M Night Shyamalan's The Village

D.C. · 04-30-2004, 01:29 PM

http://thevillage.movies.go.com/

The new trailer for M Night Shyamalan's The Village is online.

Garyos · 04-30-2004, 02:10 PM

I hear the twist for this one is really, really stupid.

I don't know what it is, but from the hints I've read I think it actually sounds kinda cool.

D.C. · 04-30-2004, 02:13 PM

I don't want to know any spoilers for this movie.

People have rambled about Shyamalan's twists since Unbreakable.

nordic_guy · 05-01-2004, 03:33 AM

Nice trailer, much better than the last. I'm looking forward to this one, although I think he has locked himself in an evil circle where he feels he needs to have a huge plot twist at the end of each movie. A plot twist is better when you don't know it is coming.
The plot twist for this movie does sound like fun, though. I think people take these movies way too serious.

Henke · 05-01-2004, 09:22 AM

Wow! I have really been looking forward to this movie since the first trailer and after seeing the second one I'm even more excited.

remixor · 05-01-2004, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by nordic_guy

although I think he has locked himself in an evil circle where he feels he needs to have a huge plot twist at the end of each movie. A plot twist is better when you don't know it is coming.

I agree. It's sort of frustrating. I'm starting to think he's a one-trick pony. He's a skilled director; I have no question of that. But I hate that all of his movies so far seem to have to go for the exact same tone, and they always have to have a TWIST(!!). I'd really like to see him do something else, branch out.

As far as the screenplays go, I also think he shouldn't be writing his own scripts. He's a decent writer, but his writing has nothing on his direction and I suspect he insists on writing his own movies mainly because he wants to have his name all over everything. His name is big enough that he could surely secure a big-name well-respected writer for his stuff, and I think his work would benefit as a whole.

Anyway, it's probably time for crazy Shyamalan fans to blow me out of the water.

Intrepid Homoludens · 05-01-2004, 01:37 PM

Seen one Shyamalan flick, seen 'em all?

D.C. · 05-01-2004, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by remixor

Anyway, it's probably time for crazy Shyamalan fans to blow me out of the water.

/me shoots remixor in the head. Drags his corpse into the forest for the creatures in The Village to get him.

D.C. · 05-01-2004, 03:39 PM

Before the creatures get you (and before you die from the bullet wound in the head), you might be interested to know that it's been speculated that Shyamalan's next movie will be based on some book.

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/454/454014p1.html

remixor · 05-01-2004, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SerialFreak

Before the creatures get you (and before you die from the bullet wound in the head), you might be interested to know that it's been speculated that Shyamalan's next movie will be based on some book.

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/454/454014p1.html

As long as the book doesn't have a CRAZY TWIST!!!, that could be good news.

D.C. · 05-01-2004, 03:46 PM

I don't have a problem with the twists, but the book on the other hand sounds like it has the potential to be screwed up.

Terabin · 05-02-2004, 07:05 PM

Man Joaquin Phoenix and M Night Shyamalan work really well together. I'd love to see Mel Gibson in another of Shyamalan's films though too.

D.C. · 05-02-2004, 07:55 PM

Yeah, same here. It's cool how Shyamalan reuses actors, but I wouldn't want to see too many Bruce Willis starring M Night Shyamalan movies.

The Village cast looks like it'll be pretty awesome.

Ninja Dodo · 05-03-2004, 01:24 AM

He was great in Sixth Sense though.

D.C. · 05-03-2004, 02:01 AM

That's true; Unbreakable as well. I think two movies are enough though.

AFGNCAAP · 05-11-2004, 01:04 PM

I've read the Life of Pi, if someone's interested, and while I found it being a tad overrated (it won the Booker Prize and took bookstores - at least Polish ones - by storm), I'd be very eager to see what Shyamalan would make of it. Surely it'll be very different from his work so far: the story has only one (albeit fabulous) sequence that is straightforwardly horror-ish. On the whole it's an extremely simple (to such extent it's natural to interpreted it as an allegory) story of Human vs. Nature (Life? Evil?) - think The old man and the sea meets New Age. The main part is set in a confined space and has a single human character (so a great opportunity to show one's directorial skills). It does not feature a CRAZY TWIST!!!, but the ending is ambiguous in a way that I for one liked.

PS Of course, I also can't wait to see The Village.

D.C. · 05-11-2004, 02:31 PM

I thought Life of Pi was a childrens book based on the description given by filmforce.ign.com

100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja · 05-14-2004, 03:29 AM

I've hated that guy, from the get-go. Remember watching the 6th sense. Everyone talked about how great it is and all... When I finally got to watch it, at the half of the movie I was like:

Spoiler:
It couldn't be, could he really be dead? And, he really was.

