tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post9109955793198864800..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: ShyamalamadingdongSQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-87020200099046545372006-12-11T19:41:00.000-08:002006-12-11T19:41:00.000-08:00I loved the 6th Sense. I've felt let down by Shya...I loved the 6th Sense. I've felt let down by Shyamlan's later movies.<br /><br />MJMother Jones RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298418463273622952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-85266767969978168302006-12-11T12:35:00.000-08:002006-12-11T12:35:00.000-08:00OH I am not sure what you are all talking about bu...OH I am not sure what you are all talking about but..great blog you have here...and love the family christmas photo...I came to see what it was all about from Bee's blog!<br /><br />Cheers!Smalltown RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806734351278128551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-10905121955977403732006-12-11T11:50:00.000-08:002006-12-11T11:50:00.000-08:00The worst thing that happened to me all year was a...The worst thing that happened to me all year was accidentally seeing <i>The Lady in the Water</i>. I honestly don't know what we were thinking, but it was somethign along the lines, of "this can't possibly be as bad as the promo makes it seem"... and it wasn't. It was far, far, worse.<br /><br />All of the above notwithstanding, I am faintly disappointed that you don't actually have blue skin.Hey there, Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166054325701598298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-15251124976833258112006-12-11T10:06:00.000-08:002006-12-11T10:06:00.000-08:00I haven't seen The Villiage, though I do know the ...I haven't seen The Villiage, though I do know the secret suprise. Seems to me it was telegraphed a mile away, I knew it from the trailers and from seeing the pre-movie hype. <br /><br />It would be smart of M. Night to "take it back a notch." Get back to what made his first few movies really work and get away from petty stuff like having an a-hole critic getting eaten by monsters in his movies.Jon the Intergalactic Gladiatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758095794354686723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-39175472016525522032006-12-11T09:37:00.000-08:002006-12-11T09:37:00.000-08:00I just always think, "Gee I hope they invested wis...I just always think, "Gee I hope they invested wisely!"Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915252268400469774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-11486165429326867862006-12-11T09:21:00.000-08:002006-12-11T09:21:00.000-08:00First, I want to say that I think the title of thi...First, I want to say that I think the title of this post is hilarious, I've been calling him that since Signs came out. Drives the hubby crazy. So far as the movies go, I actually liked the Village, but a lot of people I have talked to about it hated it profusely. Mostly because they were expecting something like Signs, with big scary aliens, and they didn't get it. Once again my "low" expectations win the day for me, lol. I do think that there could have been less hinting about the whole "secret ending" though, it would have made it a bit more of a nailbiter. I'll probably still see his next try in the theater, in hopes that it's decent.<br />Awesome pic, Sqt :) We're getting family photos done for the holidays, maybe I'll post one on my blog.. but maybe not.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486800879602370399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-72893193509632403512006-12-11T09:19:00.000-08:002006-12-11T09:19:00.000-08:00Michele sent me over.
I liked Sixth Sense a littl...Michele sent me over.<br /><br />I liked Sixth Sense a little more than you did but I agree totally with your analysis of Shyamalan's career arc. He had such great potential but he seemed to take the best qualities of Sixth Sense and ignore them in his subsequent films. Unbreakable was okay and everything sense has been annoying at best. The Village heavily depended on the surprise ending but it was obvious from the beginning of the movie that it was contemporary. Sad.utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-9923269636848991282006-12-11T07:26:00.000-08:002006-12-11T07:26:00.000-08:00Yeah Stu, it's kind of a let down after the image ...Yeah Stu, it's kind of a let down after the image of blue skin and red hair. That's why I was a little shy to put it out there. The mystery is a little more fun.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-77884149505251300912006-12-11T06:53:00.000-08:002006-12-11T06:53:00.000-08:00Typically, I watch movies for entertainment purpos...Typically, I watch movies for entertainment purposes and try not to think too much. But I do consier Sign just as good as 6th sense. And the family photo is great! Bee has a way with persuasion.Dean aka Sgt Dubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205009134475623975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-87919066931009032662006-12-11T05:45:00.000-08:002006-12-11T05:45:00.000-08:00Wow! what a great family shot!!!
