tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post3242985209453910960..comments2023-11-05T02:57:06.922-05:00Comments on The Vault of Horror: "The Happening" Is Anything ButB-Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-60147566982593534382008-06-17T21:51:00.000-04:002008-06-17T21:51:00.000-04:00The trailers made it look great. I definitely won'...The trailers made it look great. I definitely won't be fooled next time.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-18772204480440005082008-06-17T19:51:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:51:00.000-04:00i saw it this weekend. i was disappointed, but wa...i saw it this weekend. i was disappointed, but was in a small way expecting it. i liked the first few films by m.night, but after the village, i and the definate "do not waste money on this!" warning to not see the lady in the water, (which i was glad of, after catching a few short glimpses on cable) i wasn't real sure about this one, but hubby wanted to see it. he liked it o.k though.cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331689337299062712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-45968257035609477902008-06-16T22:08:00.000-04:002008-06-16T22:08:00.000-04:00Ray, steer clear of this one, trust me. I'd hate f...Ray, steer clear of this one, trust me. I'd hate for this to be the last movie you see before you walk down the aisle. That's just bad karma.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-25205447297771788622008-06-16T17:19:00.000-04:002008-06-16T17:19:00.000-04:00RayRay - Ok, I didn't see this yet, but I have rea...RayRay - Ok, I didn't see this yet, but I have read a few spoilers. I, like B-Sol, am a booster of M Night, but switch around Unbreakable and Lady In the Water - no accounting for taste. But when the spoilers for The Happening - jeez louise, I don't think I want to see it now. Silly, silly, silly. It's just reaching a tad far for that incredible "twist" he is so well known for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-794656431912013992008-06-16T01:13:00.000-04:002008-06-16T01:13:00.000-04:00Not sure about this one but then I never make it t...Not sure about this one but then I never make it to the cinema these days. I didn't realise M. Night Shyamalan directed Unbreakable. That is one awesome movie and I think his best of the lot.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Wes good to see another side of this one as many are bagging it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-65813752815852138812008-06-15T04:48:00.000-04:002008-06-15T04:48:00.000-04:00I'm going to have to disagree with you and put thi...I'm going to have to disagree with you and put this film in the "Good" category. <BR/><BR/>I inadvertently read the spoiler for the movie this past winter and immediately rolled my eyes, but it wasn't entirely accurate, thankfully. I saw all of the negative reviews pop up for it the last few days, but everyone I know wanted to go see it so I started cautioning them in case it really was terrible. After finally seeing it, I was actually relieved that the explanation was more grounded in reality and that the film is decidedly <I>not</I> terrible. Could the event in the movie actually happen? I wouldnt be surprised if it did. But everyone keeps forgetting that this is just a story someone created to entertain an audience and I thought he did a really good job of explaining what was going on. I could have done without the science lesson dragging on for the entire film, but I digress. I know I was definitely entertained. Was it by Mark or Zooey's acting, no. But ive never expected much out of them anyway. Complaints about the dialogue? It did seem like M Night was a little off his game, but it's not like he has'nt already proven himself as a writer. Those quirks seem to be taking all the heat, which is funny because I was more interested in everything else that was going on in the movie. I thought the film, as a whole, was really well made and I loved the atmosphere it created. Im looking forward to writing a more detailed analysis in the future. <BR/><BR/>I mostly wanted to say A. Thank you for not re-writing the entire screenplay as the intro to your review. B. Thank you for not comparing the film to Star Wars or Donnie Darko and C. Thank you for being respectful and not writing as many metaphors as you could about how bad you think M Night is as a filmmaker, instead of actually basing your opinion on anything substantial.(referring to B-D for all of those, btw)Wes Fiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629748691939917979noreply@blogger.com