LADY IN THE WATER....
LADY IN THE WATER....
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#1re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 4:23pmI'm actually really excited but I love all of M. Night Shyamalan's movies...though some are very flawed. I think like most of his movies there won't be much middle ground. I love Bryce Dallas Howard and think she's a hell of an actress so I'm all for seeing her on screen again and Jefferey Wright is in it so heres to having good acting.
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SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#3re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 4:26pmThis may be a renter - especially with Clerks 2 and My Super Ex-Girlfriend coming out this weekend. The Village was so bad, that my once high opinion of Shaymalan has REALLY gone downhill -- he can only rest on Sixth Sense (most obvious plot twist in movie history - there, I said it) and Unbreakable (which I thought was by far his best movie) for so long.
Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#4re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 4:29pm
LADY IN THE WATER just sounds like abolute sh*t.
And this is coming from someone who LOVED The Village (But, coincidentally, hated SIGNS). Shyamalan has always been pretty hit-and-miss (I agree with you, jason), but LITW is just giving me hives.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#5re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 4:32pm
I remember a similar reaction to THE VILLAGE, and that is my favorite film by him. I love all his films, including WIDE AWAKE. I'll be there on Friday, to see it.
Updated On: 7/19/06 at 04:32 PM
#6re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 4:32pmI really enjoy watching Paul Giamatti and when the FIRST preview came out (a teaser that really just showed him as a writer and hearing splashes in the pool) I thought - wow.. this could be cool.. a fantasy type movie - maybe M. Night is trying something new. The the full trailer came out and I had to groan. I went from definitely wanting to see it to maybe renting it. But that's just me
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#7re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 4:51pmI mean the main character is a "narf". A NARF! You know a movie's creative well has run dry when it has been reduced to lifting sayings from PINKY AND THE BRAIN.
jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#8re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 4:56pm
I love "Pinky and the Brain"!
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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#9re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 5:38pmIt's Pinky, yes Pinky and the Brain, brain, brain, brain, brain...
~And let us try, before we die, to make some sense of life~
#10re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 5:40pmOh The Village was so bad.
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
cheezedoodle
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/15/05
#11re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 6:26pmGiamatti was on Regis and Kelly yesterday and he said Lady was being classified as a bedtime story. The clips they showed looked rather good. I don't think Knight will ever top the Sixth Sense - and people need to stop holding that up as his guiding light against the rest of his work.
"Oh Link...your pork is ready..." - Edna Turnblad
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#12re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 6:33pmMeh Sixth Sense was a mediocre film that would have been much better without the opening scene.
JustChillin8908
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
#13re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 6:49pmI loved The Village and I'm also really excited about this movie.
cheezedoodle
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/15/05
#14re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 6:50pmMediocre or not - it has been his best work. That was the point of the statement.
"Oh Link...your pork is ready..." - Edna Turnblad
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#15re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:04pmI disagree. I feel that his best work is a tie between The Village and Unbreakable.
pushdabutton
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/05
#16re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:19pmI saw an advance screening of this movie this past Monday night. What a waste of time. The majority of the sold out audience laughed throughout the entire movie as if it was a comedy instead of a thriller. Not scary or suspenseful at all. Don't waste your time or money!
JustChillin8908
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
#17re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:21pmDoes it at least have a big twist at the end?
#18re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:27pmThis one looks like Shyamalan does the now over done Japanese water ghost film. I hope I'm wrong about that because I love good horror movies and love to be scared by movies. Unfortunately, in recent years, the scriest thing I've seen in a horror movie was Paris Hilton's acting ability.
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#19re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:29pmI will never see a movie that this man makes. As much as I love Paul Giamatti (and that's a lot) I will still never see this movie.
"I can't figure out what kind of life this is, comedy or tragedy, I just know it's showbiz. And what if I don't agree with the lines I have to read? They don't pay me enough, the way I see it."
pushdabutton
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/05
#20re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:31pm
No big twist. It's very predictable right from the start.
I will say Paul Giamatti's performance was great, as always and Bryce Dallas Howard's performance was terrible. She was much better in The Village.
I<3bway
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/06
#21re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:44pmI thought The Village was a load of crap. I hope I like this movie better. I would have to say that my only favorite movie of his so far is Signs.
#22re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:53pm
Is anyone else getting annoyed that every other commercial is for this movie?
I get it. Enough already!
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
JustChillin8908
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
#23re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:57pm
It's better than the Little Man commercials...
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/719/719199p1.html
Updated On: 7/19/06 at 07:57 PM
#24re: LADY IN THE WATER....
Posted: 7/19/06 at 8:01pm
Not interested in this one.
Shyamalan has been such a mixed bag with me. The Sixth Sense and Signs were brilliant. Unbreakable was a fine thriller, with some neat surprises. The Village, however, was his most disappointing. It had its moments, as well as a stunning performance by Bryce Dallas Howard, but I didn't buy the twist, and I didn't feel the movie had earned it.
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