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Harry loves his new Blu Ray of UNBREAKABLE!!

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.
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

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.
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

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

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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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

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.
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!
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.
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.
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
about it being on Blu Ray
since the extras aren't in HD by lynxpro	Mar 22nd, 2008 11:41:45 AM
I'm just going to ask the question...did the studio enable (as an option) Profile 1.1 PiP support to view the extras content that way? That would be less noticeable (SD vs. HD). I found that the case for the extras on Sunshine...which would have been a super awesome film had I not already been a big fan of Event Horizon! On Sunshine, the extras are also not in HD and it looks alright in the small PiP window. Maybe the player manufacturers should update the machines via firmware to detect the SD content on the BD disc and upscale it automatically. Then again, a lot of the extras video footage to a lot of flicks look like they aren't even using DV cams and something more to the like of VHS-C it seems so maybe upscaling wouldn't work so well. And no, I'm not changing my position on PiP (in relation to the deceased HD DVD), I just asked/suggested the option in terms of coping with non-HD extras content.
All I want for Easter is a shout out from Harry!! by thebearovingian	Mar 22nd, 2008 11:48:03 AM
No Easter eggs, no chocolate bunnies, no marshmallow chicks, no fake grass, no baskets!
Dunn's pain.. by Hotscot	Mar 22nd, 2008 02:25:42 PM
Yes, I believe he could feel pain and discomfort. It's just never enough to incapacitate him or lay him low enough to be sick and take time off. Think of the scene in the weight room, he progressively benches heavier and heavier weights, obviously it's a discomfort and not easy, but he manages to do this superhuman effort. My vote also goes with the scene in the kitchen where he confirms to his kid that he is the hero. My eyes well up when I think of it. They should allow M. Night to direct a Heroes episode, concentrating on Sylar.
Is it WAY overrated? by skywalkerfamily	Mar 22nd, 2008 03:57:34 PM
I love it when people say that. Like that makes it vaild.
This is the kind of movie that... by mrfan	Mar 22nd, 2008 04:41:08 PM
can be in any form and it is still a fantastic movie. Love it.
This worked for us, not a general audience by performingmonkey	Mar 22nd, 2008 04:49:54 PM
I loved it because I'm a comic book fan and I wasn't expecting for one moment that Unbreakable would turn out to be a comic book movie! But it's way too geeky for a general audience to like much. People went to see it because they thought they were going to Sixth Sense 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Wow, great report by blondeman	Mar 22nd, 2008 04:50:08 PM
Harry can't work his sound system or his disc. Also this is the first time he has watched it since watching that terrible terrible Heroes show. What a scoop!
Someone explain why they never made a sequel ??? by giger167	Mar 22nd, 2008 04:54:06 PM
Ok, I love the film, have seen it numerous times, and checking boxoffice mojo tells me that the film made $248 million dollars worldwide (with a budget if $75 million) Maybe my maths is screwed up but isn't this a success, what exactly prevented them green lighting a sequel if all the principle key players wanted it ????
Headgeek?! Just now discovering The Brit Office?! by PsimonSez	Mar 22nd, 2008 05:15:42 PM
Oh how I miss Tim, Dawn, Gareth, and David Brent! Brilliant writing. From Freelove Freeway to Gervais' dance in S2E5! I can watch the entire series in one sitting and can still get choked-up when watching the end of the Christmas special. Get to it Harry watch the series and post your views!
PsimonSez: Totally agree with you by SkinJob69	Mar 22nd, 2008 06:00:03 PM
I got the brit office box sets and could not stop watching them for days. Funny as hell, and I have the same reaction to the ending of the Christmas special, every time. Love their use of 80's tunes, esp. Yazoo's 'Only You' at the end. Perfect way to wrap up the series. Wish the Brits didn't have their 2-season only rule. BTW Have you seen much of Extras? Been thinking of buying that box set too.
If he dosn't complete the trilogy... by liljuniorbrown	Mar 22nd, 2008 07:36:42 PM
I will never watch any of the movies he writes or directs ever. I know that won't mean shit to him but damnit I have to see this thing through. They can't do it without Willis or Sam Jackson either, that would be sacreligous.
