I mean, they had two movies named
Zodiac
(and both about the Zodiac killer!) released one year after the other. Of course, one was clearly lower profile.
M. Night is actually doing a trilogy, presumably turning each season into a movie, as if that's possible at all. And it's live-action. While I obviously have reservations on principle, as anyone would, I'm a little heartened by the fact that he appears to be a complete fanboy, just like us. The first outline he turned in to Mike and Bryan was, like, waaaaay too long because he wanted to fit in all of their ideas. So, if anything, I know he respects the source material greatly and wants to do right by it. And Mike and Bryan seem to be involved. Cautiously optimistic for now, I suppose.
M. Night Shyamalan is making the Avatar: The Last Airbender movies
Oh God. "With Haley Joel Osment as Saka!"
Actually, GC, I think he'll be casting unknowns. Open auditions and all that. He talked about it in the featurette on the DVD, how he thought about the fact that RIGHT NOW, there are some kids out there who are going to become Aang and Sokka and Katara.
I am scared by the idea of live action Avatar: The Last Airbender, not even because I don't trust Shymalan but just... I can't see it
working
live-action. The animation is such a huge part of it. Some of my favorite moments are moments that are straight up cartoon, and just wouldn't work with real people.
I am Gris. And I really don't trust Shyamalan.
I think he's a really interesting director. I love
Unbreakable.
I haven't seen
Lady in the Water,
which I know gets a bad rap, but I still want to see it.
M. Night is a huge disappointment to me, but I'm hoping he eventually comes to the light.
I adore Unbreakable and the 6th Sense. Both were great storytelling making 'important ideas' accessible.
He deserved the early 'genius' designation. I just wish he'd not gobbled up his own press and gotten so inflated. It's painful to watch his indignation over how misunderstood he is and how people just don't 'get' his grand vision. I absolutely got it...I just don't want to see him being so immaturely ego driven. I think his art suffers mightily for it.
The Key to Reserva.
It's a commercial for a Spanish champagne, but the idea is that Martin Scorsese is filming three-and-a-half pages of a lost Hitchcock script as Hitchcock would have done it himself. It's very nice and cute.
I don't know whether it's because I'm not paying enough attention, or Sci Fi's cuts, or if it's just really incoherent, but
The Abyss
has me totally confused. I have no idea what's going on in this movie. I shouldn't have to work this hard on a mindless thriller.
James Cameron's Abyss? No, I don't think it's incoherent. But I also don't think it's a mindless thriller.