Not that I approve of ass-rapings naturally. Cough. I just like a laughably bad movie dammit

We all paid to see his hits and supported him, making him millions upon millions. So we, being CONSUMERS, get to bash him by giving us 4 shitty movies in a row. (I'm counting his Sci-Fi special in that list) And if this was a great movie, he would get our money.

See how this works?

Maybe too on the nose, though.

I've always enjoyed sitting through a Wahlberg movie. It gives hope to the rest of us. I'm hoping this is as paralysingly bad as 'Planet of the Apes', which made no sense whatsoever.

Can it compete with 'Higlander II' though? Or 'A.I.'? Now they were awful beyond words...

The remarkable thing is that Shayamalan is an astonishingly good director: even when he's making flawed films (e.g. Unbreakable) or batshit craxy ones (i.e. Lady in the Water), the guy's talent is undeniable.

The fact that his next film is an adaptation (Airbender) gives me hope that, by translating someone else's ideas rather than coming up with his own, he'll finally pull his head out of his ass and deliver a genuinely great film.

(and yes, I do want to see her naked)

i remember watching that thinking it would be like a mockumentary, or at least him retelling some weird things that DID happen in his childhood or something...and it was the most painful, self absorbed exercise in ...oh hell it was just a trainwreck.

I won't go to lengths to defend Shamalyan but I really like Unbreakable and if that was the only film the guy had made so far, I'd say we were in for a great ride. Too bad he fell in love with himself and practiced self-love on the screen for the next 3 flicks.

For a good laugh, go read Vern's take on his obsession with all things Bryce Howard!

And I assure you, if this movie sucks, I will indeed lament M. Night and not celebrate. Unlike Boll, he actually has the skills, but perhaps needs some humbling.

ps douchbag, the only idiot trying to recreate "the sixth sense" is M. Night.

He should also then direct an action movie that he DID NOT write himself.

If he does these things properly, then he'll redeem himself

As always, IMO and YMMV.

Of course, it could be argued that he was unsure and unfamiliar with his own newfound strength and basically had "stage fright" in terms of using his "abilities". Or that maybe the killer-guy was a "larger than life" (aka somewhat supernatural) villain in a similar vein as Mr. Glass or Willis's character. That's reaching of course and shouldn't be necessary to any large extent on a relatively logical film. And that degree of reaching is what supports or shatters our suspension of disbelief. I didn't have trouble with the logical flaws in Unbreakable but I could not get past water-alergic Aliens invading a planet that is practically ALL water. Water vapor in the air, everywhere. They'd barely survive the freakin dessert but they're in Pennsylvania??

And, why do Aliens never wear god damn clothes? Always naked in movies! For Chrissakes will you cover yourself!!!

I wasn't attempting to defend Shamalyan himself (who would) or his logic as a writer but more defending the story of Unbreakable which I do like a lot.

Not always a good place to judge current movies from, James Cameron started with Pirhana 2....would you have gone to see Terminator after having seen that?

I kid though, I agree there's a ton of bandwagon jumping on AICN when it comes to criticising a movie/director. But I must disagree on the 'turn the brain off' type of movie - I've had a lot of fun watching some braindead crap over the years. Many of the horror movies I've seen fall into that category, and I've loved a lot of them. Action flicks too. Not every movie has to have me considering an issue or examining my feelings kin order to be worthy of watching, you know?

Transformers is the prime example, I really liked it because it was what it was. Come now, you must have your own guilty pleasures surely?