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Re: Signs really freaked me out (NO REAL SPOILERS)
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Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:05:19 GMT
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jon Palmer writes:
> > It really was. I seriously think M. Night is a genius. I personally hope
> > the man *never* stops making movies like his first 3.
Hmm, did I miss one? Sixth Sense and Signs are the only two I can
think of.
> I'd caution against overuse of the term "genius," which has been used to
> describe Tim Burton and Alanis Morisette, for pity's sake!
"Extremely talented" and "genius" aren't the same thing, but when
you're talking about an entertainer, that's the common usage. And by
that definition, I'd say that Burton, Morrisette, and Shyamalan all
qualify.
> In any case, I'd have to object that, IMO, Signs was the weakest of his
> "main" three films. The atmosphere--his greatest strength--was very good,
> but the plot was really linear. The whole series of "coincidences" was
> pretty contrived, too. Moreover, the aliens' weakness was so ridiculous
> that it truly spoiled the entire "threat" aspect of the plot for me. Before
> anyone invokes H.G. Wells in Shyamalan's defense, we should recall that
> Wells wrote during a different time, long before genre cliches had become so
> firmly established.
> The acting was quite strong (although the little boy's dialogue almost
> never "rang true" for me) and there were some genuinely creepy moments. I
> was certainly entertained but was ultimately disappointed by the film.
I think the whole point of the movie was "Let's take the hokiest,
overdone premise we can find, and make a good movie out of it." And
they managed it. I mean really - crop circles?? Yet, my wife and I
actually screamed at the appropriate spots. It worked.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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| (...) Unbreakable. And Stuart Little, while we're at it. (...) But in so doing, we utterly strip the word of any value, and where does that leave us? Do we heave Bergman and Felini and Greenaway onto the same "genius" pile as Sandler, Farley, and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'd caution against overuse of the term "genius," which has been used to describe Tim Burton and Alanis Morisette, for pity's sake! In any case, I'd have to object that, IMO, Signs was the weakest of his "main" three films. The atmosphere--his (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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