Movie Review: Lady in the Water - Comments Page 2

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• 26 - Steve C.

  Aug 02, 2006 at 12:17 pm

  I like this movie..... I think it all depend where you are in life, steve said everybody will hate this film it shows that he have no clue about the message in this film
  
  That's right, I said everybody will hate this film, meaning the American public. I think that's been borne out by the weak box office and poisonous word of mouth. What I didn't say -- and this is a crucial distinction -- is that I hated the film. Rather, I have a bit of a strange affection for it, as I think this review bears out. I'm unduly fond of projects in which untrammeled directors use big studio money to pursue their lunatic vision. (See also: Branded to Kill, Freddy Got Fingered, Can Hieronymous Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?) If you've misinterpreted my stance, that's well and good. But it does lend a touch of irony to your complaints about my missing the message.
  
  I think Steve is in the state of mid life crisis right now maybe around 40 or early 50 .
  
  Alas, I'm a mere twenty-six years of age, but I'm told I drink whiskey like an old man (neat, no chaser)...
  
  I bet you steve like clerk 2 which I thing is the worst movie ever.
  
  I thought Clerks II was amusing enough. Not sure how liking that and not-really-disliking Lady in the Water are connected, but there you go.
  
  I'm from germany most people here love this movie
  
  Hey, that's great. Maybe in a couple years, y'all can reclaim M. Night the way France did with Jerry Lewis, 'cause Lord knows he might be finished in America for a while.

• 27 - meg

  Aug 04, 2006 at 2:19 am

  Despite everyone ranting on M. Night's egotism, I found this film to be large hearted. Yes, it is flawed. But I left feeling great, smiling away and dragging my roomie to see it two days later. I dunno--even if people hate this movie, they hate it with a passion, which is quite interesting. I am sure Night can make films in Hollywood again. He causes reaction and emotion. he just might not get the budget or the carte blanche he enjoyed for a time.

• 28 - MIkel

  Aug 07, 2006 at 8:58 am

  I think that the fact that they had a scene were they savagely tore apart and killed a movie critic might be the reason that the eggocentric critics wrote bad reviews...... Shyalaman probably new that they were gonna write a bad review. I personally loved they movie and I give 100 thumbs up.

• 29 - Eddie

  Aug 11, 2006 at 5:04 pm

  "What's up with the boom mic? It was in so many scenes it should have been listed as a supporting character!!!!"
  
  Well it probably the fault of whoever is on charge of the upkeep on all that equipment. It gets very confusing to push something up to make it go down and that thing you turn sometimes wouldn't move. I thought the way they were doing a lot of things is very stupid, but decided not to say anything since it was my first week on the job, plus i didn't want anyone finding out i dont have that much experience working at real films.

• 30 - Danica

  Sep 28, 2006 at 11:22 pm

  THIS IS THE BEST SCI-FI MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE I REALLY LIKE THE MOVIE I HOPE THERE'S PART TWO!!!!

• 31 - Christina Stone

  Feb 06, 2007 at 11:59 am

  I actually listened to the critics and did not see this in the theatres. Having just seen it on DVD, I have decided the critics no longer serve my tastes. The writing was so clever. M. Night gives you all the clues and still it is impossible to guess the ending, plus I really enjoyed the upscale humor. I loved this movie and have been recommending it whole heartedly. I thought the characters were so endearing I would love to know what happened to them. I'd love a sequal.

• 32 - Bliffle

  Feb 06, 2007 at 12:33 pm

  I advise viewing Akira Kurasawas "Dreams", which has all the pluses mentioned for "Lady", and inverts the minuses to pluses. Kurasawa is simply a better and more accomplished movie maker, and "Dreams" exemplifies both his genius and his experience. You should find within "Dreams" the things you like in "Lady" and the dislikes of "Lady" reversed.
  

• 33 - Steve C.

  Feb 06, 2007 at 1:41 pm

  Christina: M. Night gives you all the clues and still it is impossible to guess the ending
  
  Guess the ending? But there's nothing to guess. There's no twist. It's a straightforward plot progression. You sure you weren't watching, say, The Village?
  
  Bliffle: I advise viewing Akira Kurasawas "Dreams", which has all the pluses mentioned for "Lady", and inverts the minuses to pluses.
  
  Thanks for the recommendation -- that's been on my to-see list for a while now.