"Lady in the Water'

A gun in the hand is worth more than ten policemen on the phone.
The American Revolution was carried out by a group of gun toting religious zealots.

July 22, 2019, 03:48 AM

thanks - rewatching it now. always liked that one. made me think of another great apartment complex film: The Florida Project, with Willem Dafoe.

July 22, 2019, 10:49 AM

k5blazer

Watched it last night. Interesting plot and quirky characters.

July 22, 2019, 01:36 PM

parabellum

Oh, no, that M. Night ShamaLammaDingDong guy?

Yeah, his movies blow. Just my opinion. Well, not just my opinion, but...

July 22, 2019, 01:53 PM

flesheatingvirus

I always think of this when I see the guy in that movie:

I think many his movies are great until the last 20 minutes. Then they totally blow.

I guess that still counts as a twist.

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-- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. --

July 22, 2019, 05:32 PM

Maestro

There are a number of articles and essays that explain the actual meaning of the film, and after reading those, it has become one of my all time favorites. Highly underrated.

July 22, 2019, 05:39 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Oh, no, that M. Night ShamaLammaDingDong guy?

Yeah, his movies blow. Just my opinion. Well, not just my opinion, but...

+1

I really, really don't get this guy.

Can't remember what movie it was that I was really pissed off when it ended and wondering why i was there in the first place. It was utter crap, IMO.

Ten the titles started rolling and I read the director's name. I smacked myself loudly in the forehead.

I blamed myself for not reading the small print on the poster.
He is the one and only director I avoid. Just him.

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July 22, 2019, 05:43 PM

bald1

Yeah, this guy.......avoid!

July 23, 2019, 12:53 PM

patw

I enjoyed that one as it took different turns than what I thought was going to happen.

July 23, 2019, 03:35 PM

parabellum

quote:
Originally posted by 0-0:
Can't remember what movie it was that I was really pissed off when it ended and wondering why i was there in the first place. It was utter crap, IMO.

Probably Signs

July 23, 2019, 03:44 PM

YellowJacket

Signs is dumb but The Happening is the worst movie of all time.

July 23, 2019, 05:00 PM

0-0

It was The Happening, aka WTF?

Sci-fi, Marky Mark Wahlberg, EOTWAWKI, what could go wrong? The frigging director

What a turd.

Sort if enjoyed Split. Good acting but particularly and specially because I still remember reading an article on Penthouse magazine back in the 80s titled The minds of Billy Mulligan (if i remember correctly) about this guy who had multiple personalities EXACTLY like the main character played by McAvoy. No surprises watching the movie, just remembering a conversation i had with a psychology student that had sketches of this freak story while i had all the info from the magazine. Goes to show that some people do read the articles

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