The Happening...

[florige]

Another Night Shyamalan film. I'm actually looking forward to checking this one out.....
I kinda looks like it has the whole "The Forgotten" feel to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fwccFTJIdo

[thispego]

Looks pretty badass. I think it is about the government unleashing some sort of mind control that makes people kill themselves and they committ suicide in really fucked up ways throughout the movie.

[florige]

:lol Someone on the youtube board said something about plants killing people or some crap. But that synopsis makes sense about the mind control thing. Must be some kind of force or something that attacks certain areas at a time.

[Brutalis]

Shyamalanomanuiandsmhgfk whatever his name.. he maxed out on Signs. Put out dumb crap ever since.

[florige]

Dammit this and the Hulk comes out this weekend...:bang
Both are must see for me.

[AlamoSpursFan]

Why is this guy so famous? His movies suck ass.

Someone had to say it.

[Brutalis]

Why is this guy so famous? His movies suck ass.

Someone had to say it.

Signs was the only good thing he ever did. He needs to just quit already.

[AlamoSpursFan]

I was referring to Signs. I gave up on that P.O.S. 30 minutes in.

[u2sarajevo]

I saw a review for it online.... and they said it was horrible. Worse than the lady in the water. The only brightspot given in that review was that it was reviewed a month before release so they might be able to fix some of it.

Found it.... (http://www.collider.com/entertainment/reviews/article.asp/aid/7903/tcid/1)

[Brutalis]

I was referring to Signs. I gave up on that P.O.S. 30 minutes in.

Well you are free to be wrong, I won't argue that with you. :lol

Gibson, Phoenix, that little boy and girl... that was amazing acting dude. The acting is why that movie blew up the box office.

[Spurminator]

M. Night Shyamalan... Now with the F-word.

[balli]

Sixth Sense was good, Unbreakable was great, Signs was Mediocre, The Village was the worst movie I've seen in ten years and I didn't even see Lady in the Water. I do not have high hopes for this one.

[Spurminator]

How much do you want to bet someone (probably a little girl), at some point in the movie, will say:

"Something's... happening."

[florige]

I hope Wahlberg makes this movie good. I actually liked Shyamalan's movies. I haven;t seen The Village yet. I heard that was awful! I liked Signs and Unbreakable though.

[balli]

What pisses me off is that somebody is paying this no talent ass clown millions upon millions of dollars for this swill. Shit, I haven't held a camcorder for more than 15 minutes in my whole life, but I guarantee if you gave me a script writing program, a naked chick, four guns, a roll of duct tape and a budget of 15,000 bucks I could come up with something better than a Shyamalan movie.

[Brutalis]

Sixth Sense was good, Unbreakable was great, Signs was Mediocre, The Village was the worst movie I've seen in ten years and I didn't even see Lady in the Water. I do not have high hopes for this one.

OH FUCK I forgot he did Unbreakable and Sixth Sense. Those were great movies as well.

Nobody appreciates Signs. I guess there has to be blood or gore or cussing or this or that or guns or a huge drama plot or twist or what I don't know but the awards the movie got as well as J Phoenix speak for themselves.

[leemajors]

How much do you want to bet someone (probably a little girl), at some point in the movie, will say:

"Something's... happening."

:lmao

[balli]

OH FUCK I forgot he did Unbreakable and Sixth Sense. Those were great movies as well.

Nobody appreciates Signs. I guess there has to be blood or gore or cussing or this or that or guns or a huge drama plot or twist or what I don't know but the awards the movie got as well as J Phoenix speak for themselves.

Phoenix was cool. Gibson was Gibson. The plot, script and ending were lame. I didn't want blood and guts and I didn't think it was bad per se, I just think it wasn't all that good either. That movie won awards?

[CuckingFunt]

Sixth Sense was good, Unbreakable was great, Signs was Mediocre, The Village was the worst movie I've seen in ten years and I didn't even see Lady in the Water. I do not have high hopes for this one.

I agree with all of this, with the exception of Signs -- mediocre is far too kind.

[ATX Spur]

Sixth Sense was okay, Unbreakable was dreadful, Signs was unwatchable, the Village was pretty good. That's all there is to it.

[td4mvp21]

I've liked all his movies except Lady in the Water. I want to see this one.

[Kriz-Maxima]

I loved The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, thought Signs and The Village were ok, Lady in the Water was crap. Im gonna be watching this one. He kind of did his best movie first and then went downhill from there.

