Comments on: The Happening Movie Trailer #2

By: Rahf

Rahf — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:19:35 +0000

I think I am going to love this movie , becasue love love love scary movies , like I am legend , hid and seek ( 2005 )

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:44:36 +0000

Give credit to M. Night for trying to produce intelligent horror/scare films. Frankly, I have grown so weary of the big budget flicks that seem to think that cursing and car crashes constitute plot. Look, I love a good summer action film as much as anyone. I just want to see some thought given to plot and character. Yes, it can be done. Jaws, Aliens, Indiana Jones, Die Hard, Terminator, Desperado, are just a handful of great action films that delivered on energy, humor and interesting characters. I welcome the M. Night films.

By: sussitout

sussitout — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:20:38 +0000

M. Night doesn’t seem to understand that his movies don’t function as good cinema without some form of an ending.

I’m not saying everything needs to be neatly wrapped up for me in the end (see: The Invasion, with Nic Kidman…ugh), but a little closure isn’t too hard to ask for, is it?

By: iantherage

iantherage — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:01:57 +0000

Lady in the Water was excellent.

There are so few fans, I wish there was a way to band together!

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:41:40 +0000

Even if you think this movie might be good or might be bad, I think that people that have never heard of Night will end up seeing it just to find out what the hell is making people off themselves. And the rest of us will be looking for that and the inevitable ‘twist’.

By: Lorne

Lorne — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:55:09 +0000

Lady in the Water was awful!

By: Sanfam

Sanfam — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:04:18 +0000

I saw this with Iron Man, and while the first trailer looked rather interesting, the over-use of dramatic cutting out and “thumping” made…a good portion of the audience actually *laugh* during the trailer. The entire run felt too much like “Mark Wahlberg vs. Wind.”

In that respect, I entertained. (The original trailer still has me wanting to see the movie)

By: jesami

jesami — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:44:47 +0000

an epidemic of people committing suicide for no apparent reason (at least not in the trailer)? i am very interested to watch this movie.

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By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:18:09 +0000

LOTNorm, alexfromqueens, ali, and Jonathan

I too liked Lady in the Water. (Why does this feel like an AA group?) :-)

By: gocitizen

gocitizen — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:23:12 +0000

Good, bad, or whatever, Shyamalan at least attempts to deliver stories that are original. For that reason alone, I defend what he does in an era of sequels and remakes. One thing that he always does well, is write some memorable scenes that can hold a lot of impact ( the weight lifting scene from Unbreakable, the dinner scene from Signs, etc.).

If people viewed his films from the perspective of family relationships going through extraordinary circumstances, as opposed to “something that is supposed to shock or be scary,” I think that his films would be viewed with a little more positive expectation.

Even so, I think Spielberg did well with his take on a societal panic in War of the Worlds - intense situations and high emotion. Even the scene with the river of dead people made those trailers. I’m not seeing this sort of intensity in the Shyamalan trailer. Perhaps, the film is pretty low key, but that is a tough Summer sell.

No matter what, we are likely guaranteed another excellent film score from James Newton Howard. That is always the bonus of a MNS film.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:27:02 +0000

LOTNorm, alexfromqueens, and ali

I loved Lady in the Water too. It was actually a great film for what it is, a fantasy film.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:51:23 +0000

Concur with _doom.

By: blurr

blurr — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:57:36 +0000

I can’t believe what I’m hearing: there are people who enjoyed Lady in the Water?

Honestly, every M.Night trailer so far has piqued my interest, but this movie makes me feel “meh”. I guess you can say it ain’t happening for me. Hyuk!

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:51:02 +0000

@ LOTNorm & alexfromqueens

I’m with you two. I loved Lady in the Water.

Can’t wait for the Happening, either. This trailer is much better than the international one.

By: alexfromqueens

alexfromqueens — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:06:37 +0000

@ LOTNorm

I guess we are the only 2 people that enjoyed Lady in the Water.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:14:51 +0000

That’s a great trailer. I thought the international one was good, but this one’s really good. I do think, at least the younger audiences, will probably not check this one out. Scary movies have tended to go the way of Hostel and torture porn for teens nowadays, but I’m psyched about this one.

By: LOTNorm

LOTNorm — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:51:31 +0000

I think Shyamalan redeemed himself a bit with Lady in the Water. Yes, I just said that.

It’ll be an interesting watch in the very least.

By: ugh_doom

ugh_doom — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:45:00 +0000

I’m excited. Never liked any of M. Night’s films except Unbreakable(only good superhero movie imo), but this looks good.

By: giantman

giantman — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:35:27 +0000

I have to admit to feeling pretty blah about this, not because of Night, or anything else, other than the complete and total lack of a “wow” factor. So far at least all we have to go on is people looking confused, wondering and fearful… that isn’t enough. Heck, I get enough of that at work.