Re: Some Sweet Shyamalan Backlash

re: DEVIL - I will put this out there, not sure if it is a remote possibility, but it seems to me that this movie will have...a surprise ending. Maybe not, but seems like it might.

re: M. Night Shyamalan - I enjoyed Signs - recently watched it in HD and it holds up. Everyone liked the Sixth Sense. Airbender is the first thing he directed that he did not create from scratch - I wonder how much of its perceived awfulness was him or the studio. Still $279 million is pretty good for a bad movie.

Let's see how many other movies that are not very good (go for it Tim) made a lot of money:

Matrix Revolutions - 424 mil (did M. Night write the ending?)
The Hangover - 461 mil (some funny gags but I think I may have hit fast forward a few times)
King Kong (Jackson) 547 mil (a good idea and good production values but in my opinion nothing special)
Eclipse - 680 mil (I got sick to my stomach watching that with my wife)

So just because we middle aged media pros don't like a movie does not mean it will not make a boat load of money and be loved by 18-24 year olds.

Just remember, in the words of King George (Lucas) - 8 year olds loved Jar Jar.

Mike Cohen