The Watchers (2024) - Movie Review
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Ishana Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night, breaks onto the scene with a horror thriller called The Watchers. While the premise was very intriguing, the execution was slow and riddled with logic issues.
#TheWatchers
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The marketing was significantly better than the movie
@Lilboozibert
Ай бұрын
Wonder why....
@user-ph4mv1mw3j
Ай бұрын
Strong disagree. The marketing made me think it was gonna be trash, but the movie I thought was actually average to better than average. And if you put this movie together with all of M night Shyamalan’s movies, it’s in the top half.
@Sellner82
Ай бұрын
Damn. That's exactly what I knew but didn't want to read. 🥂
@LisaSmith-yb2uz
Ай бұрын
❤absolutamente
@andreimcallister1365
Ай бұрын
I mean, that’s how a shamaylan movie is?
“Daaad, can you help me finish this movie?? Daaaad!”
@sad_dad
Ай бұрын
“Hold on honey let me just write up the plot twist real quick”
@Fourtune1
Ай бұрын
I wonder if making bad movies is a genetic trait they have.
@YoungBlaze
Ай бұрын
"No I'm writing signs part 3 The plot twist I skipped over two, now eat your supper"
@ryanr9299
6 күн бұрын
@@Fourtune1 but thor ragnarok was good right..
Bad or not it’s good to see Dakota fanning back in a starring role. She was great as a child actor.
@A_YouTube_Commenter
Ай бұрын
I love her.
@namethestars
Ай бұрын
If you want a good film with her as an adult check out Brimstone, that's where she shines imo.
@17samalex
Ай бұрын
She's in The Equalizer 3. And Ripley
@greggibson33
Ай бұрын
Much better as a child actor. Meh as an adult.
@LisaSmith-yb2uz
Ай бұрын
Yes, BUT… she is STILL NOT able to utilize all of her skills here 😩🥺🥱
This movie almost made me cry. It was that bad that I just wanted it to end, but every time I thought it was about to end, it just continues.😭
This film seemed like it was about to end 3 different times and every time I wished it already had
@Lacey0312
Ай бұрын
I agree with this... I would have been fine with her clearing out the professor's office and that's it.
@You-qt5dw
Ай бұрын
Agreed! I imagined she'd see a glimpse of the "professor" when she went to clear out the office, and that would be the end, but no, it dragged and dragged and got worse and worse.
@Lacey0312
Ай бұрын
@@You-qt5dw why was the house so dark?! 😭 just like the beginning I couldn’t see a dang thing.
@JRAYDABEAST
Ай бұрын
@@Lacey0312 that would’ve been fine with me. They dragged it out so hard
@eruss4373
Ай бұрын
It's called the watchers because I watched it 10 times 3 nights in a row 😆 🤣l😂 😴
And don't forget the most important rule; Don't ever EVER say "I'll be right back" because you won't be back.
Agreed on all fronts, the explanation for how the coop was built has particularly stuck with me for just how ridiculous it is and I have no idea how they expected people to just accept that
@wanderingjadah
Ай бұрын
Logistically it made no sense. Such a glaring issue.
@AxxinTheSupernova
Ай бұрын
Yeah
I'm glad that the twist wasn't that it was all a reality show because that would have been soooooo obvious..
@asharber9397
Ай бұрын
i didn’t think of that being the answer at all while i was watching that but i think that would’ve actually been cooler
@OrthoLou
Ай бұрын
The fact that they were called watchers, were all in a room together without knowing each other, ans most of all that they themselves were watching a reality show and it panned back to this so many times.
@skybln3163
Ай бұрын
@@OrthoLouomg that would have been a way better twist!!!
@OrthoLou
Ай бұрын
@@skybln3163 guys, it would have been a corny mishmash of The Village and The Truman Show lol.
@skybln3163
Ай бұрын
@@OrthoLou no need to pitch it anymore, I’m already sold 😎🤣
I kinda wondered why the watchers would kill the people if they were so hung up on observing them. If they kill all the people there won’t be anyone to watch… And when that stone carving pops up later and she’s like the fairies were banished underground blah blah I felt like I was suddenly in a different movie. And running for her life at the end lugging the stupid bird cage with her even though the bird wasn’t in it? Bleh.
