lil_tuffy said:
1. Jacob's Ladder = better version of Sixth Sense
2. J.G. Ballard's 'War Fever' = better version (albeit, inverse) version of the village

Spoiler alert:

I thought it would have been more interesting if once she made it back to civilization, she learned that we had destroyed ourselves completely and the rest of the world now lived like the village out of necessity (sp?) rather than choice.

As much as I hated the movie, I would have loved this.

[Edited on Aug 09, 2004 by nightx]

Goob

Hatboro, PA

March 2004

AUG 06, 2004 10:16 AM

PRockG said:

ChrisChick said:
I think what we're all forgetting is that the bird-pig-twig-porcupine-skeleton monsters were fucking CREEPY!!!

I was totally looking over my shoulder and running up the stairs in my pitch-black house.

I should know better than to watch scary movies at midnight...

[Edited on Aug 04, 2004 by ChrisChick]

This is one thing I don't get. I mean, yes they were totally creepy at the time, but once you find out they are fake....

I don't know, dude... I think one of the best things about the movie is that it was still creepy after you know it's fake. Really fucking creepy. I wanna see some of these costumes this halloween. Somebody's gotta do it, and do it right.

corsair

Greer, SC

July 2004

AUG 10, 2004 01:14 PM

Just saw The Village this past weekend . . . . it shall immediately become the movie "We do not speak about".

[Edited on Aug 10, 2004 by Corsair]

Bleeder

USA

August 2003

AUG 10, 2004 01:23 PM

I thought it was good.

Benni

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

AUG 10, 2004 01:32 PM

Boo said:

Why do you think that the elders had to talk about the possiblity of it being coyotes? when weaver and hurt were talking near the animal pens, they were talking about how it couldn't have been coyotes. Was that just in case someone was listening or what? That really confused me.

I think they didn't know at first, but I think it was the guy who's son died and said he wasn't getting any sleep.

[Edited on Aug 05, 2004 by PRockG]

it was that noah guy. when he escaped the quiet room and pulled up the floorboards, there were all the furs and feathers that had gone missing from the animals. the elders were discussing how it couldnt have been a coyote because at the time that happened, all of them were at the wedding ceremony... so they knew they hadnt had anything to do with it. and if they didnt do it, and they were the monsters, then who did it?

dingoes8

Milwaukee, WI

March 2004

AUG 10, 2004 10:42 PM

Ok, a few things...

Yes, it was definitely Noah that did the animals. When his parents find that he's escaped, they say Dad: "He found one of the suits we kept under the floorboards." Mom: "Oh, god... the animals!"

Also, before I saw the movie, I read somewhere on here that you should pay close attention to the gravestone. I did. It clearly said 1890-1897. Wha? Was this just someone trying to throw people off the track? I can't find the comment it was in, maybe it was edited. But I don't even see why they would have reason to lie, since the children only knew what they told them, so if they just used the real years, they would have no context of history to realize that they should be more advanced.

Edit: No, wait. If all these people lost their loved ones on the outside, before they came to the village, then the tombstone would be absolutely true. So that means August was at least 130 years old. WTF??? Only other explanation is that wasn't the right tombstone. Maybe they decided to change their names or something?

[Edited on Aug 10, 2004 by dingoes8]

Kayla

Dublin, CA

June 2003

AUG 10, 2004 10:50 PM

i didn't get the tombstone thing either.

i liked the movie

A_White_Pony

Lake Forest, CA

March 2003

AUG 11, 2004 12:18 AM

dingoes8 said:
Ok, a few things...

Yes, it was definitely Noah that did the animals. When his parents find that he's escaped, they say Dad: "He found one of the suits we kept under the floorboards." Mom: "Oh, god... the animals!"

Also, before I saw the movie, I read somewhere on here that you should pay close attention to the gravestone. I did. It clearly said 1890-1897. Wha? Was this just someone trying to throw people off the track? I can't find the comment it was in, maybe it was edited. But I don't even see why they would have reason to lie, since the children only knew what they told them, so if they just used the real years, they would have no context of history to realize that they should be more advanced.

Edit: No, wait. If all these people lost their loved ones on the outside, before they came to the village, then the tombstone would be absolutely true. So that means August was at least 130 years old. WTF??? Only other explanation is that wasn't the right tombstone. Maybe they decided to change their names or something?

[Edited on Aug 10, 2004 by dingoes8]

Wait, so you are suggesting that the eldars were maintaining the myth that the "village" was in the early 1900's.... i guess that w ould be the easiest way to 'not to have' to fill in history. hmmm.

Shackbu

United Kingdom

September 2003

AUG 11, 2004 09:50 AM

I was at the London premiere last night and I really enjoyed it. I had totally forgotten that he was the twist guy and so wasn't looking for / anticipating the twist so he definitely made me smile at the reveal. As almost everyone has said, Ivy is excellent (what's going on with ther seeing colours? is there supposed to be some sort of supernatural stuff going on after all?) and it's a good yarn. I would recommend it to anyone.

M. Night was at the screening and did a Q&A session. He's a really cool, funny, charming guy which kinda made me enjoy the film even more.

Ok, so no deep insights here but it's a good way to pass 107 minutes.

PaulNikon

Palm Bay, FL

February 2003

DEC 28, 2010 08:06 PM

I liked it.

josh2theUtotheA

I'm lost

December 2008

DEC 28, 2010 10:37 PM

I liked it mostly. Most of shylamans movies are a one time watch though in my opinion. They are almost ALL about building up to an unexpected ending, and once you see that it's like,..why watch it again?

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