The Village (formerly The Woods) will be out July 30th, 2004.

 

I've been waiting for this for a long time...ever since I heard the idea.  I love the cast...Jauquin Pheonix is awesome...Adien Brody is also awesome.

 

Shyamalan is a master.  I can't wait!!!

 

Jim

What is the gyst of this one?  I've only caught a glimpse of the preview.  I'm sure it's good, with his track record.

It's about a village surrounded by woods and in the woods live some sort of "creatures" who've decided for one reason or another that their peace with the villagers is done.

 

Check out Yahoo Movies...they have a link to the trailer.

 

Jim

Jim, I have been waiting for this movie too ever since I heard of the concept.  It reminds me of "Signs" which is great, rent it everyone!

 

Here is the site to watch the trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/the_village/

I love Shayamalan too- was just thinking at work today that I don't own any of his movies and should start my collection!

I watched a veryyyyyy interesting doco on Sci-fi the other night about M. Night Shayamalan. I am now very scared of the man.

I saw the the 7-minute trailer on TV.  It looks really good.  I love good suspense ... without the gore that is too common today. And his movies fit the bill.

Just got back from The Village and I absolutely loved it.

 

I've been reading the reviews and mnany of them are trashing the film.  I don't think we saw the same movie.

 

The cast was outstanding, the story gripping.  I think some people go to an M Night film expecting the super duper twist at the end and while this one has a twist (a couple actually)....that's not the point.

 

It's a shame that if people aren't surprised enough by the ending, they trash his movies.

 

Sometimes there's more to a movie than a 10 second twist.  Such is the case with The Village, IMO.

 

Jim

Thanks for the tip, Jim.  I read Roger Ebert's review and he just trashed the film (the review was funny and well-written actually, but it was a thrashing to say the least).  On the other hand, there have been movies I have thought were garbage and he thought were great.

 

Generally, my m.o. is to see which reviewers plug the film... if the reviewer is obscure and there are not other well-known reviewers plugging the film, it's a red flag.

 

I saw that the copies of the Bourne Identity were all gone in Blockbuster and I suppose that is due to the overboard support of the Bourne Supremacy.  Seems like it is the same old spy thriller stuff to me... Bond style.... but you never know.   

"Unbreakable" aside, has everyone here seen "Unforgettable"?  That was a good one.

Yeah... Ray Liotta and Linda Fiorentino.  Still haven't seen The Village though.  Kind of paranoid because the movies are so expensive (after the date's popcorn and coke... man those are expensive).  I always look for the two thumbs up.

I've seen the Village... twice, in fact, because I absolutely loved it.  I understand that people going to see this movie expecting a suspense flick might be disappointed.  I also understand that such people are simply too shallow to look deeper.  Any M. Night Shaymalan film involves so much more than is on the surface.  There's nothing like seeing a Shaymalan movie for the first time, but it's almost necessary to watch it again to appreciate it for its other merits.  Just look at the beauty of the characterization.  The male lead is obvious from the start, but the female to eventually emerge as the hero could be any one of many.  Shaymalan almost chides the expectations of his audience with the principle of fear being a construct of the mind.  If you ask me, the man is a genius who, pretty soon, will not even have to name his movies.  Just put out a TV spot a week before that's a blank screen with "an M. Night Shaymalan film.  Next Friday."  It'll still be a box office smash.