@NightlyGiraffe
Ай бұрын
It gets worse, the bird was back in the cage, it had apparently flew back to get inside the cage after being set free 😂
@AxxinTheSupernova
Ай бұрын
I was trying to figure out how following a flying bird, that comes from a different part of the world, flying in a forest its neva been in, is a good idea.
@Luzhong_editz
Ай бұрын
@@NightlyGiraffethe bird is said to be loyal
@RonJP-pm7jp
Ай бұрын
I didn’t see the movie but based on the premise I can see why the creators killed the people if they didn’t follow their rules. Is a form of sick training I guess.
@Luzhong_editz
Ай бұрын
Tbh any rules except the don't get inside the holes make sense
I don’t regret seeing it, but I completely agree with your review. My friend and I were kind of laughing afterward at some of the explanations the movie gave.
I was waiting for this review lollll. It’s such a strange movie that really doesn’t even try to be scary or tense. Like the entire premise of the creatures “watching” them is barely in the movie? And instead we get overly complex lore that includes fairies. Whole thing was so awkward
I'm really starting to get sick of directors and writers marketing strange and bizarre things and the explanation is, they just exist...
@RealBradMiller
Ай бұрын
The creatures were forced into the forest and to take shelter underground and used to be like gods, and used to live with humans... they explained that in the movie... They didn't just 'exist'.
@thedonald011
Ай бұрын
@@RealBradMiller those "creatures" just existed, that's my pet peeve. It reminds me of his movie old, the reason people were aging rapidly was because of the rock formations... Ok and?? These twists just seem so lacking imo. I didn't like the movie "us" but at least they gave us a believable explanation for the clones (ums government project) instead of "they just came about 1 day"
@greggibson33
23 күн бұрын
@@thedonald011 Us is better than The Watchers but that isn't saying much. That movie was a complete mess. Stunning any professional reviewer gave that a thumbs up. Actually Peele reminds me of M. Night. His early work (Get Out) was great but Us and Nope are just plain bad. He might end up a one hit wonder like M. Night.
@thedonald011
23 күн бұрын
@@greggibson33 100%
@CyberLance26
23 күн бұрын
@@thedonald011 They are supposed to be like humans, dogs, cats, birds and other animals that nature just created them and its just simple like that. The movie gave them a huge amount of backstory so i dont understand why you are complaining. Complain about movies like Smile instead where the demon thing did not get any backstory at all during the entire movie.
I will say it was somewhat close to the book. THe book had about 3 twists. HOWEVER she did change the 3rd act, and the characters lost a lot of their traits. The book Mina was very smart and NEVER went into one of the nests. I love the book, but the movie dropped for me.
@wingedhybrid16
27 күн бұрын
Agreed. I really enjoyed the book! But the movie....well, it really fell short. One thing I did really like was the casting of Madeline. She looked and sounded the part (imo), but a big coat replaced the grey shawl she always wore and they made her way nicer in the movie. :/
"i dont see a f**king washer machine" lololol I cackled
Loved it. It’s a critic’s nightmare and agree on Cody’s critiques. But I’m not a critical movie watcher. Just casual and I love this stuff. It’s not gonna win any awards lol or get a good meta critic score but it’s worth a watch If your a m night fan. On a critical level I thought sound design was brilliant actually
@mantis7331
15 күн бұрын
it's totally not worth the watch. Skip it
@Tbone.357
14 күн бұрын
Clunky and not feasible at all. Concept might have been okay but the way it was executed was horrid.
@mantis7331
14 күн бұрын
@@Tbone.357 but you said it was worth the watch...what about your latest comment says "worth it"?
I watched this through the lens of a fairytale or graphic novel and enjoyed it like that. I know you shouldn’t need to reframe a movie yourself but it helps me. Lot of frustrating elements for sure. She’s definitely a Shyamalan lol
I saw this yesterday and had almost the same thoughts as you Cody. Irish folklore like banshees and changelings are genuinely terrifying so I was intrigued but this was meh. Bold, but meh. The only word that rattled in my head regarding Dakotas performance was wooden and I truly don’t think she had a lot to work with the writing. Genuinely loved the creature design and I’m a sucker for a good fantasy tie in but they just ran through all possibly lore ideas in the third act. I had an idea how I wanted to see it end so let’s discuss Cody! Lol great review
I'm gonna go against the grain here. This was actually pretty interesting and had a plot that I couldn't guess. This wasn't so much horror...it was more of a Grimms' Fairy Tale.
