Comments on: Shyamalan Denies That His Career is Going Downhill

By: Dr. Buttocks

Dr. Buttocks — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:47:46 +0000

f m. night dawg.

By: Kurei

Kurei — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:06 +0000

The problem is that he’s too overhyped, so people expect way too much from him. the journalist hits the nail on the head when she says his movies are personal, and anything that is too personal becomes easily criticized. His movies are a mixed bag thats for sure, but they always bring something fresh to the table, I didn’t like The Happening but I loved the premise and idea of the film.

He is one of the few directors out there that I look forward to each of his work no matter how bad critics bash it, the movies may sometimes have bad dialogue or bad acting, but the idea is always novel. The last Airbender was an okay kid fantasy movie, I mean given the context there are ALOT of bad kids fantasy movies and this was not that bad as critics say and fans are just mad because he didnt follow the storyline and some aspects of the cartoon. I for one do not care about the cartoon, so I enjoyed to movie for what it is.

For all the talk of darkness in kids fantasy movies, they arent very dark at all, but this seems to be the first genuinely dark kid fantasy movie in a very very long time.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:44:57 +0000

The best thing you can do to a creative person is be honest with them. Otherwise they’ll get lost in a world of yes-men and millions of dollars and eventually turn into George Lucas.

I wouldn’t say M Night Shyamalan is creatively spent, everyone has their off-days. Oliver Stone made Alexander after all. And I don’t think any director goes out with the intention of making a bad movie. If he got lost somewhere along the making of The Last Airbender, then we should all hope he finds his mojo and gets back to making interesting movies.

By: Ecem

Ecem — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:05:06 +0000

Shymalan is an amazing director. He makes a movie with his eternal imagination. He is not just after the money, he wants to live a sign behind him. He wants to make an art. But there arent many art lovers around the world. Thats why Shyamalan has too many haters. He is right, “If I thought like you, I would kill myself.”…

If I was a art hater like you I wouldve hate shymalan too. So its ok Good luck.

By: Devie

Devie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:08:24 +0000

I cant believe that someone would have the gall to disrespect a man to takes huge steps with his movies. Hes very aware they wont please everyone. Personally I like his movies.. they grasp deep emotional concepts. I dont think he tries to reach a specific audience but tries to send a meassage to everyone…whether they get it or not .. well thats their own shallow interpretations..Im not a huge fan his or anything but he doesnt deserve that. Airbender was T.V. series that was split into three books four chapters a piece. I watched it with my son so I know what was in and not in the movie.. it was pretty good. The only thing I regret is not being able to take my boys to go see the next one. Im sure after those reviews another wont be made.

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:03:54 +0000

He’s in denial! The reporter shouldn’t slam that fact to his face but his answer to that question was very unprofesional. With his anger he’s proving that she’s right. This video doesn’t make him look good.

By: IcarusArts

IcarusArts — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:14:22 +0000

Who walks out of movies?

By: rus in chicago

rus in chicago — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:37:01 +0000

/\\/\/\/\why don’t u go take a walk

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:25:01 +0000

I walked out of The Happening, Lady in the Water, and Signs. I learned late that this guy sucks. I thought that the 6th sense was good, not great. He tries to be impressive and comes off as a dirtbag director who is following the career of Kevin Costner (another guy that is out of work by his own work). The sooner Sham the Scam is out of the business, the better the movie industry will be. With Air Bender, I took my wife to it because she wanted to see it, but we both walked out about half way trough. It’s the last Sham the Scam movie she’ll see, by her own words, as she learned her lesson – “This guy needs medical help, I think.”

By: TheAllKnowingGod

TheAllKnowingGod — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:46:02 +0000

The Happening made more than Lady in the water and Airbender made more than The Happening so I’d say his career is on the up.

By: 1138

1138 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:16:10 +0000

The “Devil” trailer that runs in front of Chris Nolan’s Inception gets terrible reactions. I’ve seen Inception twice in two different theaters and each time, when M Knight’s name comes up in the opening trailer credits, people burst out laughing or booing! The guy is getting little to no respect nowadays.

Is it well deserved? yeah I think so to a certain degree. I kind of feel like he bought into his own hype considering he just had a promising career…not a body of work one would call revolutionary. The fact that he displays so little humility and retains a rather defensive ego kinda turns people off. Granted Directors have to have strong healthy egos in order to survive the business, but I do believe the great ones address their own shortcomings in order to advance their own greatness. I don’t think Knight is capable of that.

By: Mike from Buffalo

Mike from Buffalo — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:58:19 +0000

Of course he’s going to give a snotty comeback, it was a snotty question. So he’s arrogant. So what? What director isn’t? George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez. All arrogant. I assume you have to be to survive the overall arrogance and bullying of Hollywood execs and producers.

I haven’t seen Airbender & I certainly wasn’t a fan of The Happening or Lady in the Water. But I thought his first four films were great.

And I’ll say this, he still is the best director when comes to pure suspense. In my book had he directed The Unborn or Orphan, they would be horror perfection.