The Happening

[viddy]

Avoid this film like an airborne virus. It had me for a little while, then it went all downhill. It didn't seem like one person in the theater enjoyed it. I laughed especially when the boom mic with the red tape on the tip fell into a shot during some dialogue. LOLOLOL

[grady]

Originally Posted by viddy

Avoid this film like an airborne virus. It had me for a little while, then it went all downhill. It didn't seem like one person in the theater enjoyed it. I laughed especially when the boom mic with the red tape on the tip fell into a shot during some dialogue. LOLOLOL

I didn't see the mic falling into frame, but felt like it would've made the film a bit more palatable.

I tried to resist the urge to laugh, but it was infectious throughout the auditorium during the showing I saw this evening.

[viddy]

Originally Posted by grady

I didn't see the mic falling into frame, but felt like it would've made the film a bit more palatable.

I tried to resist the urge to laugh, but it was infectious throughout the auditorium during the showing I saw this evening.

I think the big twist at the end, was when the lights came up and you realized you just spent $12 to see this movie.

[grady]

Originally Posted by viddy

I think the big twist at the end, was when the lights came up and you realized you just spent $12 to see this movie.

I dodged that bullet. My friend was the one paying for the film last night. Normally I'd be comped into the theater I frequent, but my contact had the night off. Out of boredom and curiosity, and a minimal interest in The Incredible Hulk, The Happening was settled upon.

I did incur the cost of pre-film drinks, which was quite necessary and I wish I would have had a double before leaving the bar.

[den]

Yes, this movie is terrible. Most of the movie is listening to clunky dialogue as the characters figure out what's going on in a painfully slow manner. There were some interesting ideas here for a suspense film, but none of those angles were taken. The likely in-film reaction completely undermines the message and theme of the movie. If this happened in real life tomorrow, what would your first response be?

[Deckard]

Apparently "the best B movie ever" according to Shyamalan.

And B stands for............

[cured]

The movie is listed as a comedy on a couple of sites I saw. I read the spoiler of the movie and it looked hilarious! Like a modern "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" except without the slapstick humor.

[grady]

Originally Posted by Deckard

Apparently "the best B movie ever" according to Shyamalan.

And B stands for............

Bullshit?

[cured]

Braindead.

[grady]

Banal.