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The Happening

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Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
The Signal is out on dvd and Blu-ray.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
What's The Signal?

I saw the Happening. The reviews are bad but I enjoyed it. I think it was meant to be that hammy (I just can't for the life of me remember the word I keep trying to use to describe it). Mark Wahlberg and John Leguizamo (sp?) are decent actors and I can't believe they overacted like that without direction, I think the intention was that it be kind of a 70s tv style horror with everything over the top. If you take it in that spirit it's quite enjoyable and even good.

But most of the reviews seem to think it was a straight horror and therefore think it was awful.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I'm not positive but I think The Signal is about a tv signal that influences people. A review of The Happening recommended it instead of The Happening.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Ah I see. That sounds like an episode of the X-Files.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 4:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Kitt: How gory was this movie? I usually insist on seeing Night's films opening day but have been hesitant since this one's rated "R".

I'm going home now & gonna watch Doctor Who on Sci-Fi and maybe Spirited Away on Ovation. But we may go to The Happening tomorrow night if I don't wuss out.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 4:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Calamity, I always hold my hands over my face when it gets gory, so I don't really know! In general it wasn't, but there were a few deaths that I think, if I'd not covered my face, would have been nasty. But you can always see the deaths coming and look away.

Aurora23
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03-22-2008

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aurora23 a private message Print Post    
Very Graphic, Kitt, from the reviews i've read.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, June 20, 2008 - 10:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
It's pretty graphic at moments; and just stupid at other moments.

It's really not very good. Even if it was supposed to be 'hammy', I went with 8 other people (7 of them male teens) and not a one of us liked it.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Monday, June 23, 2008 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the advice! Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper (sp?) recommend it but not too many others have. They ripped it on Movie Mob. I'll probably see it eventually anyway, just with my eyes closed.