Surprise, surprise! And all the way I was bored to death. It's one of those movies where the story goes so god damn slow, and finishes with an awesome, unpredictable ending. This one was ridicolusly predictable, at least for me. But, the Unbreakable's ending, on the hand, was completely stupid. And I got the punchline of the movie the first time

Spoiler:
I saw Samuel Jackson (it was so obvious he's a villain) . Good-guy, bad-guy comic thingy.

And then I rented Signs, more so I could continue to diss Shalayman than I really had the wish to watch it. Turns out it was quite a good movie, not nearly as pretencious as the ones before. And that surely helped the movie a lot. It was like he stood hard on the ground for the first time in his short career.

So I guess I'm lookin' forward to his new movie, but now I actually have a desire to see it.

Ninja Dodo · 05-14-2004, 07:39 AM

You may want to spoiler tag that post of yours. Not everybody has seen those films and not everyone finds them predictable.

100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja · 05-15-2004, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninja Dodo

You may want to spoiler tag that post of yours. Not everybody has seen those films and not everyone finds them predictable.

Sorry, kinda did that spoiler thing. My fault inDeeDee. And I know I've posted my subjective opinion as I stated before that all of my friends liked the movie.
BTW I'm a complete DUMBASS, how do you make that spoiler thingys?

04-30-2004, 01:29 PM	#1
D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	M Night Shyamalan's The Village http://thevillage.movies.go.com/ The new trailer for M Night Shyamalan's The Village is online. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Garyos AKA Morte Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sigil Posts: 1,101	I hear the twist for this one is really, really stupid. I don't know what it is, but from the hints I've read I think it actually sounds kinda cool. Share Share this post on Twitter

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05-01-2004, 03:33 AM	#4
nordic_guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 1,081	Nice trailer, much better than the last. I'm looking forward to this one, although I think he has locked himself in an evil circle where he feels he needs to have a huge plot twist at the end of each movie. A plot twist is better when you don't know it is coming. The plot twist for this movie does sound like fun, though. I think people take these movies way too serious. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ If I wasn't just spamming this thread, I'd probably have something interesting to say. Last edited by nordic_guy; 05-01-2004 at 04:51 AM.

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	Before the creatures get you (and before you die from the bullet wound in the head), you might be interested to know that it's been speculated that Shyamalan's next movie will be based on some book. http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/454/454014p1.html Share Share this post on Twitter

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	I don't have a problem with the twists, but the book on the other hand sounds like it has the potential to be screwed up. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Terabin Tell me This is It Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 538	Man Joaquin Phoenix and M Night Shyamalan work really well together. I'd love to see Mel Gibson in another of Shyamalan's films though too. Share Share this post on Twitter

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	Yeah, same here. It's cool how Shyamalan reuses actors, but I wouldn't want to see too many Bruce Willis starring M Night Shyamalan movies. The Village cast looks like it'll be pretty awesome. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	He was great in Sixth Sense though. Share Share this post on Twitter

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	That's true; Unbreakable as well. I think two movies are enough though. Share Share this post on Twitter

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AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	I've read the Life of Pi, if someone's interested, and while I found it being a tad overrated (it won the Booker Prize and took bookstores - at least Polish ones - by storm), I'd be very eager to see what Shyamalan would make of it. Surely it'll be very different from his work so far: the story has only one (albeit fabulous) sequence that is straightforwardly horror-ish. On the whole it's an extremely simple (to such extent it's natural to interpreted it as an allegory) story of Human vs. Nature (Life? Evil?) - think The old man and the sea meets New Age. The main part is set in a confined space and has a single human character (so a great opportunity to show one's directorial skills). It does not feature a CRAZY TWIST!!!, but the ending is ambiguous in a way that I for one liked. PS Of course, I also can't wait to see The Village. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

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100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja pain is love Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 1,348	I've hated that guy, from the get-go. Remember watching the 6th sense. Everyone talked about how great it is and all... When I finally got to watch it, at the half of the movie I was like: Spoiler: It couldn't be, could he really be dead? And, he really was. Surprise, surprise! And all the way I was bored to death. It's one of those movies where the story goes so god damn slow, and finishes with an awesome, unpredictable ending. This one was ridicolusly predictable, at least for me. But, the Unbreakable's ending, on the hand, was completely stupid. And I got the punchline of the movie the first time Spoiler: I saw Samuel Jackson (it was so obvious he's a villain) . Good-guy, bad-guy comic thingy. And then I rented Signs, more so I could continue to diss Shalayman than I really had the wish to watch it. Turns out it was quite a good movie, not nearly as pretencious as the ones before. And that surely helped the movie a lot. It was like he stood hard on the ground for the first time in his short career. So I guess I'm lookin' forward to his new movie, but now I actually have a desire to see it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her. - W.C. Fields There are more old drunks then old doctors. - Willie Nelson by_100ja Last edited by 100ja a.k.a. mr_mitja; 05-15-2004 at 03:24 AM.

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Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	You may want to spoiler tag that post of yours. Not everybody has seen those films and not everyone finds them predictable. Share Share this post on Twitter