Harry - to get really personal (and scientific) by Fish Tank	Mar 22nd, 2008 07:46:31 PM
I'm sure you're a great guy - you seem very honest, exhuberant, and unlucky in the weight department. Not in love - nice score on the wife ;-) BUT... Hypothyroidism, regardless of the level, cannot compete with simple physics. More food in = more weight on. If hypothyroidism is causing you to be more efficient with your processing of food, EAT LESS! One orange a day CANNOT make you gain weight - the physics are impossible. Now - I'm not saying you should eat one orange a day _only_, I'm just using that as an extreme example. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people say "Oh, I eat next to nothing, and can't stop gaining weight. Bullshit. They're either closet eaters, or liars - either way they're delusional. Lap bands, tummy cuts etc. etc. are only necessary when the brain has lost willpower. If you get some surgery to correct your "problem", that's fine, but it'd be better for your entire well being if you overcame it on a mental level. You seem like a nice guy - don't eat yourself to death, or very least a permanent seat on the couch. Cheers mate.
Hey people! Want to patronise Harry much?! by judge dredds fresh undies	Mar 22nd, 2008 08:12:43 PM
Fucking hell, I think the guy is well aware of his health problems and what he needs to do to tackle them and if he isn't I'm sure his doctor will clarify things further. Leave this shit out of the talkbacks, its offensive to Harry and offensive to me reading your patronising and ill-informed posts
Not a Gigantic Worldwide Success? by DS9Sisko	Mar 22nd, 2008 10:06:21 PM
Harry wrote: "It's also a film that I am furious at the world not making it an enormous gigantic success."....Production Budget: $74 million...Box Office: Domestic $95,011,339 + Foreign $153,106,782 = Worldwide: $248,118,121...which world are you talking about Harry?
Now...about Unbreakable... by DS9Sisko	Mar 22nd, 2008 10:21:03 PM
While I understand why many don't like it or consider it average, from the time I saw Unbreakable in New York during its premiere until today I feel the film is utterly brilliant. It is not perfect, but brilliance does not depend on perfection. Not only is the story kickass, there is a depth, a stillness, an emotional maturity to what is essential a comic book origin story that transcends the genre in both comics and cinema. Personally I feel it is the comic book mobie equivalent of "Watchmen".....the new Watchmen movie notwithstanding. As you were....
not "mobie"....movie! LOL by DS9Sisko	Mar 22nd, 2008 10:21:57 PM

No shout out? by thebearovingian	Mar 22nd, 2008 10:56:34 PM
Why no shout out? What the hell?!
Awesome Easter Egg on the Unbreakable Blu-Ray by Jay Mammoth	Mar 22nd, 2008 11:17:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =nzZCMJ_nVO4&feature=user
Unbreakable's main problem by Knugen	Mar 23rd, 2008 07:12:10 AM
is the cop out in the end. Those texts about how Glass gets sent to prison or whatever are so lame and ruined an otherwise excellent movie. Why can't there be a director's cut of that film without those pesky texts? I might rip the damn thing and edit them out my self. Part of my ongoing movie surgery (first project is editing the matrix trilogy into to good films).
Nice commercial. by Tourist	Mar 23rd, 2008 07:52:10 AM
If this wasn't a sad plea for more free shit, I would say this ad reminds me of a retarded child who proclaims his wonder at every random passing object. "I like tree!" "I like can in gutter" "I like smell of own shit!" By the way, the end of Unbreakable did suck. Its like Night accidently left the footage for the final scene out in the sun and was too lazy to go back and film it, so thought he could suffice with "then some shit happened that ties this all up" scribble on the screen.
You know whats cheaper than surgery? by Tourist	Mar 23rd, 2008 08:05:14 AM
A moderate, balanced diet and regular exercise. Costs you nothing but the price of Groceries. Thats why I don't hate on fat homeless people. Fresh produce don't come cheap. Now, this may sound rude or patronising, but its really not. This pushy consumerist society WANTS people to remain ignorant of some very basic facts in regards to maintaining a healthy and stable bodyweight, because then we will buy 80 per cent less of the shit on the supermarket shelves. Seriously, all you need is a food pyramid, a calculator, a basic understanding of your local supermarket and a list of exercise activities. You know, I think they did cover this somewhere in school, but I may have only been awake during the sexual education elements of physical education. Still didn't stop me from having unprotected sex or eating 2 large pizzas and a fucking bowl of nachos.
