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I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
by Bean_
Mar 20th, 2008
11:29:13 PM
It must be beautiful on Blu-Ray but I can't afford that yet. Please make the other two Night, I die every time I re-watch UNBREAKABLE knowing you have two more movies to add to it!
What a great film
by jrock118
Mar 20th, 2008
11:35:54 PM
By far m. night's best pic. I too, am dying to see the trilogy completed
I love this film as well, but why is this a top story?
by MMacKK
Mar 20th, 2008
11:36:46 PM
Complete the trilogy plz.
by Mezzanine
Mar 20th, 2008
11:39:33 PM
This is the first I have ever heard about there being ideas for a trilogy of "unbreakable" films, and now I am really sad that it never happened.
Meh.
by phaedrus007
Mar 20th, 2008
11:40:33 PM
Unbreakable was great start with an abrupt and unsatisfying ending. I realize this is partially because he was planning to continue the story, but I think his failure to find a compelling conclusion to the first chapter contributed to the reception that nixed further installments. That being said, I'll agree it's his best movie.
Saw it once years ago, and have no desire to see it again.
by leobloom
Mar 20th, 2008
11:43:58 PM
But for Harry, it's got almost spiritual significance. Hmm. I'll have to be sure to avoid it like the plague now.
Unbreakable on Blu-Ray!!!
by moviemenace
Mar 20th, 2008
11:48:04 PM
The shitiness of this movie is now clearer than ever! So clear you can see the twist coming 45 minutes before the end credits instead of 30 minutes before! Listen to the stilted and often unintentionally funny dialogue in digitally remastered surround sound. Fuck Harry, are you really still trying to pitch this awful movie down your reader's throats? This is still Shyamalan's worst, most disappointing film. If you have not seen it, consider yourself lucky, and avoid it at all costs.
By far the best M. Night film
by Turd Furgeson
Mar 20th, 2008
11:49:14 PM
just about as perfect a (wont give away the genre in case you havent seen it) movie as you can get!
BTW Blue Ray Players
by Turd Furgeson
Mar 20th, 2008
11:51:04 PM
Are starting to come down in price quite a bit... I've seen a few in the high 300 range. Gotta get'em around 200 and gobs of geeks like me will be running out to get one and about a hundred disks...
Easily His Best film, again misunderstood..
by CeejayNightwing
Mar 20th, 2008
11:54:28 PM
by the critics and the majority of the general public who couldn't get past its comic book revelations. MNS never directed more style into any of his pictures again, this film was truly superb and the more you watch it, the more you love it. From the viewpoint of the little girl as she watches him hiton the lady on the train, the realization of the fragments in his life that were breaking and needs to come together to make it all make sense to make it all whole, his son a guiding light in ever step of revelation even to his hidden tears at his father inevitable first life saving headline, and finally to the twisted unveiling of the mastermind villain. A Perfect movie of sheer comic inspired bliss and even without its trilogy stands alone as the greatest comic book film ever made!
unsatisfying conclusion...
by HEADGEEK
Mar 20th, 2008
11:55:12 PM
David realizes who he is... that he is a hero, that he does have powers beyond those of mortal men... and that countless murders and acts of terrorism were done to find him. That every person that died on that train was because of him. That those people in that plane crash died because of him. That his existence justifies a madman's killing spree - to that madman.

It is a fantastic ending. One that ENDS a chapter as it sets the stage for what is next. Does David continue his hero work - or does the revelation about Mr. Glass destroy him.

You may also notice that there are other survivors in the newspaper clippings - like the infant that was the sole survivor of a mud slide that wiped out a town.

I don't see the film as having "Spiritual Significance" - but I do see the film as an excellent bit of story-telling.

Why is it a top story? For one - I got the disc two-weeks early and its a fave film that I wanted to call attention to. That is all.
Dont understand the hate for this flick
by Mike_D
Mar 20th, 2008
11:57:25 PM
I loved it.
Shia LaBeouf as Willis's sidekick in the sequel!
by Judge Briggs
Mar 20th, 2008
11:57:31 PM
No extras for $20. What great value.
by A.M.M.O
Mar 20th, 2008
11:59:55 PM
It is a brilliant film, agreed, but why the public tolerates these vanilla releases is beyond me. Harry, M. Night hasn't made a decent film *since* UNBREAKABLE and I fancy any sequel he'd deliver now risks being of PHANTOM MENACE or MATRIX RELOADED proportions.
He should have finished the trilogy
by siouxfire
Mar 21st, 2008
12:05:45 AM
they call me Mr. Glass....
by The Amazing G
Mar 21st, 2008
12:05:53 AM
A.M.M.O.
by HEADGEEK
Mar 21st, 2008
12:07:48 AM
Um - which part of "The disc has all the same extras as the Two-Disc Vista Series edition" did you not get? For $20 - you get the film in 1080p - a ton of deleted scenes and 4 special features.
Unsatisfying conclusion
by siouxfire
Mar 21st, 2008
12:08:24 AM
Exactly, when it was finally set up and he even had a constume of sorts (looked like the Spectre, didn't he?) the damn credits started to roll. Harry, did you ever hear anything about the scripts for 2 and 3?
One of the neatest little touches to me...
by Zeke25:17
Mar 21st, 2008
12:10:48 AM
...was that Mr. Glass is dressed in purple a lot of the time; and just about any comic geek knows that villains almost ALWAYS wear purple as one of their chosen colors: Lizard, Doc Ock, Green Goblin, etc. I think it's kinda like every bad guy in the Star Wars movies uses a red lightsaber, whereas the good guys seem to have a choice of at least three colors. Very rarely is a comic hero dressed in purple: though, of course, Hulk always seemed to have purple pants on now that I think of it...
All Time Fav Superhero movie: Scene at station is gold
by Stormwatcher
Mar 21st, 2008
12:12:35 AM
Love the music. Such a well made movie and M Night's Kill Bill. True Sequel and improvement on original work but less known.
Oops. Apologies, Harry.
by A.M.M.O
Mar 21st, 2008
12:12:56 AM
I missed that part of your post. It didn't seem to specify anything on your Amazon link nor did it on the other site I checked, so I figured it was vanilla.
And as far as the deleted scenes go:
by Zeke25:17
Mar 21st, 2008
12:14:31 AM
My favorite is the one where Glass as a little kid sneaks onto some spinning ride, thinking he can protect himself with a couple of stuffed animals. His mother's horrified expression, the kid's own expression going from "hey, I'm okay!" to "Oh, FUCK!", and heartbreakingly, the crunch of his bones as he's thrown from side to side. Great scene, but so hard to watch--no wonder it was cut.
Hawkeye, The Phantom, Huntress, Gambit and Galactus all wore pur
by A.M.M.O
Mar 21st, 2008
12:16:05 AM
Even if it was moderate in some cases.
AMMO, you are correct sir
by Zeke25:17
Mar 21st, 2008
12:18:13 AM
How could I forget the Phantom, especially? Ah well--something about the color always suggested "baddie" to me...or at least not all good (Catwoman).
Hulk in purple
by HEADGEEK
Mar 21st, 2008
12:18:32 AM
BUT is the HULK, strictly speaking... A HERO. He's a destructive force of nature - that sometimes happens to do good, but god knows how many people he's inadvertently killed in his rampages. He's earned his purple.
re: Hawkeye
by HEADGEEK
Mar 21st, 2008
12:19:19 AM
Technically he began as a villain.
Bruce Banner oughta get some extra-stretch blue jeans for a chan
by Zeke25:17
Mar 21st, 2008
12:21:21 AM
Or does Betty say "Bruce, purple really brings out your skinny butt" on a regular basis?
HARRY
by BringingSexyBack
Mar 21st, 2008
12:22:05 AM
I don't recall that Mr. Glass was killing people in order to find Willis, but that in one such attack, he did find him by surprise as the sole survivor. Then sought him out. I really liked Unbreakable, but preferred Sixth Sense. Great movies whose greatness unfortunately got to Sham-alam's head. What an unbelievably big and unjustified ego that guy has.
Do you see any Teletubbies in here?
by Zeke25:17
Mar 21st, 2008
12:25:26 AM
I swear, right there, I fall in love with Glass' character. Straight out of Jules in Pulp Fiction--and yet, somehow transcending it. No question, btw, this is Night's best film. And for what it's worth, I'd rank The Village second, on the strength of Joaquin Phoenix's and Bryce Dallas Howard's acting.
A VERY SATISFYING CONCLUSION... FANTASTIC FILM
by Proman1984
Mar 21st, 2008
12:28:06 AM
This and Signs are his best work.
The Hulk has done more good than harm.
by A.M.M.O
Mar 21st, 2008
12:28:51 AM
He's taken on and stopped a lot of major threats over the years. His 'danger' to the fine citizens of Earth was always over-hyped so there was an excuse to go after him; all he really ever wanted was to be left alone (awww.)
SHAMALAMADINGDONG SHOULD HAVE HELD ONTO WILLIS
by BringingSexyBack
Mar 21st, 2008
12:31:01 AM
He used Walter B's subtleties to great effect, and could not replicate it with Gibson or anyone else. If The Happening tanks, then Shamalamadong will drift into oblivion, or Walter B will help him out with a redeeming movie. I don't see any other way out.
BringingSexyBack > That was totally what Glass was doing.
by A.M.M.O
Mar 21st, 2008
12:31:05 AM
That was the twist at the end! He wasn't aware that David was whom he would find, naturally, at least not specifically, but he knew *a* David was out there. That's the entire point, and the only way he could justify his own mostly crappy existence.
Looks great on S-DVD upconverted on my HD-DVD player
by Zardoz
Mar 21st, 2008
12:34:39 AM
and I didn't have to upload jack-shit firmware-wise, either. Oh, and yes to the sequels, please M.!
I love the film BUT.........(spoilers)...
by Bobman46
Mar 21st, 2008
12:36:12 AM
........I would have thought that a "supervillain" would have had the common sense to put a DOOR on his secret lair adorned with poster and plans which pretty much stitch him up and say " I did all them things" ............but maybe he wanted to get caught to put himself in the position of nemesis......still......hope that's why and it wasn't a really dodgu mistake. Also- I had no idea that blu ray players were such high maintenance! Mine would be drunk driving in a month to get some attention......I'll wait until someone at sony decides to do as Harry suggests and add the ugrade to the discs that need them like they do what they do on UMD's - sadly looking like another failed Sony format- I liked them a lot except for the fact that they cost up to double what you pay for the DVD. Still, now's the time to snap up the dying format- I bought a LOAD for 2 for 10 bucks- good ones too. Anyway, Unbreakable rules- I love the moment when you realise you've just watched a Superhero origin story.......just that door thing bugs me.....that's all
AMMO
by BringingSexyBack
Mar 21st, 2008
12:38:59 AM
I stand corrected. After writing that I do recall that being the reasoning he gave Willis during his confession. Been a while since I saw this movie.
Hulk likely HAS done more good than harm
by MrD
Mar 21st, 2008
12:39:56 AM
But again that is mostly accidental. Most of the time the (simple-minded) Hulk beats a villain, it's because the villain made the mistake of going after the Hulk. The same is, of course, true of most of the damage Hulk has caused. That is the primary problem with the character sustaining an ongoing series - he is primarily a reactive force, not a proactive one.
Co inky dink
by proper
Mar 21st, 2008
12:42:05 AM
I've got flu and I'm on a DVD rinse.I just watched the DVD (£3 bargain,you lot keep upgrading,I'll pick up em cheap,thanks)this very night and followed it up with Deep Cover(another favourite,sorry in advance).I'd only seen it once before and it impressed me then and it still stands up.For me it ends at the right point,very good film,let it lie,appreciate it and move on.....I agree with Zeke25;17 about that deleted scene,very brutal,very tragic.Nice 1 Harry :>
The Phantom may not have ever been a villain...
by MrD
Mar 21st, 2008
12:42:12 AM
But he did try to scare the bad guys, didn't he? So it makes sense that he would don the evil purple costume for intimidation purposes (it would certainly work better than the sky blue of the 60s-70s Batman).
I agree, but by the same light... (Hulk)
by A.M.M.O
Mar 21st, 2008
12:43:13 AM
... he doesn't actually go after innocents or, I believe, has he actually done any serious harm to any of them. In the classic era of the Hulk is there one documented example of him killing a human? Or even seriously hurting one? I can't claim to have read every word but I'd be surprised if Stan Lee allowed Banner's alter-ego to step beyond the boundaries of other Marvel creations.
BSB> It's definitely worth a catch-up viewing.
by A.M.M.O
Mar 21st, 2008
12:47:18 AM
It's one of those movies where you *forget* how good it is, specifically how well-made, and Willis just totally nails his part with a kind of subdued, perplexed but developing confidence that emotionally peaks with the scene where he shows the newspaper of his rescue to his son. His son's reaction, where he has to hold back the tears and David (Willis) puts a finger to his own lips to get him to stay calm, is quietly powerful stuff. It's also the son's redemption after the early incident with the gun, although the mother of course never sees either side of that (at least not in our window of the story.)
Mr Glass wanted to get caught
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
Mar 21st, 2008
12:48:51 AM
He seemed to make it clear that he wanted to fill the villain role, and that he felt all the death he caused was worth it for finding Walter B.
you better not be jacking off to the japanese comics...
by The Amazing G
Mar 21st, 2008
12:49:49 AM
I swear to God...
look dude I got to get some chicken in me...
by The Amazing G
Mar 21st, 2008
12:51:29 AM
you know what I'm saying?
Glass had to get caught, to reveal himself...
by A.M.M.O
Mar 21st, 2008
12:56:07 AM
... to David, because otherwise there's no point in anything he did (or said) if only *he* knew about it. By making David aware of who he was, he created an identity for himself - Mr Glass - and validated his otherwise bleak existence. Elijah invited him to the exhibition and then took him back to his 'lair'. He definitely wanted to get caught. Think of him a bit like The Joker, inasmuch that you'll recall at the end of the film it states David turned him in and he went to a mental asylum. I like to think time passed and somehow (despite his condition) he escapes and steps things up a bit. Or, we can put the end and the whole film down to being about the scarred delusions of one man (Glass) and the desperate gullibility of another (David), who only survived the crash out of sheer fluke, but Elijah takes it as evidence. However we choose to perceive things it can be argued that it *ended* in a positive sense, at least for the two kids David rescued (less for everybody else on the train, etc.)
Unbreakable is a close second
by TheMcflyFarm
Mar 21st, 2008
01:12:15 AM
just under The Sixth Sense for me.
Great movie.
by TattooedBillionaire
Mar 21st, 2008
01:24:50 AM
The first time I viewed it, I merely liked it. I was happy that the movie was completely different than what I expected, but it just seemed like something was missing. Years later, I gave it another spin and it grew on me instantly. I still like "The Sixth Sense" more, but both films are very good. "Signs" is underrated, but I don't like "The Village" or "Lady in the Water."
YOU PEOPLE HAVE NO RESPECT FOR
by THE KNIGHT
Mar 21st, 2008
01:27:23 AM
THE SPELLING OF M. NIGHT'S NAME

