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KingCrInuYasha 
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 Posted: December 09 2014 at 19:28 |
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I thought the twist at the end to The Village kind of stunk, but other than that, it wasn't that bad of a film.
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He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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Walton Street
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 10:31 |
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Nah, instead of Gibson, I'd take Tommy Lee Jones for the part. |
i could see that
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"I know one thing: that I know nothing"
- SpongeBob Socrates
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Epignosis
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 08:40 |
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I like this director. I agree that the aliens in Signs make no sense, but I enjoyed that film regardless. My favorite from him is The Village, the only movie of his that surprised me (unfortunately, the twist of The Sixth Sense was ruined by the time I got to see it).
And I agree that Unbreakable is a very good movie.
Edited by Epignosis - December 07 2014 at 08:41
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 07:20 |
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Nah, instead of Gibson, I'd take Tommy Lee Jones for the part.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Walton Street
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 07:16 |
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The Sixth Sense by a country mile.......I fell asleep during Signs and woke up when some alien dude was at the house front door, I was like whaaaaat?? |
there was one effective moment in that movie - the birthday party footage from south america . but that was it.
Mel Gibson was terrible casting for that movie.
I never liked Willlis until i saw Sixth Sense and Unreakable - and as much as i hate to admit it - he would have been a better choice for Signs too.
no matter - it wasn't a good movie all around
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"I know one thing: that I know nothing"
- SpongeBob Socrates
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Walton Street
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 07:13 |
Unbreakable was a fantastic movie - his best by far. A brave and unusual take on the superhero film Sixth Sense was very good as well.
everything else was horrible - the unfortunate result of a supernova ego, until After Earth which i thought was pretty good. I had no idea he'd directed it until the end credits.
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"I know one thing: that I know nothing"
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 07:05 |
It'd be cool to see what he could do within the frames of realism. A war movie perhaps. Anything really to show his other talents, especially the knack he has for dark suspense as neatly demonstrated in most of his movies.
Add to that, Del Toro already made the perfect film within the 'Shyamalan Universe' with Pan's Labyrinth. How can you possibly top that? Answer is you don't. You seek new pastures or go back to square one and see where it all went wrong. Somehow I don't see the latter happening as mr Shyamalan has continued to duplicate the one thing that continues to drag down his movies: the climax 'wow' or as I like to call it 'The Keyser Soze' move.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Catcher10
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 03:15 |
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The Sixth Sense by a country mile.......I fell asleep during Signs and woke up when some alien dude was at the house front door, I was like whaaaaat??
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Atavachron
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 02:09 |
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Unbreakable, though like infokitty I'm not sure if I'd still find it appealing. Signs was alright. He did seem to lose some inspiration by the time he made The Village.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Man With Hat
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 01:40 |
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Signs for me.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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infocat
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Posted: December 07 2014 at 00:26 |
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I loved Unbreakable when it came out. Not sure what I'd think if I saw it now.
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Belief is not Truth.
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Icarium
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 18:23 |
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regarding Singn its a common element ofsomething called PIS (Plot Indused Stupidety)
Edited by Icarium - December 06 2014 at 18:23
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JJLehto
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 17:01 |
How can it NOT be Sixth Sense?  I mean, I did like Signs for what it was...though it was hard to get past the....um, questionable acting and ridiculous plot holes (Aliens can't touch water, but walk a ok with the water in our atmosphere (Aliens are all over the place, random news report "We beat em back, they're leaving now")) but it was decent and the alien walking by shot did make me jump when I first saw it 
I didn't see "The Happening" but I wanted to, because I thought it had potential to be "so bad it's good." My roommate did find it hilarious in how stupid and dreadful it was. We debated if he did this on purpose or not. He felt it was just a sh*tty failed movie, I think (and he claims) it was an attempt to be a B movie, either way what a lolstorm!
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 14:39 |
Icarium wrote:
i think i have seen "Lady in the Water" |
Stuart Little and Lady In The Water are the only ones I've seen. Liked both 
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Icarium
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 14:02 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Oh i thought it was a book
Animated series eh? I guess I could force some kids into watching them with me
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the firts series, are Three series where each season is refeard to as Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3, so you issent far of  Avatar_ the last Airbender is probably the best animated series (in comercial TV that might have come out of Nicelodian, rivaling, Gargoyles, and Ducktails.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 13:55 |
Oh i thought it was a book
Animated series eh? I guess I could force some kids into watching them with me
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Icarium
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 13:51 |
I Wonder how they, he managed to make the dialoges become so disjointed, have you seen the animated series, (if not \, do it in the honour of a kindergarden uncle) its probably the best animated series since Moomin.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 13:44 |
I actually kinda liked it, but then again I hadn't read the story beforehand. Not his best though.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Icarium
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 13:38 |
^have yyou seen Airbender 
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: December 06 2014 at 13:16 |
The Sixth Sense, no contest. I do like Unbreakable and bits and pieces from other of his flicks, but he backed himself up into a metaphysical corner from the get-go. After Unbreakable, certainly after Signs and The Village, the audiences were onto his sly ninja-move always managing to stick it's face into the movie at the very end. Everybody knew what to expect - or at the very least knew they should be expecting something a little fairytale like or even magical take place at some point during the movie. Nothing worse than a talented film-maker turning predictable imho....and the man obviously has talent.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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