Willow ,'Storyteller'
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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.)
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.)
My favorite Shyamalan word play was used in the New York times back when Lady in the Water came out, I think.
"Shyamaladenfreude."
Unbreakable made me want to throw things.
Unbreakable made me want to throw things that said, "SHOW! DON'T TELL!!" on them.
I quite liked Unbreakable, though I confess we fast-forwarded through stuff that seemed irrelevant. We had no experience of M. Night so had no pre-conceptions about what would happen. I was expecting it to turn out that his power was the love of his family or twiddle like that, and was quite delighted that it turned out as it did. And the twist, if I'm guessing the correct one, was delightfully macabre.
So, anyway, I quite liked it, but it's well-known that I have what are considered plebian tastes in movies.
I could watch Signs on repeat
yep! it's actually my favorite, i think.
I have what are considered plebian tastes in movies
me too, connie.
me too, connie.
Power to the people.
I thought Signs was mega-stupid, but I liked it anyway. I felt the same way about The Day After Tomorrow.
I didn't see Signs. I was told by people I trust that there are parts of it that would Freak Me Right Out. Since I wasn't that curious about the movie, I didn't bother.
We're going to see The Fall tomorrow night!
Another movie that I thought was mega-stupid, but enjoyed immensely anyway:
Waterworld