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Lady in the water (pg. 2)
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by eXo
Any horror movie that isn't rated R, blows monkey choad. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
It didn't try to be a horror movie or thriller as his others failed to be |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
the story line was aweful. |
Storylines are overrated. The traditional plot structure is sooo ing overdone in all of the ing tripe that Hollywood and even a lot of foreign cinema is churning out anymore. There's hardly anything you can do that's new with plotline - it's been that for a long time, that horse is long dead. Lady in the Water sought to achieve an almost mythological viewpoint of the human legacy and the roles that individuals play within our society's chronology. Post-Disney aspects preserved the sort of Neo-Wagnerian archetype of good and evil forces clashing as well as coexisting in the paradigm of law and disorder. Rules were abided and broken in the Microcosm that Shyamalan was describing as a way of connecting with and teaching us in the same way that a bedtime story would. The elements were all there, all that was inconcrete with the movie was the at times nebulous story line which described a somewhat unrealistic take on characters and the human condition - just like a bedtime story?
I think that if you didn't like the movie, you were clearly expecting something else from it. If there's anyone to blame for that, it's advertising. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by josh4
the critics pretty much agreed it was no good
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_in_the_water/
thats one of the lowest scores ive seen on there
poor Shyamalan, i think hes been getting too much hype. everybody was expecting too much from him |
Interesting. The only character to die in the movie was the know-it-all movie-critic whose predictions panned out to be untrue. :p |
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| enferno |
| wait m. nigh shamalon is still allowed to make movies :conf: |
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| DigitalPhoenix |
I give the guy credit for trying to come up with something original...
Let's face it, Hollywood lately is about remakes and sequels.
What was the last movie that made you go:
"Holy ! I gotta have that on DVD!" |
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| DjConfessions |
Don't want to see it. But like ^^^ says, credit is due these days to anyone in hollywood who isn't rehashing for the sake of a few extra bucks. I heard about it on Coast2Coast last night about people who actually have some faith in some of the mythology in the characters in the movie, namely Thunderbirds.
I want to see The Descent. If not for the good reviews as a horror movie, for the trailer of Saw 3. |
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| AnotherWay83 |
| i dont think its too great or anything, but i dont think its nearly as bad as some people here are making it out to be..."worst movie ever"?? puh-leeeesse...even tho the script might not be that strong his direction is too good compared to any "horrible" movie you might find |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigitalPhoenix
I give the guy credit for trying to come up with something original...
Let's face it, Hollywood lately is about remakes and sequels.
What was the last movie that made you go:
"Holy ! I gotta have that on DVD!" |
A Scanner Darkly. |
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| RapidFire |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
A Scanner Darkly. |
a novel by Philip K Dick. :p |
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| The_One |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
A Scanner Darkly. |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
a novel by Philip K Dick. :p |
Even so, the movie was done amazingly.
If we are to believe his word, Shyamalan based the movie on a child's fairytale. Original? It's up to the viewer to decide. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nou
The guy is a ing hack, almost all his movies have been the same basic premise and it really shows.
Signs, The Village, and this one are all the same movie with different actors and a different monster. |
Wait...did you see the movie? |
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