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Ideologue

#10140
May 30, 2013, 12:23:12 PM
How much of that hate is justified?
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Viking

#10141
May 30, 2013, 12:26:07 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 30, 2013, 12:23:12 PM
How much of that hate is justified?

Dunno.. and suppose I never will since I won't be watching the movie.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

garbon

#10142
May 30, 2013, 12:36:45 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 30, 2013, 12:23:12 PM
How much of that hate is justified?

One of the reviewers who was given a splat actually mentions positive things about M Night's early movies.  Though another just lists M Night, Sorry. and points out that this is one of the few movies that didn't use his name boldly in advertising.
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Viking

#10143
May 30, 2013, 01:12:29 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 30, 2013, 12:36:45 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 30, 2013, 12:23:12 PM
How much of that hate is justified?

One of the reviewers who was given a splat actually mentions positive things about M Night's early movies.  Though another just lists M Night, Sorry. and points out that this is one of the few movies that didn't use his name boldly in advertising.

Thats the central trope of shyamalan hate, you say how great 6th sense was and then say how crap he has been since then
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Eddie Teach

#10144
May 30, 2013, 01:16:46 PM
6th Sense wasn't all that.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Josephus

#10145
May 30, 2013, 01:21:14 PM
6th sense was OK....until you sat and reflected, then you realize how shit it was. The reason why no one saw the ending coming is because....there was no reason to suspect that Bruce Willis was a ghost. It made no sense. All the time, did he not realize that no one was talking to him? recognizing him? Did it not dawn on him that he wasn't feeling hungry anymore? Or tired? That he  didn't need to take a piss anymore? Twist endings are fine when you can go back and go "aaah, I see." Like that ghost movie with Nicole Kidman. But this one made you go, "Huh?"
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lustindarkness

#10146
May 30, 2013, 01:22:26 PM
Wut?
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Ed Anger

#10147
May 30, 2013, 01:23:21 PM
SPIILARZ!
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Eddie Teach

#10148
May 30, 2013, 01:27:10 PM
Here be spoilers

Quote from: Josephus on May 30, 2013, 01:21:14 PM
6th sense was OK....until you sat and reflected, then you realize how shit it was. The reason why no one saw the ending coming is because....there was no reason to suspect that Bruce Willis was a ghost. It made no sense. All the time, did he not realize that no one was talking to him? recognizing him? Did it not dawn on him that he wasn't feeling hungry anymore? Or tired? That he  didn't need to take a piss anymore? Twist endings are fine when you can go back and go "aaah, I see." Like that ghost movie with Nicole Kidman. But this one made you go, "Huh?"

I saw it coming. That dinner with his wife was the giveaway. She wasn't looking at him or avoiding looking at him, all her comments were delayed and not directly responsive to his, she showed no recognition that he was there.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Liep

#10149
May 30, 2013, 01:27:42 PM
Is Dune going to get better or will it continue to be utter crap? I was 20 minutes before I stopped.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Ed Anger

#10150
May 30, 2013, 01:28:58 PM
Quote from: Liep on May 30, 2013, 01:27:42 PM
Is Dune going to get better or will it continue to be utter crap? I was 20 minutes before I stopped.

80's dune? Just give up.
Stay Alive...Let the Man Drive

Berkut

#10151
May 30, 2013, 01:29:31 PM
Quote from: Josephus on May 30, 2013, 01:21:14 PM
6th sense was OK....until you sat and reflected, then you realize how shit it was. The reason why no one saw the ending coming is because....there was no reason to suspect that Bruce Willis was a ghost. It made no sense. All the time, did he not realize that no one was talking to him? recognizing him? Did it not dawn on him that he wasn't feeling hungry anymore? Or tired? That he  didn't need to take a piss anymore? Twist endings are fine when you can go back and go "aaah, I see." Like that ghost movie with Nicole Kidman. But this one made you go, "Huh?"

Wow. That is some serious desire to not like something.

I think back on Sixth Sense, and it makes perfect sense to me that dead people aren't necessarily all that coherent, even to themselves, so I can't say that I ever thought much about whether dead Bruce needed to take a leak or not.

Hell, maybe he DID go take a ghost piss from time to time. Who knows?

That was an excellent film, with one of the best twists I've ever seen in a movie.
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Viking

#10152
May 30, 2013, 01:29:44 PM
Quote from: Josephus on May 30, 2013, 01:21:14 PM
6th sense was OK....until you sat and reflected, then you realize how shit it was. The reason why no one saw the ending coming is because....there was no reason to suspect that Bruce Willis was a ghost. It made no sense. All the time, did he not realize that no one was talking to him? recognizing him? Did it not dawn on him that he wasn't feeling hungry anymore? Or tired? That he  didn't need to take a piss anymore? Twist endings are fine when you can go back and go "aaah, I see." Like that ghost movie with Nicole Kidman. But this one made you go, "Huh?"

I sometimes wonder about 6th sense if he intended every character to look, sound and feel so uncomfortable or that just happened because of shyamalan. If so it was out of place in Avatar. It did feel right in the Happening and the Village (didn't watch lady in the water or unbreakable or signs) though.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Liep

#10153
May 30, 2013, 01:30:53 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 30, 2013, 01:28:58 PM
Quote from: Liep on May 30, 2013, 01:27:42 PM
Is Dune going to get better or will it continue to be utter crap? I was 20 minutes before I stopped.

80's dune? Just give up.

Yeah, is there a better version?
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Ed Anger

#10154
May 30, 2013, 01:32:07 PM
There are a couple sci fi channel mini series from a few years ago. I thought they were boring.
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