Good Idea for a Weekly Column by Internet Thug	Mar 23rd, 2008 08:33:44 AM
Tell us about a movie each week that is coming out on blu ray with no content added from the standard def version..it will be a must read.
The best thing about Unbreakable is that it stands alone. by knowthyself	Mar 23rd, 2008 09:14:43 AM
Shyamalan wrote a story that included the second and third chapters of the hero's story and only the first chapter resonated with him. It was the only part that seemed to matter. That is why Unbreakable is amazing and Shyamalan knows better than to do any sequels and thats why fanboys here know nothing when they ask for them.
Unbreakable was shit, like your face... by Ambush_Bug	Mar 23rd, 2008 10:34:43 AM
What a hack, shit, art fag movie that was. Gee, let's write the beginning of a story, and stretch it out for two hours. Seriously, I could have told that shit in 30 minutes.
We have it on dvd...and with no HD-DVD version,... by JDanielP	Mar 23rd, 2008 10:43:22 AM
...screw that. There's absolutely no reason enough for us to buy a glitch-problem Blu-ray machine. We still prefer the HD-DVD combo disks. But since that rug has been pulled out from under us, we'll only continue our dvd library. Either that...or download "HD" rentals when we choose to watch. No need to leave the house, which saves time and money. And Blu-ray will never be as huge of a market as dvd, at peak.
Great movie, Harry, but I gotta ask by br1947	Mar 23rd, 2008 10:47:26 AM
When are you going to switch to flash animations? I mean really... a half meg animated gif?
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE LOVE FOR THIS FILM by Ray Gamma	Mar 23rd, 2008 11:56:54 AM
this was such a stupid, made-up-as-he-went-along pile of juvenile wank. are all the readers on this site honestly 16-year-old saddoes who wish they were superheroes? In fact, why not just re-christen this site "Aint It Superhero News" seeing as that's the only kind of movie that seems to get props on here any more by the increasingly dumb readership. I hope I'm not the only adult reader left here who thought this film was a pile of high-school film-writer-wannabe shite.
Harry by Kampbell-Kid	Mar 23rd, 2008 12:51:39 PM
Hey, long time no talk man :) That is fantastic you drawn that UNBREAKABLE/HEROES comparison. I remember watching the pilot episode of HEROES and immediately I thought I was watching UNBREAKABLE: The Series. I'd like to see would like to see him finish that trilogy. It was the most interesting and least cliché thing he's done I think. Also Harry, get a PS3 for your Blu-Ray playing. It's firmware is constantly upgradable, matter of fact in a day or two it is getting firmware for BD-Live support. Not to mention it upscales your old DVD's to 1080p via HDMI.
"ONCE" dvd gets my HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION. by JDanielP	Mar 23rd, 2008 01:08:34 PM
Sorry to post this here but I simply had to mention...somewhere...my feelings about 2007's low-budget "ONCE", which my wife and I experienced only last night. Musically (in a sense), I compare it to my discovery of COLDPLAY, when I first heard them playing on The Tonight Show. (Sometimes, you just immediately know that you're witnessing something extraordinary.) In my opinion, "ONCE" is arguably the best "movie-musical" ever made. Song highlights are "Falling Slowly", "If You Want Me (Satisfy Me)", "Lies", and "When Your Mind's Made Up", all of which are very memorable. If you have not yet discovered the music, do yourself (and your significant other) a huge favor and find this flick on dvd...and experience the music within the context of the story, which is told in a very natural, life-like, documentary-style of digital movie making. This is one that will stand the test of time. My congrats to them for capturing such a powerful little story on such a low budget. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION.
its a little hilarious that Unbreakable is the top AICN story by Freakemovie	Mar 23rd, 2008 01:29:12 PM

Unbreakable is flat and kind of boring by Rupee88	Mar 23rd, 2008 01:44:46 PM
sorry, but it was the start of the decline for M Night that is still continuing.
