DISQUS

CapKwik · 1 year ago

I'm confused. This started off praising Night for his movies and giving us reasons to be interrested in The Happening, and then turned ugly and blasted Night for the way he makes his movies. Personally I am a fan of his movies because you never know what kind of movie you're going to get. Sure his ego is huge and could possibly be his downfall, but at least he is not making the same old crap that has been spewing from Hollywood. He doesn't let the studio's dictate how to make his movies and for that I give him credit. You can see one of his movies and not know what is going to happen next, or you can go and see a remade slasher film and know exactly what is going to happen next. Even if it misses the mark in the end, at least the trip was fun.

Rob Hunter · 1 year ago

The camel toe in The Weather Man was more terrifying than the entirety of The Ring. And The Ring was pretty damn scary.

But on topic... Night's only shitty film was Lady in the Water. The Village was mediocre, but the three before it were all solid entertainment. A bigger misstep for Night than his screenplays are his cameos in his own films... he's the Indian Quentin Tarentino in that regard.

Johnny Boy · 1 year ago

How the heck is his ego huge? What, because he wants to be like Hitchcock that gives
someone a huge ego?

Edward B · 1 year ago

Please see my posting in the HULKed out edition of Boiling Point this week and you'll see how I feel about this director, who's clearly lost his direction after seeing dead people. Maybe he saw his career in amongst those on their way to the Great Beyond & decided to follow suit. & comparing himself to the great A.H.?!?! WTF!? Not even close. The script has to match the intensity of the cinematography & as he's decided to attempt both, he ends up proving true the age old addage of "jack of all trades, master of none.". So, I'm not wasting another dollar on anything he's attached too until he comes correct and by taking on Avatar : The Last Airbender, (a cartoon I LOVE), I already see the sad direction of this crap maker. At least he started off on the right foot. Too bad he won't end off that way.

Josh Radde · 1 year ago

CapKwik--

There's a lot to like about Night. He's made 3 and 1/2 really solid films and that's more than most directors can say. I wanted to point that out early on. I give him credit for making his own films his way, but at a certain point you need to stop and ask for help. He's making films now to see what he can get away with, but what he really needs to do is make a straight-forward film. 90% of twist endings are shit, and that's why everyone responded to Sixth Sense. But ultimately a twist ending serves to justify what you've just thrown at us for two hours. Most of the time it's a cop-out, it only rarely works on a larger level. Again, the man is loaded with talent, it's just not in his writing (or his acting).

Johnny Boy--

There's nothing wrong with wanting to be the next Hitchcock. ESPECIALLY when you've got a repertoire of films that is for the most part respectable. But there's a sense about Night that because we don't consider him the next Hitchcock we're idiots, and HERE'S A TWIST ENDING TO PROVE HOW HITCHCOCKIAN I AM! That annoys me. And I may be wrong, too.

Melanie · 1 year ago

Ego means ignoring all the signs (no pun intended) that, historically, movie teams are much more successful when directors are willing to relenquish some power and delegate to people who are better with certain aspects of filmmaking (see above 'Screenwriting') than you are. Ego means equating being in the driver's seat of a project with the right to also act in your own films. Not only should he stop writing his own material, he should stop giving himself important roles as well. Shyamalan is NO ACTOR and that kind of arrogance can really hurt a film (see above 'Lady in the Water'). I really enjoy his work, especially before he started gaining more power and sway in Hollywood, and I hope that someone is willing to say no, therefore revealing the stark reality that humility can only help in the moviemaking process. He has such promise as a storyteller. I just don't want to see it wasted on pet projects hindered by tunnel vision. I haven't yet decided if I will see "The Happening". I'm hoping somebody makes up my mind for me; but believe me, it won't be those trailers (see above 'R -rating').

Zach M. · 1 year ago

What a load of crap. Shyamalan is a burnt-out-NYU-Hack. If anybody is comparable to Hitchcock, it would definitely be Christopher Nolan. I read a quote somewhere that said Christopher Nolan is the Hitchcock of our generation because he is making the films that Hitchcock would be making, were he alive today. Shyamalan is about as comparable to Hitchcock in that most of his movies have a twist, but they are all forgettable pieces of crap that only merit 1 viewing (if any).

Bill Brasky · 1 year ago

I can't believe he called Clint Eastwood racist

Senseless Babble · 1 year ago

I still hold out hope for Shyamalan. I hope this is the movie that turns things around for him. I'll admit it liked The Village, but felt "riped off" by "the twist" (or rather, the two twists) in the movie. I was so mad after The Village, that I never watched The Lady In The Water. And as much as I hated the ending, I really enjoyed the rest of the film. But his other films I realy realy like! Yes, even Signs. So, part of my heart hopes that this is the film that surprises everyone, scares the pants off of me, and makes M. Night find his stride once again. - Senseless Babble

Kevin Carr · 1 year ago

I liked Lady in the Water