[spurschick]

I've been strangely identifying with the woman stabbing herself in the neck all day long. Work is fun.:bang

[thispego]

Is thsi thread called "The Happening" or "The Works of M Night Shyamalan"

Lets keep on topic people

[leemajors]

signs would have been better if he yelled GIVE ME BACK MY CROPS. that movie blew. that's for you pego.

[thispego]

in the happening, one dude kills himself by letting a lawn mower run over him. now THAT is badass my friends

[mookie2001]

shrda! i want death by shoulder bloadd

[exstatic]

in the happening, one dude kills himself by letting a lawn mower run over him. now THAT is badass my friends

I watched this half hour deal on FOX movies channel, and this looks like it could be his best. It's the first one that is R rated. It looks creepy as shit. People just killing themselves with no compunctions, right in front of the characters, right in front of kids. There was another scene where they were driving down this street, and there were abandoned cars with doors open, motorcycles laid down, bikes dropped. The camera pans up, and there are people hanging from every light pole.

[dickface]

I read the spoilers. Let's just say that this movie is lame as shit.

[florige]

I read the spoilers. Let's just say that this movie is lame as shit.


And I thank you for not posting them...:toast

[AlamoSpursFan]

I liked the "monster" from Signs better in his first role as "The Grinch".

[CuckingFunt]

I liked the "monster" from Signs better in his first role as "The Grinch".

That's what killed that movie. I was really enjoying it before the alien showed up and you weren't sure whether or not there was really an invasion, or everyone was just crazy.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Best movie this guy directed was the Sixth Sense.

[BacktoBasics]

Best movie this guy directed was the Sixth Sense.
Unbreakable

[Brutalis]

That's what killed that movie. I was really enjoying it before the alien showed up and you weren't sure whether or not there was really an invasion, or everyone was just crazy.

You must have been stoned.

[CuckingFunt]

You must have been stoned.

Not at all, actually.

[Brutalis]

Not at all, actually.

I meant of course it was an invasion.

I'm just a tad defensive of the movie. I for once saw a sci fi movie that was not over done that had great acting in it. Ignore me.

[spurschick]

People just killing themselves with no compunctions, right in front of the characters, right in front of kids.

Could this be the inaugural use of the word "compunction" on a message board? :toast

[balli]

So far it's gotten a rousing 21% approval rate at Rotten Tomatoes.

Some of my favorite quips-


You feel like you're not watching the end of the world but the end of a career.

It's downright stupid.

bad in more than just an everyday, sure-does-suck kind of way.

The film becomes less comprehensible as it goes along, and the audience -- expecting a patented M. Night ending -- is left with no answers, explanation, or narrative closure.

The Happening quickly deteriorates into the worst movie of M. Night Shyamalan's career... and that's saying something.

The movie is so inept in terms of coherent, cohesive storytelling and in some other filmmaking aspects that it deserves to be laughed off the screen.

Bad and weird.

The true disaster on display in The Happening is Shyamalan's career hitting rock bottom.

[G-Nob]

This movie is getting RIIPPPPPED from the critics.

[slowchild25]

This movie is getting RIIPPPPPED from the critics.

I've read that Wahlberg contributes quite a bit to the suckage. Still it may be worth it just to see Zoey Deschanel on a giant screen. That might be worth 7 bucks right? Eh, maybe not now that I consider the fact that my 7 bucks would just encourage Shyamalan to make more movies like this.

[dickface]

I can't wait to see what everyone thinks when they either see the movie or read the spoilers. The explanation for why everyone goes crazy is just laugh-out-loud bad. Maybe the worst idea for a movie ever.

[G-Nob]

I think I'll still go only because its summer and there's nothing else to freaking do. I think all of this is killing time till Batman comes out.

[CuckingFunt]

I've read that Wahlberg contributes quite a bit to the suckage.

That's unfortunate, if true. I usually really like Mark Whalberg.

[slowchild25]

I can't wait to see what everyone thinks when they either see the movie or read the spoilers. The explanation for why everyone goes crazy is just laugh-out-loud bad. Maybe the worst idea for a movie ever.

I've read the spoilers and I agree.

[G-Nob]

I can't wait to see what everyone thinks when they either see the movie or read the spoilers. The explanation for why everyone goes crazy is just laugh-out-loud bad. Maybe the worst idea for a movie ever.

