Did anyone see it? I really want to see it but I have to work until Sunday <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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I had a friend that saw it, and ya...... i had the plot and ending guessed almost perfectly(short of the twist) just from the previews..... not my cup of tea, but I also laughed at Signs.....
Just got back from seeing it. That was awesome. I went into the movie theater thinking it was going to be a horror movie. While it was scary, it was much more of a thinking movie. Unlike many movies you see now it really had an in depth plot and overall, you must see it.
Kida: generaly you put some space between spoiler and the said spoiler.
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<!--QuoteBegin-kida+Jul 30 2004, 08:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (kida @ Jul 30 2004, 08:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Man, I am so sorry if I spoiled it for you all. I totally forgot about the space.. DOH <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Bah! I give you a ride home, and this is the thanks you give me?
/me throws very vicious things at Ken...
But yes. I liked mr. movie. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Duff-Man+Jul 30 2004, 11:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Duff-Man @ Jul 30 2004, 11:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Went to see it today, but the 9:45 was sold out. Ended up seeing The Bourne Supremacy. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Almost as good as The Bourne Identity. Which was better than excellent. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I agree is was better then I thought it would be. Most of all the end was funny
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i don't know what's up ebert's ugly **** but i thought it was a good movie.
the "secret" isn't even a "secret" per se, it's just another part of the movie, and maybe you need to have yourself checked out if you're so fixated on the fact that "OH I FIGURED IT OUT!! I FIGURED IT OUT!!!"
<!--QuoteBegin-raz0r+Aug 1 2004, 02:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (raz0r @ Aug 1 2004, 02:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Why must Europe get movies 2-6 weeks LATE. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Because movie reels are (or were) expensive to produce, so they'd release the movie in the US, then ship reels over to here after the films had had their run in US theatres.
The gap between US and UK releases is much smaller now than it used to be, since reels are cheaper to produce, and digital sources are becoming commonplace.
Zig, Ebert's review, whether it agrees with you or not, was a great "I don't like this movie" review. It was a fun read, regardless of the movie it described.
<!--QuoteBegin-MedHead+Aug 1 2004, 12:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MedHead @ Aug 1 2004, 12:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Zig, Ebert's review, whether it agrees with you or not, was a great "I don't like this movie" review. It was a fun read, regardless of the movie it described. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Ebert must have challenged Mr. Cranky while writing this. But yeah, it's funny cuz it's true. XD
I still liked the movie however, and my mind reels as I pick apart little bits of film here and there.
If I had known the "secret" before I saw the movie I can assure I would not have seen it.
It would have been much better if he worked on making scary, and making the monsters real. He had such a good thing going with this movie, and like a child who is afraid to try new things, he ruins it with his stupid twist ending thing.
Don't even read the above, it just sucked.
For those of you in Europe who didn't see it yet because you couldn't consider yourselves lucky, and don't waste your money on it.
My Dad and I had a discussion/debate about the merits of this movie recently. He really enjoyed it, and said it generated suspense and surprise all through it. He said the fast past jump scenes of the trailers were, in fact, played quite like the way it was in the movie (critics felt it was dull and boring, that's why I'm mentioning this). He said I wouldn't truly understand the film, because at 21 I had yet to fully mature to the level that would be requried to understand the film.
The point of the film is if there can truly be a life that does not have evil in it. Is it possible that a person can live his or her life without ever seeing evil things. The parents of the group in the movie made the village as a way to escape evil. Their children never knew of the secret the parents hid from them, and the parents never intended to let them know.
That's where the bigger issue comes into play, my father said. Is it better to keep a choice away from a young person to save them pain and anguish, or is it better to present that choice and let the person decide for him or herself? Is it possible to avoid evil, and if it is, should the young person ever be allowed to know that such evil exists? Can there be an idyllic village that can be separated from the rest of the world without the rest of the world being let in? Is that a good thing?
The parents kept the secret because they didn't want their children to experience the pain the parents had to go through. But on the other hand, the parents had a choice to experience that pain or avoid it. The quandry is whether or not it is right to keep that choice from the child. Is it truly living to not be presented with all choices?
