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Summary: DUH!!! Come on people!
Review: Check out "cloudnin"s essay of 1/3/03. Can we say someone has too much time on their hands?Anyway, for those who gave this movie a good review based only on entertainment (aliens, suspense, etc.), that is cool, but you'll still be missing out. This movie is not about that, but about fate and seeing how even though life can really seem like it ... at times, things really do happen for a reason. This movie is a must see.
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Summary: An introspective look at the world's beliefs...and yours.
Review: To dub Signs a bad horror movie means you've missed the point. Yes, there are some inconsistencies, but the alien invasion is merely a vehicle for the film's examination of fate, coincidence, God, society, and personal beliefs. I found this film to be much more of a drama than a of a horror or suspense genre, and I can't believe there are so many people who are completely stuck in the superficial aspects of it. Open your minds, then watch Signs. You'll be surprised.
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Summary: What do you Believe in?
Review: When Father Grahm Hess' (Mel Gibson) wife dies in a car crash (M. Night Shyamalan trademark) he loses his faith in god. His brother Merill (Jaquin Pheonix) moves into help Grahm with his kids and farm. One morning Grahm wakes up and discover a crop circle on his farm. This is passed off as work by local pranksters, but soon these reports pop up all over the world. The children soon believe that aliens will invade and Grahm and Merill do all they can do to tell them it's just "nerds who can't get girlfriends." Soon lights appear over Mexico City and Merill starts thinking it's all for real. Finally Ghrahm is convinced and the familly prepare for the unknown. This film holds true to the suspense of M. Night Shyamalan. This may be a Science Fiction, but just as in his others Night gives it a theme, here it's faith and the purpose in events.
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Summary: A great film
Review: Anyone who thinks this movie wasn't scary obviously wasn't intelligent enought to understand it. I think it was another brilliant film by this ingenious director and I would highly recommend this film to anyone who likes to be on the edge of their seat.
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Summary: It's not about Aliens...
Review: It's about finding "Signs" in everyday life. The story is really about Mel Gibson's crisis of faith. He lost faith when his wife SPOILERS was killed in a tragic accident she got split in half at the abdomen if you had listened to the policeman's description, that she'd be dead as soon as they remove the car END SPOILERS. The aliens are just window dressing to this crisis of faith story.
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Summary: SIGNS that M Night is a one hit wonder.
Review: AS if you need any further proof that the ego maniac M Night is a one hit wonder, check out his latest opus SIGNS. As far as a movie about a man refinding his faith and family, its cliched but bearable. As any kind of sci-fi/horror film it is an absolute failure. There are soooo many holes in this film that it can't even begin to make any sense. There are moments that are funny and true, and others that just lull you to sleep. M Night has a real tendancy to beat his audience over the head with something just to make sure we got it. The characters, I'm sorry to say, really are just cardboard cut out cliche characters. A minister who lost his faithe because his wife died? COME ON! Where's the orginiality, M Night? The characters are all well acted, if you can stay awake long enough to watch. By the time something scary happens, you're so not interested that the scenes have little to no impact. And believe me, those scenes are few and far between. All in all, there are a handfull of good scenes surrounded by scenes where M Night is trying to show us all how great he is at creating suspense. Sadly, he is not so great at it afterall. The more movies M Night makes just further proves his ineptness at making a good movie. He is more about showing the world how smart he is than making an entertaining and smart film. The next Speilberg? I doubt it very very much. For a real sci-fi movie, check out Speilberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Don't waste your time on M Night's ego trip.
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Summary: "Signs" of Humanity
Review: "Signs" is, as a story, a bit lacking. To a large degree, it was a bit too formulaic (it was like actually watching a movie about drawing a basic plot line), and to an extent things just didn't feel like they were clinging together very tightly. Then again... that was kind of the point. While the ending was an embarassing example of how stupid Hollywood can be sometimes, the movie in general was just a projection of the characters it was portraying, particularly Mel Gibson. He wasn't all together, nor was his family, and in the disarray of it all, there was a sort of suspense he was made to endure along with the audience. Having lost his faith, there was no telling what was coming next, and considering his having been former clergy that was a pretty daunting step. Over all, the humanity of the characters, and the brilliant acting used to portray that, is what makes this movie worth watching. The random shifts in the story line don't mean much, as the characters run into more and more "unexpected" things, you are bound to be unaffected by the story... but the actors will keep you there, and they will make this movie one that will hold you until the very end. Such is what M. Night seems to be best at: getting actors we know are good to transcend any and all expectations. So, while I really just didn't like the ending, I feel it necessary to give this movie three stars because everything is just so well done. And, in response to people who argued that one problem w/ the movie was how it never informed the audience as to why the aliens were attacking, it made sense because the most frightening part of the invasions was how impersonal and irrational it wound up being, thus leaving most - if not all - of the "earthlings" without a clue as to anything except that the invasion was happening.
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Summary: Classic
Review: Either you'll love it or hate it. I'm certain even the best Hitchcock films faced the same range of "reviews" when they were first released. Don't over analyze it, just let go and enjoy it. Some of the reviewers here that hated the plot, calling it ridiculous, couldn't help but find "The Birds", "Night of the Living Dead" or even "Jaws" all too comical. This film is a classic along the same lines. Great suspense, superb acting. One of the best films in its genre. Not too shabby.
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Summary: Not bad, but a little too confusing at times.
Review: ... I liked the full-on suspense in this film, nothing really jumped out except for a couple scenes, but M. Night Shamalyan's movies are based more on tapping into the human psyche. That being said, all of you who said this movie was boring because it wasn't scary enough, go and do something else useful. No one wants to hear you whine about such trivial things. Get used to the fact that M. Night is more interesting into keeping you into suspense rather than just have you jump in fright all the time, and if you don't like it, don't watch his movies, plain and simple. There was one major flaw in this movie though, and that's why I gave it four stars. The plot was easy to understand, but how it's executed is a different story. Mel Gibson's character keeps going into flashbacks at times, his children act all cynical, and what's strangest is how the movie just started out with everything just happening from the beginning. There's no normal life of them just going around town, eating dinner, talking to people, etc. without any crop circles going on. The whole crop circle and alien stuff starts from the beginning. It just didn't really fit in my opinion. The Sixth Sense wipes the floor with this movie, but that's not to say this movie is lame because it's not. Ignore anyone who thinks otherwise, and just go out and buy it, or at least rent it first.
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Summary: Great Movie and bad, somewhat unintelegent viewers.
Review: After reading bad reviews of this movie from blind viewers, it amazes me that you dont see what the movie is all about. Its not about the aliens! Its not about how the whole Earth learns how to blow the aliens to S***. Its about how a family copes with what goes on while the aliens are here. I read one review talking about the aliens guns. WTF were you watching? There were no alien guns! And another review said the ADVANCED aliens. Who in the movie said that they are as far advanced as you believe they are? Again, ITS NOT ABOUT THE ALIENS!! I could care less how STUPID the they are. With suspence, humor, and some of the best acting I have seen in years (especially the children), this movie is one of the all-time best, IMHO!! If you rent/buy this movie and expect another Independence Day, or Alien movie; or cant see through what you criticize so much, you shouldnt waste your precious time, as one similar viewer put it.
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