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Boutros said:
oldschoolfool said:
Boutros said:
oldschoolfool said:
Boutros said:
oldschoolfool said:
Boutros said:

M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite director. He's far from being a bad director.

The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village are probably my three favorite suspense movies.



I agree with you on the Sixth Sense,but on the other two come on. He's know to have played out the surprise twist ending concept to death. There was so many things wrong with the signs movie that it was'nt even funny and that ending was just god awful. The village was just a snoozefest with an ending that anybody could see from a mile away. I have to respectfully disagree with you. lol

Signs is the scarriest movie I have ever seen. That means a lot on how good the movie is.

The Village was very good during the whole movie and the ending was unpredictable and smart.

Signs was the scarriest movie you ever seen,seriously,you must scare easily if that was the scarriest movie you've ever seen. The ending to the village was predictable,I was'nt the only one that predicted that ending at the time. Again,I respectfully disagree with you,different strokes for different folks I guess. lol

What movie is scarrier than Signs?

you like what you like and I like what I like. Let's just leave it at that good sir. lol

Yeah I know but I'm just wondering what movie is scarrier than Signs in your opinion?

The Shining, The Thing



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oldschoolfool said:
Boutros said:

M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite director. He's far from being a bad director.

The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village are probably my three favorite suspense movies.



I agree with you on the Sixth Sense,but on the other two come on. He's know to have played out the surprise twist ending concept to death. There was so many things wrong with the signs movie that it was'nt even funny and that ending was just god awful. The village was just a snoozefest with an ending that anybody could see from a mile away. I have to respectfully disagree with you. lol

I have to agree with you. Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense were simply awesome. the others not so much - haven't seen the happening.

If the movie actually respects the original story, then it might be great. But, i have little faith in that. I know hollywood.

 



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darklich13 said:
Boutros said:
oldschoolfool said:
Boutros said:
oldschoolfool said:
Boutros said:
oldschoolfool said:
Boutros said:

M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite director. He's far from being a bad director.

The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village are probably my three favorite suspense movies.



I agree with you on the Sixth Sense,but on the other two come on. He's know to have played out the surprise twist ending concept to death. There was so many things wrong with the signs movie that it was'nt even funny and that ending was just god awful. The village was just a snoozefest with an ending that anybody could see from a mile away. I have to respectfully disagree with you. lol

Signs is the scarriest movie I have ever seen. That means a lot on how good the movie is.

The Village was very good during the whole movie and the ending was unpredictable and smart.

Signs was the scarriest movie you ever seen,seriously,you must scare easily if that was the scarriest movie you've ever seen. The ending to the village was predictable,I was'nt the only one that predicted that ending at the time. Again,I respectfully disagree with you,different strokes for different folks I guess. lol

What movie is scarrier than Signs?

you like what you like and I like what I like. Let's just leave it at that good sir. lol

Yeah I know but I'm just wondering what movie is scarrier than Signs in your opinion?

The Shining, The Thing

lol The Shining is not scary. It's just disturbing.



darklich13 said:

Anyways the reviews are in for his latest romp.  Rotten tomatoes currenty has the movie at 08%. It will probably gain a few more fresh reviews but when critics are saying the following, you know something went wrong.

"Where to start with this one? How about this: If any movie ever warranted a class-action lawsuit against the filmmakers, it’s The Last Airbender."

"The Last Airbender is dreadful, an incomprehensible fantasy-action epic that makes the 2007 film The Golden Compass, a similarly botched adaptation of a beloved property from another medium, look like a four-star classic."

"Let's just be honest: M. Night Shyamalan is an idiot."

"This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 — gives us all a ringside seat at the sight of Mr. “I See Dead People’s” career gurgling down the drain."

"The Last Airbender is a joyless, soulless, muddled mess, but the worst part of all doesn't come until the very end. That's when it makes the clear suggestion that two more such movies are in store for us."

Nooooooooooo.... *sobs* I really wanted this movie to be good, there was so much potential and I loved the cartoon. Now it's down to 7%... Epic fail!



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darklich13 said:
Boutros said:

M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite director. He's far from being a bad director.

The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village are probably my three favorite suspense movies.

I'm sorry but Shyamalan is one of the worst directors out there.  All he does is copy what Alfred Hitchcock has done and come up with some of the stupidest stories I have ever seen. For instance, lets look at the movie Signs.  The aliens are smart enough to travel through the cosmos but they cannot operate a simple door!  The aliens want to take over a planet that is mostly water and water is what can hurt them! This is not good storytelling, it is just plain stupid.  And lets not forget the climax of the movie where Mel Gibson's wife tells him to tell his brother to "Swing Away".  I'm sorry, but that is just comical and Signs is considers one of his better movies. 

Anyways the reviews are in for his latest romp.  Rotten tomatoes currenty has the movie at 08%. It will probably gain a few more fresh reviews but when critics are saying the following, you know something went wrong.

"Where to start with this one? How about this: If any movie ever warranted a class-action lawsuit against the filmmakers, it’s The Last Airbender."

"The Last Airbender is dreadful, an incomprehensible fantasy-action epic that makes the 2007 film The Golden Compass, a similarly botched adaptation of a beloved property from another medium, look like a four-star classic."

"Let's just be honest: M. Night Shyamalan is an idiot."

"This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 — gives us all a ringside seat at the sight of Mr. “I See Dead People’s” career gurgling down the drain."

"The Last Airbender is a joyless, soulless, muddled mess, but the worst part of all doesn't come until the very end. That's when it makes the clear suggestion that two more such movies are in store for us."

If you really do like M. Night Shyamalan then I suggest you look into Alfred Hitchcock's movies.  You will notice quite a few similarities right down to similar camera angles.  He is the master for which Shyamalan wishes he was.