the knight has spoken!

the train station scene...
by FirstManReturns1
Mar 21st, 2008
01:34:14 AM
is one of my favorites of all time
THERES A BRITISH VERSION OF THE OFFICE?????
by Series7
Mar 21st, 2008
01:57:26 AM
WWWWWHHHHHHAAAAATTTTT??????? NO way. Harry tells us more. Also love to hear about a movie that I already know about. And made the connection that it was better then Heroes after the first couple of episodes of that show.
jeez
by BadMrWonka
Mar 21st, 2008
01:58:35 AM
"It's also a film that I am furious at the world not making it an enormous gigantic success."

I love ya big guy, but that one made my head hurt a little. maybe try, "It's also a movie that makes me a little mad, since the world did not make it the huge success it deserved to be."

i thought i was the only person on earth that
by alice 13
Mar 21st, 2008
02:01:06 AM
loves this movie. nice to know there are other cool people around. m. nite storyteller at his best.
Loved this movie.
by Calico Pete
Mar 21st, 2008
02:13:11 AM
Oh how I wish M had made the sequel. The thing that bugged me a bit about the end was that the last few minutes seemed a bit rushed. A 2 minute or so epilogue would've made it feel less blunt and perhaps more penetrating. (IMHO)
Count me in!
by Boba Fat
Mar 21st, 2008
02:15:34 AM
Never understood the depth of some people's hatred for this film. The ending had me grinning from ear to ear when all the pieces fell into place.
even now, on this website, people still don't get how great this
by lavatory love machine
Mar 21st, 2008
02:16:52 AM
as a mass audience we are idiots, maybe we deserve more meet the spartans and norbit
ZZZZZ
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 21st, 2008
02:30:16 AM
I'm sorry, that movie just put me to sleep. It made superheroes boring.
Join The Zone
by seppukudkurosawa
Mar 21st, 2008
02:37:13 AM
where every post's of matching quality to this one by the grappa-guzzling one himself, Dino De Laurentiis: "My problems with a the Unna'breakable, they are a numerous, eh? But a to just a name a the few... Firstly, right offa the bat, you gotta the goddamn title screen that say something like "Every year, 17 million funny books, they sold inna the U.S., eh?" anna right there, inna the first 15 seconds of a the movie, you gotta alla the women inna the audience saying "holy crappa... you take a me to a the goddamn FUNNY BOOK a movie!?!?" Shyamalan, that putz, he alienates a half a the audience right there anna gets a the other half inna trouble with a their mates, thus impacting a the remaining enna'joyment of a the picture, eh? Second, you gotta the Shyamalan, who knocked it outta the park onna his first outing with a the Sixth Sense, but he's a the goddamn one-trick pony, eh? He's a no Spielberg, that's a for sure... Unna'like a the Spielberg, he TELLS us everything inna the Unna'breakable, inna'stead of a showing us, eh? For example, you gotta the Sammy J. character, anna through a the whole goddamn movie, he's a like a the goddamn Chatty-Cathy, "Joe Expository", no? Giving a the goddamn Bruce's character a the goddamn "Funny Books 101" lessons anna such, even a going so far as a to say "Look atta alla the super villians, eh? The artists, they draw them with a the big heads anna bulging eyes anna such, no?" as iffa we dinna notice that a the Sammy J, he's a gotta that crazy hair-do anna the bug-eyes, eh? Anna then a you gotta the whole thing with a the water, no? Again, you gotta the Sammy J. saying "oh, the water, she's a like a your Kryptonite, eh? Alla the superheroes, they gotta the weakness, eh?" just inna case a we too stupid to figure it alla out, no? Anna then a we gotta to have a the Bruce say "hmm... when I was a the little kid, I alla'most drowned, eh? Anna I dinna bother to try anna swim ever again!!" Compare that with a the Chief Brody inna the Jaws, eh? From a the very first a scene with a the character onna the ferry, we can a tell from a his body language anna actions, he donna like a the water, eh? Anna so' s a when a the character, they say "you donna like a the water, eh Chief?" atta that point, we alla'ready know it, eh? Anna the question, she becomes alla humorous a 'cos it's a the yokel-gag of a stating a the obvious inna'stead of a the goddamn expository dialog, no? Third, once a the goddamn Shyamalan sets uppa the film with alla the expository dialog, he donna make a the biggest pay-off of alla, eh? He tell us plain anna simple that a the villian is a the EXACT OPPOSITE of a the hero, eh? Anna so while a the Bruce, he's unna'breakable, you gotta the Sammy J who's totally breakable, eh? With a the fragile anna brittle bones anna such... anna so's a the final pay-off, she would have a been after explaining a the Kryptonite deal with a the water, he should have a shown a the Sammy J. inna the swimming pool or a the therapy pool atta the hospital or a something, moving alla graceful anna flexible anna free inna the water, doing a the "hydro-weight" training anna such, a 'cos a the water, she is a the only place where his a bones, they donna break anna he can a do things inna the water he just a canna do onna land, eh? Inna the water, he has a the strength anna agility, no? Unna'like a the Bruce, who sink a like a the goddamn rock, no? Fourth, you gotta the whole idea of a the adult man who dinna notice a before that he's a gotta the super-strength anna such ever before inna his a life? Holy crappa that premise, she is alla kinds of a the stupid, eh? Yes, yes, he says something like "I was alla'ways a the good athlete" anna such but holy crappa! The putz, he suddenly discovers as a the adult he can a bench a like a the 700 lbs with ease, no? You donna think he would have a discovered something like a that earlier inna his a life? Like a say, inna the workout room inna the gym a when he play a the football inna high school anna such? Goddamn... I could a go on.... but I gotta to catch uppa onna the other threads, eh?"
Now with paragraph breaks!
by seppukudkurosawa
Mar 21st, 2008
02:39:04 AM
"My problems with a the Unna'breakable, they are a numerous, eh? But a to just a name a the few...

