I want for free now that I work at Rave!

Okay, I'm through talking.

[freefall123]

the commercials makes it look like the global warming south park episode.