@musikblaize
24 күн бұрын
Exactly! People hanging too much on her father as if its not common for children to take over their parents business. The story was great, unpredictable and can be a prequal and a sequal.
I really loved this movie, in fact I loved it so much that I gave it 5 stars on Letterboxd. I can understand that this movie isn’t for everyone, but man was I fully drawn into the concept of this film. My viewing experience at the cinema definitely helped with how much I enjoyed it, in an almost completely empty cinema. I would actually disagree with you in terms of this movie being too similar to M. Night’s movies. I thought this movie had its own distinct style. Yes, it did have some similarities to her father’s movies, but I think taking inspiration from your father makes perfect sense. Very excited to see what Ishana does next.
@Tbone.357
14 күн бұрын
Raise your standards. Her dad did movies like signs and the sixth sense ... But then he did terrible ones like the happening and lady in the water, which were total turds.
She is following in her father's footsteps.
@adamcade604
Ай бұрын
You need to remember that M Night didn't make his debut with the sixth sense, that was his second film after wide awake, so who knows...
@dws0828
Ай бұрын
🤣🤣
@ziggy8253
Ай бұрын
It’s a start.
@KeeperProtector
Ай бұрын
Not the best start, but hope she grows & gets better than her father.🤔
@adamcade604
Ай бұрын
@@KeeperProtector let's hope so she never gets her hands on a beloved animated cartoon, if so she will be superior to her dad
Cinematography is due to the DP not the director, so a movie can be shot gorgeously, but that is due to the cinematographers efficiency not the direction (In most cases anyway). also adaptation is due to the scrip writer, direction is reflected on the actors performances.
Just finished watching The Watchers & while I was invested in the movie's premise & there were great performances from the cast, it also falls into the same pitfalls that her dad's past movies have fallen into, especially in the final 10 minutes of the movie. However, I still highly recommend that you go watch this movie, if nothing else then to see what Ishyana Night Shyamalan brings to this movie & what I hope she will continue to do in the future, because much like her father, Ishyana has my attention.
@BiGSmoke-.-
Ай бұрын
Like Father like daughter
@JSPokemonYT
Ай бұрын
@@BiGSmoke-.- Indeed
Totally agree! They lost me at how not distressed they were being basically held captives and don’t even get me started in the married one and her nonchalant attitude. I mean have it make sense!
@wingedhybrid16
27 күн бұрын
Yeah, the movie really flubbed the characters and their emotional states. In the book: Madeline is a no nonsense b*tch, strict, talks down to (or straight up yells at) Ciara and Daniel, seems to know more than she lets on, and she creates tension in the group because of her survivalist means. (She tells Mina to her face later that if she didn't make it to the door in time, she would have shut it in her face.) Ciara is quiet and sweet, convinced that her husband was still alive and getting help, and after Madeline wins over the "open the door" debate, she becomes a depressed mess and angry at the others (because she truly believed it was who she thought it was outside). Daniel was kind and sympathetic. Often put down the most by Madeline, even though he was always trying his best and also trying to keep Ciara's spirits up. Madeline's treatment of him brought back bad memories of his which eventually lead to him making a decision out of desperation. There was a dynamic that felt organic and believable in the book. Didn't really feel any of that tension in the movie.