My father said the reason that many young people can't understand the film is because they have lived through their lives with a crutch - their parents. There will come a day when those children will lose their parents, or live out on their own without having them on which to fall back, and that is when a person truly feels alone, feels like an adult. There is a constant battle between two different versions of yourself, once that line has been crossed - the young version with no fear, and the older, lonely version. The parents in this movie wanted to go back to their fearless, naive childhood where they didn't have to worry about things. My father said he feels the same way. He wishes to go back to the time of his childhood, where he didn't have to worry about bills, food, shelter. His parents did all that. It was the same way in this movie. The parents wanted to have a life that was worry free, which is what their village did for them.
Honestly you have to realize that when M. Night Shyamalan wrote this movie, he did not intend for it to be that meaning. People can read into anything and make it seem like there's a hidden message if they wanted to. Heck, I read a review that said 'The Village' was an attack on Bush and the war in Iraq.
The movie was a typical crappy Shyamalan movie, just like signs. I go in expecting one thing because of what you've seen in previews and then come out having watched a movie that was completely different.
When I saw The Village, I went in hoping that it would not suck. The fact of the matter is, the acting was very 2-D and bland. I mean come on, you couldn't even tell the girl was blind until about 20 minutes into her acting (that was not a spoiler, it's not a secret the girl is blind). Siqourney Weaver had horrible chemistry with all of the other actors, and they had horrible chemistry with anyone else.
The screenplay was a typical script by MNS. The few scenes that had potential were ruined by pointless comedy or horrible acting. I will admit that he is a good cinematographer but that is about it. The story did have potential, but the sad fact is that you do figure out the entire story within the first half hour of the movie. Movies are supposed to keep you guessing and throw surprises at you, you should not be able to know the surprise before it happens.
The secret should not be the reason for not seeing the movie. The reason you should not see this movie is because of horrible acting, a crappy screenplay, and because the fact is the movie IS NOT scary. There are 2-3 jumpy scenes, but that's about it. It's not a psychological thriller, it's not a horror flick, and it has nothing to do with anything remotely scary.
All and all I would save your money until it goes to the dollar movies. Do not waste 6-12 bucks on it.
Does this poster remind you of something too? <img src='http://images.killermovies.com/v/thevillage/gallery/0_poster.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
I don't know if I'll be able to see it. You know in the previews, how one of the people say, "We have a gentle understanding with the creatures that live beyond our borders"? The first thing that came to my mind was "Canadians?"
No way will that movie be the least bit scary if I think the creatures are Canadians.
<span style='color:black'> <a href='http://imdb.com/title/tt0368447/board/threads/' target='_blank'>http://imdb.com/title/tt0368447/board/threads/</a> "The Truman Show" seemed to bear a lot of similarity with this movie.</span>
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they find out that the village is in some special nature reserve in present day time.
That's one big damn spoiler.
You ruined it for me.
But heck, what do I care. I didn't expect much after I saw those hydrophobic scrawny aliens in the Signs.
Kida: generaly you put some space between spoiler and the said spoiler.
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lol thats ok.
Even though it seems a bit predictable, it still manages to confuse or surprise you a couple times.
Very, very cool...
/me throws popcorn at KFS
/me throws very vicious things at Ken...
But yes. I liked mr. movie. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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You must tell us all!
Almost as good as The Bourne Identity. Which was better than excellent.
<a href='http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/wkp-news-village30f.html' target='_blank'>read his review.</a>
you'll crack up.
I did.
Almost as good as The Bourne Identity. Which was better than excellent. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I agree is was better then I thought it would be. Most of all the end was funny
the "secret" isn't even a "secret" per se, it's just another part of the movie, and maybe you need to have yourself checked out if you're so fixated on the fact that "OH I FIGURED IT OUT!! I FIGURED IT OUT!!!"
Because movie reels are (or were) expensive to produce, so they'd release the movie in the US, then ship reels over to here after the films had had their run in US theatres.
The gap between US and UK releases is much smaller now than it used to be, since reels are cheaper to produce, and digital sources are becoming commonplace.
