M. Night Shyamalan: The Last Airbender

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I'm only seeing it if there is intense violence and nudity.

duxup

Since the main character is a pacifist who was unwilling to kill a guy who was basically Hitler and said that insects were a precious form of life, and everyone else in the show goes along with it, I'd say there won't be much violence.

Seriously, the ending of Avatar killed me. In the first 2 seasons Aang probably killed a couple dozen people when he became the water spirit at the end of season 1 and DROWNED AN ENTIRE BATTALION OF NAVY SHIPS. I'm sure his constant blasting people off of rooftops and forcing them off towers and ledges didn't get them killed either, but suddenly its all like "I'm a pacifist, yay for me".

He was always a girly man with the vegetarianism, but for someone who "loved life", he didn't have any problem hurting people during the fight scenes.

I think it's possible, but unlikely. Still, I'll be seeing it, as I loved the series, and my expectations have been completely defied so far.

Night is nowhere near as bad as you guys make him out to be. 6th Sense, Signs and Unbreakable were good. The Village was only ruined by a stupid plot twist at the end. In fact, i'd argue most of his "bad" movies are actually pretty good if you take out the random over the top twist at the end. Assuming that Avatar will have no random over the top twist, it should turn out pretty good.

Also, this isn't supposed to be a scary movie. I think this could be the film that gets him back on track since he won't be able to rely on his standard set of tricks. He's got talent as a director, he just got stuck in a rut.

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Lol, I heard about this a while ago.

It seems like a good movie but there's already a controversy.

Apparently some group thinks this might be racist, as this features an all American cast and the characters of the show are from varied Asian nations.

Also, the one person who IS from an Asian nation is the bad guy.

Senor_Kami

Night is nowhere near as bad as you guys make him out to be. 6th Sense, Signs and Unbreakable were good. The Village was only ruined by a stupid plot twist at the end. In fact, i'd argue most of his "bad" movies are actually pretty good if you take out the random over the top twist at the end. Assuming that Avatar will have no random over the top twist, it should turn out pretty good.Senor_Kami

Those are exactly the four movies that come to my mind when people say Shyamalan is bad, plus Lady in the Water. Shymalan has more good movies under his belt than bad; his most recent stuff has been horrible, yes, but he's hardly a terrible director.

As for the twist, I liked the twist in the Village, but in any case I don't see how he could incorporate a major twist in this movie since the movie is based on a pre-existing story.

Hate to take the wind out of your sails but Americans are not that simplistic. Many movies with foreign casts succeed beautifully in the states. fiscope

I don't know about you guys, but I absolutely HATED the series. jaydough

I hope its good, but the trailer looked a little cheesy to me to be perfectly honest. I loved the animated series, I hope they don't royally screw it up, but I'll wait for a mass opinion of non critics before I go see it.

[QUOTE="Senor_Kami"] Night is nowhere near as bad as you guys make him out to be. 6th Sense, Signs and Unbreakable were good. The Village was only ruined by a stupid plot twist at the end. In fact, i'd argue most of his "bad" movies are actually pretty good if you take out the random over the top twist at the end. Assuming that Avatar will have no random over the top twist, it should turn out pretty good.Theokhoth

Those are exactly the four movies that come to my mind when people say Shyamalan is bad, plus Lady in the Water. Shymalan has more good movies under his belt than bad; his most recent stuff has been horrible, yes, but he's hardly a terrible director.

As for the twist, I liked the twist in the Village, but in any case I don't see how he could incorporate a major twist in this movie since the movie is based on a pre-existing story.

• The Sixth Sense (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sixth_sense/) ... 85%... "M Night Shayamalan's The Sixth Sense is a twisty ghost story with all the style of a classical Hollywood picture, but all the chills of a modern horror flick."
• Unbreakable (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unbreakable/)... 67%... "With a weaker ending, Unbreakable is not as a good as The Sixth Sense. However, it is a quietly suspenseful film that intrigues and engages, taking the audience through unpredictable twists and turns along the way."
• Signs (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/signs/)... 74%... "With Signs, Shyamalan proves once again an expert at building suspense and giving audiences the chills." Not only that, but Signs was the #1 movie in the country, it dropped that position and then weeks later it came back as #1. That pretty much never happens. The word of mouth was incredibly strong on that movie. Some new films came out and were hot for a week or two, but then it rose back to the top.

