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DarkStar189 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Looks alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Had me going until it looked like it turns into a creature feature at the end, those bore the shit out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I haven't seen The Visit, Split was awesome, and Glass was okay/meh. So, we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I am skeptical on this one, the story this based on is called Sandcastles and is fairly nihilistic . Not sure how its gonna hold up in film form though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: I haven't seen The Visit, Split was awesome, and Glass was okay/meh. So, we'll see. The Visit is actually pretty funny. Not in like a slapstick one-liner kind of way, but it's sort of M. Night Shyamalan making a parody of his own movies, it's pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 like most Shamallamadingdong pics, it might be good or it might be crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: Had me going until it looked like it turns into a creature feature at the end, those bore the shit out of me. I’m guessing (hoping) that’s a misdirect. Of course, the real twist is that they’re actually in Philly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Another M. Night Shyamalan movie. I've failed many times and no one is giving me millions to make my projects. It's not fair! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 I think M. Night has generally learned from his mistakes. After his disastrous The Happening/The Last Airbender/After Earth run, he went back to basics. He financed The Visit himself, and it was pretty good! Split was also a lot of fun. These smaller thrillers are a good lane for him. So I have decently high hopes for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, TheLeon said: I think M. Night has generally learned from his mistakes. After his disastrous The Happening/The Last Airbender/After Earth run, he went back to basics. He financed The Visit himself, and it was pretty good! Split was also a lot of fun. These smaller thrillers are a good lane for him. So I have decently high hopes for this one. You forgot to add Lady in the Water, then it's The Happening/The Last Airbender/After Earth. I found Glass well made but disappointing. I haven't seen The Visit but Split was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 33 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: You forgot to add Lady in the Water, then it's The Happening/The Last Airbender/After Earth. I found Glass well made but disappointing. I haven't seen The Visit but Split was great. I always forget Lady in the Water. Haven’t seen it since it first came out. I guess I tend to include it with The Village in the “interesting failures” phase of his career (some might include Signs as well but I love it), whereas the next three are just straight up terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 49 minutes ago, TheLeon said: I always forget Lady in the Water. Haven’t seen it since it first came out. I guess I tend to include it with The Village in the “interesting failures” phase of his career (some might include Signs as well but I love it), whereas the next three are just straight up terrible. Signs and The Village are great films, no caveats required, at least to me. The Sixth Sense/Unbreakable/Signs/The Village is a hell of a run. Deakins' cinematography alone in The Village makes it worth watching. Lady in the Water was just bad to me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 M. Night said years ago he tried to branch out so he wouldn't be known as that guy who made these thrillers with a twist. He said eventually he realized that's what he's best at and it's okay if people go into an M. Night movie expecting a certain thing and getting it. I think he's humbler now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 5/28/2021 at 12:24 PM, TheLeon said: I think M. Night has generally learned from his mistakes. After his disastrous The Happening/The Last Airbender/After Earth run, he went back to basics. He financed The Visit himself, and it was pretty good! Split was also a lot of fun. These smaller thrillers are a good lane for him. So I have decently high hopes for this one. Pretty much this. This looks interesting as hell and creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Reviews are (predictably) mixed. I’m going to try to see it tonight, depending on how late this other thing goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 I can see why reviews are all over the place. The movie is all over the place! I completely enjoyed it, but the way I was enjoying it changed throughout the movie, if that makes sense. Sometimes it was so-bad-it’s-good, other times it was legitimately good and compelling. Wild stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeluge Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 We'll just get this right out of the way: awkward dialogue, too much exposition (really hampers one climactic scene towards the end in particular), inconsistent performances (Krieps owned in Phantom Thread!), all the standard gripes that come with a Shyamalan joint. But god damn, can the man tell a story with a camera. Endlessly inventive framing that serves the story and brings additional depth on a moment-to-moment basis. Pig is still my current favorite of the year, but this frequently had me on the verge of tears in a way that never quite did. Love where Shyamalan is right now with his career, and highly anticipating what comes next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 It wasn’t perfect but damn was it thought provoking. I saw it last weekend and still can’t stop thinking about it. I can see how it would turn a lot of people off though. Every other 2021 movie I’ve seen has felt like a 2020 movie that was shelved for a year. Old was actually filmed during the pandemic last year and you can tell. I don’t want to give too much away to those who haven’t seen it, but the themes certainly feel shaped by the pandemic. Considering that everyone is looking for escapism right now and not self-examination, this may be too uncomfortable for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Didn't love it but didn't hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 7/28/2021 at 2:20 PM, Zeluge said: But god damn, can the man tell a story with a camera. Endlessly inventive framing that serves the story and brings additional depth on a moment-to-moment basis. On 7/29/2021 at 6:12 AM, Kamusha said: Considering that everyone is looking for escapism right now and not self-examination, this may be too uncomfortable for some. Agreed with both of these. The lady and I watched it, and I noticed two things: 1. Lots of shots he used looked really good and told a story in themselves. I found myself admiring the camerawork more than usual. 2. This was one hell of a prohibitively depressing movie. Once the bad stuff begins happening, it just. won't. stop. There's not a single moment of levity I can remember; it's such a grim movie. I have no urge to watch it again because it's a little too depressing. But it's a well made film; it's hard for me to say it's bad because plenty works. But... ugh, that Spoiler woman with the calcium deficiency, FUCK, seeing her like that at the end made me uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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