Watched the movie today and I wasn‘t scared at all - topic wise I think ‚The Hallow‘ is a much better and scarier horror movie with less plot holes or ‚intended‘ twists and the lore suited better for this horror flick. Or Netflix ‚the Ritual’ did a better job on scary in-the-woods-no-way-out topic with an evil antagonist and the burden of guilt involved. I was confused that in „the watchers“ there was no twisted character dynamics in this situation locked in a rooms for some time and people usually develop a toxic behavior against one another even if they know each other but here they going along better than every other one at a Christmas dinner …
That’s a shame. Well at least we can all look forward to Longlegs. It’s gonna be good
I like this movie. I comprehend most of it. It’s pretty much about past trauma and letting go of guilt, regret, and pain. (Foreshadowing) The main character Mina shape shifts into other people (wearing wigs, different personas) because she blames herself for her mom’s death. Once in the forest there are fairies that can shape shift into humans. The fairies have a grudge against the humans because humans locked them away in this forest . The fairie watch the humans to master what it’s like to be human, (ex the show “Big Brother” replaying over and over, interactions with each other). There is only one fairy that can do it perfectly. This fairy can be in sunlight, unlike the others that only come out at night. Reason is revealed towards the end when the fairy finds out it’s half human. As the fairy recollects on its bonding time with the humans(feelings,emotions, sympathy) it realizes it doesn’t have to be shackled down by its past and chooses to watch over Mina as s guardian while Mina learns to let go of her past trauma.
I liked this movie overall despite its flaws but I also agree with Cody that this might as well have been a movie made by M. Night. The style of the movie and even the story is very much reminiscent to her father’s movies which is both a good and a bad thing. I also agree that Ishana needs to develop and create a movie that stands on its own and is different from her father’s. One thing that probably didn’t help is that M. Night produced this, so that probably also makes it even more difficult to figure out where M. Night’s influence ends and Ishana’s begins. Again, if this didn’t feel so much like a typical M. Night movie, I personally would have respected & appreciated what was being done here.
Saw a bunch of people walking into a showing last night as I resisted the urge to tell them to watch literally anything else
@OrthoLou
Ай бұрын
They should've seen Bad Boys lol.
@Steve.Georges
Ай бұрын
@@OrthoLouOh geez it's THAT bad?!
@larranpickett9891
Ай бұрын
I wish I would have seen Furiosa instead 🙂↕️
@OrthoLou
Ай бұрын
@@Steve.Georges Nope, Bad Boys was awesome.
@Steve.Georges
Ай бұрын
@@OrthoLou aye thank goodness, I thought you meant this was better than Bad Boys lol
I just watched this movie and then searched for reviews , personally I really enjoyed the movie, a escape , which is what movies are meant to be
it’s always a good day when cody uploads
I love your background setup. Is it a practical or a digital setup? Either the Myers peeking in the window and Freddy in the shadows really sets the mood.
I just watched this last night and was excited for it. Your review is spot on. I agree 1000% with everything. I'm a logic guy that loves fantasy and horror movies. This breaks the logic chain big time. But, I'm still a supporter of Dakota Fanning.. I'm sure whatever her next project is will be good. Thanks for the honest review.
I’m so torn on this movie I’m not sure if I like the twist that much but I like the build for the most part
Oh good. I've been waiting for this one!
Thanks for the review & since we have very similar tastes I'll pass on this one. Out to see "In a Violent Nature" tomorrow knowing what to expect without spoilers . . . well except the yoga kill being the best part or highlight.
I watched the Watchers today. It was an ok movie to me with an interesting premise. This was another good movie review Cody. ❤❤❤❤
This should’ve been made into a show cause I read the book and I feel like the movie was so rushed and they changed a little bit of some things but that’s what always happens but no yea this movie did not happen the way it did in my head reading the book cause that book is scary as shit so very sad about the movie especially with that cast 🤩🤩 Yea I love the movie just for the cast but no I’ve never been so mad at a movie before so yea the book was 1000 times better then the movie so highly recommend if you like reading 😊
Nice review Cody. I’ll wait for Tubi! I think Brandon Cronenberg is a decent example of a director who, while following in his father’s footsteps, seems to be carving his own thing. Hopefully this director will find her style.
Dakotas character explaining things to the bird was painful. Very expository. The whole film was terrible. I had a Lot of questions but my main question was how does that bird have bird seeds everyday?? Thye are starving and she brought nothing in with her?
Anyone else feel like Dakota Fanning was a better actress when she was a child? I don’t think I’ve ever been impressed with a role she’s had as an adult.
Great review, Cody
You’d like this show called From its a horror tv series from same creators as lost. Slightly similar premise
@Reshae
27 күн бұрын
It’s good, but the writing can be a bit tiresome at times.
