'The Happening' Gets an Extended Clip and Negative Buzz
An extended clip from M. Night Shyamalan's new film The Happening is now online (watch it above or in higher quality over on Yahoo), with an introduction from M. Night himself saying how he was inspired by films like The Godfather and The Exorcist. What we get are snippets of scenes we've seen previously from the trailers, as well as the extended version of the train scene when Mark Wahlberg walks up to those conductors and says, "With whom?" (I love that part and I don't know why.) This is M. Night's first R-rated film, and he claims it's "the scariest movie he's ever made." I guess we'll see about that.
Or maybe someone already did. Yes, folks, there's the "early screening scooper" over at Collider who's written in with a very, very negative review of The Happening (check it out here, but watch for spoilers). This person goes after the acting most of all, as well as the awkward pacing -- going so far as to say "it's bad on an epic scale." Now it's clear M. Night asked for a certain small town, passive-aggressive tone out of Wahlberg, which he's delivered before (to a certain degree) in films like Boogie Nights. But I do agree that his whole shtick seems very odd here, though we're seeing one scene out of context so I won't go off and declare The Happening an absolute failure.
Personally, I hope this film is good. I WANT to love this thing. It looks creepy and uncomfortable, and I dig that about it. Who knows; fingers crossed. The Happening lands in theaters on Friday, June 13th.
UPDATE: JoBlo has revealed a new Red Band trailer for The Happening. Check it out over here. (P.S. And it might contain spoilers, so beware!)
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(Page 1)2. He's been getting very, very negative reviews for every film since "Sixth Sense", and yet I've thoroughly enjoyed all his movies. I'll be there on opening night regardless of what folks say. As long as somebody keep green-lighting his productions, I'll keep paying to see them.
Posted at 11:11AM on May 16th 2008 by techstar25
3. Any chance of a spoiler warning on that redband trailer? For all its chilling violence, the last shot seems to reveal the demise of a main character.
Posted at 12:57PM on May 16th 2008 by William Goss
4. Sorry about that -- I posted the link before watching the trailer, but after checking it out, you're totally right. Why would they do that?
Posted at 1:10PM on May 16th 2008 by Erik Davis
5. the redband trailer's pretty hot. i won't put much stock in 1 review from an internet blog. we'll know in a month...
Posted at 1:27AM on May 17th 2008 by uforeader
6. I'm also happy to wait for 3 weeks to see it before making judgement. Been noticing a few ImprovEverywhere styled re-enactments popping up around the place. This one from Sydney good a good reaction:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=1MXO9TdmZdA
Posted at 9:44PM on May 27th 2008 by Sam Stone
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1. I have nothing against the guy...I love Sixth Sense and Unbreakable...but, man...he is DELUSIONAL. I don't normally read scripts before the movie comes out, as they aren't usually indicative of what's finally on the screen, but The Happening was easily one of the worst things I've ever read. I know I'm no big-wig in the studios or anything like that, but...ouch. After reading the Collider review and the script and seeing the scenes in the trailer that are in the script...this one's gonna hurt...I believe irreparably. Sure, he'll still make money as a script doctor and he'll make more movies, but...Collider has said much better what I can't.
Posted at 10:49AM on May 16th 2008 by brian