JDanielP... by Tourist	Mar 23rd, 2008 03:53:57 PM
...You are hideously uncool. Not only are your tastes at the very far end of acceptability, just grazing through into "not entirely humiliating to listen to in public if you really must" territory, but your a couple of years too late. Do you like U2?
LOL Coldplay by Ray Gamma	Mar 23rd, 2008 04:16:32 PM
need I say more
Harry, spot on again by dr sauch	Mar 23rd, 2008 05:09:08 PM
Unbreakable is criminally underrated. I don't get why people don't like Shaymalan, but here's my theory: The Sixth Sense was such an amazing piece of pop culture, with an ending that even the dumbest or most superficial moviegoer could appreciate. Ever since then, people have been looking for M Night to replicate that EXACT thing and have missed the understated greatness of his more recent movies. Unbreakable truly makes me emotional. Bruce Willis is so heart-wrenching in this movie, so deeply sad and layered that I can't help but empathize. Likewise, in Signs and Lady in the Water, M. Night gets such a deeply touching performance out of his leads. Though, to be fair, The Village sucked a little.
Yeah this movie bored me by Han Cholo	Mar 23rd, 2008 06:26:21 PM
The premise was cool but the payoff just never justified the languid pace of the film.
INCREDIBLY overrated film. Almost PURE meh. by TheGhostWhoLurks	Mar 23rd, 2008 07:02:41 PM
When I saw Unbreakable in the theatres, I was shocked at how underwhelming this movie was. All that hype, all that build up for a film that had almost NO action in it, was amazing BORING given the subject matter, and astonishingly retarded in regards to the whole motivation of the villian! Comic book nerd Mr. Glass apparently goes around making trains crash and causing hundreds to die, simply because he HOPES that someday someone invulnerable MIGHT be onboard one day, so he can be that guy's personal "super-villain"??? It was almost like the ultimate spoof on the utter stupidity of comic-book fans and the lengths they'll go to to live out their fantasies! Why does anyone think this move is good? It's BORING and pretty dang stupid! >:P
Love Unbreakable by Shaw	Mar 23rd, 2008 07:15:04 PM
Lady in Water is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. As much as I like the idea of Unbreakable sequels, I fear that they will only take away from the original.
Coldplay owns all your asses! by thebearovingian	Mar 23rd, 2008 07:27:19 PM
And you know this!
Batman 1966... by TheBigLebowsky	Mar 23rd, 2008 08:37:34 PM
Is also coming out on Blu-Ray, probably just before "The Dark Knight" arrives in theaters. Now, THAT's gonna be an incredible superhero movie to watch on Blu-Ray!!!
by thebrendan	Mar 23rd, 2008 10:07:13 PM
I'm shocked no one tore into Series 7 for not knowing that "The Office" was originally from the U.K.
JDP is still at it? by wash	Mar 23rd, 2008 10:11:47 PM
Ok then...please post some links saying HD-DVD is gonna come roaring back or something, I could use a few laughs right now.
I bet you will say the same thing... by Dazzler69	Mar 24th, 2008 06:47:18 AM
if/when/maybe out don't know if 6th Sense comes out Blew-ray.
The Kids!! by Lazenby1969	Mar 24th, 2008 08:30:57 AM
The kids at school call me Mr Ass....'cause I smell like ass. Yep. In need of a shower.
