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Lady In The Water
Wanted to plop a thread out on this one to see if anyone has seen it, what they think of it, how and where this movie went wrong, and even talk about how this movie will affect Shyamalan's future movies.
I've been a general fan of Shyamalan's movies. So far, everyone he has made I have enjoyed. I liked Sixth Sense when I saw it, but Unbreakable, Signs, and The Village are favorites of mine that I like to watch often. But I remember when I saw the first trailer for Lady in the Water... I kinda was embrassed to say I like Shyamalan movies after seeing that. I just knew that this movie would be butchered before it got out the door, and second its far-fetched nature/plot makes me kind of shun it. I'm gonna go see it. At least in the dollar theater, and possibly even a full price. But I'm expecting to be let-down. Any other thoughts? Oh and for reference... It has 21% on Rotten Tomatoes |
Yeah, I figured it would be pretty awful. From what I have been hearing from fans, movie-goers and critics alike... sounds like it's worse than awful. Can't say I'm surprised really. He started off big and has been in a fast decline since. Too bad.
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I will never, ever understand why everyone loves him so much.
He's a one-trick pony. *fairly standard movie* *totally wicked twist* *::SCENE MISSING::* *Everyone praises* Sixth Sense's major twist (I'm not spoilering this, because everyone in the world knows this) was nothing more than Usual Suspects with a dead guy. His psudeo horror while trying to drown everyone with "hey guys I'm spiritual" is irritating. He can't direct, he can't write, and he certainly can't act. And he looks like Kumar. |
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I'm not about to debate or defend everything that the guy does. In fact, I really don't care that much for Shyamalan. He seems kinda egotistical and kinda self-important. I think that his "one-trick-pony" was actually the most boring movie he has made. It hit at a time when little kids were still creepy, and it did a good job of surprising the general populace. Ever since then, its like everyone expects his movies to have a twist. And the "twist" parts of his movies post-SixthSense, is not really the point of 'em, heck, its not really even there. (Unbreakable & Signs especially) I like the underlying themes in his movies. Unbreakable is about following and changing your destiny. Signs is about holding onto faith. The Village is about love conquering fear. These are the "point" of his films, and therefore why I like them. That and the cinematography. He just gets great shots with great peak moments (like the end of Signs, the "hand grab" in Village, etc.). But Lady in the Water? Lady in the Water? From a "fairyland" or something? In someones backyard pool? Seriously, you cant be serious. I mean, thats nearly as bad as something like the "wardrobe" in Narnia (though the fantasy world more than makes up for it). This seems to stretch over the limits of believability. |
To me, M N Shamylamy's (sp, w/e) is sorta the equivalent of Tolkein's Roverandom. Not comparing Shamylamy to Tolkein, just Roverandom's relativity to his normal work. Its a more sort of whimisical fun peice.
Saw the movie today, and I enjoyed it. My only tiffs were that the beginning and end weren't developed enough. Also, in most his works, something about the directing would strike me as above par. Unluckily, it didn't in this one. 20% is only critics, users is 80%. Critics seem to have some trait that makes them different from the majority. Despite their vast expierance with movies as their occupation, rarely do their opinions reflect the public's. |
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I also thought Unbreakable was an intriguing movie, even if it had some dumb stuff in it. If there's one thing I really like about these films is the overall atmosphere and pacing. I haven't seen Signs or The Village or Lady in the Water, but let's stop with the haterism :mad: |
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Signs is great though. I mean Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix are steller. Make sure to check this one out. And you are right. Alot of the appeal of his movies is the atmosphere that comes with them. @avanent It's good to hear that the movie was pretty good from a real person :). Now I'm a little more excited about going. |
I don't know why people never like his movies anymore. I absolutely loved The Village. (I STILL don't get why people didn't like it) I thought the filmography was fucking excellent.
