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Summary: Absolutely Great!
Review: The Sixth Sense was an all around entertaining movie. The plot was great. I watched it two nights in a row and the second night was just as enjoyable as the first. By playing close attention, you notice little things throughout the movie that may not make sense at first but will make perfect sense in the end. If you like drama & suspense along with great writing & great acting, then this is a must see!
Rating: 
Summary: Good solid movie...
Review: This is a movie that is only truly enjoyed with the first viewing. Once you fiqure out the characters by the end the movie loses it's lustre. In subsequent viewings everything seems too obvious. I'm trying not to give away the ending or the jist of what happens but the ending shouldn't have been included in the first place. The ending ruins the mystery. Without the revelations at the end the movie would have more staying power. Those who have seen it will know what i mean. From an entertainment perspective the movie is great. The acting is good not great and the directing is superb. The scenes and camera angles really enhance the tone. There are some cheap attempts to startle you and keep you on the edge but they don't over do it. The cole character is totally unrealistic. This is a little 9 year old boy who sees dead people! Most of these dead people bear the injuries of their demise. One visitor is a boy with half the back of his head blown off who asks cole if he wants to play with a gun. Despite this cole is no complete basket case. Rather he is courageous and almost serene at times, even when he is telling the willis character that these visions may have the intent of doing him harm. At times this nine year old who sees dead people talks like a psychologist trying to analyze himself. Never the less this is a fine movie with thrills and mystery. In the end cole achieves some healing with his mother as he reveals his secret. Finally his visions seem to have served a good purpose. You must rent this movie. A solid 4 stars. ................socks
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Summary: Incredible -- and sour grapes
Review: I saw this movie in the theater opening day, and I, like everyone else in the theater, had no clue there would be a surprise ending, so we didn't get a chance to figure it out before it happened (because the moviemakers did an incredible job hiding it, and until the second time through, you didn't even catch the hints). Unfortunately, there's now a lot of Sour Grapes about people having figured out the ending before seeing the movie. Don't listen to them (and, better yet, DON'T think about the movie -- just watch it)... it's still an incredible movie -- perhaps a little too slow for the action/teen-flick/Scream crowd, but amazing for the fans of things like "The Shawshank Redemption". The acting is great. And some of the scenes will freak you out more than make you jump. I recommend it whole-heartedly.
Rating: 
Summary: Very Disappointing!
Review: I did not see this movie in theaters, though I really wantedto. I was, however, very eager to rent it. Last night I did, and Iwas very upset and what I saw. Now, I knew going into this movie that is was not a kill em up, slasher movie, which I was happy about. But I was expecting a helluva lot more. Unfortunatley, I knew the end of the movie before I saw it. (Damn you US magazine). I was waiting, and waiting for this movie to pick up, and it just fell dead. I don't understand why this movie was so hyped up! END
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Summary: They tricked you!!
Review: First of all, beware, there may be spoilers in theis text. I just want to point out a few things that may inspire people who were totally surprised in the end (I wasn't) to see the film again. If you are yet too see the movie you probably know some big development will be revealed in the last minute and if you can find clues and have a good guess by the end you will be more satisfied. Otherwise you may feel as if they just threw something on at the end (Which is not at all true - there are so many clues, long before the end I thought the twist was obvious) Just don't let yourself be fooled. Here's where some of you should leave. I cannot believe how many people were fooled by this movie, were told they were fooled and still don't know it. Does anyone else realize the signifigance of the penny trick Malcolm shows the boy. It might have been unintentional but I think it's symbolic of how the jump between scene one and two is supposed to trick you. First Malcolm is shot in the chest (heart area) and possibly before you can think how he could survive the wound you see him walking around again. The eye is quicker than the mind (or is it the other way around). But in the film, the penny trick never works and possibly the filmmakers didn't intend this trick to work either. (For me, the drick didn't work, just like the penny trick, and I ended up loving the movie, every second was good as it happened was thrilling and I could think and find clues as I was watching) Maybe the movie would have been better if those two scenes (1 and 2) had not tricked as many people as they did. The film is also great because of the nightmarish quality the film takes. The settings were pretty drab (opulent possibly) The set is nothing memorable or nothing that outshines the two characters, which adds to the nightmare. How many people find signifigant the details of the location of their dreams/nightmares. This is really a well written, almost flawless, wholly entertaining, creepy, almost completely horrifying and not too long movie. Anyone not at all scared obviously would have no problem with unfamiliar bodies wandering their house.
