'bout to watch the movie "The Happening". Am I making a big mistake?

[Liberal_in_LA]

[AlCzervik]

1. i rented if on friday after i swore i was done with him, i still haven't watched it

because i'm not sure how much more self loathing i can take.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. Liked his first 2 movies, hated "Lady in the Lake". Heard this is worse

but I like sci-fi type suspense.

[AlCzervik]

3. Lady in the water was so bad and The Village was no prize either.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. Each movie gets worse.

[AlCzervik]

5. lemme know what you think if you do watch.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. Ok... I'm gonna start it in a few minutes. Wish my luck!

[Liberal_in_LA]

27. Awful. No better than a bland made for the Sci-fi channel movie

Sci-fi with no sci-fi. A few people wandering around the fields of Pennsylvania. Wooden acting.

[DS1]

6. The guy needs a cock-punch for thinking this is a good movie

A really fucking hard one, too, that leaves him on the ground throwing up

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. OMG!

[charlie and algernon]

7. yeah, Mark Walberg is a HUUUUUGGE disappointment

easily his worst acting performance and the plot is horrendous. I love cheesy horror movies, but this is was too cheesy.

[AlCzervik]

8. i bet i can bring the movie back and switch it for something else. I'm going to try.

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. uh oh.. I paid more than $4 to rent this thing.

[charlie and algernon]

12. don't feel too bad, i paid $9.75 to see it in the theater

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. You poor sad chump.

[DS1]

15. LOL

funniest reply title I've seen in months

[charlie and algernon]

16. lol, stupid me thought Walberg was a decent actor

and he alone could save even an awful Shmayalan movie. Didn't know he'd be a big reason for the suckage.

[ghostsofgiants]

19. People put way too much emphasis on who is in the movie...

And not enough on who made the movie.

[charlie and algernon]

22. i actually like his other movies

love the sixth sense, and the village and signs are decent. The Happening was just a huge disappointment

[ghostsofgiants]

23. I think he' s one of the worst filmmakers of our generation.

But that's me, haha.

[DS1]

14. I'd have walked out the theatre

backwards, just to fuck with people

[charlie and algernon]

17. nah, I just started texting my brother

I spent 9 bucks for that hour and a half, thought I should at least do something.

[leeroysphitz]

21. But, but but... It's M's first "rated R" movie! How could it not be FABULOUS?

Its a hoot; he keeps making the same kinds of dreary, ponderous, plodding, predictable, BORING movies over and over again and no matter how badly they flop people still give him millions of dollars to another one.

[Liberal_in_LA]

29. In the extras on the "The happening" DVD M. night does on & on about the R rating and

how it would have been NC17 if he didn't cut out this one scene. There are so many
extras on the DVD you'd think he filmed the God Father.

[ghostsofgiants]

18. Well it is an M. Night Shyamalan movie.

Enough said.

[onager]

24. That's M. Night Charlatan

:hi:

What kind of pretentious asshat calls himself "M. Night" anyhow? Is his first name "Mid?" And if that is his real name, he should change it.

"I see dead careers..."

[Liberal_in_LA]

32. Last credit at start of movie: "Written, directed, and produced by M. Night S...."

:eyes:

[Critters2]

34. M. Night Charlatan!

:rofl:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

26. He doesn't build internally consistent worlds

It applies to the Sixth Sense, which made no internal sense, as the dead man never questioned why people weren't responding to him (and I felt manipulated by the contrivances). Signs was full of holes, with aliens who arrived from across the universe who fought humans with their bare hands on foot and who could be vanquished by water. I think some of his films are beautifully shot and well acted. It's the story line and especially the inconsistent reality in which they are set that really bothers me. Lady In The Water just looked to me like he had to put something together in a hurry to meet some kind of contractual obligation to make another film within a certain schedule.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. I agree with your comments. Loved "6th sense" and "signs" but saw the same

inconsistencies. Lady in the Water had other consistencies... everyone in the apartment building just accepted, without proof, that they had some kind of supernatural seamaid on their hands. No one talked of calling the police or hospital.

"the happening' was the worst of the lot.

[rbnyc]

20. OK...I liked it.

So did my dad. But everyone else I know thought it was awful, and I can't really find a good argument.

It had elements that I thought were just pitiful, but I chose to forgive them because it had other elements that I really liked, and I wanted to enjoy the movie.

I also liked Lady in the Water.

If you're curious about it and ready to suspend disbelief and just accept certain things, there is a something worthwhile in the film.

OK, slam away. I'm ready.

[Liberal_in_LA]

30. Slam! lol. It's ok that you liked it. I thought they were both awful.

[Mutley]

25. It was okay.

No where near the top of my favorite movies list, but entertaining enough to rent.

[nickgutierrez]

31. Probably - but it was the subject of my favorite bit of citizen marketing, ever.

[Liberal_in_LA]

33. LOL.