And Signs I found to be whole-heartedly acceptable, since theres no better time to question where your faith lies when something so drastic and mind-fucking as aliens landing on your planet would be. ^_^ As far as Lady in the Water, I want to see it. I wanted to go tonight, but nooooo. Let's go see JACK SPARROW again. I am unsure of the plotline for Lady in the Water, but I hear it's a bedtime story Shamylan (sp) tells his kids. I have a feeling it's a "don't believe everything you see" kind of story. I could be wrong, but I would bet money that the albino chick is the bad guy in this. I am only speculating, though~ |
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*watches Saving Private Ryan* *wonders why there is so much talking when these people will just die anyway* Eleo has it: the reason I love Unbreakable, in fact consider it one of the best movies ever made, is not just because of the acting, the plot, the twist, the soundtrack, the cinematography, or the art design, but the ambiance of the whole thing. It's because everything comes together and just feels right. |
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Not to mention the colors of the movie. So well anticipated and executed. I've yet to understand why people dislike the film. I think it's because they were expecting something completely different than what they got? Quote:
I KNOW aliens weren't the point. I don't need you to point that out to me. I thought it was INTERESTING how he used ALIENS to SHOW his point as his TOOL. |
Ahhh... sorry. I read sarcasm in your statement when I guess it wasn't there. I agree that it was clever and it worked very well.
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I just saw this movie. It was excellent. The critics are all wrong.
This is not really like his other films, but it's quality stuff, and I like it more than The Village. I may come back to elaborate further, but I'm stopping there for now. By the way, there's no "big twist" here, so you can dispense of any expectations drawn from that convention. |
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I really think that what hurts Shyamalan's flicks is people's expectations. They come in thinking "thriller, twisty turny movie that will surprise me", and they dont get what they are looking for because thats not his films. And then it's "Shyamalan teh sux0rz". When that expectation is taken away, then people can actually WATCH the movie and let it be the drama movie that it is. |
I wonder if anyone's just given up on an episode of The Twilight Zone because it gets to a silly point just too far beyond belief. I read a review in the paper today that said M. Night doesn't know how to tell a story. The reviewer proceeds to go on about how the plot of a
was ridiculous. Not about how the movie was paced or the dialogue. But that there was indeed a lady in the water in Lady in the Water. He described the gist of the movie while suppling the captions "(I'm not making this up)." He liked the acting (except for M Night's cameo). He liked the look of the film. What got him was the believability. I've found that his movies always have a dorky, yet endearing, sense of humor to them. In the more serious moments, he's not so pretentious as to think he's profound, but he has normal people using simple words to do the best that they can do. I think he can tell a story quite well and in a unique way. I think that he is a standout director. Not a single one of his movies has felt like a stock effort. I really don't get what everyone's problem with him seems to be. I do really hate that American Express ad with him in it, though. |
I saw the movie on Wednesday for a private showing, I really liked it and I didn't know why. It wasn't the best story ever, but it hooked me from the beginning, just how everything played out. I am probably going to see it again in the next few days.
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Excellent... Lets hope the good reviews keep flowing.
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After seeing The Village, I was one of those people who was expecting the "twist" and ended up disliking the movie. In retrospect, I really appriciate it for what it is. It is a good movie.
As for Lady in the Water, I already had it in mind that this was not gonna be a twist movie and I was able to enjoy it very much. I can see how some people will not like this movie. But it will all be because of false expectations. M. Night Shyamalan is trying to crawl out of the suspense category everyone pigeonholed him into. Kinda like how Jim Carrey tried to do non-comedy roles. Here's hoping M. Night has better luck. |
Hmm I can't say much good about this movie, and I even loved the Village and his previous works...
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Well, here's hoping The Fountain, The Prestige and Children of Men can make up for this one. |
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I hope to see this film because I've liked Shyamalan's movies. Although I haven't seen The Sixth Sense from start to finish, I've seen enough to know it's a good movie. Signs was a well-done, even though I sort of saw the "twist" (if it can be called that) before it truly revealed itself. The Village was a bit dull for me, most likely since I already knew the twist before I began watching. It was a good movie with interesting characters, though. I was shocked when who I thought was the main character was injured and effectively taken out of the movie.
I absolutely love Unbreakable. It is truly my favorite movie. It's a better superhero film than any other, likely because of it lending itself better to reality. The film doesn't explain everything, but doesn't have to. The film allows for the viewer to fill in the inconsequential details that aren't revealed, a nice imagination-stimulating item. And the ending can be compared to nothing. Anyone who hasn't seen Unbreakable needs to. It's that simple. I read a review for Lady in the Water in my local paper that claims there are several plot holes in the movie. Mainly, certain creatures aren't suposed to be allowed to do certain things under certain circumstances, but can do them anyway with no explanation as to why. Is this true? |
no, your paper journalist didn't listen very well.
