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[HandBanana]

Im not really a huge fan of M Night Shyamalan, but after seeing the trailer I did kind of have some kind of hope for this movie.
I guess them hopes are to be dashed as the first review is in and, regardless of the merits of subjective opinion and all that, the plot spoilers point to something so ridiculous as to be impossible to pull off with a straight face.

Ill post 2 parts here.

First, the subjective....

"The Happening" is a terrible, terrible movie. I mean, it's bad on an epic scale. It's so bad that I can't possibly tell you how bad it is without understating the point or making it sound like I'm picking on the film. But let me stress: this is not pent-up Shyamalan aggression or a desire to see him fail. This is bad in a jaw-dropping "they can't really be serious, can they?" kind of way. The closest comparison I can draw is to Neil LaBute's "Wicker Man" and, like that film, the only consolation I can offer potential theater-goers is that you might want to see it just to be in on the ground floor when the film gets its ass handed back to it.

Fine. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

But then there's this, which sounds pretty horrifically lame no matter HOW you shoot it

(in white just in case you still dont want to know)


It's plants that are responsible. They've decided to wipe out humanity and release the neuro-toxin as their natural weapon. This was far, far more clear in the script (and even the title "The Green Effect") and I'm really of the opinion that it's a pretty neat idea, though. What Shyamalan quickly finds, though, is that it's very, very hard to menacingly cut to an evil-looking tree. That doesn't stop him from trying, though, and he inexplicably adds wind as a way of livening up the scenes. When the leaves of a tree start to blow, evil's afoot. It's really, really hard not to laugh at and there's even a real groaner of a gag-scene wherein Wahlberg timidly apologizes to a houseplant only to find that it's made of rubber. Really.

Ahem.

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You can read the whole thing here:
http://www.collider....aid/7903/tcid/1

[Vivian Darkbloom]

[HandBanana]

What's funny is that now I have to see this movie.

[Vivian Darkbloom]

If you have a retarded name like "The Happening," be ridiculous.

[HandBanana]

There is such a thing as a Ridiculousness Threshold. Once you cross it, you may as well go for broke. Have ferns murdering old ladies with knives. Maybe they raid a National Guard armory and steal rocket launchers and shit. I'd pay to see that.

[arkin]

Man, that's amazing. I mean, I thought he was ridiculous already, but this is a whole new plateau.

[brainstorm]

What's funny is that now I have to see this movie.

No, that makes sense. I read the description and spoiler earlier and I keep thinking, "A dumb(er) Day of the Triffids? I am so there."

[Slackmo]

Et tu, Viv?

[Vivian Darkbloom]

Et tu, Viv?

..then fall Slackmo.

What'd I do?

[ParticleHustler]

Maybe he'll remake Night of the Lepus next. "The Hoppening"

[brainstorm]

Maybe he'll remake Night of the Lepus next.

"The Hoppening"

[undo]

Your "hidden" spoilers are still visible to everyone using the explicit dimness skin. We have those nice "[ spoiler]" tags now and everything you know.

[HandBanana]

They are in white. Pretty hard to read.

[Agrimorfee]

They are in white. Pretty hard to read.

Undo is white, er I mean right , yet...spoiler tags are undefeatable, but otherwise speed-scrolling is the best policy.

The shot of the people falling from the buildings looks freaky.

[gwa]

Sounds like that book The Ruins, which was relatively terrifying, but turned into a seemingly laughable movie.

[Slackmo]

Sounds like that book The Ruins, which was relatively terrifying, but turned into a seemingly laughable movie.

I have, astoundingly, heard nothing but good things about The Ruins.

[gwa]

Sounds like that book The Ruins, which was relatively terrifying, but turned into a seemingly laughable movie.

I have, astoundingly, heard nothing but good things about The Ruins.

The book or the movie? If the book, then yes, I agree. If the movie, then holy hell, I've gotta see it. Not every day there's a decent horror movie.

[biggie mcsmalls]

When I first heard about this movie I was hoping it had something to do with the Pixies song.

[dice]

"causes people to murder themselves in terrible ways" is the reviewer attempting to mimic the quality of the film?

[arkin]

When I first heard about this movie I was hoping it had something to do with the Pixies song.

THEY GOT A RANCH THEY CALL...

NUMBER 51!!!!