Poor M. Night Shyamalan

[iSeymore]

The Sixth Sense was probably the scariest movie I ever remember seeing when I was a child. I was 8 or 9 at the time.

[MichaelMyers]

Originally Posted by TheLostEyeball

For my Shyamalan ended at Signs. What a twist!

Girl you know it's true.

[donherion]

Although I enjoyed Sixth Sense I thought the twist in Unbreakable was far more honest and effective. Signs was a good film but a notch below these. The rest are fairly sub par, The Village probably being the best of the rest. But do agree he should stick to directing. It's his strength.

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[Berzin]

I haven't seen "Signs" but his other works to me were lacking in true horror and suspense.

He is overrated in my opinion. But overall I feel North American film making lacks creativity.

The studios have money but no concept of how to make a decent horror film.

The American remakes of "Let the Right One In" and "REC" are classic examples.

And just like Blair Witch 2, Paranormal Activity 2 is just not a good representation of the best in the genre. Not even close.

[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by Berzin

But overall I feel North American film making lacks creativity.

Wow.

[massacre man]

Originally Posted by Berzin

But overall I feel North American film making lacks creativity.

The studios have money but no concept of how to make a decent horror film.

The American remakes of "Let the Right One In" and "REC" are classic examples.

And just like Blair Witch 2, Paranormal Activity 2 is just not a good representation of the best in the genre. Not even close.

That's about M. Night... How?


I like peanut butter.

[good vs evil]

I think M. Night S. is highly misunderstood. People who have seen his former films like Sixth Sense and Signs are thinking that all his films have to do with scaring someone. I feel that is not all he is hoping to accomplish. He wants his fans to think and talk about his films whether they like them or not. An example that I feel achieved a lot in my mind was "The Village". It had a lot of substance going for it, such as suspense, great characters, intriguing plot and a surprise ending. It may not have been what people thought it was going to be as the conclusion, but I loved it and was shocked by it.

I don't really know where I was going with that...except I love his films. Scratch that. I did not care for Lady in the Water. When Devil comes out on DVD I will check it out.

[Berzin]

Originally Posted by massacre man

That's about M. Night... How?

Because he's part of the American horror/suspense genre, and quite rightly he should be criticized for not bringing it, given the boatload of loot he procures from film companies every time he has a project to bring to the screen.

Speaking of the overall state of the American horror/suspense genre, I just peeped "Monsters"-another monumental disappointment.

[The Villain]

I love all of his movies...except Last Airbender. Havent seen it and im not really interested in it. Here's my order of favorites from best to worst.

Signs
The Village
The Sixth Sense
Lady In The Water
Devil
Unbreakable
The Happening

[Zombie123]

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

Sorry Sistinas; couldn't resist the temptation.

Poor M. Night Shyamalan. I think it's safe to say his name has become box office poison. What went wrong? I personally think (and I know I'm not alone in this) that his overinflated ego is getting in the way of him admitting to himself that his talent is in directing and not in writing. He definitely has a talent for ratcheting up the tension in a horror film. However, this talent is wasted when the story doesn't live up to the tension created.

Now, confession time. I do enjoy most of M. Night Shyamalan's films. The Sixth Sense was good (though not the masterpiece a lot of people seem to think it is); there were some genuine scares and Toni Collette and Haley Joel Osment generated a lot of sympathy for their characters. Really liked Unbreakable. LOVED Signs. Liked Lady In The Water; I guess it was pretty corny, but I still felt people were way too hard on this film. I enjoyed The Happening up until the second half (or whenever it was they reached Mrs. Jones' farmhouse) then it just ground to a halt (and of course had one of the biggest "WTF?!" endings in movie history). The Village was the only one I really couldn't stand. It had one of the most obvious "twists" I've ever seen, and after all was said and done you realized pretty much nothing happened.

I still hold out hope that M. Night has another great movie, like Signs, left in him. I haven't seen Devil, but it looks truly awful so I guess I'll wait until it comes on TV.

How many M. Night haters and how many defenders?

LOL! :D
I second that.
Used to like him, but the Happening... Killer trees that use the wind to make us kill ourselves?!
WTF!