There's a little girls' t-shirt that says, "I don't need to learn math, because I'm already a 10!" *barf

at the request of BoneRemake (because my "m night shyalaman is an idiot" rebuttal wasnt long winded enough =P):

sixth sense was "meh" for the following reasons:
"These souls who for whatever reason are not at rest are also not aware that they have passed on. Theyre not part of consciousness as we know it. they linger in a perpetual dream state; a nightmare from which they cannot wake." this may sound familiar. it may sound familiar as the general premise of The Sixth Sense and central to the "twist" (if you could even call it that) ending.

it may also sound familiar as a line from Poltergeist, and also being the central premise of the conflict resolution.
speaking of poltergeist, the open cabinet drawers scene in sixth sense is directly lifted from the moving chairs scene in poltergeist. you may call this an homage, i call it half-assed hackery.

his color reference as hints are just too obvious. theyre vague and ambiguous at first, but once you start noticing em it becomes plainly clear. as for the whole "twist" BRUCE WILLIS IS DEAD OMG YOU FOOLED ME YOU OLD TOSSER i felt it took away from the movie. when i originally went to see the sixth sense with my dad i went to see a tense psychological thriller that would chill me. and for the first 20-30 minutes or so, it did not disappoint..... until my dad and i figured out willis was dead (the "i see dead people" scene gave it away for us). we were dumbfounded at first, wondering what in the hell this had to do with furthering the plot, but we didnt need to wonder anymore once the movie became about bruce willis being all emo about being dead. and the big reveal at the end, considering we already knew, really just made us both scoff. simply put, it was a pretty scare and intense movie when it was about the boy, then it became boring and stupid when it does a 180 and becomes about bruce willis. thats my opinion anyway, tomaytoe-tomawtoe

now having said all of that, there is one, and only one thing, i like about shyalaman: his vision as a director. He's not a genius or anything, but he's pretty damn good. he has a real knack for framing, tone, and pacing. probably the only thing i like about sixth sense was his ability to add tangible tension through masterful pacing and mood setting.
....i take that back. theres two things i liked about sixth sense. the overall directing, and the anniversary dinner scene. that scene really did add an ambiguity to the whole dilemma of willis being dead. on one hand the scene must play out as an emotionally drained wife frustrated (and even pissed off) at her husbands increasing distance. simultaneously she must convey a mournful widow still in grief over her husbands death on their anniversary (and the anniversary of his death if im not mistaken). that scene is legit. but credit must be given to the actress and her portrayal more so than shyalaman because she nailed it beautifully.

whether he makes shitty films or not, sixth sense rocked the boxoffice and gave him some arguably deserved limelight. but his subsequent films proved that he is a one trick pony. his movies became exponentially more and more transparent, more and more boring, and more and more stale, lacking anything of substance. (with the exception of Signs arguably. i personally didnt love it, but i kind of liked it and its a solid enough film if you disregard the shit ending) the fact that his handle of "the twist ending filmmaker" is a passive aggressive insult shows this.

m night shyalaman as a filmmaker just.......sucks. theres really not a better or more concise way to put it. as a director, however, he really does shine......which brings us to devil, a movie in which he wrote and produced but did not direct. so basically the one thing he's actually good at, he didnt fucking do in that movie........and it shows.....its utter shite. at the risk of sounding pretentious, the twist ending (cuz you know theres fucking gonna be one, its a shyalaman movie for christ sake) is so limp and stupid, you can figure it out just from watching the damn trailer (i did).

and as far as the michael bay (barf) comparisons, i think the only difference is this: michael bay knows what he is. he knows exactly what kind of movies he makes. In cinema, motion pictures come in two forms: Films (art form) and movies (entertainment). Michael bay makes the latter, and he knows it, and everyone who watches his movies knows it. shyalaman makes movies masquerading as film. seriously, when your go to device is the plot twist, and you have one in each and every one of your god awful movies, they really lose the "surprise" appeal which utterly defeats the purpose of it in the first place and thus, deserves to be mocked

there, that a thorough enough rebuttal for ya, you crusty bastard? =P

This guy makes me barf.

Upvote for the wiping of the barf leak at the end.

