Man, I want this to be good, but I just can't muster up the hope! Prove me wrong, Shyamalamadingdong!

I love this cartoon so much, probably too much.

from the writer/director of the top five worst movies ever

Its the actors that get chosen, i think... totally over cast except that one with giamatti, which just wasnt good enough.

so is this the guy who controlled the wind in that last movie

LOL summer 2010 we'll all be fucking dead by then.... I think all they are making is the preview here FAKE!!


give the guy SOME credit... oh... wait the two good ones had bruce willis in them!~ props to bruce instead!

Looks cool even though I don't care about the cartoon version.

from the writer/director of the top five worst movies ever

Indulging in a big piece of hyperbole, I can see "The Happening" making that kind of list.. but he's got nothing else close to being that bad. I can see not liking "The Village" or "Unbreakable" - but they're middle of the road movies at worst. There's so many unwatchable movies out there that I'm happy to see something goofy from M Night, even if it's deeply flawed.

Just recently I just sat through "Easy Virtue" in the theater, and a few weeks ago we rented "Random Hearts". Either of those makes anything M Night has ever done look amazing. And those horrible films are still leagues above tripe like Boll (OK, maybe not Random Hearts, that was pretty bad). I've never understood what seems to be a very common, fairly baseless hate-on for M Night.

For example, I sat through "Lady in the Water" in the theater. I remember walking out I could hear everyone talking about how it was "the worst movie ever". But those same people were laughing their guts out during the film (at points that were intended for comedy).. and I laughed a good bit too. It was a bizarre train wreck of a movie, but it was entertaining.

Well, it has been a steady and quantifiable decline since Sixth Sense. Though to be honest, I opted out of his movies completely after The Village.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/m_night_shyamalan/

Actually, somehow Rotten Tomatoes rates Signs as higher than Unbreakable, and I couldn't stand that film. It's all opinion anyway, right?

lol @ signs and the tree movie for sure.

I very much liked "Lady in the water". I thought it worked wonderfully well as a fairy tale set in modern-day America. However, as a thriller it didn't work at all, which is probably why most people disliked it so much.
It's all about the expectations, and looking at this trailer it seems to me like the director isn't trying to live up to the presumptions of what a live action rendition of a cartoon should be. So the people who'll enjoy it will probably not be the rabid fans or the highly vocal and critical internet population, but rather the silent, casual viewer without prior knowledge of the story or bias against the director.

The Sixth Sense is a tough act to follow.
Definitely will see this.

#1 The Village, 17th century village living off I-95
#2 The Happening, plants create wind
#3 Signs, aliens invade planet comprised of 70% water, are allergic to water
$4 The Lady in the Water, never seen it, heard its AWFUL
#5 I'm sure one of his other films make a 5th

>> ^jmzero:
from the writer/director of the top five worst movies ever
Indulging in a big piece of hyperbole, I can see "The Happening" making that kind of list.. but he's got nothing else close to being that bad. I can see not liking "The Village" or "Unbreakable" - but they're middle of the road movies at worst. There's so many unwatchable movies out there that I'm happy to see something goofy from M Night, even if it's deeply flawed.
Just recently I just sat through "Easy Virtue" in the theater, and a few weeks ago we rented "Random Hearts". Either of those makes anything M Night has ever done look amazing. And those horrible films are still leagues above tripe like Boll (OK, maybe not Random Hearts, that was pretty bad). I've never understood what seems to be a very common, fairly baseless hate-on for M Night.
For example, I sat through "Lady in the Water" in the theater. I remember walking out I could hear everyone talking about how it was "the worst movie ever". But those same people were laughing their guts out during the film (at points that were intended for comedy).. and I laughed a good bit too. It was a bizarre train wreck of a movie, but it was entertaining.

Ahem...

http://www.videosift.comwww.videosift.com/video/Johnny-Depp-Interview-About-M-Night-Shyamalan

#1 The Village, 17th century village living off I-95
#2 The Happening, plants create wind
#3 Signs, aliens invade planet comprised of 70% water, are allergic to water
$4 The Lady in the Water, never seen it, heard its AWFUL
#5 I'm sure one of his other films make a 5th

How about:

#6 Dead guy was like, all crazy for some old sled.

Even if we decide to judge movies by plot synopsis, which is stupid, I really prefer "17th century village living off I95" to "Boy has secret, waits too long to tell it to girl, girl gets mad, then they get back together after a montage of them being sad". Different isn't the only thing that's important, but at least it's something.

Again, I'm not saying M Night's movies are perfect, but on average they're better than at least 50% of movies that get released. I can only say one good thing about "The Happening": the scene where the people all jumped off the roof was kind of visually interesting and vaguely disturbing. It was a bad movie with wooden acting, bad pacing, etc.. But that one good thing is one more good thing than I can say about a lot (or even most) movies.

#3 Signs, aliens invade planet comprised of 70% water, are allergic to water

Yes... "Signs" wasn't realistic or consistent in how the global invasion or whatever played out. I don't think anyone will argue this. But it was entertaining, the character's reactions had a tinge of realism that's scarce in this kind of movie, and it had a few scenes I thought were really great - like the fuzzy "Mexican birthday party" video.

All time great? No. But the 3rd worst movie of all time? Even accounting for a truckload of hyperbole it isn't even close. I'd say it's better than 80% of movies that come out.

I can understand thinking M Night is overrated or egotistical or something... whatever.. but I still don't understand the hate. He's far from the worst director out there.

The memory of seeing this movie makes me sick to my stomach. I had such high hopes, but I guess I should have seen it coming...

They all died, but in the moments following their death, before they knew they were dead, they shared stories.

Confessions, as it were,

and each demon was but the reflection of their guilt.