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I liked the movie. There really is only one way to describe a movie like this, and that is a very long Twilight Zone episode. Yes, it is cheesy. Yes, it can be boring. And yes, pretty much all the complaints the critics have said are accurate. However, as long as you just let it all go and allow yourself to care about what is occuring on screen, then you'll be ok and more than likely will enjoy the movie. With that being said, the ending is terrible. It just ends and leaves you hanging. I also can't recommend seeing it in the theaters. Wait for the DVD. It'll be a solid rental. |
Any movie with a trailer featuring a little girl whispering as the cheesy narrorator/advertiser = teh fail.
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So I saw this movie Saturday night. I didn't want to even sit through the whole thing, but I never walk away from a movie. Have to see the whole thing.
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The plot was so choppy and retarded, it almost hurt. I found myself wincing at most parts of the movie. Some of the methods to retrieve messages were so absurdly hysterical, I found myself laughing out loud during some parts, and found that I could hardly keep my mouth shut in the theatre. I don't think I was alone, either. This movie had virtually no depth, no planning, and no entertainment in it. It had POTENTIAL, but fuck all mighty, it was shit. I would NOT recommend it at ALL. I myself am disappointed I paid money to see it. I should have waited. Thanks for disappointing me, Shyamalan. |
I wish I found this thread earlier because I literally JUST got back from watching it. The characters were so cheesy--had little to no development. The beginning was completely dull, dull enough that it put me to sleep for around 30 minutes. I woke up towards the end and caught a little bit of the thrill (which lasted around 2-3mins) and then the movie abruptly ends.
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I loved trailer 1, it was very calm and emotional with some opera song playing in the background. Does anyone know the artist en title of that song btw? :-D
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/lad...ater/trailer1/ Choose Large, because HD doesn't work, it just directs you to trailer 2 and 3 on the apple site. Double Post: Oh and by the way, EVERY movie shyamalan made after The Sixth Sense was pure and utter crap. So I don't really know why people keep hoping he'll make something good... |
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I had thought it was going to be some half-depressing, half-hopeful romantic story. Plus, that song was (and still is) incredible. It's Mi Mancherai sung by Josh Groban. |
Great! Thanks! I thought I'd never find it :-D
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Ok, so I don't see how anyone could put the word "narf" into a serious movie. After the aquabitch muttered it in her sleep all I could think of for the rest of the movie was "What are we going to do tonight, Brain?"
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sorry to bump an old thread XD
but am i the only one who liked this movie? I just finish watching it and even if there are better movie, I think it's the best movie M. Night Shyamalan did in all his carrier. Really for me all the other one were really pretty bad, but even if I really didn't like most of his movie, there was still something about them. I can put my finger on it, but there's something that make me watch his movie. this movie really intrigue me, I always that it could be a good movie from the trailers, but the name M. Night Shyamalan was always making me pass it. So tonight I decide to download it, because I wanted to watch a movie that I didn't already seen and I decide to give it a try and I'm pretty please about it ^^ I really liked the bedroom story, it had something "magical" or something. In was a good movie to watch, will probably not see it a second time but I think M. Night Shyamalan deserve some credit just for this one ^^ |
To be honest, I liked it as well.
I went into it expected something worse than The Village because of all of the negative reviews this movie has had. But I got something much better than that, so I was pleased that I didn't waste my time. The movie is a little constricted though. It almost feels like that Seinfeld episode "The Chinese Restaurant" because there's only that one setting in the entire film. Still, it wasn't a bad movie at all. |
I actually just watched the movie yesterday. Definitely not up to Shyamalan's good movies (The Sixth Sense, The Signs) but not as bad as The Village either.
Felt as if I as the audience was being ridiculed by someone telling me, an adult, a bedtime story that feel's like it's made on the fly. I could've accepted at least some kind of a red line in the "this is it! ...no this is it!... wait, this is it, I know" plot "changes", but no. Shyamalan needs to find himself better scripts. He's got a really unique mood to his movies that really goes to waste into sequential crap like this. |
Shyamalan is like the J.K. Rowling of flim. I'm convinced that Lady is actually Shyamalan's take on a comedy. However bad the movie technically was, a part of me still enjoyed it.
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Better than I thought it would be (after being completely turned away by The Village), but I still thought it was pretty lacking. His movies are... different, so it's not so bad since he definitely won't be cliche, but I think anyone can make movies like that if they just write whatever they want to write. I guess what I'm trying to say is that his storytelling isn't polished; he tries too hard. At least it was slightly better than The Village.
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