Comments on: Watch: Was ‘The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan’ The End Of This Fauxteur?

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

There are directors who turn out masterpiece after masterpiece over decades; and there are directors who are hailed and lionised after making a couple of undeniably-excellent movies â Martin Brest, Michael Cimino, Jan De Bont, Hal Hartley, Michael Lehmann â only to creatively fade away thereafter, for any number of personal and professional reasons.

Now, making one or two undeniably-excellent movies may still put Shyamalan (and Brest, and Cimino…) in a better category than most directors, but itâs time to accept that he belongs in the latter group and not the former. In fact the latter category is *far* more populated than the first, throughout film history.

Personally I blame a lot of this fanboyishness on a simplistic and sycophantic interpretation of the auteur theory: that directors are inexhaustible and indefatigable sources of artisanal genius whose every film must be defended.

By: smart kid says what?

smart kid says what? — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

"M. Night's… connected…to the other side." HAHAHAHA

By: Tania Cinque

Tania Cinque — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

So the big secret was that Shyamalan was a conceited blowhole who sucked the whole time? I'm glad people are finally coming to terms with that.

By: JOHN

JOHN — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

This article is just kind of a mean rant. I haven't seen his last few films but I quite enjoyed M. Night's first couple, as I am sure many of you used to before it became cool to hate on him when his output quality varied (then stunk). Many filmmakers make popcorn fluff, but most don't pull off the level of word-of-mouth excitement "The Sixth Sense" did. I think it's OK to appreciate movies with a good twist. I own Sixth and Unbreakable and I am not embarrassed to return to them after knowing the twists. He's not the only filmmaker to use a plot twist. They are fun movies. I'm not throwing them out because the majority have jumped on the bandwagon of hate. And the guy made a tie-in promotion video/mock doc. Wow. That's something you NEVER see filmmakers do these days!

By: Rollin

Rollin — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

What is the purpose of this article ? What are you trying to do exactly ? I would understand if the guy was praised and you clearly thought it was underserved, and you would like to try to make a statement to balance it out. But the guy is panned like nobody else and he is even violently rejected both by critics and most moviegoers just at the mention of his name, unfairly in my opinion compared to other much worse and harmful blockbuster filmmakers, but that's another subject. What more could you possibly want ? End his life ? Attacking a man already down, is that what you call brave and relevant ? I don't. In fact, at this point, the only relevant article to write about Shyamalan would be either to ask the question why so much hate is focused on this man and his movies or to simply defend him. Here, you just add consensus on consensus and it is completely pointless since you already reviewed the movie.

I too rarely see your blog strongly criticizing established and beloved auteurs and filmmakers getting acclaim for uninteresting works. That would take a lot more balls and certainly would make for more interesting debates around what is perceived as bad and good cinema and where do you/we stand on that issue. You are even quite feeble in that area. Is there no one in your staff who thinks guys like Nolan or Abrams make truly shitty movies ? If not, especially in the case of Abrams, I pity your critical abilities.

By: Glass

Glass — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

THIS. IS. SO. FUNNY.

I can't believe I never watched this before

By: lemon

lemon — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

The Sixth Sense sucked. No child would continue to eat soup that makes her sick. The movie sucked the first time I saw it and still sucks to this day. M. Night should be called Night M. as in Night Mare.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

Another day, another blogger trying to make a name for themselves by trashing Shyamalan. Do you get a special bonus or something for mentioning his name in every other post? It's cool that you've progressed from the tedious "Sixth Sense is his only good movie" argument to "none of his movies were good to begin with" rhetoric but aren't we all pretty much over this by now. What is this, 2008? Let it go, man. Personally, I don't understand the concept of hating a director when you're under no obligation to see any of their films to begin with, but unless you've got serious bullying issues, it seems even more pointless to hate someone already universally despised. Aren't these posts a bit like kicking a cripple's crutches at this point. He's finished. Move on. Be a proper critic and spend your time promoting and discussing the movies you actually enjoy and find worthy of praise. Surely there's some irony in these mediocre, barely readable wannabe critics attacking a mediocre, barely watchable director. I mean, aren't you bloggers pretty much the M. Night of critics?

By: sam

sam — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

"âThe Sixth Senseâ is a one trick pony, deeply overrated and doesnât hold up once you know the gag,"

how the hell do you come up with that last part and call it an argument against a film? once you know the twist, the film isn't that interesting? well, the twist is there; how does the movie play if you don't know the ending? that's how it was conceived. ps. i'm not even a fan of his, but come on. this is lame-bashing.

By: yer

yer — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

Didn't he say people didn't get his films because they were too 'European?' Yea, if by 'European' you mean 'Awful' then I agree.

By: Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

Don't forget his acting turn in Lady in the Water as a writer destined to change humanity. and Bob Balaban's film critic character.

By: Gustavo H.R.

Gustavo H.R. — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:45:56 +0000

Oh, boy. Another trash piece attacking Shyamalan – and a revisionist one at that. "Oh, I never really thought he was that great to begin with! I don't get all the fuss yadda yadda yadda…".

You can say something about his "end" after he dies or retires. Everything else is just hot air.