Has anybody seen the trailers for this movie? It looks like a good one! Starring William Hurt and Sigourney Weaver. Also in the film is Ron Howards daughter. This is THE one movie that I want to see!:D

I'll be seeing it tonight!

Originally posted by LucyCompanyPhan
I'll be seeing it tonight!

Will you give me a report?:confused: :wave:

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Will you give me a report?

Roger Ebert didn't like it much

http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/wkp-news-village30f.html

Originally posted by I am Him
Roger Ebert didn't like it much

http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/wkp-news-village30f.html

I usually pay little attention to movie critics. I would much rather get an opinion from "the little people".:lol:

I really want to see this movie. I remember seeing Signs in theatres. A few people screamed during the film. :lol:

Originally posted by Brian
I really want to see this movie. I remember seeing Signs in theatres. A few people screamed during the film. :lol:

Signs was good! What did the "expert" critics have to say about that one?:crazy:

Anyone see The Village yet? I really wanna see it! :D

Originally posted by Trippergrl
Anyone see The Village yet? I really wanna see it! :D

I JUST SAW IT 2 HOURS AGO- OMG:eek: IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE BUT I STILL LIKE "SIXTH SENSE" BETTER! BUT IT WAS SCARY IT HAD ITS MOMENT- I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY BUT I WILL BE HAVING NIGHTMARES! SO I WILL BE ON THE COMPUTER ALL NIGHT NOT IN MY BED!!!!!!

Originally posted by roseannefan4ever14
I JUST SAW IT 2 HOURS AGO- OMG:eek: IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE BUT I STILL LIKE "SIXTH SENSE" BETTER! BUT IT WAS SCARY IT HAD ITS MOMENT- I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY BUT I WILL BE HAVING NIGHTMARES! SO I WILL BE ON THE COMPUTER ALL NIGHT NOT IN MY BED!!!!!!

Sounds like my kind of movie!:D

Originally posted by roseannefan4ever14
I JUST SAW IT 2 HOURS AGO- OMG:eek: IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE BUT I STILL LIKE "SIXTH SENSE" BETTER! BUT IT WAS SCARY IT HAD ITS MOMENT- I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY BUT I WILL BE HAVING NIGHTMARES! SO I WILL BE ON THE COMPUTER ALL NIGHT NOT IN MY BED!!!!!!

Thanks for the info! I might be seeing it this weekend :D BTW- Is it rated PG-13 or R? Just curious.

Okay I just saw it and I give it a **1/2 stars out of four. The movie itself as a whole is decent. The director M. Night usually focuses on love or hope or faith in his movies (along with them being scary) like in signs it was based on the priest getting back his faith and in the sixth sense it was about a mother loving a son. The Village has that faith & love part in it and that part is great, but...if you're looking for a great horror flick...its not.

Actually I wouldn't call this a horror movie, more like a thriller. I'm not going to give away the ending but this thriller is my least favorite out of M. Night's movies (The Sixth Sense, Sign & unbreakable) The movie may have a few chilling moments for you, but for me, it didn't even get my heart rate up (and I do get scared in movies) I heard more than once leaving the theater; people calling the ending lame. And it was lame. Although I though it was sorta suppose to be lame. When I think of a lame ending for a horror movie I think of those freddy or jason movies, so I wouldn't call this ending lame, but more of M. Night took the easy way out....

While the ending isn't an awful idea to end a movie, it was disappointing. Thus saying that about the 'scary' parts of the movie I felt that the characters were well developed, the acting was good and the directing was excellant, but the script & plot (too many flaws) I can't really say anything good about.

by the way the movie is PG 13.

For once I agree with Ebert. I didn't like this movie at all! There were parts where I did jump, I will give it that. The problem was that it had a bogus twist. I just expected it to be a lot better.

Originally posted by Princess2003
For once I agree with Ebert. I didn't like this movie at all! There were parts where I did jump, I will give it that. The problem was that it had a bogus twist. I just expected it to be a lot better.

Ditto. Especially when she was in the wood alone. I was scared for her, but I hated the ending. It could've been so much better.

Originally posted by Corsair de Morta
Ditto. Especially when she was in the wood alone. I was scared for her, but I hated the ending. It could've been so much better.

