What happened to M. Night Shyamalan?

[Alien Redrum]

[Blonde]

I think the problem with The Happening is that when people go to see an M. Night movie, they don't go to have a message about some soci-political problem shoved down their throat. I mean, a movie about global warming...really? Why didn't he just make his own screwed-up version of The Day After Tomorrow?

It was pretty surprising for him to cram that in the last thirty seconds, you expect a twist and M. Night poops in your lap. Maybe that's the twist?

I did like the part where John Leguizamo slits his wrists. That scene should have been extended by at least fifteen minutes.

[DJBenz]

[Peter West]

I think I am lucky to have only seen 6th Sense, Village and Happening. I did though waste 2 hours watching that Sci-Fi channel "secret life" special that they did on him that was actually a promo for the village.

This guy has played out his hand in Hollywood. I doubt he'll get many more big budget films.

So much for the next Hitchcock.........

[DJBenz]

I had to bump this thread because I saw The Happening on TV at the weekend and christfuck what a mess. Ignoring the environmental preaching for a moment, it could have been a decent film. At least the concept was reasonably original and, as mentioned, some of the death scenes were pretty cool, but the direction was simply horrible. And the clumsy shoe-horning of the news interview at the end in offer of explanation was just awful. The characters had already theorised that it was something to do with the plants, so why not leave it at that?

Really terrible. Such a shame they give money to directors to make crap like this.

[Spez]

The Happening was a piece of garbage. I heard about a Marky Mark interview where he tried to dance around it being an awful movie and then just stopped and said something like "Yeah, it was The Happening. That movie sucked."

[TGM]

The Happening is the reason why Justin never leaves his room. He's afraid of the trees.

Spoiler:

TWIST!

[Alien Redrum]

[rhensley]

I remember when he was supposed to be the next Spielberg, or something like that, lol. This was back when The 6th Sense came out.