@478Johnnyboy
27 күн бұрын
@@Reshae It is and frankly the entire main cast family. I forget their name pisses me off. Every last one of them to some degree. The father is at the top of the list. Does something risky / reckless that could make his kids have 1 less parent. Then goes “i need to get to my family”. Dude did not think about them once before taking said risk. They’re family is annoying as fuck but decent horror show.
Didn't even hear about this
That was the problem I had with Jordan Peele’s Us. The more I thought about it the less I liked it. It fell apart the more it explained itself.
I found myself, wondering recorders of the way through the movie why the heck they look so clean while being stranded in the woods 😂 I thought the film was okay. It was a fun watch but definitely dragged at the and when they started trying a little too hard to explain what was going on. I thought the first part of the movie was really good.
@user-ph4mv1mw3j
Ай бұрын
You thought they looked clean? 😅
When it comes to Nepotism, there is one good place to look to compare someone to, the world of pro wrestling, and Ric Flair, because the guy is the father of 2 kids who got involved in the business. Charlotte who is actually pretty talented in the ring, and might have made it in the business regardless of who her father is, and David who really had no business in the ring and was only there because his dad is The Nature Boy. This movie, sad to say sounds like it falls more into the David side than the Charlotte side. Hopefully she gets better, but not a good first outing. Anyways, thank you, Cody.
I’m of course gonna give it a watch myself but I’ve seen so many people say it was disappointing which ugh makes me sad I had such hopes for it
Sixth Sense was an instant classic. Then Signs was alright. Then it was all downhill from there. After being burned 4 or 5 times I gave up on M. Knight Shyamalan. When I saw he produced it and his daughter directed it, I was like nope.
I have seen it today, was good imo only the ending was bad 7/10
Oh nooooo, I was so looking forward to this. I'm going to skip any spoilers because I still want to see it, but I think I'll be waiting for streaming.
@user-ph4mv1mw3j
Ай бұрын
Just go ahead and watch it. It is nowhere near as bad as he’s making it out to be. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not Academy award-winning type, but it’s average to even better than average
@tayfun6226
Ай бұрын
Go see it its pretty okay
Hello Cody, what is going to happen with the Carpenter review series?
The book/audiobook is a good quick read/listen. Most of the negatives you mentioned in your video are addressed or explained in the book- too bad they deviated from the source material.
Brilliant, this made me laugh 😂😅 think I'll just wait for it to come out on streaming so. Thanks 👍
the cinematography was absolutely beautiful, especially in a lot of the first act. Gotta start somewhere I suppose
I liked this movie I thought the idea was cool, I liked the fact that the lady was actually a fairy, but was in hiding even though when they was on the bus I’m pretty much knew that she was one, but the ending pissed me off so much, having human emotion stopped the takeover? So stupid lol
Such a funny intro Cody
I wouldn't say late, your the only person I've seen review this movie.
@Lacey0312
Ай бұрын
I really thought I was going to see more reviews by KZread creators?? I am confused by the lack of response to this movie.
@fokushigaru1310
Ай бұрын
@@Lacey0312 not surprising, her dad hasn't made a good grade film or better in quite a long time, so people are gonna associate her work with his. Especially when the genre and style is beat for beat her dad's type of film.
I haven’t seen this (or read the book) yet but listening to you talk about it, it made me think of the TV series FROM that has a season 3 coming out sometime in the nearish future. Have you seen that?
@bltn7469
Ай бұрын
They seen the concept for that and made a shitty movie out of it .
@wingedhybrid16
27 күн бұрын
Honestly, if you still have any interest in The Watchers, I would recommend the book. It was pretty good. :) Let's just say that I was [hesitantly] excited for the movie and left the theater disappointed.
You know it's gonna be good when Cody starts with some shade 😂
I actually liked/enjoyed this movie and so did the other 2 people I went to see this with.. 1 of them commented it felt much longer than 1 hour and 42 minutes which I agree is true but overall definitely liked this. 👍 my rating was 7/10 😊
I stayed with the movie until the rug was pulled away ( literally) to reveal a trap door. They have been living there for months and months in this small building. In all that time and with little to do are we supposed to believe that no one ever moved the rug to see if there was anything underneath??
