Rating: Summary: A REALLY GREAT MOVIE! Review: I think that this movie is very good. The ending is a tragic twist that you'd never of guessed. Veteren actor Bruce Willis and rookie Haley Joel Osmont did a very good job acting in this movie. All the charachters and "dead people" are very creative. If you see this movie it will leave you saying "I see dead people" for weeks.
Rating: Summary: And I don't like Bruce Willis... Review: This film is the closest thing to an Exorcist for the 90's. There have been thousands of gory films over the years, but this is different. This is creepy. And well written.Haley is incredible as the horrified little boy who can't look over his shoulder without seeing something terrifying. Bruce is just fine as the psychologist who wants to make up for a big mistake with an old patient he couldn't help (however he does do that manly surly puckered cheek look he's infamous for. Otherwise he was okay). He pursues Cole for redemption from his past. Little does he know that Cole will help him more than he can help Cole. Toni Collette is great as Cole's mom, a harried single woman holding two jobs and trying to reach the distant boy. My only problem with her acting is slight; she does that laughing-crying thing that looks awful. You know, the boo hoo hoo with the smile. Other than that, she's incredibly real. When I mention the creep factor, I'm reminded of the scene in The Shining with the dead twin girls in the elevator. I can still visualize that scene in my head. This is a film full of that kind of yikes factor. As for the girl who vomits (I won't say anything more), that scenario is taken directly from Hitchcock's incredible Notorious, but put to good use. There is one other scene that sticks with me because I laughed and didn't know if it was supposed to be funny. It was certainly macabre. It involves the boy who says, "Let's go check out my dad's gun collection." As for the ending, here it is. Bruce Willis is actually a man. Wait, no. That's The Crying Game. See this film, then see it again to see how seamlessly the makers avoided any inconsistencies.
Rating: Summary: HALEY WAS ROBBED Review: HALEY JOE OSMONT WAS ROBBED OF THE OSCAR! Haley Joe Osmont turns in one of the greatest performances of any actor in one of the best movies of all time. The movie, as well as the acting will leave you breathless, waiting for the next incredible moment leading to the dramatic conclusion, when you will start the movie at the beginning and watch it all over again.TREMENDOUSLY CAPTIVATING!
Rating: Summary: Thoughtful and captivating Review: The first time I saw the Sixth Sense, I was impressed. It was the first film I had seen that could portray the horrible things the young boy Cole could see, yet not so grotesquely violent that you could not enjoy the true meaning behind the film. The way the movie was arranged and acted out is so detailed, I have watched it several more times and each time I discover something I had never noticed before. I enjoyed the deleted scenes because after you have seen the movie itself, it is refreshing and even entertaining to see what was left out and why. I loved the movie and the story itself was fascinating. I highly recommend this film and consider it one of Willis' best performances.
Rating: Summary: I see dead people... Review: This is by far, the best movie I have ever seen. The acting was great, and the suspense kept me on the edge of my seat. The whole plot was exellent, and the ending was amazing! This movie is a must-see for anybody!
Rating: Summary: What's the big deal? Review: This film was OK, but is by no means deserving of all of the fanatical hype that has been built up around it. If you've seen the trailer (and EVERYBODY has), you'll know what the twist/surprise ending of the film is after the first few minutes. The "dead people" Haley Joel Osment's character sees don't show up nearly often enough to satisfy people looking for hardcore horror, but there are one or two chilling moments in the film. You've heard the term "chick flick"? This is a woman's horror film.
Rating: Summary: WOW! Review: The Sixth Sence is the best movie I've ever seen since the Brady Girls get married!It's SO cool!Haley should have gotten the oscar though.A little boy,about 10 years old,sees dead people.You know even without seeing it it's gonna be the best.And trust me,it is!
Rating: Summary: Deja vu onceagain... Review: Didn't I see this on Twilight Zone? At least twice? This movie moves very slowly and a lot of the dialogue is muffled or otherwise hard to understand which I guess is supposed to add to the atmosphere, but boy I kept wishing Freddy Kreuger would show up & goose up the action a little. I'm not sure it all held together, but obviously on some level it worked because it was fantastically popular. Still, I dunno....somehow I think the huge popularity of something as one-dimensional as this film may be the most genuinely scary thing about it.
Rating: Summary: People...kids who see dead people, are the scariest people.. Review: Five stars PLUS! I watched this movie all the way through, saw the interviews at the end of the movie and then rewound the movie and watched it AGAIN. I don't think I've ever done that before in my life. To call this a horror flick is *wrong*. It is intelligent, well acted, articulate, thought provoking and immensely intriguing. The only gross scenes are the dead people who "hang around" the school and other places. The ending caught me completely off guard. What a way to end a flick. Is it possible that someone (like a child or an older person with a child-like thought) could see dead people? In the many books I've read about life after death, folks who've passed and been revived frequently make comments that [while they were 'dead'] "the dog kept running around me and barking but no one else in the room even knew I was there." Dogs (and children?) have that simple pure thought that sees through the veil. The moment this movie comes down in price, I'm snagging a copy for my very own. This one is a keeper. I'd count it among my top ten favorite movies of all time. It is an intelligent flick. Leaves you thinking about the subject matter a long time after you've left the TV room.
Rating: Summary: I might have enjoyed it more if the ending wasn't given away Review: Well, after months of anticipation, I finally saw the Sixth Sense. Unfortunatly, not one, but two late night talk shows gave away the "surprise" ending. So that took away from the movie, to say the least. Overall, it wasn't a bad movie, although certainly not the best. It was very well shot, with good use of voice overs conveying a ghost sensation. Osmont was great for a child actor (most child actors are mediocre, but he did a great job). But the problem that keeps "The Sixth Sense" from being a great movie is that it is not tightly bound enough. Yes, the main point of the movie is that Cole sees dead people, but there still needed to be more plot to it to keep interest better. There were several bone chilling moments, such as the hanging bodies at the school and dead people walking in Cole's house, but there was little sense of unity to carry it over to the ending. Personally, the similarly themed (and less acclaimed)but more coherent "Stir of Echoes" was more effective at keeping interest. "The Sixth Sense" also lacked the sticking power that I had after watching "The Blair Witch Project" (which despite not having many seat jumping parts did stay with me for days on end). Overall, it was a decent movie, don't get me wrong, and perhaps I would have liked it better if I didn't know how it would end (thank you Andy Richter for that!) but it just didn't really live up to its hype.
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