Shamalamadingdong has a way of reversing the whip on ya. I like the twists of sixth sense and unbreakable. Lets hope he regains his form.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I can't wait to see what everyone thinks when they either see the movie or read the spoilers. The explanation for why everyone goes crazy is just laugh-out-loud bad. Maybe the worst idea for a movie ever.man, i had to check the spoiler on this and all i can say is wow. i'm glad i didn't waste my mom. i'd rather buy 2 gallons of gas. this is only part of the review i read that is something nobody wants to hear about their work

"Picture “The Birds” without any birds, and that should give you a good idea of what Shyamalan seems to be going for."

ouch

[CuckingFunt]

I read the spoiler and some reviews.

Now I just have to see it. It sounds bad enough to be amusing.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Easjer and I saw it today. I didn't think it was quite as bad as everyone is saying, though I certainly can't say I'd recommend it. Mark Walhberg was fucking awful in it. And when the guy in every scene is fucking awful in every scene it takes a lot away from the film. I swear, I expected him to literally say, "OH NOES!" at some point.

It wasn't a terrible premise, but certainly lacked in execution and relied on gimmicks and gore in spots, something that I think Shyamalan's other films managed to steer clear of.

[misterx91578]

it wasn't bad but wasn't good either just average

[Jimcs50]

Just got back from seeing the movie and I liked it. The thing I enjoy about M. Night's films are, they are different, yet entertaining in an interesting way. They cause us to leave the theater and think and discuss the point, the message, or moral of the story. I am sure that it irritates a lot of you guys, but I enjoy it myself. Some just want to be entertained, without having to think after a movie, but I like trying to figure out what the fuck the film maker was trying to tell, and M Knight does that.

I suggest to you guys who want to see this movie is to just go and enjoy it. Do not compare it to his other films to the "Sixth Sense."

I give it 3 stars out of 4

[florige]

Just got back from seeing the movie and I liked it. The thing I enjoy about M. Night's films are, they are different, yet entertaining in an interesting way. They cause us to leave the theater and think and discuss the point, the message, or moral of the story. I am sure that it irritates a lot of you guys, but I enjoy it myself. Some just want to be entertained, without having to think after a movie, but I like trying to figure out what the fuck the film maker was trying to tell, and M Knight does that.

I suggest to you guys who want to see this movie is to just go and enjoy it. Do not compare it to his other films to the "Sixth Sense."

I give it 3 stars out of 4



Sweet finally some positive feedback. Now I'm pumped about seeing it Sunday.

[SCdac]

I watched it thursday night, and didn't come away robbed, or anything of the such. Went into the movie very skeptical, yet hyped at the same time, and all in all, it was better than Lady in the Water, and that alone is an improvement. I wouldn't recommend it to somebody who'd I'd for sure want them to go and have a good time, but to the daring movie-goer, I'd recommend it... more than The Strangers or Prom Night that's for sure... give the Happening about a 7.5/10.




*******some spoilers********



The R rating didn't hurt at all. Wouldn't really have worked as well had it not been as graphic as it was with the suicides. And at the same time, the film was a bit quirky as seen in some of Night's others. The acting was nothing more than average really, and the story line will be hit-or-miss with most people I'm sure, but I enjoyed it. What I liked the most was, it didn't drown itself in special effects or CGI characters when it easily could have. Could have been some cheesy fog, or whatever, but Shyamalan kept it honest for the most part (even the bodies didn't look too fake). Kept the audience wondering, for the better IMO. I also liked how it wasn't a nation-wide or world-wide event happening all at once, more so a selective attack on one part of the world. Keeping the population in check I guess..... Eh, regardless of numerous plotholes and a so-so finally, I kind of liked where Shyamalan went with it. As said, I'd give it about a 7.5/10, 8/10 at the most - interesting take, not as elaborate or provocative as it could have been.... crazy though. when I was leavin the theater, it 'happened' to be all windy and shit outside. trees flailing around. coincidental im sure, eerie none the less.

[J.T.]

I will see this solely because Mark Wahlberg is a bad ass mother fucker, but I expect this movie will suck like most of Shyamalan's moves do. Plants that make people want to fuck each other is a much better plot device than plants that make people want to kill themselves. Hollywood fails again!

[Whisky Dog]

Does this movie end with some people in an enclosed space trying to keep some evil force out? Every one of his movies seems to end that way. The producer should bitch slap him if he ever comes up with that scenario in a script again.

[AlamoSpursFan]

man, i had to check the spoiler on this and all i can say is wow. i'm glad i didn't waste my mom.

I'm sure she's pretty fucking happy about it too...