@AverageJoe1006
6 күн бұрын
Well the old woman (forgot her name, was allready a watcher trapped in there. So i am sure she wanted to keep it secret as long as possible anyway. And the boy was not that smart to figure it out i guess. They feel safe enough until the glass cracks they panic and start to “think”😂
The start of the movie was good and had that really creepy mysterious atmosphere, but when she meets the group of people I already could tell that there was something wrong with the old lady and she was keeping secrets… at that point it got all predictable and kinda boring cause the movie keeps going on even if you think it already ended.
Cody, when you started going into the plot holes I FELL OUT laughing! 😂
I went into it with low expectations due to reviews, but I actually really enjoyed it. Not the same old recycled garbage that Hollywood loves churning out nowadays.
I think the movie could have done without the ending twist but it wasn't as bad as people are making it out to be. Even a lot of what you mentioned doesn't require suspending belief. With the exception of not asking how the old lady knew the rules and actually driving into the scary woods, I could see people falling in line with the rest if that really happened.
I think part of the problem is that this is impossible to judge on its own merit (both the film and the filmmaker) because of the direct ties to M Night. I have a similar issue with Brandon Cronenberg's films, everything is cribbed from his dad's work, down to the concepts/storylines/twists/characters.....
I’ve been waiting for your review on this! I agree with everything you said. Overall, it was just a boring movie with too many scenes explaining things. I cared more about the bird surviving than any of the characters.
Breaks my heart to hear this wasn’t very good. My hopes weren’t super high, but I was more optimistic than doubtful. Seeing Dakota Fanning again was what really sold me, she’s always been a fantastic actress so I’ll watch most anything she’s in just for her performance.
Maybe mystery could've worked better. Like if they never even said or mentioned how the construction took place or how these watchers were here and why they were here. It could have made the story more intriguing and left you with that wtf thought process after watching the movie.
I am so confused. she legit does not believe them to the point that she upsets the monsters so much they destroy the coop
The plot of The Watchers where the creatures mimic humans imperfectly, reminded me of modern AI. Just like these changelings, AI-generated images often have subtle inaccuracies, such as wrong numbers of fingers or asymmetrical faces. It’s unclear if that’s where the inspiration came from, but the movie’s concept felt like it would work better in short form, focusing more on immediate mystery and payoff rather than a lengthy buildup.
His wife is the producer and it does make sense if you know the allegory. Just like the 1980’s TV show V and the film “They Live” with Wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper” and what it’s referencing is the Jewish Bankers and their agents planted amongst trying to imitate us very similarly so they can control society undetected. It’s consistent with all Shamalan films because M. Night Shamalan also created films with subversive religious undertones hitting Toluca like the after life and crop circles never giving the real explanation for what a crop circle is. In my videos the one titles “The Real Story Of Creation” I explain what they are, and it’s in the Jewish text “Sefer Zerzirah” while the Torah gives a Walt Disney story to the masses. Why would one religion have 2 completely different story of creation and the real story hidden from the world and even from initiates within our own religion? There is a huge financial motive.
Well, I'm reading the book while I wait for the movie to hit streaming.
@JRAYDABEAST
Ай бұрын
Wait there’s a book
@asharber9397
Ай бұрын
@@JRAYDABEASTit’s based off of the book with the same name
It wasn’t bad. I got a little confused at the end on if the guys wife was a halfbreed or did the fairy just look like her 😵💫. But I agree the sound quality and scenery were good. I kinda want to visit Ireland now
Where'd you get that shirt? Toxic Avenger is the shit
i saw it with my friend and it was ridiculously funny how little sense it all made, luckily it was a pretty empty showing so we didnt bother anyone with our jabs at the insane plot 😂 been watching reviews to make sure it wasnt just me
@adams115
17 күн бұрын
I was at the screening where talked and talked. Pretty much my favorite movie
i liked the movie but was bummed M nights daughter went with his same schtick
Absolutely agree 💯 with your review 😘👌
100% agree. I literally have the same opinion on this movie
Never seen a director/producer whatever be SO hit and miss in my life than M Night
@Thomas_mw18
Ай бұрын
He’s not hit and miss in a fans eyes. I mean yeah last air bender and after earth are awful but the rest are highly entertaining
@Trill_Tour
Ай бұрын
@@Thomas_mw18 Old is awful
@Thomas_mw18
Ай бұрын
@@Trill_Tour cool concept and decent. I wouldn’t rewatch but good enough.