Coldplay's 1st Tonight Show appearance, playing "Clocks" by JDanielP	Mar 24th, 2008 09:07:50 AM
It's too funny how you can give your individual opinion on here and EXPECT to be attacked, here in the talkbacks...though I was expecting something much harsher. C'mon guys, can't you do better than that? (heh,heh) Anyway, I only mentioned Coldplay (above) because it was a way for me to compare the recognition of something special, without any knowledge of the performers. (Note, however, that I did remember the movie "ONCE" was mentioned here at AICN.) As far as I know, the Coldplay performance (of song "Clocks") that I witnessed on the Tonight Show w/Jay Leno...was just before they became the huge success that they are today. (I was hoping to find a YouTube.com link for that specific Tonight Show performance, but no such luck. However, the music video for "Clocks" can be found at YouTube.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =c9j_RZDqYc4
Oh, and by the way..... by JDanielP	Mar 24th, 2008 09:34:37 AM
...I was only assuming that it was Coldplay's 1st performance on the Tonight Show. As far as I know, it could very well have been their ONLY performance on the show (which I'm guessing it was). And to talkbacker Tourist, I do like U2. (heh,heh) But understand, I collected comic books while others collected music. (Radio was more in-step with having a limited comic book budget, while having a perhaps unusual taste for classical/orchestra music.) Other than an occasional AICN topic of a movie soundtrack/score, this is likely the most that I'll ever discuss music at AICN. And by the way, have you seen "ONCE"??? you can find it dvd. :-D
And to my fellow talkbacker wash..... by JDanielP	Mar 24th, 2008 09:47:02 AM
.....HD-DVD will come roaring back. You'll see!!! :-D But seriously, how many Mom & Pops are going to buy into a format that involves technical up-grades when cheap dvd continues to be available? Simplicity is a huge factor...and because that is a real fact, these particular HD formats never had a chance to become the success that is dvd.
General Crom - Unseen "Better" Movies by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Mar 24th, 2008 10:01:41 AM
If a list of amazing movies that most of the North American audience hasn't been exposed to yet is what you're looking for, then you need to start checking out sites that review Asian flicks. A few years ago Harry put out a "best of the year" that included two Korean movies. Oddly though, AICN rarely reviews Asian films and when they do it's by some anonymous guy who wants you to call him Tweeter. But if you're looking to see some amazing films that you've probably never heard of then check out Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (Japanese wire-fu that will knock you on your ass), The Warlords (Jet Li at his best), Daisy (Korean hitman runs amok in Amsterdam) and Protege (undercover Hong Kong cop tries to bring down drug kingpin). Unfortunately, Shinobi is the only one available to rent online through major retailers like Blockbuster, the other 3 you'll either have to download or rent online from a service like Tiger Cinema. Asian cinema is more hit than miss and for every great movie, you'll have to sit through 10 that are drek. But finding those jems is worth it. Also, asking people for their recommendations is rather pointless. Who can account for taste? Harry trashed Matrix Reloaded but gushed over the steaming piles of dogshi that were Spider Man 3 and Rise of the Silver Surfer. I thought Unbreakable was terrible but thought X3 was just barely passable. But if you want unseen, then go foreign.
I also vote in favor of an UNBREAKABLE trilogy. by JDanielP	Mar 24th, 2008 10:50:52 AM
Finish it...before Bruce Willis gets too old.
Mr. Glass by Banjohik7	Mar 24th, 2008 11:19:11 AM
One thing I almost never hear people mention when they discuss this movie (and correct me if I'm wrong), but at least twice when we are introduced to Sam Jackson's character, it's through the reflection of glass. First as a child in the beginning through the television screen. Then his introduction as an adult (which I can't exactly remember). Just a great foreshadowing of him becoming "mr. glass" and a display of how much care and detail m. night put into the movie. He's still a pretentious fuckhead.
HARRY! You call yourself a Parrish fan? by Blue_Demon	Mar 24th, 2008 11:40:07 AM
The Parrish image in the movie "Unbreakable" is a glass mosaic, not a mural. It's named "Dream Garden." It was made by the Tiffany Studios from a design by Parrish. "The Garden of Allah" is a completely different painting. (Yeah, I've been a Parrish fan ever since I saw "Daybreak" when I was a kid. Awesome painter.) Carry on.