:lol

[LuvBones]

Just got back from seeing the movie and I liked it. The thing I enjoy about M. Night's films are, they are different, yet entertaining in an interesting way. They cause us to leave the theater and think and discuss the point, the message, or moral of the story. I am sure that it irritates a lot of you guys, but I enjoy it myself. Some just want to be entertained, without having to think after a movie, but I like trying to figure out what the fuck the film maker was trying to tell, and M Knight does that.

I suggest to you guys who want to see this movie is to just go and enjoy it. Do not compare it to his other films to the "Sixth Sense."

I give it 3 stars out of 4

I agree. I guess i'm against the crowd when I say I enjoy M. night's movies. The Happening was really entertaining and I'm thinking of watching it again to show my support. :p: If you guys liked Sixth Sense and Signs, I think you'll enjoy this movie.

[BlackSwordsMan]

plants kill people
can't wait to see it!!!

[BlackSwordsMan]

:lol Someone on the youtube board said something about plants killing people or some crap. But that synopsis makes sense about the mind control thing. Must be some kind of force or something that attacks certain areas at a time.was it suicidalbuu?

[Xolotl]

plants kill people
can't wait to see it!!!


Are you serious?? The plants kill people...never heard of that before...damn

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/Xolotl80/littleshop.jpg

[BlackSwordsMan]

Are you serious?? The plants kill people...never heard of that before...damn

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/Xolotl80/littleshop.jpg
FEED ME BABY!!!

[BlackSwordsMan]

You also forgot attack of the killer tomatoes

[Anti.Hero]

It was kind of interesting, mildly entertaining. Wahlberg with some shit acting. The entire dialogue was pretty weak.

4.5/10

[scott]

Just got back from the theater, and I can say with confidence that this is the worst movie I've ever seen.

Apparently in Hollywood if you make one decent movie (Sixth Sense), they will just let you shit on a roll of film and call it a movie.

Not only did this suffer from MASSIVE predictability (and I didn't read anything about this movie before seeing it, but I figured the whole thing out within 10 minutes of the movie starting as soon as they showed Walburg teaching his class), horrid acting (did he MAKE them act so shitty) and standard Shaymalan cliche, but it also was another vehicle for M. Knights preachy pretentiousness.

I give it 1.0/10, simply for the fact it was so bad that I laughed a few times.

[balli]

I can't wait to download and laugh at this shit. Based on most of what I've heard, I wish instead of theaters this would have just been released straight to Mystery Science Theatre.

[nsrammstein]

lol

[Viva Las Espuelas]

so is the scene with marky mark and the potted plant true?

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Just got back from the theater, and I can say with confidence that this is the worst movie I've ever seen.



The Day After Tomorrow with killer plants and trees?

Whoever said 'Tomorrow is another day' didn't check the garden nursery..

But worse than Battlefield Earth? Tough job, but if M. Night truly has hit rock bottom, it's definitely attainable.

[angelbelow]

maybe its just me, but i always get very hyped up by mnight but end up being disappointed after the movie.

[Anti.Hero]

It was better than The Strangers. I'll give it that. LOL

[Jimcs50]

I agree. I guess i'm against the crowd when I say I enjoy M. night's movies. The Happening was really entertaining and I'm thinking of watching it again to show my support. :p: If you guys liked Sixth Sense and Signs, I think you'll enjoy this movie.

Looks like you and I are alone in this, Luv. I think we are the only ones intelligent enough to get it.


:p:

[ididnotnothat]

I thought it was an entertaining movie. You all try to make it more than it is. I liked it.

[Anti.Hero]

Looks like you and I are alone in this, Luv. I think we are the only ones intelligent enough to get it.


:p:

To get what? Please explain your profound findings!

I think we all got it. We also got how boring it was.

[ididnotnothat]

To get what? Please explain your profound findings!

I think we all got it. We also got how boring it was.

I didn't find it boring at all. I found it to be entertaining like most movies. I guess some get it and some just like to bitch.

[Jimcs50]

I didn't find it boring at all. I found it to be entertaining like most movies. I guess some get it and some just like to bitch.

It is nice to go through life with a happy go lucky, glass is half full outlook, instead of a sour puss, glass is half empty, bitch bitch bitch personality....yes?

[Islymore]

I too enjoy M. Night's movies also. I enjoyed Sixth Sense, thought it was an excellent film, altho predictable it was filmed well, I thought the small details really made the movie. I liked Unbreakable - Who was in that movie, Bruce Willis? Or am I making that up? Like the guy never died or something, right? It was mediocre at best. I was disappointed with that one initially.