I love Haley Joe...Wow! what a great family shot!!!<br /><br />I love Haley Joel, and he was so darn good in Sixth Sense!! I'm not a "horror" fan but when i happen to see them (television only as I won't pay to see them lol) I guess I think they are ok (since they didn't cost me I can't complain tooo much)<br /><br />I wasn't fond of the Village, but Signs was.. well.. entertaining enough i guess. But then I'm not one to look too deeply into many movies.. I just either enjoy the story or am there because of certain actors that i like to watch.DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-27552502472976073682006-12-11T03:06:00.000-08:002006-12-11T03:06:00.000-08:00SQT..the family is very cute, but I'm feeling a li...SQT..the family is very cute, but I'm feeling a little cheated. I expected blue skin.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-84924795756157131072006-12-10T23:56:00.000-08:002006-12-10T23:56:00.000-08:00Thanks Crunchy! I put it up because Bee over at Mu...Thanks Crunchy! I put it up because Bee over at Muffin53 was curious about what some of us looked like.<br /><br />I'm a little shy about putting it out there, so it probably won't be up long. But I do like the picture.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-91831764199862259262006-12-10T22:55:00.001-08:002006-12-10T22:55:00.001-08:00Ooooh Sqt...I LOVE the photo!!!Ooooh Sqt...I LOVE the photo!!!Crunchy Carpetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543476826068578576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-73626949279608088682006-12-10T22:55:00.000-08:002006-12-10T22:55:00.000-08:00Stewart...love the convention story.Stewart...love the convention story.Crunchy Carpetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543476826068578576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-30418108224382234332006-12-10T19:35:00.000-08:002006-12-10T19:35:00.000-08:006th Sense was probably my least favorite Shyamalan...6th Sense was probably my least favorite Shyamalan film (except for that piece of tripe with Mel Gibson, that I don't even count as one of his films). I much preferred Unbreakable, and the Village was also very good.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910781191660514689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-7092908919555931222006-12-10T18:01:00.000-08:002006-12-10T18:01:00.000-08:00Thank you Sarge!Thank you Sarge!SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-81098225007357895172006-12-10T17:52:00.000-08:002006-12-10T17:52:00.000-08:00My, my, that is just one fine looking family Miss ...My, my, that is just one fine looking family Miss Sqt<br /><br />The old sargeSarge Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533766216808955625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-11030102605920239042006-12-10T14:35:00.000-08:002006-12-10T14:35:00.000-08:00I wrote about the convention stuff...or at least m...I wrote about the convention stuff...or at least my last experience of it...crunch you might enjoy checking this out:<br /> <br />http://house-of-sternberg.blogspot.com/2006/10/sound-and-furries.htmlStewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-20087243012766714382006-12-10T14:12:00.000-08:002006-12-10T14:12:00.000-08:00Oh Stewart.....I am killing myself here with the c...Oh Stewart.....I am killing myself here with the conversation at a convention.<br /><br />Yep.<br /><br />My darling husband used to be invited as a panelist at things like Dragon Con...<br /><br />I usually went to find the closest bar.<br /><br />And Yeah...M Knight.....ego ego ego.....kills whatever talent he might have.<br /><br />He believed his own hype and lets hope he stops his cameos too.Crunchy Carpetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543476826068578576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-40592694579355705252006-12-10T13:06:00.000-08:002006-12-10T13:06:00.000-08:00If you ever go to a convention, the arguments star...If you ever go to a convention, the arguments start around eleven in the evening and will last into the dawn. Conversations like this:<br /><br />P:I don't think you can qualify that as science fiction. I think it's better to look at it as splatterpunk and leave it alone.<br />M: Dude..that is SO science fiction. It takes place in the future and they're running around with ray guns and stuff.<br />P: Yes, but the blood..the gore..the nihilistic sense that even Jack Black can't qualify as a matinee idol...<br />M: Jack Black..never splatterpunk.Never. Still it's scifi. Scifi. <br />P:What if we have inadvertantly stumbled on a new genre?<br />M: No way...<br />P:Way..<br />M: We could call it...splatterscifipunk<br />P: Yes. We ruleStewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-27694907112213511892006-12-10T12:23:00.000-08:002006-12-10T12:23:00.000-08:00Swampwitch
E.T. totally qualifies. Like Stewart s...Swampwitch<br /><br />E.T. totally qualifies. Like Stewart said, there's no right or wrong. Most of us often disagree anyway. <br /><br />Mostly it's just all in good fun.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-58166774769698200312006-12-10T11:47:00.000-08:002006-12-10T11:47:00.000-08:00OK, I felt like this might qualify me to visit aga...OK, I felt like this might qualify me to visit again and make a comment, on occasion...I did watch "E.T." several times from start to finish. Does that movie fit into the sci-fi genre or am I going to have to go watch 6th Sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-90464917131482014102006-12-10T11:42:00.000-08:002006-12-10T11:42:00.000-08:00There is no right or wrong, swampwitch. I always ...There is no right or wrong, swampwitch. I always tell my students, "give me your whatever argument you want to lay down, just make sure whatever assertions you make, that you back it up."Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-11197781259357276002006-12-10T11:28:00.000-08:002006-12-10T11:28:00.000-08:00OK, so now I'm over my head at a place where I ha...OK, so now I'm over my head at a place where I have no business commenting, especially about a movie I never saw. In fact, there are very few movies I've ever sat all the way through to the end. So, I may just come back to read but probably will just let everyone who reads this wonder if I'm an idiot, rather than comment again and remove all doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-38746096661999266002006-12-10T11:12:00.000-08:002006-12-10T11:12:00.000-08:00Thanks Irene..and SQT. I think Tarantino had it i...Thanks Irene..and SQT. I think Tarantino had it in his head to run beneath the surface. He had an indi director/producers' sense of film. Shyamalamadingdong, on the other hand, over reached. He had a hook in Disney and wanted to become a marquee director. He wanted his name above the title.<br /><br />Steven Spielberg unlike Mel Gibson or Shammy kept himself in perspective. You would never see a promo: "Steven Speilberg's E.T."<br />Spielberg put the film first.<br /><br />Look at Indiana Jones. He actually had trouble with the director's guild because he started with the action and pushed a good deal of the credits until the end. <br /><br />A quick word on Gibson: Mel Gibson's Apocalyptica? Allowing his film to be promo'ed that way was a horrible mistake.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.com