@jamstonjulian6947
Ай бұрын
Yeah hard to think of another one. Maybe Brian De Palma
@Tbone.357
14 күн бұрын
@@Thomas_mw18I'm a huge fan of his early stuff. But lady in the water, the happening, are crap! Unbreakable was good but the two sequels got increasingly terrible. He lost his mojo. It is what it is.
They shouldve went with aliens or alternate reality observing. Fairies was weird. Like they tried to make them seem different when they had wings. To me, they were still watching humans but helping them? That makes no sense. To me, they were still creepy and aggressive but wirh wings.
This is actually based on a book. Nobody knows this
@johndamenillusionist4342
Ай бұрын
5:55 He mentions that she's 'adapting a book to the screen'.
I feel like M is like del Toro coming up fantastical movies. Possibly if M and del Toro collaborated they would come up with something amazing and more tight. Idk but this film reminds me of pan's labyrinth . Good or not I least enjoyed the aspect of original films . I'm still processing the watchers , I think I like the originally or different types of film more than I enjoyed it idk
THE ENTIRE TIME THEY WERE STANDING ON A DOOR TO A BUNKER 😮
Ppl who dislike this movie didn’t catch all the Biblical references because the references come from the parts of the Bible that churches generally don’t study from. The movie explains the UAP/alien phenomenon in a way that relates it to ancient mythology and the Bible.
I actually loooved the movie 🤷🏻♀️
They just laid a lot of BS on here meanwhile her car just disappeared from 30ft behind her. So she is supposed to buck against what they are telling and go her own way when her car vanished
I ended up walking out of this movie at what I'm guessing was about halfway through. There are movies I've thought of walking out of before, but I had never actually done it. I just couldn't take it anymore. It sounds like it just kept getting worse.
@A_YouTube_Commenter
Ай бұрын
I walked out because someone farted loudly in the seat in front of me.
@edwinhoffman6078
24 күн бұрын
haha There were teens running up and down the isles and talking and playing music and honestly I didnt even blame them.
And Mina in the book and everyone just they way the book explains there emotions and the way they feel and what they go through is just so intense and makes you really feel for them and care about them and it just makes everything 10x better and in the movie they just didn’t do that and everyone felt very nonchalant which I don’t blame the actors I just maybe think it was the writing you know not much to go off of which is crazy cause the book makes everything make sense and the movie I was like wait what
“I don’t see a washing machine in this bunker” 😂 wow that makes me so mad that they couldn’t even make shit make sense yk like that’s so lazy
they try to do something similar to From tv-show , but the reality the tv - show is better on every aspect ... to everyone here i recommend you to go for TV show and not wasting time to watch something similar but on lower level ...
It has to start with great characters. Make us care!
Love 99% of your vid, however you do have a slight skill issue with understanding the last part that you talk about regarding the building of the bunker and lil details like that. But as usual good content
The book is great! But it never had the "applause" scene they don't mention that.
Look at her IMDB. Her dad handed her a directing career. No hard work.
@markcahill9255
Ай бұрын
And you would've done the same thing for your kid
So, I am going to respectfully refute a lot of these negatives that Cody stated. One, they did not explain too much, they explained it very well, and the Mortz they explained the more it actually didn’t make sense. They explained Dakota Fanning‘s characters demeanor perfect it’s absolutely no and explained well Why she is the way she is. Maybe I’m a victim to low expectations because I expected it to be terrible and I gave it about a 6.5 out of 10. I feel like a lot of times with Cody. It’s either he really likes the movie or he really does not this is an average to above average movie and it feels like he’s shitting on it unfairly. I like the way that the director decided not to do a twist that was ridiculous logical, and something that actually made sense to the plot of the movie.
i actually walked out of this movie. thankfully my local amc theater gave me re-admition pass for another movie.
It reminded me of the movies where they where locked in a bunker and people cant get out, or they will be killed by (forces/ creatures) 10’cloverfield lane
I really like it!!!
This film has supposedly made $15M on a budget of $30 M, so it doesn’t appear we’ll be getting a sequel to answer more of our questions.