Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: Blu-ray EAN: 0024543533214 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: October 07, 2008 Running Time: 90 minutes Sales Rank: 3544 Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Very well done movie and a step towards returning to the form and style of his first successes (rather than the disappointing "Lady in the Water"). M Knight continues to excell as always at setting a scene and a mood, and Mark Wahlberg and Zoe Deschanel are excellent, Betty Buckley fantastic and absolutely scarey. I feel he could have done better at the finish...too much was left hanging, though the transferance of the "happening" to France at the end was nicely done. The extras on the DvD were somewhat disappointing though, especially the "gag" reel. It became apparent that everyone involved with the production expected the impact of the movie and some of the action would be far creepier or scarier than they actually were. For a viewing ... Read More
The Happening
Once again Amazon has sent a BlueRay that doesn't open past the menu. This the fourth one I've paid for.
This movie totally blows. It's the worst film M Night has ever made. Save your money.
I would rate this film ZERO stars if that were possible. Even if you accept the nutty premise that all of the plants on earth are revolting against the humans because they are sick and tired of the pollution, the really, really stupid thing about this movie is the notion that the plants emit a chemical that makes you want to commit suicide. I could accept a story along the lines of a toxin of some kind that the plants emit that kills people off, but just getting a whiff of a tree in the breeze is enough to make you drop what you are doing and go jump off a building or start blowing people away with a gun??? Come on, M Night, I love your other films, but you completely dropped the ball with this one. Get back to the quality of 'Signs' and 'The ... Read More
M. Night? What The {bleep!} Happened?!
I have to shamefully admit something here: I'm an M. Night junkie. I love just about everything he's done. Yes, even Lady in the Water, which had a heartfelt message at its core and a great actor (Paul Giamatti) leading the way. And there were at least some creepy creatures in it. Lots of things were "happening."
Unfortunately, you can't say the same thing for THE HAPPENING (I've given it the unfortunate new title of "The Unhappening").
Let's see ...where to begin...
I guess the story is as bad a place as any...
First off, if you're going to make a thriller, it needs to be scary. The Happening isn't. The story has an enemy that we never see. And although unseen enemies can be psychologically frightening ... Read More
THIS MOVIE GOT A BUM WRAP! It Freaked Me Out..
Heard the bad reviews? Not true. M. Night's a modern day Hitchcock. Very freaky, a little dark, but never gratuitous - the violence is mostly left to your imagination, which makes it creepier. Loved the acting, characters, story, and it looks beautiful on Blu-ray. Keep it up, M.!
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