The Philadelphia "Unbreakable" Tour by mooseaka	Mar 24th, 2008 12:03:52 PM
(1) Start at Franklin Field (33rd and Spruce Streets)the stadium where Bruce worked as a Security Guard. Fun Trivia: Franklin Field was where much of Invincible was shot, as well as the scene in Twelve Monkeys where the elephant is running under the same arches where Bruce and Samuel L. were watching the line to get into the game! Bonus Trivia: Franklin Field is home to the Penn Quakers and is the site of Vince Lombardi's only NFL Playoff loss in his career (and the site of many of Mooseaka's Intramural Football games in college). Go directly across the street to the University City Regional Rail station and see the steps that Mr. Glass fell down after following the guy with the gun. Head East into town and swing by Mr. Glass' comic book shop, which is actually a store front on the 1600 block of Locust Street. Stop next door at Tequila's restaurant for some authentic mexican food. On the way there, walk past Rittenhouse Square where they filmed a key scene in The Happening that you can see in the trailer where the cop standing in the street of abandoned cars (look for Mooseaka's balding head in the background as I saw them film some of this) Head a few blocks further East and see if you can sneak into the building at 15th and Chestnut where they filmed the iconic train station scene where Bruce figures out his powers. That building has been one failed project after another since they shot this movie, but it might become a House of Blues soon. Head a little further East and walk around Pine Street and Spruce Street to see the house where Bruce lived/died in the Sixth Sense and the Antique Shop where his wife used to work. Gotta love M. Night if you are from Philly. Not only does he keep coming back, but he makes the city look beautiful.
To TheGhostWhoLurks by Uridium	Mar 24th, 2008 12:07:59 PM
Ok, you didnt like the film, I can live with that. But I wanted to reply to your post about MrGlass's reasoning behind what he does. I believe that he is trying to find this opposite person so he can find his place in a world that he really does'nt belong in. And if he finds that person, it will give him a purpose and a place in the world. Anyhoo.... I love the film, its one of my faves.
A couple more stops on the Tour by mooseaka	Mar 24th, 2008 12:09:14 PM
If you have some extra cash, stop into The Striped Bass, where Bruce was late for his Anniversary dinner with his wife. They've since remodeled, but the marble pillars and the metal fish sculpture are still there. Swing by the Curtis Center at 6th and Walnut (across from Independence Hall where they wrote up that Constitution thing) and check out the Maxfield Parrish mosaic in the building's lobby (that's not a real restaurant, but they put a bunch of tables and chairs there to look like one).
BOLLOCKS BOLLOCKS BOLLOCKS by Ray Gamma	Mar 24th, 2008 01:40:41 PM
UNBREAKABLE WAS BOLLOCKS. IF YOU LOVE THIS FILM YOU'RE A SAD LITTLE MANCHILD WHO WAS BULLIED AT SCHOOL AND WISHED YOU HAD SUPERPOWERS TO MAKE 'THEM' SUFFER.
Ray Gamma by slone13	Mar 24th, 2008 01:55:00 PM
Ya feckless gobsheen
slone by Ray Gamma	Mar 24th, 2008 03:31:54 PM
yeah a bit close to home was it
anagram of "M Night Shyamalan": by Ray Gamma	Mar 24th, 2008 03:34:17 PM
"sad little manchild"
ps everyone by Ray Gamma	Mar 24th, 2008 03:39:28 PM
No offence to the to the sad little manchilds who are in their early thirties and still living with mum and dad, logging onto "Aint It Cool News" every single night in the hope that "this... just... might... be... my... day... to... get... to... type... "FIRST"... on... an... AICN... thread...!" Of course, such a person doesn't exist, and all the users typing on here about how great "Unbreakable" is, are really cool surfy types with big muscles and loads of chicks.
Thank you for reminding me why I used to love M. Night. by rbatty024	Mar 24th, 2008 03:49:16 PM
He is a talented director and has even written a couple of damn fine scripts. His first two films were really great. I even enjoyed Signs. I'm hoping his latest is a turnaround from his last two films.
JDanielP by Tourist	Mar 24th, 2008 03:49:46 PM
Clocks was the SECOND single off of their SECOND album. Their first album was a monster success that made them worldwide superstars...So you were a couple of years behind everyone else. Like your delayed appreciation of Once.I saw Once a long time ago and with my friends laughed at its precious cliched indie fag pretensions and tried to ignore the tacky cloying indie fag music. But Americans have a boner for it, and its nice to see someone who makes something with available material that they love and manages to have huge success with it.
