Unbreakable is probably my favorite of his too, that or The Sixth Sense. I thought both Signs and The Village were pretty silly, although there were moments in The Village that I liked quite a bit and found genuinely chilling, and I didn't see Lady in the Water.
Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.
'Serenity'
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Kate P. - Jun 11, 2008 9:49:55 am PDT #6297 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Jessica - Jun 11, 2008 9:52:09 am PDT #6298 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Unbreakable made me want to throw things. It was SO FUCKING SLOW and SO FUCKING FULL OF ITSELF. The revelations were all SO FUCKING OBVIOUS and yet they were treated as these massive surprise twists. That may have been the last M Knight movie I saw, actually. I hated it that much.
Juliebird - Jun 11, 2008 9:54:17 am PDT #6299 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I've loved all of his movies to date, kinda hated the twist in The Village, thought it could have done without it, but then thought that the horror of the final decision wouldn't have had any impact without it. And I can't think of another movie that changed main characters in the middle of the story, and I thought that was absolutely divine.
And even if I hated every single movie, his continued relationship with James Newton Howard keeps giving me endless listening pleasure.
I could watch Signs on repeat, and as much as I enjoyed The Sixth Sense, the endless spoofs that came out of it have stemmed any desire to see it again, although I'm sure I'd love it all over again if I did.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2008 9:55:00 am PDT #6300 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
(likes Jessica particularly much right now)
Atropa - Jun 11, 2008 9:55:26 am PDT #6301 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I wanted to hit Anthony with a brick after about his second scene.
YES. In fact, when I watch the DVD, I tend to skip past the Anthony & Joanna scenes.
Hammer Films Red (that's the Pantone name)
Hee!
juliana - Jun 11, 2008 9:58:26 am PDT #6302 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Hammer Films Red (that's the Pantone name)
That always makes me so very happy. Like "Bastard Amber" in the Roscolux book.
Glamcookie - Jun 11, 2008 9:59:32 am PDT #6303 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Not a fan of M. Night. Pissed he's making an Avatar movie. Hell, we don't need a live-action Avatar movie! The show is perfection!
Scrappy - Jun 11, 2008 10:00:39 am PDT #6304 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
when I watch the DVD, I tend to skip past the Anthony & Joanna scenes.
But not the Anthony/Turpin scenes, I hope.
"You gandered at my ward, sir. Gandered!"
amych - Jun 11, 2008 10:03:05 am PDT #6305 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
The revelations were all SO FUCKING OBVIOUS and yet they were treated as these massive surprise twists.
This is pretty much my issue with all of Shamalamalamadingdong, not just Unbreakable. Well, that and the "Look at my surprise twist! See how incredibly clever I am? Pat me on the back now!!"ness of them.
(For bonus points, I have a friend with the same disability, and it didn't make her turn evil! Except in a "let me taunt you with my food blog" way.)
Atropa - Jun 11, 2008 10:04:30 am PDT #6306 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
But not the Anthony/Turpin scenes, I hope.
Oh good heavens, no. That would be a crime.
(Dear Self, remember to load Sweeney Todd onto your laptop and iPod. That way Pete won't have to watch it over and over and over.)