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Summary: A must for a collection
Review: You must own this movie. Personally I don't believe anyone who says they have not seen this film, but for anyone who hasn't, I pop it in for them. They are always blown away. And this DVD is an excellent example of how DVD's should be packaged. It has a great deal of added features. Makes it really worht it to own a DVD player.
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Summary: A true ghost story told brilliantly.
Review: One of the few movies I have ever seen that was so respected and admired that no one ever told anyone else what happened at the end. Rare, to say the least. At the heart of this exceptional film is a moving performance by Hollywood action star Bruce Willis (of all people) as a child psychologist trying to help a young boy who seems to be haunted by visions of ghosts. The film unfolds slowly, picking up pace after a half an hour or so and then seems to end all too quickly, with a surprise twist at then end that will leave your jaw hanging on the floor. What director M. Night Shyamalan has done here is nothing short of amazing. An involving, emotional, and frightening film that recalls the days when vile special effects were not needed to terrify the audience. Instead, Shyamalan juxtaposes between subtle visual suggestion and bold, striking images to constantly calm and then shock the viewer and it's a strategy that works beautifully. I have never been so frightened by the turning of a doorknob as I have been during this film. But as terrifying as it is, THE SIXTH SENSE is also a film about loss and redemption and love and it will easily move you to tears. Haley Joel Osment is superb in the role of Cole Sear, the small child haunted for reasons he doesn't fully understand. Child stars like this don't come along very often and here he gives a performance that is both heartbreaking and assuring. His growth in both character and understanding during the course of the movie never seems 'acted'... it is such a strong performance that we believe every word he says even when the characters on the screen beside him don't. He is remarkable. As is Toni Collette as his hard-working mother, a woman at a loss to explain what's happening to her son. But the key performance in the film, the one that sets the story down it's unforgettable path comes from a most unlikely source: ex- New Kids On The Block singer Donnie Wahlberg, who lost a lot of weight to play a bitter and terrified ex-patient of Willis's. It is an amazing bit of acting that not only sets up the story but also defines it. THE SIXTH SENSE is one of the best films of 1999 and deserves a place in your home library.
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Summary: Great!
Review: Great plot, great picture and sound production, great actors, what more can you ask for? Nice bonus material on the DVD too!
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Summary: Absolutely one of the best films I've ever seen
Review: Before sitting down to watch this movie - I already knew the ending, thanks to other Amazon reviewers that gave it away. Even still, the movie was fantasic! I don't know that there's ever been a movie written quite like it. It's hard to explain why I like this movie so much without giving it away - but I won't for those of you who still have not seen it. The "extras" on the DVD version are a must. Also, I've never been a big Bruce Willis fan (except for Moonlighting!), but I really enjoyed him in this movie.
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Summary: Way over hyped
Review: Malcolm Crow is a child psycholigist, but one of his patientse kills himself and shoots Malcolm, he wants to succeed with his next one. His next child is Cole, a young boy who can see dead people. At first Malcolm doesn't believe the boy but he starts to help him out and slowly beging to believe the boy. Malcolm is also having problems with his wife, she doesn't seem to love him that much anymore. Ok, what is the deal with this movie, it's not bad but it's not great. It's no where near as good as it's made out to be nor is it scary. The ending is really predictable, I can't believe no one saw it coming. The movie has some good points, a few good sub plots involving a dead girl tring to call Cole for help. This movie would of been alot better if the plot wasn't known, but it was, Malcolm spend the first half of the movie trying to figure out what is wrong with the kid, it would of been better if we didn't know beforehand either.
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Summary: Much Better Then American Beauty
Review: When I compared this film and American Beauty. The Sixth Sense was the best film of the year. The storyline is amazing and it is remarkable. Not very scary but it's amazing how good the story is and it keeps you glued to your chair. I don't why Michael Caine deserved to win but Haley Joel Osment (Cole Sear) was amazing and he stole every scene he was in. Bruce Willis is phenomenal as Dr. Malcolm Crowe he nearly dominates the movie. A performance by Toni Collette as Cole's mother was great and in a way deserved an academy award if only she had more screen time. This was one of the best movies and people liked it but Ignored it. In my opinion this film deserved Best Picture. It was a touching story and not a murderous tale like American Beauty. It is very sad too. I hope everyone watches this!