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Summary: A Clever and Original Story
Review: This movie is indeed fun to watch and the ending's twist was unexpected. The music and sound effects are as chilling as the specters of death the main character encounters daily. When you watch the movie for the second time with a different perspective you can appreciate even more the director's ingenious style. Haley Joel Osment was a wonderful actor and delivered a convincing role as a confused, isolated 9 year old. Toni Collete was great in her role as the protective mother. The scene in which the boy reveals to his mother that his deceased grandmother visits him is especially beautiful and wonderfully acted. I buy very few DVDs, but this one I had to purchase.
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Summary: INCREDIBLE!
Review: This has to be the most amazing film I have ever seen. Not only was the story line intense from beginning to end, but the acting was fantastic. No one will be disappointed with this movie. My eyes were rivited to the screen. Absolutely wonderfully done.
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Summary: Entertaining--ONCE.
Review: In the wake of all the fawning praise (evidenced by the raves below) this film has generated, I expected to be knocked on my keister by nothing less than cinematic brilliance. And unfortunately that's the problem with hype: raised expectations. Thus, the end result of my "Sixth Sense" viewing experience was a feeling of being entertained, but hardly blown away. Granted, aside from the TV ads and all the word-of-mouth hype, I really had no prior hint of the film's true premise and "twist" ending, so I admit to being duped by the "climax." However, my overall feeling while sitting through the unfolding of events was that I kept waiting for something to HAPPEN. While fans might call that atmosphere "subtle" or "low-key," I call it flat. The film lacks any real dramatic build-up and climactic apogee, other than the "Carnival of Souls"-ish element of the plot twist. And for me that's a problem. While the creative team are busy patting themselves on the back during the included "Rules & Clues" snippet about how smart they were with regard to making the film's premise consistent, they overlook the fact that that very same premise consistency falls apart when scrutinized deeper than they allow for (hint: what is Malcolm doing during all the time he's not onscreen with Cole? Is interaction with ANY OTHER human being completely avoided? If so, why? And if not, is he just plain stupid about what it all means?). If a flat film's redeeming climactic payoff is hinged on a plot twist, then that twist had better make sense. And I mean sense as it can be understood from within the parameters of the fiction presented, not just our "real world" perspective. To be fair, I did experience a raised neck hair or two during a couple of somewhat suspenseful moments, but overall the film was hardly what I consider "scary." A couple of ghoulish scenes accompanied by the requisite creepy soundtrack score aren't enough to warrant calling a film a "chilling psychological thriller" or "extremely scary," as some critics have. Hell, the original "Alien" film did a much better job of scaring me. Young Haley Osment does a very fine job, acting beyond his years--considering most child actors are downright awful since they lack the obvious emotional maturity needed to draw from for their craft (witness the kid in "The Phantom Menace"). Bruce Willis is adequate, but the role really isn't that demanding, and certainly not one that most leading men couldn't nail with their hands tied behind their backs. Osment indeed steals the show, partly due to a screenplay that gives supporting actors Toni Collete and Olivia Williams short shrift in developing what could be very interesting characters. In fact, aside from Cole, all the characters seem a bit thin. Donnie Wahlberg does a good job for the five or ten minutes he's onscreen, but it'd be interesting to see if he could sustain the same performance level in a longer lasting role. Rent it and see it once, maybe twice if the twist catches you by surprise and you want to "re-hash" for clarity's sake. But don't buy--once the cat is out of the bag, I personally don't see how much further enjoyment could be gleened from the remaining substance, or lack thereof.
Rating: 
Summary: TERRIBLE
Review: One of the stupidest movies I've ever seen. I heard good things...all lies. There is NO surprise ending. Any moron that can't figure out the ending needs serious help. The movie should have been comedy of the year, due to special effects and acting. Pathetic.
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Summary: The Best Thriller Of All Time!
Review: This Movie Is And Always Will Be The Best Thriller Of All Time! What happens is this boy Cole Sears (Haley Joel Osment) see's dead people and get's realy scared. So Dr. Crowe (Bruce Willis) Try's to help him.In the movie there is happy parts and scary parts but my point is that this movie is the best Thriller of all time. Every One should at least see this movie at least once. The is the best and the greatest movie of all time.
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