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Summary: for people who love something different
Review: Anyone can get on a rollercoaster and not throw their hands up and sit there and pretend to be board and not have any fun whatsoever. This movie is not for people like this. This movie is fun, fast, different, and suspenseful. Loose your opinions and step out of you comfort zone and sit down with an open mind and really enjoy a great movie all around. This is just one of those movies that has nothing you should expect. A true work of ART. ENJOY!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Better luck next time!
Review: Sorry Mr. Shyamalan, but after sixth sense it really seems to be a hard work doing a good movie.
I took me a very deep breath to get through this boring picture. Thank god the corn signs are made only by human beings.
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Summary: Watch it for what it is...
Review: Forget the negative comments and callous comments of other reviewers about this film. What the movie is NOT, is some "Aliens" or "Independence Day" epic sci-fi adventure. What is IS, is a story of one's losing faith, and regaining it through difficult and harrowing conditions.
No doubt Mel Gibson's portrayal of a embittered Episcopal priest who has fallen from faith and hope is admirable. His acting alone, along with the others make this a if not an entirely believable movie - an impressive one. No, there are no space ships, and no, there is no grand assault to repel the invaders, but contrary to one critic's analysis; what more do you need when you hit an alien with a baseball bat?
Get over it nay-sayers. Enjoy the movie for what it is.
...and watch it late at night, for a better effect :)
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Summary: Flawed but Inspired
Review: In his third major release, M. Night Shyamalan comes close to brilliance, but loses it in the end. He is a filmmaker who takes risks, generally, but he does not take a big one at the end. This is unfortunate, but in no way ruins the movie. It just makes it less than the masterpiece that was "The Sixth Sense" and not as intriguing as the criminally underrated "Unbreakable".While some see this film as religious hogwash, it is my opinion that they are missing the larger point. Yes, it's about Aliens coming to Earth, but the aliens here are not the point of the story. The point is about faith, family, and how the two interplay. Seeing the ending as a calling card for religion is short-sighted and foolish. It is a calling card to have faith in something, anything, be it God, yourself, or your family. Shyamalan believes that faith is important. This does not hurt his movie. On the complaints about the aliens, they are meerly a plot device, a Hitchcokian "McGuffin", who only serve to help tell the larger tale. They are stupid aliens, yes, but their intelligence is not the point. Their presence is the important factor. Shyamalan is obviously a skillful director when it comes to staging creepy, tense scenes, but he does remarkable work with actors. As he did with Bruce Willis in "Unbreakable", Shyamalan pulls a subdued performance out of the usually larger than life Mel Gibson. He also uses Joaquin Phoenix effectively, and get great work out of his supporting cast, including the local sherrif, and a memorable scene with an Army recruiter. One note though: Shyamalan should stop playing roles in his movies. Yes, Hitch did it too, but he never gave himself a key role. Shyamalan should stick to wordless cameos. Another aspect of this film is the remarkable performaces by the two kids who play Gibson's son and daughter. Shyamalan has shown in his previous films that he can do brilliant work with children. Here, Rory Culkin and Abigail Breslin are pitch-perfect as the slightly scarred offspring of a tragically killed mother and a spiritually angry father. The scene at the dinner table before the aliens come is sad yet moving, and Shyamalan gets the best out of his cast. In the end, it is a B-movie with a message, and many different people will take the movie to be more or less than it is. For me, it goes right next to "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable" on my DVD shelf. If you like tense fun that isn't too preachy and makes you think, you'll love "Signs"
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Summary: Don't be fooled by the people with no imagination...
Review: This movie was excellent! If you can slighty get into a fantacy world where there is a slight possiblity that aliens exsist in this film then you'll love the movie. But people, please, get an imagination! If you think the movie is predictable (ALL MOVIES ARE) then you shouldn't be writing a review! Yes there are certain things that happen that you say, "well what a coincidence," but aren't all movies made of coincidences? This movie kept me on the edge of my seat and I screamed in one part. Yes, I knew what was about to happen on the no nonsense side of my brain but I was totally ingrossed in the movie. The movie is great because you don't really comprehend what is going on, like the characters. You're sure but you're not sure, you want to be optimistic about the situation, and then again you're leaning more towards the dark side of it. You watch as this family tries to comprehend and deal with the crazyness, outright impossible, but happening our backyard while we watch situation. But like them, you don't know what else is happening in the world except whats on the tv, which is now in the closet (little movie spoiler there.) That key part of the movie is what makes it so believable, and suspensful, and down right terrifing at certain moments! Like I said, if you have an imagination, you'll enjoy the movie. After its over with you can go back to your skeptic world that aliens and ufos don't exsist. Enjoy!
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Summary: Don't Care what most people say.......
Review: This IS a great movie. I have read the other reviews and granted Signs does have some drawbacks. The aliens are not the smartest invaders. And I don't necessarily agree with the point of the movie. Namely that everything in life happens for a reason. But other than that it is a good flick.