Firstly, right offa the bat, you gotta the goddamn title screen that say something like "Every year, 17 million funny books, they sold inna the U.S., eh?" anna right there, inna the first 15 seconds of a the movie, you gotta alla the women inna the audience saying "holy crappa... you take a me to a the goddamn FUNNY BOOK a movie!?!?" Shyamalan, that putz, he alienates a half a the audience right there anna gets a the other half inna trouble with a their mates, thus impacting a the remaining enna'joyment of a the picture, eh?

Second, you gotta the Shyamalan, who knocked it outta the park onna his first outing with a the Sixth Sense, but he's a the goddamn one-trick pony, eh? He's a no Spielberg, that's a for sure... Unna'like a the Spielberg, he TELLS us everything inna the Unna'breakable, inna'stead of a showing us, eh?

For example, you gotta the Sammy J. character, anna through a the whole goddamn movie, he's a like a the goddamn Chatty-Cathy, "Joe Expository", no? Giving a the goddamn Bruce's character a the goddamn "Funny Books 101" lessons anna such, even a going so far as a to say "Look atta alla the super villians, eh? The artists, they draw them with a the big heads anna bulging eyes anna such, no?" as iffa we dinna notice that a the Sammy J, he's a gotta that crazy hair-do anna the bug-eyes, eh?

Anna then a you gotta the whole thing with a the water, no? Again, you gotta the Sammy J. saying "oh, the water, she's a like a your Kryptonite, eh? Alla the superheroes, they gotta the weakness, eh?" just inna case a we too stupid to figure it alla out, no? Anna then a we gotta to have a the Bruce say "hmm... when I was a the little kid, I alla'most drowned, eh? Anna I dinna bother to try anna swim ever again!!"

Compare that with a the Chief Brody inna the Jaws, eh? From a the very first a scene with a the character onna the ferry, we can a tell from a his body language anna actions, he donna like a the water, eh? Anna so' s a when a the character, they say "you donna like a the water, eh Chief?" atta that point, we alla'ready know it, eh? Anna the question, she becomes alla humorous a 'cos it's a the yokel-gag of a stating a the obvious inna'stead of a the goddamn expository dialog, no?

Third, once a the goddamn Shyamalan sets uppa the film with alla the expository dialog, he donna make a the biggest pay-off of alla, eh? He tell us plain anna simple that a the villian is a the EXACT OPPOSITE of a the hero, eh? Anna so while a the Bruce, he's unna'breakable, you gotta the Sammy J who's totally breakable, eh? With a the fragile anna brittle bones anna such... anna so's a the final pay-off, she would have a been after explaining a the Kryptonite deal with a the water, he should have a shown a the Sammy J. inna the swimming pool or a the therapy pool atta the hospital or a something, moving alla graceful anna flexible anna free inna the water, doing a the "hydro-weight" training anna such, a 'cos a the water, she is a the only place where his a bones, they donna break anna he can a do things inna the water he just a canna do onna land, eh? Inna the water, he has a the strength anna agility, no? Unna'like a the Bruce, who sink a like a the goddamn rock, no?

Fourth, you gotta the whole idea of a the adult man who dinna notice a before that he's a gotta the super-strength anna such ever before inna his a life? Holy crappa that premise, she is alla kinds of a the stupid, eh? Yes, yes, he says something like "I was alla'ways a the good athlete" anna such but holy crappa! The putz, he suddenly discovers as a the adult he can a bench a like a the 700 lbs with ease, no? You donna think he would have a discovered something like a that earlier inna his a life? Like a say, inna the workout room inna the gym a when he play a the football inna high school anna such?

Goddamn... I could a go on.... but I gotta to catch uppa onna the other threads, eh?"
harold
by The Real MiraJeff
Mar 21st, 2008
02:56:58 AM
we disagree a lot, as it seems we have with stop-loss, but this post is righteous. as much as i love sixth sense, this is my favorite m. night film. i think the ending is brilliant. it's not about a showdown between David and Elijah. It's a film about discovery and that's what I love about it. Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark, the woman on the train, the doctor who tells him about the train, the music, everything is just great in addition to the two leads. this story came out of nowhere for me because i didn't realize it was coming out on blu-ray but I'm sure as hell glad you wrote it up. thanks big man.
Holy shit, paragraph breaks!
by acorvey25
Mar 21st, 2008
03:07:38 AM
UN BREAK ABLE IS AWESOME
my favorite super hero movie so far
by HoLyWooD444
Mar 21st, 2008
03:07:38 AM
Bruce is the man
NO!!!
by acorvey25
Mar 21st, 2008
03:08:05 AM
How do you make it break?
Do you know what the scariest thing is?
by Bill Clay
Mar 21st, 2008
03:35:36 AM
To not know your place in this world. To not know why you're here. That's just an awful feeling.
I want MAN-BEAR-PIG: THE MOVIE
by random dude
Mar 21st, 2008
03:38:48 AM
Best Comic Book Movie Ever
by redfist
Mar 21st, 2008
03:46:21 AM
OK, maybe not, but it is for sure the primer for Heroes. I LOVED the scene at the breakfast table where the son figures out what a hero his dad is...and Bruce just nods to say "yep, I did that". If M. Night had held onto that brilliance, he would not be the borderline hack that he is seen as today.
it sucked
by Spazatronic 2000
Mar 21st, 2008
03:53:33 AM
are you guys on peyote
Spazatronic 2000
by redfist
Mar 21st, 2008
03:56:51 AM
not at this precise moment.
random dude
by redfist
Mar 21st, 2008
03:57:28 AM
ARE YOU SERIAL???
Let's hope Harry isn't going to make a TOP STORY out of...
by Windowlicker74
Mar 21st, 2008
04:19:21 AM
Every movie he loves/likes that comes out on blue ray. I mean, around 500 movies are being made each year. Harry ABSOLUTELY LOVES circa 30% of that amount and likes(= "is it the greatest movie ever made? No. BUT..blah blah blah") about 50% = 80% total out of 500 movies is 400 movies. Lets say half of those movies come out on Blu Ray, that would be 200 TOP STORIES each year!! That would be 2,8 TOP STORIES a week about movies that every single one of us has already seen( but this time around the image quality is much better). And I even left out sundays cause then it's YOKO-TIME!
Harry, thanks for...
by Kirbymanly
Mar 21st, 2008
04:28:22 AM
Giving this film its due. I LOVE it. Saw it four times in the theaters and countless times on video. For my money, it's the best film The Sham has done and, more so, the best "comic book" film since Superman: The Movie. The scene where Bruce's kid sees the article in the paper and they look at one another is quite possibly the best moment in American film since DeNiro talked into a mirror. I hope one day more people will see how important this film is. Damn... it's late as friggin hell but I want to pop it in. Thanks again, Harry!
plus lets not forget.. (i'm not done yet..)
by Windowlicker74
Mar 21st, 2008
04:39:59 AM
Every movie that comes out on blue ray has already been reviewed on this site 40+ times( from early test screenings trhough theatre release through bare bones dvd through the hypersuperduperspecialextended edition dvd to the final 5 year edition hypersuper..etc. god I love Amerca
I never saw this film, just parts, looks boring
by Orionsangels
Mar 21st, 2008
04:42:01 AM
dude the Dino De Laurentiis iimpersonation was hilarious
by The Amazing G
Mar 21st, 2008
04:52:33 AM
I disagree with your opinions though
I like this film
by L. Ron Bumquist
Mar 21st, 2008
04:53:00 AM
But it's filed in the 'ashamed of owning' section of my DVD shelf cos M.Night generally sucks ass. Love the genuine unpleasantness of being a super hero and having to deal with horrible things. And the totally unglamorous fight in the house/pool. Maybe someone could do the sequels as graphic novels.
Film was OK
by TomBodet
Mar 21st, 2008
04:58:23 AM
Was hoping for more of these, sure. Could have used a couple more of those Willis Bots though, not so sure if M Night there got that right...
I recall all the backlash...
by crayon
Mar 21st, 2008
05:10:33 AM
when it came out was largely "oh, another fucking twist ending" and that was all a lot of people focused on. Which seems pretty unfair.