I STILL SAY IT HAS IT MOMENTS LIKE WHEN SHE FALLS IN THE DITCH BUT THATS ALL I COULD THINK OF. IT DID KIND OF HAD A WEIRD TWIST TO IT AT THE END. BUT I WOULD GIVE IT 2/5!!!

If you want to discuss the movie that's fine. Please leave out any spoilers, though, if you can. If you feel you must post spoilers, put the word "Spoiler" in the top of the post, skip about 10 to 20 lines, and put it in. Thank you.

Note: I realize nobody posted any spoilers. In my opinion, saying something like "the movie had a bad twist" or something along those lines is OK. Just don't post any crucial plot elements.

here is a review I found on IMdb.com (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0368447/)

Date: 29 July 2004
Summary: Though loaded with unhealthy expectations, `The Village' turns out to be Shyamalan's most graceful, emotionally persuasive supernatural thriller to date...

The Village

In a small, peaceful 1800s style village lives a community (including Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, William Hurt, Judy Greer, Cherry Jones, and Adrien Brody) who fear the forest that surrounds them. Believing that monsters live in these woods, the villagers keep to themselves, honoring a truce the elders of the town made with the creatures years ago. When one of the villagers falls victim to a violent crime, the town turns to a blind woman named Ivy (Bryce Dallas Howard) to venture into the woods and retrieve medicine from a neighboring settlement.

Having each one of his significant studio films met with tremendous success, M. Night Shyamalan has a lot to live up to. Here is a director with a known modus operandi, a desire to challenge summer audiences with his glacial pacing, but a weakness for monkey business. `The Village' is his latest, coming on the heels of his unexpected blockbuster, the alien invasion/faith challenging/crop circles bonanza, `Signs.' Though loaded with unhealthy expectations, `The Village' turns out to be Shyamalan's most graceful, emotionally persuasive supernatural thriller to date.

It's that supernatural part that bothers me the most. Shyamalan is far too well known as a master (often self-appointed) of the horror/thriller genre, and `The Village' plays right into that, with the B plot of the film focusing on the eerie happenings deep with the woods that border the village. But at the core of all the monsters, darkness, and hysteria is a deeply moving love story between Lucius (Joaquin Phoenix) and Ivy, which the filmmaker allocates a good deal of time to gain speed as the spookier stuff rolls out. At its heart, `Village' is a costume drama exploring the microcosm of this tiny population that is entirely reliant on each other. `Village' is most appealing stepping back and watching these characters interact, captured with Shyamalan's meticulous, mannered camera moves and pace, never breathing too deeply or trying too hard, outside of his clunky dialog.

But restraint and tenderness can only last so long, and soon enough Shyamalan whips out his specialty: the scares. `Village' isn't quite the chiller `Signs' was, nor does it even aspire to be. Shyamalan almost appears to be using the forest angle of the story just to appease his fans, with his heart not involved like in his previous films.

Also keeping `The Village' blooming is at least half of the cast, who give durable performances even with the screenplay's lack of refinement. Actors Sigourney Weaver, Judy Greer, and Brendan Gleeson fall down hard trying to wrap their tongues around the thick, obtrusive dialog. William Hurt and Joaquin Phoenix understand what the film requires, and they rise above what they've been given. In the lead role of Ivy, newcomer Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of Ron) is a revelation, bringing strength, innocence, and conviction to a tricky role. Shyamalan is wise enough to simply turn his camera on and focus on Howard's radiant facial features, for that alone is more compelling and communicative than any passage of old English or brooding shot of misty woods. I expect great things from this marvelous actress.

Yes, there is a kicker twist ending, which, of course, I won't reveal here. I will say that while the climax has `Twilight Zone' overtones, Shyamalan does a satisfactory job not pounding it to pieces. The problem with the ending is that it doesn't pay off the tension of the previous 90 minutes in a satisfying way. It's a muted conclusion to an edgy film, and that just isn't a smart way to play it, as meaningful as the finale is. What M. Night Shyamalan has with `The Village' is ¾ of a great film, which is a lot more than what he's had before. If he would be willing to drop the `Shyamalan' bells and whistles, there could a lot more to this filmmaker than what we've been lead to believe. ---- 8/10

SORRY- ITS A LONG REVIEW :o

I wouldn't say the movie sucked and I still stand by of what I said in my review, saying it wasn't necessary a thriller type of movie, but a different sort of movie with a 'twilight zone ending' is something I can agree with. Its simply a story of a village and their lives and their way of life. I agree with the review posted from imdb saying

. I will say that while the climax has `Twilight Zone' overtones, Shyamalan does a satisfactory job not pounding it to pieces. The problem with the ending is that it doesn't pay off the tension of the previous 90 minutes in a satisfying way.