The same kind of mistakes can be found in every movies. And that definitely does not make the movie bad because a couple of things are unexplained.



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Boutros said:
darklich13 said:
Boutros said:

M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite director. He's far from being a bad director.

The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village are probably my three favorite suspense movies.

I'm sorry but Shyamalan is one of the worst directors out there.  All he does is copy what Alfred Hitchcock has done and come up with some of the stupidest stories I have ever seen. For instance, lets look at the movie Signs.  The aliens are smart enough to travel through the cosmos but they cannot operate a simple door!  The aliens want to take over a planet that is mostly water and water is what can hurt them! This is not good storytelling, it is just plain stupid.  And lets not forget the climax of the movie where Mel Gibson's wife tells him to tell his brother to "Swing Away".  I'm sorry, but that is just comical and Signs is considers one of his better movies. 

Anyways the reviews are in for his latest romp.  Rotten tomatoes currenty has the movie at 08%. It will probably gain a few more fresh reviews but when critics are saying the following, you know something went wrong.

"Where to start with this one? How about this: If any movie ever warranted a class-action lawsuit against the filmmakers, it’s The Last Airbender."

"The Last Airbender is dreadful, an incomprehensible fantasy-action epic that makes the 2007 film The Golden Compass, a similarly botched adaptation of a beloved property from another medium, look like a four-star classic."

"Let's just be honest: M. Night Shyamalan is an idiot."

"This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 — gives us all a ringside seat at the sight of Mr. “I See Dead People’s” career gurgling down the drain."

"The Last Airbender is a joyless, soulless, muddled mess, but the worst part of all doesn't come until the very end. That's when it makes the clear suggestion that two more such movies are in store for us."

If you really do like M. Night Shyamalan then I suggest you look into Alfred Hitchcock's movies.  You will notice quite a few similarities right down to similar camera angles.  He is the master for which Shyamalan wishes he was.

The same kind of mistakes can be found in every movies. And that definitely does not make the movie bad because a couple of things are unexplained.

There is a difference between something that is unexplained and something the is explained very stupidely. Come on aliens that are killed by water!! That is not even trying. Let me guess, you also think Transformers 2 is a good movie.



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M. Night Shyamalan achieved success very early in his career, but didn’t seem to understand his success and with every successive project his movies have become more predictable and formulaic; and the quality of his work has degraded noticeably in (pretty much) every other area as well. I could be wrong but I think he is the director of the Last Airbender because no major studio would fun another one of his original movies; and if he doesn’t turn it around in the next couple of movies he will (probably) be lucky to direct porn.

With that said, The Last Airbender looks pretty decent and could be the start of a comeback.



HappySqurriel said:

M. Night Shyamalan achieved success very early in his career, but didn’t seem to understand his success and with every successive project his movies have become more predictable and formulaic; and the quality of his work has degraded noticeably in (pretty much) every other area as well. I could be wrong but I think he is the director of the Last Airbender because no major studio would fun another one of his original movies; and if he doesn’t turn it around in the next couple of movies he will (probably) be lucky to direct porn.

With that said, The Last Airbender looks pretty decent and could be the start of a comeback.


From what I understand, Lady in the Water flopped whiched caused Shyamalan to lose his auteur license so major studios refused to work with him on original films



darklich13 said:
Boutros said:
darklich13 said:
Boutros said:

M. Night Shyamalan is one of my favorite director. He's far from being a bad director.

The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village are probably my three favorite suspense movies.

I'm sorry but Shyamalan is one of the worst directors out there.  All he does is copy what Alfred Hitchcock has done and come up with some of the stupidest stories I have ever seen. For instance, lets look at the movie Signs.  The aliens are smart enough to travel through the cosmos but they cannot operate a simple door!  The aliens want to take over a planet that is mostly water and water is what can hurt them! This is not good storytelling, it is just plain stupid.  And lets not forget the climax of the movie where Mel Gibson's wife tells him to tell his brother to "Swing Away".  I'm sorry, but that is just comical and Signs is considers one of his better movies. 

Anyways the reviews are in for his latest romp.  Rotten tomatoes currenty has the movie at 08%. It will probably gain a few more fresh reviews but when critics are saying the following, you know something went wrong.

"Where to start with this one? How about this: If any movie ever warranted a class-action lawsuit against the filmmakers, it’s The Last Airbender."

"The Last Airbender is dreadful, an incomprehensible fantasy-action epic that makes the 2007 film The Golden Compass, a similarly botched adaptation of a beloved property from another medium, look like a four-star classic."

"Let's just be honest: M. Night Shyamalan is an idiot."

"This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 — gives us all a ringside seat at the sight of Mr. “I See Dead People’s” career gurgling down the drain."

"The Last Airbender is a joyless, soulless, muddled mess, but the worst part of all doesn't come until the very end. That's when it makes the clear suggestion that two more such movies are in store for us."

If you really do like M. Night Shyamalan then I suggest you look into Alfred Hitchcock's movies.  You will notice quite a few similarities right down to similar camera angles.  He is the master for which Shyamalan wishes he was.

The same kind of mistakes can be found in every movies. And that definitely does not make the movie bad because a couple of things are unexplained.

There is a difference between something that is unexplained and something the is explained very stupidely. Come on aliens that are killed by water!! That is not even trying. Let me guess, you also think Transformers 2 is a good movie.

I liked Transformers 2 but I can still see it was extremely flawed. But Transformers 2 is not at all the same level as Signs.



So you might not want to see The Last Airbender after all. At least not in theaters. It's getting terrible reviews. I've never seen a movie go as low as 5% on rotten tomatoes. And thats after 41 reviews.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_airbender/