And yes, I've always wanted to see the trilogy completed. So so much.
Shyamalan IS a talented dude...
by The Amazing G
Mar 21st, 2008
05:23:55 AM
sure The Village and Lady In The Water suck(Signs is merely ok), but Shyamalan just let his success go to his head, hopefully he's learned the error of his ways and The Happening will be a comeback for him (which has a cool Spielberg vibe to it)
Yeah Shyamalan is cool and...
by m_reporter
Mar 21st, 2008
05:36:17 AM
Unbreakable is also my favorite film of his, but the problem with him that all his films follow the same blueprint. Yeah, stories are different, the characters are different, but its always the same mechanics. A bit of a puzzling opening, slow but effective development of the plot, and then the twist ending. I hope he changes his formula a bit for the happening. Btw that movie has the most pretentious tag line ever.
By far M. Night's best film
by kwisatzhaderach
Mar 21st, 2008
05:44:13 AM
To be honest, I kinda like all his flicks. Even in Lady in the Water (his least film, as if you didn't know) there's a level of artistry and care put into the film that commands respect. Yes, it's deeply flawed but at least M Night is trying to do something. He does sound like a bit of an ass in real life though, keep meaning to check out The Man Who Heard Voices...
Shyamalan is his own worst enemy.
by Knuckleduster
Mar 21st, 2008
05:46:27 AM
After the success of The Sixth Sense, I get the impression that his ego convinced him he was the new king of twist endings and high concept genre pictures. Only problem is, he's not as hot as he thinks he is. His twist endings are no smarter than any Outer Limits episode. And he's covered it all to death by now. Ghosts, superheroes, aliens, boogeymen, fairy tales. Just stop, goddammit. The guy's a pretty good director. He's a master of suspense. I wish he'd just make a straightforward drama or period piece or a fuckin gangster movie or whatever. Just stop trying to outsmart everyone. Nobody's falling for it. That said, Unbreakable is an awesome picture. And the Village isn't nearly as bad as people like to think it is. Acttually, those are the only two of his movies I really like.
I liked Signs best of his pics so far.
by TomBodet
Mar 21st, 2008
06:12:31 AM
No really I did.
sad face.
by Tallguyme
Mar 21st, 2008
06:24:17 AM
what are we? a 12 year old girl?
This'll be my first Blu-Ray purchase
by MemBirdman
Mar 21st, 2008
06:25:05 AM
I got a PS3 about two months ago. Yeah, I know, it's not a great Blu-Ray player, but it's what I could afford. Anyway, I've been waiting for a disc that I NEEDED for the player. Now, Harry, you've shown it to me. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Unbreakable. You have the same mind that I do about the movie. I never knew it was supposed to be a trilogy...I'd love to see it. Anyway, thanks!
Signs built up very well
by L. Ron Bumquist
Mar 21st, 2008
06:49:05 AM
but the ending made me want to vomit my internal organs.
The first time I watched Unbreakable
by RokurGepta
Mar 21st, 2008
06:58:12 AM
It was such a fantastic experience for me, I was living abroad in Florence, Italy. It's were my father was born, and I had dreamed of connecting with my roots for years, and finally in the 2000-2001 school year, I was able to move to Florence, and get to know distant cousins, and explore and discover a whole side of myself that I had never known, it is the greatest adventure I've ever had.....

So there I was living in Florence, living the dream... one afternoon I was on one of my walks, trust me, if you live in Europe, you learn to truely appreciate everything around you, and go on long walks, and just take in the magnificence that is all around you... So I was on one of my walks, when my cousin Matteo called me and told me that I was hanging out with him and his friends that night , and then we were going to see a movie. (The entire conversation with my cousin was in Italian as he doesn't speak a lick of English) He told me the name of the movie, but with his pour pronunciation of English words, i couldn't for the life of me understand what he was trying to say... Finally after repeated attempts I "figured out" what he was saying... "Hammer Cable" and all I could think to myself was "who the fuck is Hammer Cable!!??" This was not a movie I had heard of, but my cousin is one cool motherfucker, he's actually in a band that is somewhat well known in Italy, they go by the name "Stazione Centrale" I believe 2-3 of their songs can be found on Youtube, a warning though, they sing in Italian, but it's pretty nifty stuff.

So that evening I met up with my cousin and friends, and went to go see this "Hammer Cable" movie, we go to the theater, and the credits start rolling, and it was then that i learned the true title of the movie "Unbreakable" ( a little side note, the movie was dubbed completly in Italian, and it wasn't till last year that I actually was able to watch the movie in English) anyways, I sat in that little Italian theater, and had one hell of a time watching my favorite M. Night film. I don't have the words to describe how much I love the film "Unbreakable" when it comes to fiction, my two favorite kinds of fiction are Time Travel, and Super Heroes, and "Unbreakable" was just incredible, it was like nothing I've seen before, I truely enjoyed watching a movie about a superhero come to the realization that he was a superhero. INCREDIBLE.

I wish the tv show Heroes had the feel of the movie "Unbreakable"

Since the trilogy was never completed, I wonder if they could finish the story in comic books?

Harry thank you for posting this article!! -Gepta

The first time I watched Unbreakable
by RokurGepta
Mar 21st, 2008
06:58:16 AM
It was such a fantastic experience for me, I was living abroad in Florence, Italy. It's were my father was born, and I had dreamed of connecting with my roots for years, and finally in the 2000-2001 school year, I was able to move to Florence, and get to know distant cousins, and explore and discover a whole side of myself that I had never known, it is the greatest adventure I've ever had.....

So there I was living in Florence, living the dream... one afternoon I was on one of my walks, trust me, if you live in Europe, you learn to truely appreciate everything around you, and go on long walks, and just take in the magnificence that is all around you... So I was on one of my walks, when my cousin Matteo called me and told me that I was hanging out with him and his friends that night , and then we were going to see a movie. (The entire conversation with my cousin was in Italian as he doesn't speak a lick of English) He told me the name of the movie, but with his pour pronunciation of English words, i couldn't for the life of me understand what he was trying to say... Finally after repeated attempts I "figured out" what he was saying... "Hammer Cable" and all I could think to myself was "who the fuck is Hammer Cable!!??" This was not a movie I had heard of, but my cousin is one cool motherfucker, he's actually in a band that is somewhat well known in Italy, they go by the name "Stazione Centrale" I believe 2-3 of their songs can be found on Youtube, a warning though, they sing in Italian, but it's pretty nifty stuff.

So that evening I met up with my cousin and friends, and went to go see this "Hammer Cable" movie, we go to the theater, and the credits start rolling, and it was then that i learned the true title of the movie "Unbreakable" ( a little side note, the movie was dubbed completly in Italian, and it wasn't till last year that I actually was able to watch the movie in English) anyways, I sat in that little Italian theater, and had one hell of a time watching my favorite M. Night film. I don't have the words to describe how much I love the film "Unbreakable" when it comes to fiction, my two favorite kinds of fiction are Time Travel, and Super Heroes, and "Unbreakable" was just incredible, it was like nothing I've seen before, I truely enjoyed watching a movie about a superhero come to the realization that he was a superhero. INCREDIBLE.

I wish the tv show Heroes had the feel of the movie "Unbreakable"

Since the trilogy was never completed, I wonder if they could finish the story in comic books?

Harry thank you for posting this article!! -Gepta

ack sorry for double post
by RokurGepta
Mar 21st, 2008
07:01:43 AM
:(
Unbreakable inspired me to write my own film. . .
by Rikrik_the_Wise
Mar 21st, 2008
07:17:42 AM
This was the perfect film at the perfect moment in time for me. This film just hit every beat for me and fired on every level. It inspired me to write my own film, and it's an achievement and a standard that I could only hope to live up to one day.
Firmware discs
by Miami Mofo
Mar 21st, 2008
07:18:55 AM
Hey Harry - just wanted to echo your experience with a new Blu-ray player needing a firmware update. On Thursday, March 6th I bought a Sony BDP-S300. Had no problem hooking it up to my home theatre and was very pleased with the picture on the few Blu-ray discs I had. My problem occurred when I went to play my regular DVDs. The first two I tried worked great but the third wouldn't work once the menu came onscreen. Nothing happened when I hit the 'Enter' button or when I tried to move the highlighted word from 'Play' to 'Audio', etc. Oh well, at least the 'Stop' and 'Open/Close' functions worked so I was able to retrieve the disc. Rather than go through the annoying job of unhooking the player and returning it to Best Buy, I decided to call Sony instead. Because this here notebook computer doesn't have a DVD burner, they immediately sent out a new firmware DVD (Version 3.8) which arrived three days later. Thirty minutes after I inserted this disc I was able to play the DVD that wouldn't play previously and I became a satisfied customer.
" I've had so many dream conversations about the next step for t
by ricarleite
Mar 21st, 2008
07:25:14 AM
Riiight. And you have to do UPDATES on your fucking PLAYER? How fucked up is that? You gotta connect it to the net and update it, this is truly fucked up. I don't have to update my fucking MICROWAVE or TV!
Unbreakable = MNS best film
by grendel69
Mar 21st, 2008
07:27:11 AM
Easily his best film. Personally I think hes the most overrated director out there today.
I never understood the hate for this movie...
by sapno_krei
Mar 21st, 2008
07:33:37 AM
I loved almost everything about this movie: characters, mood, music, visual style, camerawork... UNBREAKBLE was what HEROES could, would, should have been. Really, the only thing that turned me off was the cheesy post-script card at the end.
I LOVE this movie!!!!!
by fanboy71
Mar 21st, 2008
07:43:09 AM
It's in my top 5 of all time. Maybe with the lackluster success Night has had the last few times out, he will go back to this. "his mom usually handles this stuff." "What stuff?" "Joseph Stuff."
Harry, interview Shyamalan
by johnnykool
Mar 21st, 2008
07:44:57 AM
Why not ask if he'd be willing to do an interview exclusively about what he wanted to do with the 2 follow-up films. Many of us (myself included) feel exactly as you do about Unbreakable and I would *LOVE* to know what direction he was taking David.