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[QUOTE="Senor_Kami"] Night is nowhere near as bad as you guys make him out to be. 6th Sense, Signs and Unbreakable were good. The Village was only ruined by a stupid plot twist at the end. In fact, i'd argue most of his "bad" movies are actually pretty good if you take out the random over the top twist at the end. Assuming that Avatar will have no random over the top twist, it should turn out pretty good.Senor_Kami

Those are exactly the four movies that come to my mind when people say Shyamalan is bad, plus Lady in the Water. Shymalan has more good movies under his belt than bad; his most recent stuff has been horrible, yes, but he's hardly a terrible director.

As for the twist, I liked the twist in the Village, but in any case I don't see how he could incorporate a major twist in this movie since the movie is based on a pre-existing story.

• The Sixth Sense (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sixth_sense/) ... 85%... "M Night Shayamalan's The Sixth Sense is a twisty ghost story with all the ****of a ****cal Hollywood picture, but all the chills of a modern horror flick."
• Unbreakable (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unbreakable/)... 67%... "With a weaker ending, Unbreakable is not as a good as The Sixth Sense. However, it is a quietly suspenseful film that intrigues and engages, taking the audience through unpredictable twists and turns along the way."
• Signs (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/signs/)... 74%... "With Signs, Shyamalan proves once again an expert at building suspense and giving audiences the chills." Not only that, but Signs was the #1 movie in the country, it dropped that position and then weeks later it came back as #1. That pretty much never happens. The word of mouth was incredibly strong on that movie. Some new films came out and were hot for a week or two, but then it rose back to the top.

Unbreakable is my favorite film of his; don't know what they mean by "weak ending." :evil:

[QUOTE="fiscope"]Hate to take the wind out of your sails but Americans are not that simplistic. Many movies with foreign casts succeed beautifully in the states. Senor_Kami

Slumdog just swept away the Oscars last year, to name a big one. You're right, I do live on the east coast, south east to be exact. South Florida to be even more exact-er. This is an incredibly diverse place so perhaps I don't know this REAL america where everyone is simple minded.

Fox news may be notorious for it's bias, but every news station is bias and manipulative. Are we all simple minded, or do we regard those who's opinions differ from us as simple minded? I'm no fan of Fox, but I'm sure Foxers are no fan of CNN, which I love.

Why can't I count kung-fu movies? They are the very embodiement of foreign casts!

All I'm saying is don't generalize like that about such a diverse country, especially when it comes to our largest output, media. :)

Why give it to M. Night Shymalan?

Why him?

Why?

clayron

[QUOTE="aka_aj03"]you know it going to be a trilogy rightJustPlainLucas

[QUOTE="clayron"]

Why give it to M. Night Shymalan?

Why him?

Why?

jus2nyce

:lol:

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[QUOTE="RockysCatnipCo"]Actually people have stated that they aren't fans of the show. That isn't a reason?RockysCatnipCo

idk it does look pretty cool.. just wait for more info.

[QUOTE="RockysCatnipCo"][QUOTE="DigitalExile"]Obviously I wasn't refering to those people.

jasonharris48

this

Why all the hate for Shyamalan?

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Why all the hate for Shyamalan?

:cry:

battlefront23

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Why all the hate for Shyamalan?

:cry:

AngelofDeath213

[QUOTE="aka_aj03"]you know it going to be a trilogy rightJustPlainLucas

[QUOTE="AngelofDeath213"][QUOTE="battlefront23"]

Why all the hate for Shyamalan?

:cry:

battlefront23

A movie based off of a crappy childrens show, it must be awesome :roll:

Unbreakable is my favorite film of his; don't know what they mean by "weak ending." :evil:

Theokhoth