Then I saw the Village, I thought it was strange, but I wound up watching it repeatedly just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Not repeatedly in a row, but if I scrolled the channels and it was on - I'd watch it again the next day or something when nothing else was on. But I kinda enjoyed the hermit village with the "outside world" being forbidden and how they were so secluded yet happy in their confines, not knowing a world existed outside of their lil village.

Now... Lady in the Water... was really strange to me. But with that said, I thought it was interesting to watch. I enjoyed the way it all clicked in the end, but it wasn't something you could just figure out in the first ten minutes of the movie like 6th sense.

So I guess I too am a M. Night fan. I won't deny it. But I dunno if I want to see the Happening... due to all the heavy BAD reviews, I might just get it on bootleg.

[Anti.Hero]

It is nice to go through life with a happy go lucky, glass is half full outlook, instead of a sour puss, glass is half empty, bitch bitch bitch personality....yes?

Don't knock it till ya try it!!!

[balli]

It is nice to go through life with a happy go lucky, glass is half full outlook, instead of a sour puss, glass is half empty, bitch bitch bitch personality....yes?


"The nice thing about being a pessimist is that you're either constantly being proven right, or you're pleasantly surprised."

[thispego]

do you fucking shit heads know how to talk about a movie without giving away the ending?? obviously not. dumbfucks - you know who you are

[Anti.Hero]

It had an ending??

[thispego]

guess i'll never know now

[Jimcs50]

"The nice thing about being a pessimist is that you're either constantly being proven right, or you're pleasantly surprised."

:lol

[scott]

It is nice to go through life with a happy go lucky, glass is half full outlook, instead of a sour puss, glass is half empty, bitch bitch bitch personality....yes?

I guess I'm just a stupid pessimist who likes to bitch... because I thought I "got it", but that it was just a really horrible movie.

[td4mvp21]

WARNING: Possible Spoilers


I saw it last night and I liked it. The best part of the movie, IMO, was the setting. Shymalan (sp?) did an excellent job establishing the dominance of nature and as a result, creating a sense of confinement and being trapped. IMO that was the creepiest part of the movie. You saw the fear in the characters yet they didn't even know what they were running from? And as the movie went on, they knew what they were running from but couldn't avoid it. I felt very confined just watching the movie. I did find the movie pretty disturbing overall, just because of all the suicides and the manner in which they were done. Very graphic and emotionless-almost routine. Overall, I would recommend it. It was a good movie. The ending of course was an enigma but it leaves room for a lot of thought and discussion about Shymalan's message.

[florige]

guess i'll never know now



I just got back from seeing it and I wasn't dissappointed at all. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Go check it out TP, you won't be dissappointed.

[mardigan]

Thought it was cool. Some of the acting kind of sucks, but it's nice to see an original idea for once.

[mookie2001]

so who gets the final deathblow?

[curtismedellin]

Positive reveiws for this movie????
Saw it last night, waste of my money.

The acting was way below par.I expected more from Wahlberg.
My daughter was laughing at some of the scenes.
Who can blame her? A dude in a tiger cage taunting them to eat him with one arm gone.
Shit, might as well inserted the Black Knight from Monty Pythons Holy Grail at that point.

Severely dissapointed. ShylaLAME won't get one more dollar from my pocket

[Fillmoe]

this movie fucking sucked cock

[PixelPusher]

Just think, if M. Knight ShyamaLame had died right after making "The Sixth Sense", we would all be mourning the loss of a potentially gifted director. Too bad he endures to continually remind us what a one-trick pony he really is.

[MateoNeygro]

What pisses me off is that somebody is paying this no talent ass clown millions upon millions of dollars for this swill. Shit, I haven't held a camcorder for more than 15 minutes in my whole life, but I guarantee if you gave me a script writing program, a naked chick, four guns, a roll of duct tape and a budget of 15,000 bucks I could come up with something better than a Shyamalan movie.

hahahahahah roflmao that shit was funny as hell. Well played sir, well played.:lol:rollin:blah:lmao:lmao:lmao

[MateoNeygro]

Could this be the inaugural use of the word "compunction" on a message board? :toast

ahhahaha:lmao

[mookie2001]

so the happening is wind?

[mookie2001]

or plants?

[SA210]

This movie is complete crap! Hollywood funded this crap! Just stupid! Nothing happened.

It's what I expected from this director, trash.

[mookie2001]

that slow wind is pretty scary

[SA210]

that slow wind is pretty scary

The wind worked for very cheap. So why not?


:bang

[mookie2001]

we have to protect this little girl from the trees
-thanks marky mark