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Saw it on saturday with some high hopes...
The whole "R" rated advertisements, along with M.Night saying "this is my first scary movie"...

I was ready and pumped...

But then it looked like a rushed, made sense to the creators and not to the audience film.

Dont get me wrong! there were some neat scenes....but definetly not a DVD buyable film...or go back and watch over again film...

Thoughts?

I haven't seen it. The reason why is i've heard nothing but bad things about this movie. Plus, i'm not a fan of the director's work anymore. First, there was the Village. Followed by Lady in the Water, and now this. Anyone else think this is his (director's) "third strike?"

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I think he is having a nasty slope...

But judging from his films, especially after this one...he should try comedy.

And for some reason I like M.Night, I want him to succeed!!!

I've got an idea! It's a comedy like Harold and Kumar, but this time, it's Ang Lee and M. Night!

It's their journey against the stereotypical Hollywood movies their expected to make!

(i own this idea, i better get my share when it becomes a success!)

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This film is getting a critical mauling....
word is that it's partly because the press screenings were all cancelled at the last minute!
not of the film, of course....

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The Happening was not good. Some have made comments about the acting quality of Marky Mark, but honestly, I don't think it's his fault. All of M. Night Shyamalan(?)'s leading men have been directed to speak in a stunted, slightly disjointed way, and while Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, and Joaquin Phoenix were all able to lend this direction with a certain amount of gravitas (at least enough to sell it) Wahlberg, while being a good actor, just didn't have M.'s vision explained properly. I think.

Mark's ability aside, The Happening's major crime was the fact that it was fucking boooring. I don't go to the movies often, and this movie was one of the reasons why.

I like Wahlberg. In fact, he gave us one of the best comic performances ever in I Heart Huckabees. Every time he said "petroleum" I couldn't help giggling like a girl!
But yeah, it's so disappointing to see him fail quite a lot of the time...

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I really had faith in Shyamalan after The Village, and even a bit after Lady in the Water, but this was really the coffin nail.

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One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Just hilariously bad. The acting, the story, the dialogue, the direction, everything.

The entire movie was a monumental shit-storm.

That said, I think Shyamalan is an awful director and makes awful movies. I don't like 6th Sense, The Village was a waste of time, Lady in the Water was one of the most pompous failures I've seen.


That said, I'm currently in the process of shooting a shot-by-shot remake of this piece of shit as a parody.

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Sadly...I'm starting to see things that way now.

I wanted so badly to believe in him and his work. But he makes it hard to believe when he produces rotten fruit.

Haven't seen a single one of his movies.

Shan't bother, either.

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For my part, I think that Mark Wahlberg can be great onscreen, but only if he's being led by a solid director. Shyamalan, apparently, couldn't pass the test.

Admittedly, I haven't seen the movie, nor do I plan to. Some people laugh at unashamedly bad movies, but I can only beat my head against the nearest solid object to make me forget the pain. I will not subject myself to this.

To my mind, Shyamalan has become a victim of what I like to call "The George Lucas Syndrome." This is characterized by a few spectacular hits in a filmmaker's career, followed by a sudden loss of writing ability and acute egocentric career moves. However, the filmmaker usually retains a keen eye for cinematography and visual effects. See also: The Wachowski Brothers.

Long story short: Shyamalan either needs to get his head out of his ass or get out of show biz altogether. Next up, he's adapting some Nickelodeon cartoon called "Avatar: The Last Airbender." Hopefully, he'll learn a few things as he works with someone else's material.

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This is truly a madhouse. And I'm the lunatic running it. I've spent three years wondering if I should be proud or ashamed.

I agree with you about Walhberg...ie THE DEPARTED.

As for the GEORGE LUCAS fever that you say he caught, it's sad to see that.
Especially with directors who you know have greatness...Lucas, M. NIght.

I think M. Night might do well if he would just drop the Hitchcock influence of "I HAVE TO WRITE, STAR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCE EVERY FILM EVER"

And allow some others to have a hand in the blender.
Some talented writers, etc.

Allow me to one-up you and say BOOGIE NIGHTS.

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The Happening is one of the worst movies I have seen in years.M.Night has seriously lost it,he hasnt made a good movie since Unbreakable.Unbelievebly awfull.

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Hands down, the absolute worst movie I've seen this year. Even though the plot was a crazy stretch, he could have made it work so it was at least bearable. But a combination of the acting, horrible horrible dialogue, and extremely poor choices of story development (or lack thereof) just set this one down in flames.

The Happening set the Green movement back.

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