What I love the most is that the director understands what a lot of directors don't. Namely that what you don't see can be a lot scarier than what you do. I personaly am tired of all the bloody, gory, slasher movies. I thought the movie The others was a good example of how "less is more". And Signs follows the same path. The actors all do a good job. And the plot never lags.
Now that being said this movie is not really scary or anything. But it is a nice breath of fresh air in a stale market. I reccomend it.
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Summary: A misunderstood movie
Review: So many people have misunderstood this movie. If you watch it without thinking of it as an "alien movie" it is good. The basis of the movie is not the alien invasion, that is simply used to bring about the purpose of the movie. People also seem to think that the title refers to the crop circles, but it doesn't. If you are a movie fan you need to watch thisone. Form your own opinion after you watch it. Keep in mind that it's only PG-13, therefore there is nothing overly scary. Just creepy.
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Summary: Worth buying!!! (No spoilers here)
Review: Ok, I've read a few of the negative reviews that people did on this movie so I thought I'd take the time to defend it for all of you who haven't seen the film but are considering buying it. Signs was not your typical alien invasion movie. There aren't any dazzling special effects. There's no graphic alien attack scenes. There are no images of the usual global chaos that generally accompany an alien invasion. This was no "Independence Day" type movie. Rather than doing the usual Alien movie, Shyamalan decides to take a different approach. If you've seen The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, you should already be familiar with his directing style. Rather than making a big movie centered around a big event, he takes things to a more personal level. He takes a character living what appears to be a typical or small life and gives them some extraordinary circumstance to deal with. Its not about everyone else when it comes to his movies. The story is never REALLY about the weird events, but rather, about the character's experiences with them. I really think some people were disappointed in Signs because it wasn't at all what they expected. They went into the movie thinking it would be all the things I listed that it was not. Now I'll tell you what it was and hopefully you'll take the time to watch this movie and enjoy it as much as I did. This was a movie full of both humor and suspense. Signs is about a family and how they come together to deal with the idea that not only are we not alone in the universe, but that aliens might be preparing an invasion. Shyamalan manages to make us laugh at all the right moments as well as make us jump back with surprise. He has a real way of catching us off guard which is one of the reasons why I loved Signs. Just when you begin to relax, something exciting or scary or strange will happen to put you back on the edge of your seat. But more importantly, Shyamalan adds something new to the usual formula of alien movies. He puts the element of faith into the plot. Not only is the lead character (Mel gibson) dealing with the idea of aliens attacking, but he's also trying to deal with the death of his wife and his lost faith. The alien invasion causes him to ask the question, does everything happen for a reason? Or are we all on our own here? But make no mistake, this is not a movie I'd let a child see. It gets pretty scary at times so if you're not one who enjoys getting freaked out every 10 minutes, Signs is not for you. If you are one who enjoys great films... rent or buy signs. It's one of the best movies I've seen all year.
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Summary: Incoherency and idiocy?? Are you for real?
Review: OK, first thing off the bat. If you are someone who sees movies and mourns dialogue and story, then this movie is not for you. Go watch a Faces of Death movie, or Terminator 6. This movie blew me away. It has been such a long time since I went to a theater and saw a movie that had substance over explosions. This could have easily turned into a special effects extravaganza but M. Night chose to tell a compelling story about human faith instead. For those that wonder why there are so many plot devices that turn up throughout that were never developed fully, they succeeded in keeping me guessing throughout the film. I honestly could not tell whether they would live or die; whether the earth would survive or not, and what the real meaning of the "signs" really was. For the person who wrote the review calling the aliens "idiotic" maybe they just used the signs to identify land masses away from water for the invasion. Not unlike human beings making maps while exploring new lands. That is the beauty of this movie. There are so many twists and turns that you really cannot tell how it will all tie together. The performances are outstanding: I am one of the most hardened men and I shame to admit that I got teary eyed at the dinner scene. For all of you nonbelievers out there who didn't get it, stop writing these reviews and go watch your copy of scooby doo again.
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Summary: A contemporary depiction of a man's struggle with faith...
Review: If you are looking for a classic sci-fi struggle of man versus alien, then you've landed on the wrong planet. Many viewers of this film scoffed at it's loose knitting of a plot and how it should not even be let to stand any where near such cinematic legends as "Close Encounters" and "War of the Worlds". And they are absolutly right! This movie, in it's brilliance, uses common man's fascinations with little green men to tell the story of faith lost and regained. The struggle between good and evil every man and woman must face. And in the case of the lead character, even a man of religious vocation may not be able to see the light so clearly. This is a story of moral redemption not a "take me to your leader" battle for the earth. This film will appeal to people of faith and those of not, but be fair warned...this is no "Independence Day"! This film leaves the audience to put a lot of it together. I too had some sleepless nights putting these parables in places. Not to be missed!
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