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Summary: What a great film!
Review: This movie... wow... I can't even believe it. It is hands-down one of the greatest movies ever made. It's got a great plot, cool characters, memorable lines, and a great ending. I don't want to give it away, but who would have thought that Bruce Willis was dead through almost the entire movie?!? I mean, I would never have guessed it. But then I should have been able to guess it. He was wearing the same clothes through the entire movie, he never talked to anyone, and... well... wasn't it obvious? I highly recommend this movie!!
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Summary: EERIE
Review: Was this film a surprise? Was the ending a surprise really? Personally I felt, as I watched the film, that there was something missing. Certainly a real dialogue between all other characters but Haley Joel Osment and Bruce Willis was missing, but that was not blatantly obvious. Willis's oblivious behaviour toward his wife also left some unanswered questions. How is it that he could really not know he was dead if there were all these things going on in his wife's life that he knew nothing about? (She was taking antidepressants, was starting to see other people)? I suppose it is possible to be living with someone who becomes virtually a stranger to you as circumstances change. However, the most obvious problem was simply that there was no real segué into his life after he had been shot. We see no ambulances, no recovery, nothing. This always makes me suspicious. We just see him lying there bleeding, and the next thing we know he is meeting a little boy. How would he have time, after all, to devote all this time to one case if he were indeed alive? Also Haley Joel Osment probably does not choose to tell Willis he sees dead people because Willis is his counselor but because Willis manages to make contact and communicate with him, unlike all the other dead people who have just scared him. I guess I felt prepared for the ending only because I have seen similar things. For example, in Jacob's Ladder, with Tim Robbins, his character hallucinates an entire life after Vietnam, but it turns out that he never left Vietnam. He died in combat. Granted, The Sixth Sense was superior with its story, its stylistics and its suspense. Perhaps it appears that I am complaining, but far from it. Willis's performance was understated and skillful. I am not a fan of Haley Joel Osment, but his performance was commendable, particularly for someone of his age. I was highly impressed also with Australian actress Toni Collette as Osment's frustrated but loving and protective mother. The Sixth Sense had clues in it, but it was not clear-cut. It was not obvious how it would end. It was well crafted, suspenseful, and completely unexpected in the cinema when it appeared... unexpected but welcome.
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Summary: Intresting Concept
Review: I found this horror film entertaing with an intresting twist. You'll have to watch the movie to find out what the twist is. It had excellant writing and was very well acted.
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Summary: ENDING IS NOT A SURPRISE
Review: Before I finally rented this movie, I had heard all sorts of things from friends at school about how it has this huge surprise ending that you would never guess. They were kind enough to not give it away to me, but unfortunately M. Night Shyamalan was not that kind. The second that Bruce Willis gets shot, I had guessed the ending. It was the only logical conclusion I could come to after seeing all those "I see dead people" commercials for the movie. When I got to the end of the movie and found out that I had of course been right about what the "big surprise" was I have to say that I was very dissapointed. However, the movie itself is good. The only problem I have is that the ending leaves you dissapointed. M. Night should have made it less obvious. Anyway, the movie is great. It is very entertaining and holds your attention everystep of the way. Even though I had figured out the ending, the movie had me so intranced that I didn't notice at first how Willis never has a conversation with anyone but Osment. I suggest that you see this, and maybe, if your dumber than me, you will be surprised at the end.
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Summary: A beautifully made and haunting ghost story about fatherhood
Review: Some reviewers wondered why this movie was such a huge hit, despite being a low key and special effects light thriller. That answer, when you strip away the twist ending everybody just had to see, was in the subtext of families being healed after a traumatic loss. Just substitute in divorce instead of death and the resonance becomes clearer, much the same way many parents empathized with the discarded and forgotten toys of Toy Story 2. All through the movie we see Willis's character, a fallen and broken man, continually trying to reconnect with his apparently estranged wife and his young patient, a surrogate son of sorts. That the ghosts the boy sees are primarily victims of domestic abuse or simple neglect only further the subtext of a needed healing. Whether you find the film 'scary' or not is a non-issue with me, for The Sixth Sense shows how rich, intelligent, and textured supernaturally themed drama can be.The disc comes with hours of bonuses which include commentary, deleted scenes, trailers, and behind the scenes info. The extras are nice, but even if it were just the movie on the disc it would still be a required addition to any ghost story fans library. An essential disc.