You will interview M. Night about the Unbreakable sequels.

/Jedi mind trick

Best Shyamalan, and best Superhero
by The Chosen
Mar 21st, 2008
07:46:12 AM
Best Shyamalan, of course. But for me, best superhero movie ever, also. Happy Easter!
Is this another M. Night flick where everyone whispers?
by Nosferatu Jones
Mar 21st, 2008
07:53:49 AM
Oh, wait. That's ALL of them...
sapno_krei
by Knuckleduster
Mar 21st, 2008
07:57:27 AM
Too true about that post-script card. Thought I was just being anal, but it's nice to know I'm not the only one.
Stan Lee takes a shot at M. Night Shyamalan
by Irving_Forbush
Mar 21st, 2008
08:15:16 AM
While talking about Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury cameo hitting the cutting room floor in Iron Man... http://tinyurl.com/3dy66z
Funny that it gets best and worst
by Havok2000
Mar 21st, 2008
08:23:33 AM
(I would say SPOILERS but this whole thread is, so ...) After I saw "Unbreakable" I figured that was about as I was going to get to a superhero flick directed by Ingmar Bergman. That's a very good thing. To do a "real world" hero flick seems to me still an incredibly ambitious venture and a rare occasion when a studio should be credited for giving a filmmaker a real budget to take a chance. There's not another film that comes to mind that is simultaneously about the role of fantasy / comic books in our culture and works as a mature and nuanced dramatization of how it would really work. Obviously this was the major influence on "Heroes" and if you remember how great that show could be in its first season when it took its time in appreciation of the miracles that were occurring for these characters, it's clear that show would never have existed in that form without "Unbreakable". Nolan's "Batman" films - so much better than all before them - also owe a debt to the respect MNS gave the genre. One final thing since I haven't seen it mentioned here --- notice that MNS shoots most (all?) of his scenes from one or two angles to diminish the studio's ability to recut his film in post-production. He may not have to worry about it now but I remember reading that that style came about after his first two pre-Sixth Sense films were drastically recut.
Thanks Irving! Stan Lee has a blog? That article was funny!
by YackBacker
Mar 21st, 2008
08:27:00 AM
Greetings, dutiful-dice thowers! That's just silly. Anyway, Sam Jackson is cut from IRON MAN. That stinks. Fuck the MPAA for not letting a "Fuck you, motherfucker" out. But also kind of silly that the production didn't get a non f-bomb version of that take on-set.
And your faves of 2007 list is coming soon?
by Prague23
Mar 21st, 2008
08:43:06 AM
Just taking a break between putting in rigorous hours, compiling that list? Just curious.
AINT it a great big fucking advert...
by chuffsterUK
Mar 21st, 2008
08:43:20 AM
...for Blur Ray? What,exactly,is the point of this"story"? Alifetmes supply of free blu ray discs????
Blu Ray even
by chuffsterUK
Mar 21st, 2008
08:45:04 AM
not Blur
Never was that into M. Night
by chewyou812
Mar 21st, 2008
08:48:05 AM
Sixth sense was an okay movie with a cool ending. Unbreakable was a much more complete film in which Night showed some pretty impressive directorial muscles. But ever since then he's failed to live up to his own hype. Only the Village has been watchable since Unbreakable and that film was drastically misunderstood.
Shalmalaiemamadingdong's best Movie
by Stalkeye
Mar 21st, 2008
08:56:12 AM
..My friend's hated it because it was'nt "flashy" enuff..y'know, no laser beams sooting from the eyes or no flying sequences.

I thought the ending was too.."Dragnet". Nice revelation, but sucky conclusion..Bruce Willis' character walks away only to inform the authorities to arrest Mr. Glass? WTF?!?

PS3 as a Blu Ray Player...
by Mindworm22
Mar 21st, 2008
08:56:45 AM
Someone earlier said their PS3 wasn't a good BRP. They were wrong. Please go look at any of he comparos from the last year in any of the videophile rags or online sites. Almost all of them say, almost begrudgingly, that the PS3 is the best overall player on the market. And with their 2.0 download coming in a week or two, they'll have full interactivity before any other BRP by ~6 months. Get an appropriate set (Kuro, anyone!?), and I'd argue strongly there's not a much better picture to be found.
And Harry's Inability to Download...
by Mindworm22
Mar 21st, 2008
08:58:47 AM
...simply speaks to his lack of tech savvy, which is why he should never have pimped HD-DVD, which is why he and this site lost tons of cred over the past 12 months. I swear to god, my 6 year old boy knows how to do software and firmware updates by now...why can't Harry?
You know
by Series7
Mar 21st, 2008
09:06:28 AM
I got a random copy of the 6th sense like somewhere between 3-6 months before it got released in the movies. And I started to watch it and was like... this is boring and I've never heard of it. Don't care. Felt really stupid when it came out and all of america was shitting there pants about the twist ending. I was like FUCK my once in a lifetime chance to shine and I didn't care.
AMEN.
by TheLastCleric
Mar 21st, 2008
09:06:30 AM
It was such an awesome experience going into this film cold, knowing so little about it, and coming out literally shocked that I had just watched a superhero origin flick. I really don’t think the “twist” ending was even the real crux of the film but rather a clever entry point to what should have been a brilliant trilogy. For me, the real surprise was the entire film and the gradual realization that I was watching the subtle and realistic evolution of a superhero, complete with a weakness and an arch nemesis. I personally found the climax to be viscerally and emotionally satisfying; when he clamps onto that monster and chokes him out, it was raw and nasty and reminded me of Batman’s clumsy growing pains in Miller’s Year One. I also loved that scene in the kitchen the next day with his son where he quietly shows him the newspaper article with his exploits mentioned, and the son’s eyes well up with tears as he realizes his dad really is a hero. Unbreakable really is a great film and it’s a crime that more people couldn’t wrap their heads around it.
UNBREAKABLE was easily the best M night film
by BMacSmith
Mar 21st, 2008
09:11:04 AM
I feel like crying
by theycallmemrglass
Mar 21st, 2008
09:11:10 AM
Harry could not have hit a more sensisitive nerve when he says he curse the world for not making this a bigger success. That is how I felt. This is the film that I attach to hence my username. Fuck the Blu Ray shit, I aint got frakn Blu Ray. But man have a longed for The Unbreakable Man followed by They Called Me Mr Glass. I mean how da fuck does a film with Bruce and Sam as Hero and Villain fail to get sequels?
I LOVE THIS FILM
by BilboRing
Mar 21st, 2008
09:16:06 AM
A great great movie. Once BluRay players are under $300, I'll get one. Not sure if I want to re-purchase the DVDs that I have though. Does BluRay also play standard DVD? I think so. Right?
RokurGepta
by gotilk
Mar 21st, 2008
09:19:29 AM
Great story. I love the personal stories people share here. I know it bugs some people, but I love it. Especially when it's as well-written as yours.
I echo M Night was the funkiest director
by theycallmemrglass
Mar 21st, 2008
09:22:52 AM
I love every one of his movies except Lady in the Water which was the mightiest pretentious shit I have seen. It had M Night direction written all over it but the man got well ahead of himself and I believe was given way too much freedom for self fucking indulgence. That hurt. I look forward to The Happening with confidence that M Night has learnt his lesson. I miss the old marketing ploy of hs earlier films where you are not quite sure what the film is going to be about. Unbreakable holds the crown for that, Cloverfield had the potential to steal the crown but slipped up the fact that it was a monster film last minute before anyone saw it.
It is a great movie......
by travis-dane
Mar 21st, 2008
09:32:18 AM
finish the Trilogy!
Seriously Dude
by Internet Thug
Mar 21st, 2008
09:32:37 AM
Enough with the BluRay Splooge..unless the disc is offerring new bonus features or something not already available on dvd what is the fucking point of reviewing it. Here's your future review for every new release in Bluray..LOOKS AND SOUNDS FUCKING AWESOME IN 1080P...Fuck how much does Sony have to pay you to come up with 2000 words that say nothing but that?
NEVER PUT "UNBREAKABLE" AND "HEROES" IN THE SAME SENTENCE...
by Wilclas
Mar 21st, 2008
09:38:51 AM
Unbreakable is an awesome movie. "Heroes" sucks salty balls.
Blu Ray sounds like a fucking pain in the ass
by Jackie Boy
Mar 21st, 2008
09:44:12 AM
Kudos to Harry for calling attention to this film
by theycallmemrglass
Mar 21st, 2008
09:47:12 AM
Who know, the Blu Ray sales may result in sequels being made.
Firmware Updates
by filegumbo
Mar 21st, 2008
09:49:56 AM
Even though Blu-Ray has won the high def disc war, no one wants to buy discs that are "a bitch to get working properly." They just want to put the disc in and watch. I am finally getting excited about Blu-Ray, but I am going to wait until the prices have come down and the software is settled.
Disagree re: ending
by rutgerman
Mar 21st, 2008
09:59:46 AM
Yeah...I have to disagree about the ending. I LOVE this movie, and yes, even the twist ending. But the text after the ending is lame as hell. There's no reason for it. Without that text, it would have been a great ending to a great movie.
Love every minute of this one...the scene...
by FlickaPoo
Mar 21st, 2008
10:09:47 AM
...when Bruce finally embraces his ability and his normal raincoat suddenly becomes an identity always gives me chills. And I LOVE that he doesn't do anything fancy to take out the baddy at the end...just holds on for dear life and squeeeeezes...cause that what he is...a bulldog. Once he gets a grip on you he's unbreakable...say goodnight.
UNBREAKABLE is his only GOOD film
by FleshMachine
Mar 21st, 2008
10:27:37 AM
all the other suck balls except 6th sense which was "ok"....but this is the only one i ever cared to own.
What the Fuck is a FIRMWARE UPDATE?
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Mar 21st, 2008
10:31:07 AM
Blu-Ray without internet access = no Blu-Ray?
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Mar 21st, 2008
10:31:59 AM
Now that we know who you are...
by Bill Clay
Mar 21st, 2008
10:32:36 AM
I know who I am. I'm not a mistake.

