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Summary: They're preparing to arrive...
Review: I must be in the minority, but I loved Signs not for it's chilling suspense(which I enjoyed to), but for the film's symbolic message that came at the end. But if you're the type of person who would rather watch a horror/slasher movie, this would probably disappoint you. Signs doesn't really have much violence, albeit a couple scenes of a guy attacking a creature with a bat and a dog getting impaled by a barbecue fork etc., but don't be expecting anything like the Chucky movies. What drives the film is it's many 'suspenseful' moments, where the movie builds you up so you expect something scary to happen.
It was also an ingenius idea to make the setting in a country-esque area, not only so the crop circles could appear, but for the feeling that the family is in the middle of nowhere, and there's not much places to run to, except the house. The only thing about Signs that I didn't like was the whole thing with M. Night Shyamalan in the role of the guy who killed the main character's wife. It was kinda distracting; when he made a cameo appearance in The Sixth Sense he wasn't as distracting because he only played a very small role and didn't appear often, but maybe it's just me.
The Signs DVD isn't filled with extras; just the French language track with captions and some Making Of feature. And there's an unintentionally funny bonus called 'Night's First Creature Film' which features M. Night when he was a kid. Either than that, there's just some storyboards. Anyway, if you liked films like The Sixth Sense and The Others, there's a good chance you'l enjoy Signs. Plus, finding out how everything that happened in the movie all related to the film's ending is pretty neat too. ;)
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Summary: Pass on this one entirely.
Review: I can probably save all of us a great deal of time by saying that Signs proved to be a little weak in just about every way. The extraordinary nature of the subject matter left the film at risk to begin with. The plot consists of numerous little hints and threads that are fed to us in an incomplete manner, and then tied up conveniently in a flurry of Hollywood convention and cliche. The subject matter far oversteps itself, without pausing long enough to provide ample justification for why we should even follow it along for the ride.The story itself takes place almost entirely on an individual farmplace, with a minimal number of characters, who are forced to come to terms with events that are taking place across the entire world ~ a world which the characters never engage any sort of relationship with apart from television broadcasts which are meant to convey that sort of 9-11-ish fascination. This was unconvincing at best, bloated Hollywood laziness at worst. More often than not, moments of the film strike one as positively laughable or downright cheesy.
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Summary: Suspense, not horror!
Review: Unlike Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, which is undoubtedly horror, Signs is not horror but suspense. However, it is still scary. When I first saw this movie in theaters, I literally shivered. The suspense of what is behind the door, the shadows, the fingers, it is all very scary. At least to me. Shyamalan is a great director. He has exceptional talent for scaring the [heck] out of you without unleashing an ultra-violent slasher film. Most directors don't go for that any more. Even Steven Spielberg, who brought us movies like Jaws has now seemingly "grown out" of that type of filmaking. Jurassic Park could not even come close to Jaws with suspense. Its because of what you don't see that makes a movie scary. Especially this one. In Signs, when you just see a shadow behind the door, you have know idea what the thing will look like, if it has unnatural strength and will knock the door down any second, weather it is hostile, weather it is friendly, the possibilites are endles. Yet you don't know. Signs is among my top five favorite movies. I enjoyed all of Shyamalans films, but this is the best.
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Summary: the lost espiode of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATHER 3000!
Review: signs is one of those movies SO cheesy it's bound to be put on some show like MST3K! here we have some farmer,his brother and his two stupid kids! one of them bo(the girl)who has a fear of drinking water that's been out too long! another one morgan (who's a guy by the way)who believes everything he reads. the dad is a former preacher who's friend got some mind control put on him as he was driving and killed the dad's wife. the whole movie goes to flashbacks and it turns into some very cliche movie withtin the first few mintues of the movie! it's NOT scary it's not even a horror it's NOT even sespensive which all stuck up hollywood crtics have been saying this movie was all those things when it first came out! i wasn't even scared when watching this movie! the dialog is so corny! then at the end of the movie the dad goes back to being a preist! the director of this movie REALLY needs to stop putting in messages about god or whatever in his movies cause his other movies were just as bad as this one! if you want a REAL scary movie about alien's go get john carptener's the thing! and skip this signs movie!
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Summary: One of the Worst Movies I've Ever Seen
Review: This movie was a confused mess that made less and less sense as it went on. Everything was supposed to support the belief in signs and portents and that everything happens for a divine reason, but there are so many huge logical holes that the intended effect was lost. The message I got from this movie is that god wanted Mel Gibson, his children and brother to survive an alien invasion. This meant that even Mel Gibsons wife had to die to deliver some cheesy prophecy with her dying breath so that an alien could be defeated with a baseball bat and some glasses of water. Also, apparently these aliens we smart enough to build space ships that could travel between the stars, but not smart enough to understand a door knob. This was just an awful movie that was only a little watchable because of the stars involved and some of the cinematography.
