The Happening
02-09-2009, 04:51 AM
Wow, guys, now tell me what you REALLY think.
I never said this is the end all be all best movie of all time. In fact, I believe "cheesy" was in my post a couple of times. Most Hollywood types love any passionate reaction. You have given him that.
I was happy that there were no boobs, no twit taking a shower by herself with a killer on the loose in the neighborhood, and no long drawn out torture/gorno scene. There was a touch of romance and being a chick I appreciate that. The methods of suicide were interesting. And, the story itself was good, but was not presented in the best possible way.
Now, all that being said. M. Night is not the messiah of movies. Even Romero is not immune to fans disapproving of their latest effort. I know a very big fan of his that did not like Diary of the Dead at all. Sacrilege:eek:
Did any of you like any of his other movies? This one I watched out of curiosity and probably will not watch again. I don't even consider this movie to be a horror movie at all. Thriller, Sci Fi, Drama, Natural Disaster, but not really horror. If all it takes is people committing suicide, then The Shawshank Redemption, Contact, and Platoon would be horror. If a natural disaster makes a horror movie, the The Perfect Storm, Armageddon, and Twister would be. I've got it, will put Brooks Hatlen (the birdman from Shawshank) on the Andrea Gail (boat from Perfect Storm). Tada...Horror movie.
I never said this is the end all be all best movie of all time. In fact, I believe "cheesy" was in my post a couple of times. Most Hollywood types love any passionate reaction. You have given him that.
I was happy that there were no boobs, no twit taking a shower by herself with a killer on the loose in the neighborhood, and no long drawn out torture/gorno scene. There was a touch of romance and being a chick I appreciate that. The methods of suicide were interesting. And, the story itself was good, but was not presented in the best possible way.
Now, all that being said. M. Night is not the messiah of movies. Even Romero is not immune to fans disapproving of their latest effort. I know a very big fan of his that did not like Diary of the Dead at all. Sacrilege:eek:
Did any of you like any of his other movies? This one I watched out of curiosity and probably will not watch again. I don't even consider this movie to be a horror movie at all. Thriller, Sci Fi, Drama, Natural Disaster, but not really horror. If all it takes is people committing suicide, then The Shawshank Redemption, Contact, and Platoon would be horror. If a natural disaster makes a horror movie, the The Perfect Storm, Armageddon, and Twister would be. I've got it, will put Brooks Hatlen (the birdman from Shawshank) on the Andrea Gail (boat from Perfect Storm). Tada...Horror movie.
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