Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:10:01 -0800, Chambers wrote:
> 
>> Case in point: The Sixth Sense.  The ending was "spoiled" for me before
>> I ever saw it.  Even so, I found it to be an excellent movie, and was
>> still able to appreciate it.
> 
> Agreed; I didn't know the twist at the end before seeing it, but I have 
> been increasingly disappointed in Shamalan's movies since then.  Sixth 
> Sense was IMO the best of them.
> 
> I've seen all of them except for Lady in the Water, and a few of them 
> more than once.  Unbreakable wasn't bad, but it wasn't overly good 
> either.  It's one you watch because it's got Bruce Willis and Samuel L. 
> Jackson in it (and more for the latter than the former IMO).
> 
> Signs was just a confusing mess IMO.  I followed the story OK, but by the 
> time that one came out, you came to expect that there would be a twist, 
> so the thing that made that one interesting was trying to figure out what 
> the twist would be.

I actually like all of his movies, though The Village and Lady in the 
Water aren't his best.  Personally, Unbreakable and Signs are my favorites.

He focuses much more on the emotions of his characters than the events.

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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