Ray Gamma by slone13	Mar 24th, 2008 04:02:35 PM
Actually not close at all. I just figured that with all your bollocks talk you'd be the perfect prick to call a 'feckless gobsheen'. I've been waiting to insult someone with that since I first heard Podge and Rodge use the term.
thanks slone by Ray Gamma	Mar 24th, 2008 05:02:37 PM
it's an honour!
Anytime Ray by slone13	Mar 24th, 2008 05:22:13 PM
You a fan of Podge and Rodge?
i dont think we get that over here by Ray Gamma	Mar 24th, 2008 06:21:43 PM
i'm afraid
Coldplay? by lynxpro	Mar 24th, 2008 09:44:06 PM
Is someone serious advocating for that wanker band Coldplay in here? Gwenneth Paltrow should stop posting on here because it is seriously embarassing.
Crom-Sorry but the Matrix sequels were crap by 900LBGorilla	Mar 25th, 2008 12:02:45 AM
Unbreakable was great, but you are way off on the Crap–Trix…What garbage. Let’s watch Computer Programs talk about sex with other programs….and get jealous of other programs who kiss people in programs…. On second thought, I’m not even going to start in on the multiple layers of stupidity built upon moronic stupidity that is the Matrix 2 and 3…. suffice it to say if you think lots of crap on the screen makes movie great, I have some Star Wars prequels, Jurassic Park sequels, and a lot of Michael Bay movies to show you….We don’t need to compare flawless movies to the Matrix 2 and 3….just start by comparing those turds to staring at a blank wall and your closer to being on topic…
Just in the paper today (Monday) by decfx	Mar 25th, 2008 01:03:11 AM
The tech folks here in Silicon Valley seem to think it's best to wait a few more months to buy a player because of firmware update problems, etc. That's the price you pay for being an early adopter.
for all of you wanting to see a completed trilogy... by decfx	Mar 25th, 2008 01:10:11 AM
you'll all just bitch that they were shit and M raped your childhood. Mr. M could never live up to your unrealistic expectations.
Tourist by JDanielP	Mar 25th, 2008 07:32:37 AM
I suppose it's a matter of perspective. After all, the music is new when you first hear it...and the movie is new when you first experience it. But it's always good to be informed. And everyone has different taste...and thank goodness for that. Thanks for the information.
Harry Picked HD-DVD and Here's Why by Luscious.868	Mar 25th, 2008 10:01:50 AM
Toshiba bribed him with freebies.
Good thing BR won right? by logicalnoise01	Mar 25th, 2008 12:16:19 PM
Anyways, I like unbreakable and it is my favorite M Knight flick. However You need to never ever read the written epilogue at the end of the movie just hit stop and take that as an ending.
Region? by Jonasu-san	Mar 26th, 2008 09:01:27 PM
We vikings need to know the region! Is it only A or can I import this nice fucker?
Unbreakable was also my favorite M Night Film by BLWiseass	Mar 26th, 2008 10:14:42 PM
Saw it in the theaters and loved it right away. Maybe they can finish the story via graphic novel?
Crom- I don’t know about the Animatrix by 900LBGorilla	Mar 26th, 2008 11:15:47 PM
Because I didn’t bother watching it. Though you are being sarcastic, I will accept that you were probably brainwashed by Monica B’s Tits. They were the only good part of the sequels. Incidentally The Matrix #1 was a landmark of Sci-fi. I have nothing against the Matrix…. I wish 2 and 3 were even better, and would have completely accepted them had they simply been notably lesser but worthy successors….unfortunately I call a turd a turd - my pre-movie feelings about the subject notwithstanding.
Of COURSE Glass wants to be caught by Kaitain	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:23:14 PM
He'll be out of the Arkham Asylum equivalent in no time due to his phenomenal intellect, and then the game will begin. That's the entire POINT of the movie...Glass has been waiting for decades to find his nemesis, searching for him. Only NOW can his life proper begin, with both players at the board. He wants to be caught as a form of announcement to the world, then he'll be out, a famous escaped uber-villain, and only then can he and Dunn can knock heads properly. Unbreakable is a phenomenal film, easily Shyamalan's best. Even leaving the beautiful plot construction aside, the sheer craftsmanship of that movie (framing, pacing, lighting, editing) is amazing.

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