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Summary: I saw the "Signs", and it opened up my eyes...
Review: (Sorry for the Ace of Base reference, but I needed a title...) Okay, everyone's got their opinion about "Signs". Half the people hated it, half the people loved it. I belong to the latter company. Here's why... 1) The tension in this film is just blistering. The way the film looks, sounds and feels... it's all very well-done. Night's direction is really amazing here. He pays close attention to the tiniest details. Even the setting is somber and kind of spooky. One thing's for sure... he knows how to create atmosphere. 2) The humor... it's always well-timed and executed in a natural way. 3) The cast is great. They all have amazing chemistry throughout. You care about Graham, his kids and Merill. And all the performances were spot-on. 4) It's intelligent and well-written. There's real heart in this film. You really care about these characters. The way beliefs, love, God, family and everything all come to together in the end... it's just touching. There's alot to endure before the credits roll up. AND THIS IS AN ALIEN INVASION MOVIE!! I prefer this approach to cities being blown up. This is not for ID4-heads. These are the 4 dazzling and sublime reasons why I loved this film. I don't care about the "typical" story of a preacher that lost his faith (yeah, Jacob in From Dusk Till Dawn comes to mind suddenly). I don't care about plot-holes. I don't care about logic in an alien invasion movie. I don't care what the aliens looked like. I don't care about the "predictable" water thing. And I liked the ending!! As for the majority hating this great film... I don't know what people expected when they walked into this thing... but I got alot out of it. Night has not disappointed me yet. (and again, I'm VERY sorry for the Ace of Base reference...)
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Summary: A SCARY THRILLER
Review: This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time! This movie will scare the pants off of anyone! Or at least me and my friends!
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Summary: Solid, but basic DVD
Review: I don't like writing about films in DVD reviews, just about the DVD's themselves. If you haven't seen a movie yet, don't buy it - rent it. This is for those who already know the film. This is a film that works mostly off of subtleties, and the disc lends itself well to that. The anamorphic video on the disc is top-notch, especially in dark scenes where detail is vivid. The soundtrack has also transferred well, allowing the dynamic sound effects and score to come through beautifully and clearly in both its loudest and most quiet moments. Extras are less than spectacular. The "making of" featurette seems to be a promotional special that probably aired just before or during the film's theater run. There are some extra scenes, but not much was cut that was too different from what we saw. As always, the director included one of his early short films that is somewhat releated to the main feature on the disc. In all, the disc is pretty skimpy on extras. If you're looking for a good transfer of the film, this DVD is it. If you are an extras hound, you'll probably be disappointed - you could wait to see if another version is released, but it seems that with this film a rerelease is unlikely.
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Summary: Great movie with zapped ending
Review: This was one of the best alien invasion movies I've seen in a long time, mostly because I think this is closer to what an actual invasion would be like than other films. The acting was superb, and the constant trance-like state of the actors made it much more creepy. Lots of psychological thrills and chills, and I thought the first sightings of the aliens were absolute film genius. The ending, however, was a huge letdown. The aliens were actually scary until you get a good, close-up look at a CGI alien in the family home. CGI always makes monsters look silly, and this was no exception. The ending was also a letdown because there was no explaination of what was happening while Mel and the gang were locked in their basement. Usually I like the endings where you have to use some imagination, but you get the feeling that you were robbed in this one. Anyway, still a great movie overall, and I recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: Suprisingly Very Good.
Review: Beats off a lot of the other 2002 movies. Signs was filmed in Doyelstown, PA in Bucks County which is where I live. And it was also filmed in Newtown, PA which is where I live. They filmed it in the bookstore and the pizza shop (which is called Mom's Pizza). I actually went to that pizza shop and sat in the same chair as Mel Gibson because it said on it "Mel Gibson sat here while filming Signs in September, 2001. I live right in back of the street they filmed it on in Newtown and I got to see Mel Gibson. But not actually meet him because the people wouldn't let me. But I was suprised. He looked very small when I saw him and he would take breaks and smoke pipes!! I didn't see M. Night though. Anyway. Signs was is an all time great movie. It was very moving and disturbing. Heavely acted with fantastic performances by Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. By the director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakeble, M. Night Shyamalan, Sings is one of the most thrilling and one of the best films of 2002.
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