Worst film ever?

[rachelmanija]

Poor

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[thecityofdis]

I haven't seen The Village, but I have trouble believing that anything ever can be worse than The Lady In The Water. In which Shyamalan cast himself as a prophetic, underappreciated writer. NO RLY.

[meganbmoore]

Until I watched that movie, I did not realize that canon meta about storytelling and fictional tropes could be tedioudly dull.

I still haven't recovered from that realization.

[badnoodles]

Setting aside the acting and script, which everyone has lagged on, the technical side of the film is atrocious. When they're even pointed at characters doing things, the shots are sloppily composed. The camera wobbles around alarmingly, and I'm pretty sure they break the 180* rule.

And what were the foley and sound guys doing during that first excruciating minute, taking a smoke break? At the bare minimum, there needed to be some walla or background music or /something/ to break up the impression that we're hearing the impassioned soliloquy of a school play.

It's like the Eye of Argon, but for cinema.

[rachelmanija]

Yeah, that speech desperately needed some backing sound. It reminded me of the school play in one of the early seasons of Buffy, the one where Willow flees the stage.

Also, one of the few times I've been nauseated by a steadycam. They're not supposed to do that!

[spectralbovine]

And what were the foley and sound guys doing during that first excruciating minute, taking a smoke break? At the bare minimum, there needed to be some walla or background music or /something/ to break up the impression that we're hearing the impassioned soliloquy of a school play.
Yeah, what the fuck was going on there? Is that how it is in the actual movie? I thought it had to be some sort of raw footage, but then music kicked in later on, so I had no idea why there was nothing during Aang's poorly delivered speech.

[raanve]

It's like the Eye of Argon, but for cinema.

This whole comment wins the internets. And your icon is icing on the win.

[smillaraaq]

If the whole thing is like that, it is actually worse than The Village

It is, and it is. Trust me, one little clip doesn't even BEGIN to convey the utter all-consuming fail.

(On the brighter side, the capslock comm has this amazing parody of the ridiculous movieverse excuse for earthbending...)

Ed facepalms right with you!

[rachelmanija]

I have to ask: what on earth made you go see it?

ETA: That link is hilarious.

Re: Ed facepalms right with you!

[smillaraaq]

Masochism and a bad case of trainwreck syndrome. (I didn't pay for that piece of tripe, mind you.)

Two or three people walked out of the showing partway through. It was easy to notice them leaving, and see that they didn't come back, because the theater was almost empty.

[lady_ganesh]

Oh, man, I am laughing like crazy now.

[spectralbovine]

I actually liked The Village. I was more iffy on Lady in the Water, and The Happening had its moments. I feel like some sort of Shyamalan apologist since most people seem to hate on him all the time.

But dear sweet mother of God, that clip was beyond terrible. It's so fucking LIFELESS. Why the hell would you do that? Why?

[tibicina]

I mostly think Lady in the Water was horribly misadvertised so people were expecting something utterly different than what they got and that's part of why everyone hated it so much.

I'm not saying it's perfect or without flaw, there are problems, but I actually rather like it.

And yeah, I liked The Village, too, but it was slow and kind of stilted. Then again I was mostly liking the visuals and the use of color in that one.

That clip, though, was just... awful. Truly, stunningly, awful.

[thomasyan]

The Happening did indeed have its moments. So I was thinking even if his scriptwriting wasn't all that hot, he was still good at directing, and so there was hope for Airbender in that regard.

Then I saw the trailers. And I realized I had trouble suspending disbelief because the bending looked so stupid.

Oh wait, I lied. Before the trailers, Nickolodeon had some Kids' CHoice Awards or something, and the actor playing Katara was shown bending slime for the ceremony, and that looked reallllly lame, and made me wonder how much better it could be in the movie.

The reviews (such as Ebert's) convinced me to avoid the movie, and suggested that Shyamalan had really messed it up quite badly.

Tangent: I'm also worried about the Scott Pilgrim movie. I love the books. The trailer I saw didn't work very well for me.

[spectralbovine]

The Happening did indeed have its moments.
There were some really freaky-ass deaths in that movie. Especially the guy who drove himself into a tree.

And I realized I had trouble suspending disbelief because the bending looked so stupid.
I thought the bending looked really cool in the trailers, but since they only used short clips where the motions actually matched the elements, I didn't realize there was also a pre-bending dance component.

Tangent: I'm also worried about the Scott Pilgrim movie. I love the books. The trailer I saw didn't work very well for me.Really? I am overflowing with squee. The trailers I've seen fill me with joy. I think Edgar Wright nailed it. I'm re-reading the books right now and laughing and getting excited, especially because I can recognize scenes from the trailers

[shveta_thakrar]

This post made me so happy, in total contrast to the knowledge of the film's existence itself. Oh, M. Night, what the hell? And you live in my Philly, too!