by the way
Mar 21st, 2008
10:33:09 AM
this movie is so good , no one cared to post "FIRST!"
Blu-ray is a COLOSSAL pain in the ass...
by poeticwarriorII
Mar 21st, 2008
10:39:25 AM
I wish it would've died a bloody horrible death. Now we're stuck with it. I've always hated this pretentious POS, but I may have to check it out again in HD.
SO THIS ARTICLE WAS JUST AN AD FOR "UNBREAKABLE"?!
by Darth Bauer
Mar 21st, 2008
10:48:57 AM
What the fuck? There's nothing special on it! So what was the point?!
Nice
by Sid Plague
Mar 21st, 2008
11:02:15 AM
I prefer it in HD-DVD. Bruce Willis' receding hair line is truly something to behold. As is the brilliant performance by random child actor. I will admit though, surprise twist endings are always better on Blu-Ray.
Blu-Ray dead... No More Format War... Go Buy A DVD Player
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Mar 21st, 2008
11:05:24 AM
Harry needs to choose PS, here is why...
by gridbug
Mar 21st, 2008
11:18:31 AM
Firmware updates via online connection = easy peasy lemon squeezie. Not to mention that the PS3 is the BEST future-proof Blu-ray player gaming console on the market. Period.
I pity the people rooting for Night's demise.
by Rev. Slappy
Mar 21st, 2008
11:39:46 AM
I will even defend The Village, even thought it doesn't really work. The idea, that fear prevents society from advancing into the modern age, is a good one in our world today. It would have been better served without the "twist" ending. Lady in the Water is a mess, but it is well acted and well crafted. I hope The Happening is a return to form.
no
by bonkers
Mar 21st, 2008
11:45:48 AM
sorry i've got the proper comic book geek background for this flick, the movie geek background, the M. Night background, i've got every reason to feel the same way that you do about this movie, and i enjoyed it when i saw it on the big screen but there's nothing there, Unbreakable is unimportant, i'm not a hater, there's nothing there to hate
HD-DVD > Blu-Ray
by Gungan Slayer
Mar 21st, 2008
11:53:27 AM
HARRY COULD YOU:
by DavidDunn
Mar 21st, 2008
12:02:46 PM
Please make it mandatory for whoever gets ahold of m. night for the happening press, to bring up the trilogy of unbreakable. I heard that bruce even said he wanted it to keep going somewhat recently. is that true?
deserves to be top story
by wash
Mar 21st, 2008
12:06:15 PM
A great fucking movie that was totally underappreciated comes to Blu-Ray. The owner of the site wnats to make a post about it, and it seems like it's really only the HD-DVD sore losermans that have a problem with it. Great movie, end of story. Too bad it's really his last film worth watching. Can't wait to watch this on what is still the best Blu-Ray player available, the PS3.
terrible pile of shit
by Ray Gamma
Mar 21st, 2008
12:09:25 PM
what a stupid film. move along
I think the opening scenes of Bruce on the train
by skimn
Mar 21st, 2008
12:09:58 PM
should be required viewing in acting classes. Mr. Willis is superb in those quiet moments. I think he is snubbed by the academy (should've been nominated for The Sixth Sense, since just about everyone else was, and it was HIS story) because of his action films and popularity. I think they think he's not acting, just "playing" Bruce Willis.
Harry has chosen Blu-Ray, and here's why...
by jimmy rabbitte
Mar 21st, 2008
12:11:43 PM
...he doesn't have any bleedin' choice...
Agreed... Unbreakable was GREAT
by Playkins
Mar 21st, 2008
12:20:03 PM
In fact, I've at worst, thoroughly enjoyed all of M Night's films. I think people will look back on his films in 20 years and think, "Wow, he really WAS pretty good!"
Eh, I like 'em all
by Autodidact
Mar 21st, 2008
12:30:01 PM
Even Lady in the Water had some redeeming value. Stop expecting every movie to blow your fucking socks off and just enjoy the film morons.
UNBREAKABLE IS BADASS!!
by MacTard420
Mar 21st, 2008
12:34:24 PM
BY FAR the best M. Night flick. Sixth Sense doesn't hold up as much in repeated viewings, IMO. why is everyone giving harry shit for talking about one Blu-Ray? it's not like each blu-ray released has its own TOP STORY headline! This movie is so awesome it needs a TOP STORY link! This is the top Blu-Ray on my wish list. my 2-disc DVD has some sort of terrible glitch on it and I couldn't return it.
I cast my vote for a trilogy
by Mullah Omar
Mar 21st, 2008
12:38:43 PM
I really enjoyed UNBREAKABLE and thought it was probably the best superhero origin story I've ever seen on film. I would love to see Shyamalan, Willis, and Jackson continue this storyline.
wow, how much did they pay?
by dtpena
Mar 21st, 2008
12:39:18 PM
this is a top story? how come?
No, no, no, no, no no no no (SPOILER...?)
by roninredshade
Mar 21st, 2008
12:42:39 PM
"One of us has made a mistake and wasted the other's valuable time." (Or something like that.) Some people got it wrong. It is NOT a great Superhero Origin Story. It is a Great SuperVILLIAN Origin Story.
I watched Unbreakable once.
by Pops Freshemeyer
Mar 21st, 2008
12:50:59 PM
Once.

Now I feel like Danny Vermin.

Anyway, I really liked the movie, but never picked it up because for some reason my DVD player didn't like it. Borrowed copies from two different friends and my Toshiba wouldn't play it. Kind of weird, because in the last seven years Unbreakable is the only DVD I've had any problems with. Oh well, I might get a copy of it when I get my HD DVD player...

Boring
by Sithdan
Mar 21st, 2008
12:56:50 PM
I really wanted to like this film. But, damn, it was just SO slow. I mean, isn't this supposed to about a comic book style super hero? Where was the action? I kept looking at my watch, waiting for this monotonous thing to end.
HULK HOGAN WORE YELLOW!
by The Goon
Mar 21st, 2008
01:04:34 PM
HULK HOGAN WORE YELLOW!
by The Goon
Mar 21st, 2008
01:04:35 PM
apologies for double post...
by The Goon
Mar 21st, 2008
01:06:09 PM
...spasmodic finger twitchiness
Don't like Shyamalan...
by DocPazuzu
Mar 21st, 2008
01:11:06 PM
...very much, really. Liked Sixth Sense a lot, enjoyed Signs (the "bad" SF elements didn't bother me), hated The Village but absolutely LOVE Unbreakable. The first time I saw it I thought it was okay, but have come to adore it with each subsequent viewing.

The scenes I love the most are the ones with his son in the kitchen, carrying his wife back up the stairs ("I had a bad dream") and taking out the serial killer.

I also love the framing in some of the shots which is straight out of comic books, like when Dunn climbs out of the pool. That bit is amazing and very Frank Miller.

James Newton Howard's score is also amazing - rousing, melancholy and very moving.

This is a masterpiece
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 21st, 2008
01:20:26 PM
I agree wholeheartedly, this film is an absolute classic, and - to me - the best super hero story put on screen. Everyone involved, be it Willis, Jackson, Wright Penn, Shyamalan or James Newton Howard, was at his/her absolute best. I'm gonna buy 3 of those (even if I don't own a Blu-Ray player yet), just so the home video figures at last convince them to FINISH THE DAMN THING.

On a side note, I hated the panels they added to the last freeze framed shots on DVD - to "explain" the ending; the unspoiled conclusion in theaters was much better, as it left room for imagination. I wish there was an option to get rid of them on Blu-Ray...

Finish the trilogy!
by Acappellaman
Mar 21st, 2008
01:43:31 PM
History has proven that The Suits indeed do pay attention to this site. If they take notice that enough of us are wanting to see M Night finish the Unbreakable trilogy, we may just get our wish some day. Keep it coming!

Obviously, I'm a fan of Unbreakable. Like many people here, it's by far my favorite of M. Night's movies. Awesome, awesome movie. We want more!!

'Nuff said.

