The tomatometer is 62, but I feel comfortable adding 15 at least, for critics who didn't realize they were allowed to like it, or who were too afraid to.
I think some of them didn't even watch it:
Will M. Night Shyamalan ever clue in? Just because there's a twist in a movie doesn't mean the movie's any good.
This has been the line for 6 movies going:
Lady in the Water, The Happening, The Last Airbender, and After Earth sullied Shyamalan's reputation, and The Visit does nothing to resurrect his brand.
I liked "Unbreakable" a lot. "Signs" is one of those movies that gets really stupid if you take five seconds to think about it. Pretty goddamn poor choice of planet on the part of the aliens.
Vidor wrote:I liked "Unbreakable" a lot. "Signs" is one of those movies that gets really stupid if you take five seconds to think about it. Pretty goddamn poor choice of planet on the part of the aliens.
I don't care if that's the actual case or not, i'm just going to pretend like it's true (just like when I read Game of Thrones I just mentally age up all the characters).
Vidor wrote:I liked "Unbreakable" a lot. "Signs" is one of those movies that gets really stupid if you take five seconds to think about it. Pretty goddamn poor choice of planet on the part of the aliens.
I don't care if that's the actual case or not, i'm just going to pretend like it's true (just like when I read Game of Thrones I just mentally age up all the characters).
Wow. That took some creativity on someone's part! I wouldn't say it's out of the question for Night to pull in what he's learned of Catholicism into a movie like this. I've seen him brag about how much smarter he was about Catholicism when going to a Catholic school despite being Hindu.
I liked Signs more from a directorial standpoint. The music and characters' fear is what really set the tone for the movie. It certainly has a scare factor, but you aren't scared by the aliens. You don't even see them until the last 10 minutes or so.
The tomatometer is 62, but I feel comfortable adding 15 at least, for critics who didn't realize they were allowed to like it, or who were too afraid to.
Yep. I haven't seen it but you could tell the critic hive mind was going to take over on it.
Though honestly, 62 is pretty damn good for a horror for the same reasons. You always have to give horror on RT a bit of a boost just because there are a lot of critics who don't like or don't get the genre and then crap all over it... as if their opinion means anything to someone who actually does enjoy the genre.
Since we're all talking Shyamalan, I feel obligated to point out how laughably hilariously awful Lady in the Water was.
The tomatometer is 62, but I feel comfortable adding 15 at least, for critics who didn't realize they were allowed to like it, or who were too afraid to.
Yep. I haven't seen it but you could tell the critic hive mind was going to take over on it.
Though honestly, 62 is pretty damn good for a horror for the same reasons. You always have to give horror on RT a bit of a boost just because there are a lot of critics who don't like or don't get the genre and then crap all over it... as if their opinion means anything to someone who actually does enjoy the genre.
Since we're all talking Shyamalan, I feel obligated to point out how laughably hilariously awful Lady in the Water was.
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I think The Village gets too much crap. I think some people guessed the twist, and others were pissed when they found out what was going on, but I think it's a good movie even knowing that the whole time. The premise is far-fetched, but I don't care about that. I think the whole thing is pulled off really well. If I have a complaint, it's the usual whispering you get in Shyamalan movies and the grown ups' portion of the movie is a little overwrought.
The Last Airbender is the probably the worst screen treatment I've seen anything get, and it's one of the best animated shows I've seen.