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Summary: Extremely Overrated
Review: I liked "the Sixth Sense" when it was released in 1980 and was called "The Shining." The latter film, directed by Stanley Kubrick, also featured a little boy who was plagued by visions of "dead people," and is the far creepier of the two films. Haley Joel Osment's chilling performance is by far the best thing in this movie, but it still escapes me as to how this film was such a huge box office success. It's good, but it lacks a certain intensity and it pales in comparison to other better, more effective thrillers. I guess its PG-13 rating makes "The Sixth Sense" the type of horror film you can actually take your Grandma to. That's no compliment.
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Summary: Suspenseful but not tiring
Review: Even though there are over nine hundred reviews of this movie I thought that I would write one too even though no one will ever read it. This is a must see movie that will scare anyone who sees it. "The Sixth Sense" is fairly suspenseful and scary but it does not tire you out. It is not the sort of movie that keeps you tense and on the edge of your seat for two hours. Instead it simply meanders along a great story line and makes you jump every once in a while. Everyone knows the ending makes the movie what it is. Watch....... then talk about how it is impossible..... then watch again. If you still don't think it is believable then watch the "rules and signs" chapter on the DVD.... TOLD YOU!!!!
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Summary: A 2 Hour Twilight Zone episode
Review: Serling couldn't have done a better job himself. All The Sixth Sense is missing is his wry introduction. Full of unexpected twists and turns it's very clear that the director was inspired by Serling and the Twilight Zone. Although most of the scenes are well scripted and structured, there is an amateurish quality to some of the interactions between Willis and the kid. That isn't a criticism. That amateurish quality manages to stifle any "pretense". This is a good old fashion thriller with a number of memorable scenes. Willis gives a subdued performance (which he duplicates in Unbreakable a riskier film that doesn't quite pay off as well as 6th Sense does), and Haley Joel Oswald gives a heartfelt performance. The O'Henry twists are pretty well hidden (although I thought it was pretty obivious by the last third what was going on). 6th Sense along is a great popcorn movie (or "icebox" movie as some of the studio heads used to call these type of films in the 40's). Will you watch it more than once or twice? More than likely if you enjoy good acting and Hitchcockian thrillers.
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Summary: The Perfect Film To Give You Nightmares
Review: The Sixth Sense will leave you wanting for more... yet... you get the feeling that you want to make sure you locked your front door. Bruce Willis is excellent as Malcolm Crowe, an acclaimed child psychologist. Also, his life was on top. He and his wife were happily in love and he had just received an award from the city. However, there was one kid, now teenager, whom Malcolm could not help. That left Malcolm haunting and lingering memories. Go forward into the future. Malcolm is now sad and depressed. His wife is completely ignoring Malcolm and his whole world is upside down. One day, Malcolm meets Cole Sear (brilliantly played by Haley Joel Osment.) Cole is seeing dead people, the exact problem of the kid Malcolm could never help. At first, Malcolm is convinced that Cole is just imagining things. After a while, Malcolm starts to change his mind. Seeing is believing. M. Night Shaymalan is a talented director and writer. He is able to make The Sixth Sense spooky in a way that doesn't require too much special effects. Just the perfect camera angles and music. Also to note, Haley Joel Osment was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor.
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Summary: Great movie , but . . .
Review: The sixth sense is a remarkable and distinct movie. See it once, maybe twice - but no more. Most of you have probably seen it on the silver screen, considering now to buy the DVD version - don't. The depreciation of this movie is significant because of the finale; after seeing it once, feeling the excitement and suspense of the first view, a second look is far less thrilling or enjoying, for that matter. This difference is so clear that I truly advise to save some buck, and rent it, or buy the VHS version. Understand , most of its magic is gone once you know what it's all about. You may pay attention to things you've missed, and enjoy the overall experience again in a different way, but once you have - you wouldn't want to see it again (to prove my point is the majority's, look how many used DVDs are offered for sale).
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