Why wont they greenlight a follow up?
by judge dredds fresh undies
Mar 21st, 2008
02:01:55 PM
Unbreakable didn't exactly bomb did it? I too regard this as the best Shyamalan film and I'm by no means a huge fan of his, but he knocked it out of the park with this one. It would be a huge shame not to see the remaining parts of the story.
As it happens...
by Darth Macchio
Mar 21st, 2008
02:57:13 PM
When I was a wee rat it was quite hip for the "cool" kids to carry big combs in their back pockets. Typically, these combs were from a brand called "Unbreakable". I clearly remember a day when a friend was showing a girl his comb..."See, it's unbreakable!" while bending the comb...SNAP! and it breaks exactly between the 'n' and 'b' in 'Unbreakable' so he then had 2 pieces of comb...one that had maybe 20 prongs and said "Un" and another which had maybe 150 prongs and said 'breakable'. True story.
I think Shyamalan began to believe the press
by skimn
Mar 21st, 2008
02:59:31 PM
that was naming him the next Spielberg and that he himself was Unbreakable. I hope he bounces back with The Happening.
This is the ONLY M.Night film that holds up to scrutiny
by MattmanReturns
Mar 21st, 2008
03:36:11 PM
Sixth Sense works two times... the first and the second (so you can catch what you missed). The third time the novelty wears off and you're left with a fairly boring film. The Village is awful, Signs is overblown, and don't get me started on the creative brainfart that was Lady in the Water. Unbreakable, on the other hand, works every time. And I'm glad there aren't sequels, that would have effectively killed the subtlety.
I think Unbreakable sequels would be like the STAR WARS prequels
by sapno_krei
Mar 21st, 2008
03:46:12 PM
...best left to the imagination.
Wait, wait...
by ROBRAM89
Mar 21st, 2008
03:55:00 PM
Harry Knowles...THE Harry Knowles...had not seen the original Office until just now? Head...exploding...
Great Movie
by nightmute
Mar 21st, 2008
04:00:45 PM
Glad to see there is so much appreciation for this underrated film, which I firmly believe is MNS's best. A trilogy would be most welcome, but it won't happen. Aside from the only moderate box office performance of this film, I think too much time has passed, and I doubt that M Night was ever really serious about three films. He has too many stories he wants to tell. But anyway, this is a masterful piece of superhero film-making. Slow-paced, yes, but that is one of its strengths. This is a film to sink into and soak up, not to devour. We need more of this kind of film-making.
I liked Signs
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 21st, 2008
04:01:27 PM
Thought it was cool. The ending was great.
Don't Understand the Hate?
by Hawaiian Organ Donor
Mar 21st, 2008
04:01:53 PM
Well, I am one of the haters and I can't speak for other people, but personally, this movie fell apart for me when Bruce called his boss. When Bruce only then realizes that he has never been sick a day in his life, the movie lost me. During the course of their life, a person will catch countless colds, jam their fingers, get banged up and lift lots of heavy things. If by the age of 16 I realized I could take a solid hit playing football and not be fazed, I think I might be wondering if I was a little different. That was far too great a suspension of disbelief.
Hawaiian, why would he even think about it?
by MattmanReturns
Mar 21st, 2008
04:04:44 PM
If he's never gotten sick or taken a hard hit in football, why would he even question it? He has no reference point? Sure, it happens to other people, but a lot of people tend not to notice things until it happens to them personally.
You even have to update the Software of the Player?
by DerLanghaarige
Mar 21st, 2008
04:56:34 PM
Damn, this sucks! Or do I get this wrong? You mean a normal Blue Ray Player, that you plug into your TV? And you have to update the software to watch the movies?
Damn, and people wonder why so many want to keep their DVD Players.
On another note: Unbreakable is the only Shyamalan movie that I like!
Abrupt ending
by Strabbo
Mar 21st, 2008
05:00:32 PM
MNS said in on of the making of features that his original intent was to write a traditional super hero film; however, after the first draft, he felt the most interesting part of any super hero was the act 1/origin story and decided to expand on that aspect of his script. The result is a super hero film in which the conflict is internal. Best superhero movie ever. Best NMS movie ever.
Unbreakable was amazing
by slone13
Mar 21st, 2008
05:04:20 PM
I pity those who can't appreciate it.
Signs is a silly piece of crap
by Gwai Lo
Mar 21st, 2008
05:16:53 PM
I don't know how many times I've typed up a big long diatribe on why Signs is stupid as all hell, but I don't think I'm going to bother with it again. Unbreakable is M. Night's best film, without a doubt, but for a superhero film it is paced like molasses. Yeah, it's supposed to be a drama, hence slowness, but the dramatic elements wouldn't be intriguing at all without the superhero parts. I appreciate a lot of it in theory, including the big reveal at the end, but I don't think I would ever be interested in re-watching it. Not that rewatchability should be the standard of good filmmaking, but considering I watched Batman Begins about 10 times I think this movie is lacking something in comparison. Also, I don't get the love for the visuals in this, I found the cinematography in Unbreakable to be muted and boring to look at, and everything is too blue. I seem to differ with most in that I find M Night, for all his careful framing, to be nearly incapable of creating visuals that don't look plain and generic. Different strokes I guess.
Hawaiian Organ Donor
by Acappellaman
Mar 21st, 2008
05:21:07 PM
Like MattmanReturns says, if you've never BEEN hurt, there's no frame of reference to refer to when you get hit with something that would hurt a normal person. As you get older, it's just something you take for granted.
THE VILLIAGE!!!
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 21st, 2008
05:23:01 PM
Wow, what a dog!
Great movie
by Trik_Ster
Mar 21st, 2008
05:38:03 PM
I weep for the unmade sequels
Just watched it again...
by rxse7en
Mar 21st, 2008
05:40:39 PM
After reading this post. Love it. I concur, M. needs to finish the trilogy.
Fuck Avatar (Not the Cameron movie)
by DerLanghaarige
Mar 21st, 2008
06:12:36 PM
Let'S bring on Unbreakable 2 & 3!
How could AICN miss the great Watchment shots?
by ZeroCorpse
Mar 21st, 2008
06:47:52 PM
There are some photos of the Watchmen in costume over at Superherohype.com -- The Comedian looks fricking perfect! It's worth checking out-- And I'm surprised AICN hasn't mentioned it.
Er... Watchemen --- You knew what I meant!
by ZeroCorpse
Mar 21st, 2008
06:55:00 PM
And the ultimate villain in purple is THE PURPLE MAN. He's not only wearing purple. He IS purple.

Purple and green have always been "villain" colors. They were the obvious choice when the heroes were all in the primary colors (Red, yellow, blue) and the colorists had to find new colors within that old four-color process of mixing different-colored dots on a page. How do you get other colors? Mix two different color dots together. Red + blue dots equals purple. Yellow + blue dots equals green. Put them both together and you have a color theme!

Spider-Man: Red/Blue. Green Goblin: Purple/Green. Superman: Red/Blue. Lex Luthor: Purple/Green. Fantastic Four: Blue/White (with some orange and red for Thing and Torch). Galactus: Purple/Green.

It's the CODE, guys. The RULES of the silver age. They had few choices, so they stuck with the themes they had.

Paramount to release Trek Season 2 on regular DVD
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 21st, 2008
07:01:53 PM
Bout time.
The Maxfield Parrish
by BDT
Mar 21st, 2008
07:25:18 PM
Is a stained glass mural designed by Parrish and executed by Tiffany. The last time I saw it, it was in the lobby Curtis building (where the publishers for the Saturday Evening Post had their offices) in Philadelphia. Several years ago, there was some controversy about that piece when the building was bequeathed. There was no restaurant there, it was a marble and wood lobby of an old office building. The stained glass is gorgeous and backlit. So, are you talking about the original painting or the actual stained glass cause now I am curious about how that controversy played out and I'd like to know if Lucas actually bought the stained glass mural or an original painting.
zerocorpse
by HEADGEEK
Mar 21st, 2008
07:37:09 PM
we had the watchman pics up about 4 minutes after they were originally posted
Acapellaman and Mattman
by Hawaiian Organ Donor
Mar 21st, 2008
07:41:40 PM
I got into a discussion with a friend who said the exact same thing. And I called bullshit. For pain, you don't need a point of reference. If your 10-year friend takes a header off his bike and scrapes the crap out of his hands and legs, you do the same thing and come out without a scrape, that tells you something. You smash your finger in a cupboard or drawer and your wife asks if you're hurt and you say "What now?" then she might question it. Only a hermit is going to live a life where they don't take a spill in front of another person. Taking a spill usually involves pain. When you show no signs of pain to those around you, they'll question it. Only in Ben Stiller and Van Damme movies does a guy get kicked in the balls and looked unfazed, When you're watching "Casino" with your best friend and some guy is screaming and you turn to your friend and ask why, he's going to say "The guy has his head in a frickin' vice and it hurts like hell is why" then you might go home and do a search on the Internets for 'pain.' I don't need to go through childbirth to have a point of reference. My point of reference was the 2 hours my wife screamed like a banshee and told me to die. I don't care if you or Harry or anyone else still loves the movie after giving this issue some thought, but it cannot be denied by a rational person that a man in is late 30's-early 40's is going to witness a lifetime of other people's pain and wonder why he NEVER suffers the same reaction.
I loved the movie too
by CherryValance
Mar 21st, 2008
07:47:58 PM
but it was the only time I actually heard people cursing under their breath as they left the theater. That's because they were expecting him to be a messiah. People want to know what they're getting from a movie before they see it, otherwise they want their money back. That's why I hate people. Maybe it's better as a single film though. You never know what could happen in subsequent movies. Sometimes things get wacky.
I'd watch it again, but
by Magic Rat
Mar 21st, 2008
07:53:12 PM
honestly, after watching all the films he's made since then, I'm not sure I want to. His movies have gotten worse over the years, maybe not in terms of style, but in terms of going from interesting to boring. The Happening looks like an interesting film - until you realize it's about plants trying to kill people with a toxic gas. Which is kinda lame, and could easily be made into a very boring film if everything he attempts to do in the film doesn't go exactly right.
That's odd...
by lead_sharp
Mar 21st, 2008
07:53:18 PM
I just watched this with my better half (who liked it btw). I feel the same way about this movie. It's a movie, especially if you enjoy the genre and comics that speaks to you on an almost spiritual level. How about we all chip in and get M.Night to make the other two? And it's true, Heroes does feel like part of the same universe, it's too easy to picture Dunn as the Heroes version of Superman.
Re: Hawaiian Organ Donor's point re pain...
by lead_sharp
Mar 21st, 2008
07:57:21 PM
Doesn't say anywhere in the film that he doesn't feel pain, he just can't get damaged.
PS3 or bust
by Razorback
Mar 21st, 2008
08:05:28 PM
There is no reason to own any BR player other than the PS3. None.
Thank you Harry.
by ArcadianDS
Mar 21st, 2008
08:10:24 PM
As one who is fast to criticize you for cheap juvenile scatological references and sexual deviant references just to sound 'cool', I want to applaud this review for being on topic, on target, and out of the gutter.

