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Summary: Everyone in the theatre got scared in this flick!
Review: I haven't seen that many people jump for a while. People were screaming more than they were laughing. I was laughing and screaming all the way through the movie. Sire the plot is simple and it is more about the experience instead of the aliens, and it doesn't have intellectual scares, but it will still scare the pants of you. Amazing. Watch it alone in the dark.
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Summary: A scary movie that's a cut above the rest
Review: M. Night Shyamalan continues to impress with this film. While some including the Amazon reviewer of this film found it overly atmospheric and unappealing, I found it to be everything that I had hoped it would be. It has moments that will make you scream or at least jump in your seat. It has moments that will make you laugh and moments that will make you think. The idea of not showing the aliens until the last minutes(the Brazilian party notwithstanding) serves the film well for 2 reasons 1) the viewer can imagine whatever they want and 2) makes the film more than a creature flick because one realizes at the end that the film wasn't about aliens but the loss and regaining of faith for one man. It might not be quite as good as "The Sixth Sense" where I still find clues everytime I watch, but it's still a good movie that'll provide some fun and some thought.
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Summary: Good for a 1 time watch, but not spectacular
Review: Mel Gibson and the environment the director created pretty much carry the movie, because the plot is ridiculas and unfullfilling. I don't want to give anything away, but I think the problem was the director wanted to make a statement that was illogical (Everything happens for a reason and is a sign from above) so he had to fill in the story line with things that really don't make sense. (This movie is NOT as good as the Sixth Sense) It would have been better as a sheer alien horror movie, however as it is, this is a movie to rent, not buy.
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Summary: Great opportunity, HORRIBLY done
Review: After the success of "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable," writer/director M. Night Shyamalan would forge ahead with another film, this time starring Mel Gibson and a plot revolving around an alien invasion. Mr. Shyamalan also threw in one's test of faith, as Gibson must confront his own faith (he used to be a minister) and how he deals with this invasion. What could've been intriguing story (which it does interesting at face value) is muddled and often silly throughout the film. A shame, because Mr. Shyamalan is a superb director. By watching this film, however, you wouldn't agree with that statement. Sure, it has atmosphere, but that's about it. The story is filled with loopholes and silly plot points that could house many elephants. I tried SO HARD to like this film, really. But after the first twenty minutes, you know it's over. The aliens themselves are ridiculous and seem to have no reason for jumping on people's homes late at night/early in the morning or for invading the earth to begin with! What's more, their hind legs can kick them ten feet in the air, but can they logically kick a wooden pantry door down? EH! Nope. Also, the aliens are weak to water, yet the earth is over 70% comprised of water and it's EVEN IN OUR OWN ATMOSPHERE. Somehow, they're able to walk around without the protection of space suits. In fact, the climax isn't that great at all; somehow his dead wife's last words ("Swing Away, Merril") had to do with the invasion and that gave Joaquin, a former league baseball player, the initiative to SWING AWAY at the alien! WOW! GREAT plot device... NOT. Where's the logic in this?? Wait, "nevermind rational explanation... they're ALIENS" (credit: maddox.xmission.com). Mel Gibson is superb in this and so is Joaquin Pheonix as his brother, but the rest of the cast is rather lackluster. Rory Culkin is ANNOYING throughout the whole damn film, especially with his emotionless babbling about invasion (oh yeah, they figured out it was an invasion after reading an old sci-fi book... don't ask). Most importantly, it fails to actually scare or thought-provoke me. The only intense scene was when Gibson's yelling at his family at the dinner table because he didn't want to pray. Yes, there were no aliens involved. Overall, this is such a WASTED chance. Not many films actually utilize God into a story and here's where I appreciated it (the fact that God is primarily involved in how things happen, etc.). Unfortunately, the film is such a dud and even worse because of Mr. Shyamalan's talents; he could've made this better, really. Unlike the exquisite shots from "Sixth Sense," the camera shots here were insanely, unnecessarily bad. Normally, I tolerate a film on its own merits, but the bad points stack pretty high for this movie. A major disappointment... subpar acting, strange camera shots, silly plot holes, and below average musical score.
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Summary: A great science-fiction film !
Review: The story is good and very realistic and some mystery and stirred up the emotions
The actors act well, particularly Mel Gibson ( like in the patriot).
You never get bored.
M. Night Shyamalan's film is brilliant, so I highly recommended it.
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Summary: Great movie, a classic
Review: Never get tired of this flick. Movie in good condition.
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Summary: Philosophical debate vs monsters from another world!
Review: M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs" is one of the best SF movies of recent years, placing interesting theophilosophical discussion against the backdrop of a "War of the Worlds"-esque alien invasion. To a wider audience, the film's central premise of chance versus design may seem at times a little preachy - it's perhaps a bit too esoteric for what most people see as a straight SF flick. Shyamalan does, however, display a talent for interweaving the various elements that go towards proving his point in the movie's last ten or so minutes... although the place where the "battle first turned" is possibly a wee bit too obvious. In addition to - or perhaps despite of - this, the movie succeeds as a cleverly worked appropriation of Wells' classic "The War of the Worlds" As with the original text, we see the invasion through the eyes of an essentially normal person, which helps to bring the reality home. The cellar, the aliens' offensive mechanism and their purpose on Earth - all of these are based on Wells' novel and, in keeping with fashionable postmodernism, Joaquin Phoenix even says at one point "It's just like War of the Worlds" As a piece of cinematography, the movie is brilliant at keeping its audience terrified. I will have to admit that I had a very sleepless night after I had seen it, such is its power to shock you - although admittedly, this is more "monster jumping out of your cupboard" horror than any intellectual scares. M. Night Shyamalan's film is brilliant, despite its maligned nature amongst seemingly everyone. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Alfred Hitchcock Meets Ingmar Bergman (And Tom Tykwer)
Review: "Signs" is,undobtedly, one of the most misunderstood films in recent memory. It is also one of the most brilliantly conceived and executed films in many a year. The heart of the movie lies NOT with the outward ET invasion, but with the father's inward crisis of faith. The film asks the the timeless and difficult question that philosophers and theologians have asked for centuries. Is the world is just a hodgepodge of chance and coincidence, and therefore, meaningless, or is the universe guided by some metaphysical force, implying a purpose to everything that happens. Are we on our own, at the mercy of a cruel and unjust universe, or is there someone looking out for our welfare? The director uses the alien theme to create a suspeneseful scenario ala Hitchcock, but infuses it with a profound, underlying structure ala Ingmar Bergman. He also throws in mystical elements such as the healing and life giving power of water ala director Tom Tykwer (of "The Princess and the Warrior" fame). The many layers produce a complex and thought-provoking film that should not be missed.
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Summary: a slow moving but the coolest movie
Review: this is an awesome movie for the whole family,its a little scary at some places for kids who dont watch scary movies but everyone will love it,best movie of the year.
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Summary: Okkkk?
Review: I don't like Mel Gibson, never have, never will. Even if he does a movie with Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Rob Sneider, in the same film, I wouldnt watch it. Though, i watched this movie. And all I can say is OKKKKKKKKK. Weird movie, point-less, and boring. If you are a nerd who is into all the Alien Sci-Fi junk, then watch it. On the other hand, if you dont....then dont see it. Poor movie, poor acting, poor everything.
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