Not to mince words, but it's not snuff. A "snuff" movie shows the actual death or murder of the individual. Definitely *gore though, and worthy of an addendum to the FAQ. And on that note, I'm gonna go barf...

>> ^Payback:

>> ^deathcow:
I dont mind the casual logo in the movies. What I mind is the TV show "Bones" demonstrating features on Toyota cars. Look! I'm using the autopark feature!

Oh man, when one episode of Fringe started using Ford's Sync system so freaking obviously I wanted to barf. I was almost expecting the next scene to pop "starting from $37,000 - $1500 down, 1.2% over 48 months o.a.c. www.Ford.com" over Walternate's face as he shot Olivia.

Eh, with Fringe's ratings I think we should just be happy that it's on the air at all. If a little (or a lot of) product placement is what's necessary to keep it going, then bring it on.

>> ^deathcow:

I dont mind the casual logo in the movies. What I mind is the TV show "Bones" demonstrating features on Toyota cars. Look! I'm using the autopark feature!


Oh man, when one episode of Fringe started using Ford's Sync system so freaking obviously I wanted to barf. I was almost expecting the next scene to pop "starting from $37,000 - $1500 down, 1.2% over 48 months o.a.c. www.Ford.com" over Walternate's face as he shot Olivia.

i watched that while barfing up a horrible combination of too much iced coffee and too much wine one night. but then it inspired hours of tedious ethical debate. i can't decide if its actually immoral to get ass raped by a horse or not. i mean, sure its gross and dangerous. but .. is it immoral?


everyone i know is getting really sick of having this discussion with me.


In reply to this comment by geo321:
lol. Here's the documentary if you want to post it.

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
FUCK!! i spent all day at the equine therapy stables. if i had known earlier, i wouldve taken videos of those aweosme therapy horses being fucking awesome.


all that aside. i heartily approve of horse video day. who will be the first to post the mr. hands video?????? am i going to be the hero???

Wow, everyone has wings? Just like in every cliche depiction of the Christian heaven? And no one is old? What age do you revert to? Yeah man, that story will totally get you on T.V.

*barf*

>> ^bcglorf:

blankfist:Sorry, I have a hard time understanding the grown ups when they leave comments like this. Or maybe I should just be quite.
Har, har, siftbot's quote feature barfs from time to time.
Do you take the live's of Libya's people seriously or not? Do you deny that Gadhafi was within hours of making good on his promised genocide?


I'll answer that question if you answer this one: Is English your native language?

blankfist:Sorry, I have a hard time understanding the grown ups when they leave comments like this. Or maybe I should just be quite.

Har, har, siftbot's quote feature barfs from time to time.

Do you take the live's of Libya's people seriously or not? Do you deny that Gadhafi was within hours of making good on his promised genocide?

barf

[barfs]

To the right of the Front page is always the Top 15 videos. And yes, you are up there with the barfing choirboy. (I just watched that and I am still queasy -- I can actually smell vomit, talk about being susceptible to advertising!)

Not to brag, but I will.... I have three in the Top 15. Although the highest ranking one was a gift from eric -- he knows the topic of Mormons and gay marriage is close to my heart, so he gave it to me, knowing I'd love it. Eric is the most generous fellow -- not the first time he gave me a vid that went to top 15.

Another fun place to visit is beggar's canyon -- click on unsifted and it is a choice. These are vids that didn't get "published" within 2 days. Someone came along and begged for attention by putting it in beggar's canyon. You can find some pretty good stuff in there. Also some stuff that makes you wonder what the heck the sifter was thinking, but hey. It's a big diverse world, yeah?

When you go to Unsifted, there is the Top 15 that are expiring soon -- another place to see good vids that are on the brink of being published.

There's what I know today!

In reply to this comment by taranimator:
wait, who in the what now?
Are you talking about that "Storm" vid? haha!
where would I go to see what happened to it?
what a fluke! right up there with the barfing choirboy!

>> ^bareboards2:

Jeesh! Are you going to hit number ONE???!!!???
Noob, you are golden!

wait, who in the what now?
Are you talking about that "Storm" vid? haha!
where would I go to see what happened to it?
what a fluke! right up there with the barfing choirboy!

>> ^bareboards2:

Jeesh! Are you going to hit number ONE???!!!???
Noob, you are golden!