This is the Harry we come here for, and the Harry we come back for.

You dont need the fake junk - just write to us like we're talking to you on the phone about our favorite movies ( I LOVE Unbreakable. A top 10 for me).

Anyway, thanks Harry. Great write-up.

Hawaiian Organ Donor
by waggy
Mar 21st, 2008
08:10:43 PM
I'm 25 and I've never had a serious injury or illness in my life. Never been to the emergency room or the hospital ever. About the worst I've had was a rolled ankle once that got better after about a day, and a few cases of strep throat as a kid. I don't find myself wondering if I'm some miracle of enhanced genetics, I just figure I've been lucky.

And like lead sharp said, it never says he can't feel pain
Harry is right on this one
by 900LBGorilla
Mar 21st, 2008
09:07:38 PM
This is a great movie...even the slow scenes are shot in a way as to hold the viewers interest (as long as you don't have ADD in which case you SHOULD avoid it at all costs).

Also the ending is great...Now we all go in to MSK movies looking for the "hook" and that hurts his films- but this was spun together very well regardless.

Classic film
by GrammatonCleric
Mar 21st, 2008
09:17:33 PM
MNS might be a giant, self-inflated douchebag, especially based on his stupid hoax specials and his tired reliance on supernatural plot twists. But Unbreakable is a fantastic film. I wish he would let up with the hamhanded "mirror image" references in the film (we get it, we get it). But like one of the posts above, the scene in the train station where he lets his powers expand, brushes against passerbys and gets brief glimpses of people's ugliest moments is brilliant. I use this film as a litmus test for people serious about sci-fi and also to assess their attention factor.
I'll be impressed when a film makes Harry pause from eating
by PHUCKO
Mar 21st, 2008
09:30:41 PM
Hey, don't make fun of people eating
by skywalkerfamily
Mar 21st, 2008
09:34:27 PM
Maybe he's diabetic.
Now I have to buy a PS3
by JoeSixPack
Mar 21st, 2008
10:12:10 PM
Picked the wrong side of the format war. Darn.
Diabetic, my ass...he's got a problem.
by BurnHollywood
Mar 21st, 2008
10:48:33 PM
Get help, fatso. We love you, and want you to stick around, you digressive bastard. Oh, and you're 100% right..."Unbreakable" was the straight Shyamalan shit; the Sixth Sense was kinda talky and dull until the last scene (and yes, I know I'm supposed to watch it twice...what about my first nine bucks?).
trilogy would be great
by AntoniusBloc
Mar 21st, 2008
11:27:04 PM
Heroes seems like a cheap imitation of Unbreakable, but what would make Unbreakable great is a conclusion...awesome protagonist/antagonist set up, but it requires the punch. So are pretty much most major films available on blu ray? More importantly, are the extended versions of LOTR available on blu ray?
actually...
by HEADGEEK
Mar 21st, 2008
11:59:10 PM
According to my blood test - my thyroid is malfunctioning and they think that might be part of the problem as to why I don't process food like regular folks. They're putting me on these R4 pills which is supposed to produce the chemical that my thyroid was supposed to be making.. but I'm still proceeding with the lapband.
Just watching Unbreakable again...
by Zeke25:17
Mar 22nd, 2008
12:08:15 AM
Remember when young Elijah's mother puts a wrapped comic book on a bench outside to make him leave the house? Even the gift is wrapped in purple; the tissue paper inside too! (And by the way, how good was that actress? With what little screen time she had, how easy it was for her to move us...just like the first time you hear James Newton Howard's theme when Elijah walks out to the bench...)
Prediction: If M. Night's next film fails...
by Lance2769
Mar 22nd, 2008
12:50:20 AM
..at the box office as his last two films have, he will be forced to either quit directing OR write and direct the follow up movies to this masterpiece. Every true M. Night fan calls this film their favorite and I'm no exception. It's crazy how Night hasn't jumped all over this!!!
PS3 hardly the "only" Blu-Ray player to own
by brokemart
Mar 22nd, 2008
12:52:43 AM
The PS3 can't output the new and superior hi-def audio formats, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA. It also uses Bluetooth- only remote. Plus, its noisy.
Thyroid
by Liverstealer
Mar 22nd, 2008
01:03:28 AM
Harry...R4? Did you mean T4? That's a chemical produced by the thyroid that deals with a wealth of metabolic processes. If you are hypothyroid, your T4 (and T3) levels would be low and your thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels would be highly elevated. If that's the case, the docs should be able to put you on Synthroid to help regulate all that. I'm hypothyroid, yet I can't seem to gain weight, which oddly enough is the exact opposite of what would be expected.
CherryValance...great point...
by brokemart
Mar 22nd, 2008
01:03:37 AM
...about people wanting to know what they are going to see before they even enter the theater. I really appreciate when a movie totally surprises me, and I don't mean just with a twist ending. That's why I've started avoiding trailers and why I should start avoiding this site.
HD-DVD needed firmware upgrades, too
by brokemart
Mar 22nd, 2008
01:07:56 AM
It's not a Blu-Ray thing. The only difference is the HD-DVD players have an Ethernet jack so you can download firmware upgrades directly to the player from the Internet. For what its worth, I own both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray and so far I prefer HD-DVD.
yes T4
by HEADGEEK
Mar 22nd, 2008
01:15:20 AM
I'm new to this diagnosis thing
Harry- good luck with the medical stuff
by 900LBGorilla
Mar 22nd, 2008
01:46:38 AM
Sorry to hear that.

And as already suggested you should make sure Night is asked about the trilogy when he's interviewed about his new movie... I can't wait to see Unbreakable on my new PS3.

Hey Harold-good luck on all that.
by TomBodet
Mar 22nd, 2008
06:57:20 AM
The lapband thingie esp? not minor league stuff-but am sure if the right folks do it for you, you'll be okay. Why not take the chance?
on a serious note
by The Amazing G
Mar 22nd, 2008
07:23:08 AM
you should lose some weight for your health Harry, I love ya man and it would be tragic if you died too young...
and brokemart
by The Amazing G
Mar 22nd, 2008
07:24:09 AM
when I first watched Unbreakable I didn't even know what it was about, so everything was a surprise to me
I'll admit, i teared up a little at the end.
by Sakurai
Mar 22nd, 2008
08:12:52 AM
Very powerful film, I will have to get this once i go high def.
Ubreakable was Good,
by FILMFUNK
Mar 22nd, 2008
09:26:52 AM
For a Superhero flick with no Superheroism or SpecialFX and a good second movie after the striking calling card that was The Sixth Sense but then things started go weird with the stoopid Signs, Smelly Village and Absolute SHITE that was Lady in The The Water! If you apologise for his last atrocity then your either a deluded Shamalyman Fanboy/girl, his family or Shamdallywangdong himself.

Fingers crossed his latest air scarer will be a return to the simple, creepiness of his 1st 2 efforts coz it can't possibly be as drenched in cheddar as his last 3!

THank God
by lucky slevin
Mar 22nd, 2008
10:38:42 AM
This film is finally getting the appreciation it deserves. He planned this to be a trilogy? im more excited for this than anything, thats right ANYTHING. bring it on M night shamwhamland
truly underrated
by misnomer
Mar 22nd, 2008
11:06:15 AM
I love the idea of setting a comic book in a reality closer to our own. Just that scene with Willis wearing his security cape. Wow. In a way, maybe we're lucky that there won't be more movies- like the Matrix sequels, there's no way they could live up to where the movie ends.
Good, but WAY overrated...
by Admiral Nelson
Mar 22nd, 2008
11:11:06 AM
...because DAMN, is this movie slow, slow, slow as hell. (And I don't mind thoughtful, introspective movies... I think both versions of Solaris are mesmerizing.) The idea is cool (and it's got a typically great James Newton Howard score -- he does some of his best work for M. Night), but the movie still needs a serious infusion of caffeine. Its incredibly slow pace -- not its story -- is what hurt it at the box office.
I loved Unbreakable, but what's the big deal
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Mar 22nd, 2008
11:27:58 AM