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Summary: Overrated and under-created
Review: I don't know what everyone was thinking when they said this movie was great. It's not even good! The atmosphere was not the least bit spooky or emotional. The "big" plot twist was visible a mile away. And once the film was over, I was left feeling unsatisfied. A miserable movie if I've ever seen one. Not worth any intelligent viewer's time.
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Summary: Bruce Willis' BEST Acting Endeavor on Film . . .
Review: . . . and Haley Joel Osment is a wonder. Willis' portrayal as the tormented child psychologist Malcolm Crowe is sensitive and compassionate, a beautifully realized, complete performance. And Osment's performance as the disturbed child Cole who has "the sixth sense" is astonishing--in my opinion, it's the best performance by a child actor in film since Patty Duke in "The Miracle Worker". The wonderful relationship that evolves between Malcolm and Cole is worth the price of admission alone. Also kudos to Toni Collette as Cole's ever-loving, always supportive Mom; to Olivia Williams as Malcolm's wife (in hindsight, one realizes that Williams pulls off an incredibly difficult technical piece of acting), and Donnie Wahlberg as Vincent, the anguished, tortured young man whom Malcolm could not save. Brilliant, disturbing, evoking laughter, tears, chills, and a great deal of thought, this is great film making. The DVD contains some interesting "behind-the-scenes" looks, and a few outtakes, including Shamaylan's explanations as to why they were removed from the final print.
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Summary: Great movie, great DVD
Review: "The Sixth Sense" is the most intelligent, well thought out thriller since "Silence of the Lambs". By turns touching and terrifying, this movie completely suspends the viewer's disbelief, and draws them into a world where the dead skirt the edges of our senses. The acting in this movie is top-notch and the cinematography is outstanding. What really sets this movie apart, however, is the spare dialogue which sets the perfect tone.Furthermore, the DVD features are outstanding. In particular, I enjoyed the "Rules and Clues" feature. While I won't delve into it too much for fear of spoiling the movie, it reveals the constants the bind the movie together and drive it to its stunning conclusion.
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Summary: Classical horror strikes back!
Review: After an increasingly tiresome decade of ironic, self-satisfied and self-referential slashers (of exponentially decreasing quality since Scream), The Sixth Sense comes as manna from heaven (or hell!) for those of us who grew up revering The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, The Omen and the like. Like these great movies - which are its undeniable genre antecedents - The Sixth Sense plays it straight and unembarrassed with its classical horror themes of ghosts, clairvoyance and redemption beyond the grave. Given the brilliance, complexity and intelligence of Night Shyamalan's screenplay and direction, the movie needs no cheap eye-winking gimmicks to capture your attention and hold you riveted until its explosive revelation at the end. This is what going to the movies ought to be about - a compelling combination of intelligence and escapism and - for horror fans - some genuine shivers that far surpass the best of what the teenie-sequels can ever dream of offering. Bruce Willis is admirably low key in a performance of quiet confidence and power, and Toni Collette (Muriel's Wedding) proves she's no one note wonder with a performance of the same power and conviction as that of Ellen Burstyn's classic turn in The Exorcist. Haley Joel Osment is surely the best child actor to ever grace the screen and delivers a performance of such maturity, depth and intelligence that its scary in and of itself to think how much this boy actually knows at his age to hit all the right notes so accurately with such adult material (although, here too, The Exorcist provides precedent through Linda Blair). But the accolades of all horror fans will surely go first and foremost to writer-director M. Night Shyamalan who has single-handedly saved the genre from been swallowed up by the sensibilities of the teen horror marketplace. This is - along with the usual suspects in this regard - one of the five best horror movies ever made and a proud asset to my own horror shelf. For classical horror fans wondering whether anything of comparable seriousness and intelligence has been out there during the slasher years, please make a point of also checking out Lewis Gilbert's criminally ignored Haunted (with Aidan Quinn and Kate Beckinsale) on DVD as well - it's everything Jan de Bont's Haunting tried to be but wasn't.
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