Ebert must have challenged Mr. Cranky while writing this. But yeah, it's funny cuz it's true. XD
I still liked the movie however, and my mind reels as I pick apart little bits of film here and there.
<a href='http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/wkp-news-village30f.html' target='_blank'>read his review.</a>
you'll crack up.
I did. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I must now begin using the word "gambol" in conversation.
It would have been much better if he worked on making scary, and making the monsters real. He had such a good thing going with this movie, and like a child who is afraid to try new things, he ruins it with his stupid twist ending thing.
Don't even read the above, it just sucked.
For those of you in Europe who didn't see it yet because you couldn't consider yourselves lucky, and don't waste your money on it.
My Dad and I had a discussion/debate about the merits of this movie recently. He really enjoyed it, and said it generated suspense and surprise all through it. He said the fast past jump scenes of the trailers were, in fact, played quite like the way it was in the movie (critics felt it was dull and boring, that's why I'm mentioning this). He said I wouldn't truly understand the film, because at 21 I had yet to fully mature to the level that would be requried to understand the film.
The point of the film is if there can truly be a life that does not have evil in it. Is it possible that a person can live his or her life without ever seeing evil things. The parents of the group in the movie made the village as a way to escape evil. Their children never knew of the secret the parents hid from them, and the parents never intended to let them know.
That's where the bigger issue comes into play, my father said. Is it better to keep a choice away from a young person to save them pain and anguish, or is it better to present that choice and let the person decide for him or herself? Is it possible to avoid evil, and if it is, should the young person ever be allowed to know that such evil exists? Can there be an idyllic village that can be separated from the rest of the world without the rest of the world being let in? Is that a good thing?
The parents kept the secret because they didn't want their children to experience the pain the parents had to go through. But on the other hand, the parents had a choice to experience that pain or avoid it. The quandry is whether or not it is right to keep that choice from the child. Is it truly living to not be presented with all choices?
My father said the reason that many young people can't understand the film is because they have lived through their lives with a crutch - their parents. There will come a day when those children will lose their parents, or live out on their own without having them on which to fall back, and that is when a person truly feels alone, feels like an adult. There is a constant battle between two different versions of yourself, once that line has been crossed - the young version with no fear, and the older, lonely version. The parents in this movie wanted to go back to their fearless, naive childhood where they didn't have to worry about things. My father said he feels the same way. He wishes to go back to the time of his childhood, where he didn't have to worry about bills, food, shelter. His parents did all that. It was the same way in this movie. The parents wanted to have a life that was worry free, which is what their village did for them.
Man, I have to stop rambling.
The movie was a typical crappy Shyamalan movie, just like signs. I go in expecting one thing because of what you've seen in previews and then come out having watched a movie that was completely different.
When I saw The Village, I went in hoping that it would not suck. The fact of the matter is, the acting was very 2-D and bland. I mean come on, you couldn't even tell the girl was blind until about 20 minutes into her acting (that was not a spoiler, it's not a secret the girl is blind). Siqourney Weaver had horrible chemistry with all of the other actors, and they had horrible chemistry with anyone else.
The screenplay was a typical script by MNS. The few scenes that had potential were ruined by pointless comedy or horrible acting. I will admit that he is a good cinematographer but that is about it. The story did have potential, but the sad fact is that you do figure out the entire story within the first half hour of the movie. Movies are supposed to keep you guessing and throw surprises at you, you should not be able to know the surprise before it happens.
The secret should not be the reason for not seeing the movie. The reason you should not see this movie is because of horrible acting, a crappy screenplay, and because the fact is the movie IS NOT scary. There are 2-3 jumpy scenes, but that's about it. It's not a psychological thriller, it's not a horror flick, and it has nothing to do with anything remotely scary.
All and all I would save your money until it goes to the dollar movies. Do not waste 6-12 bucks on it.
<img src='http://images.killermovies.com/v/thevillage/gallery/0_poster.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
No way will that movie be the least bit scary if I think the creatures are Canadians.
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<a href='http://imdb.com/title/tt0368447/board/threads/' target='_blank'>http://imdb.com/title/tt0368447/board/threads/</a>
"The Truman Show" seemed to bear a lot of similarity with this movie.</span>