I think that statement totally sums up how the ending is. Its not very staisfactory with the rest of the build up. The movie itself is pretty good. The tone, the direction, the characters, the story...it all is wonderfully done and I would say its M. Night's best work as a directer. As a writer its a different story. The suspense isn't very chilling (not in a way that signs was) and the ending isn't like the sixth sense was but its a good movie if you ignore that the ending wasn't what you wanted it to be. My first reaction left me disappointed, but now I think that it was what I was expecting. You have to look at the characters and their relationships. Noah, Ivy & Lucius.... they all play bigger parts than the roles of the creatures. The character development was beautifully done and that matters alot. Whats the point of a movie having a great ending if theres no character development? You have to really look at this film to like it.

the town turns to a blind woman named Ivy (Bryce Dallas Howard) to venture into the woods and retrieve medicine from a neighboring settlement.

I thought Ron Howards daughter- who played Ivy was the one of the only things I liked about the movie- she is a great actress playing a great role!

What's the ending? PM me....

I'm debating on whether to go see that movie or now - I don't know. What do you guys think?


Feen

See it & judge for yourself.:D

I mean it.

Just go see it. Ok ?:)

Originally posted by Moondance
I'm debating on whether to go see that movie or now - I don't know. What do you guys think?


Feen

It sounds quite intriquing. But I will wait until it comes to Pay Per View or one of the movie channels. I dislike movie theaters I would rather watch movies at home.t there are some movies that I wish I had seen on the big screen............. Like.............. Jaws, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Poltergiest, etc. I love to be terrified! But I am not a big movie theater fan.:lol: I'd rather watch movies in the comfort amd safety in my own home!:lol:

its a good movie despite the ending. I would say go see it for yourself because some people i know didn't like it and others loved it (including the ending) so I would go see it. Just keep an open mind when you're seeing it. You've been warned that you may be disappointed but you might not be.

This part of Ebert's review made me laugh.The village idiot (Adrien Brody), gambols about, and gamboling is not a word that I use lightly. There is a good and true man (Brendan Gleeson). And a bridegroom who is afraid his shirt will get wrinkled.
:lol:


I don't care for Shyamalan's films too much. His film The Sixth Sense was good, but it kind of went downhill from there. When I saw Unbreakable I was disappointed with the ending. I was expecting the guy to be some sort of immortal being who couldn't die or something and, then he turns out to be this comic book character.
:rolleyes: And, Signs was okay until I saw the aliens that looked like 8 feet tall. I thought that was so stupid. I've read about extra terrestrials in books and they're always described as being (at least the grays) 4 to 5 feet tall.

If I see this film at all I think I'll wait until it gets to the Rainbow. By the sound of the review maybe it will seem like a comedy. :p

Some of you guys out there may not have liked it:(, but i did has a good story to it. I thought it would be more scary but it wasn't. Kind of like the sixth sense. I liked it alot and that game when you turn your back aganist the woods had me at the edge of my seat cuz I thought thats when we get to see the creatures. :happyface

i liked bryce in it too:)

Originally posted by crystals
This part of Ebert's review made me laugh.
:lol:


I don't care for Shyamalan's films too much. His film The Sixth Sense was good, but it kind of went downhill from there. When I saw Unbreakable I was disappointed with the ending. I was expecting the guy to be some sort of immortal being who couldn't die or something and, then he turns out to be this comic book character.
:rolleyes: And, Signs was okay until I saw the aliens that looked like 8 feet tall. I thought that was so stupid. I've read about extra terrestrials in books and they're always described as being (at least the grays) 4 to 5 feet tall.

If I see this film at all I think I'll wait until it gets to the Rainbow. By the sound of the review maybe it will seem like a comedy. :p

I LOVE your avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:happyface :grineyes: :eyes:

Hmm, yeah...I thought it was good. Not GREAT, but it was okay.