FilmJabber Movie Blog » shyamalan http://blog.filmjabber.com Movie news, previews, reviews, photos, trailers and opinions from Erik Samdahl. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:54:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Is The Happening the Worst Movie of 2008? http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/06/21/is-the-happening-the-worst-movie-of-2008/ http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/06/21/is-the-happening-the-worst-movie-of-2008/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:12:29 +0000 Erik Samdahl http://blog.filmjabber.com/2008/06/21/is-the-happening-the-worst-movie-of-2008/ Wow. I finally watched The Happening last night, after over a week of listening to bad reviews and a warning from my brother that M. Night Shyamalan had inflicted upon audiences something worse than death. But the movie looked cool, and I was willing to look past the quasi-disappointing The Village and the downright bad Lady in the Water in hopes that The Happening would be more along the lines of his first three major films, which I liked.

I didn’t think The Happening could be that bad. At the very least, my expectations were so hampered by other people’s opinions that I figured I’d like it on those merits alone – after all, if you’re expecting something bad, you can often come away enjoying the picture (like Fantastic Four 2).

The Happening was worse than I could have ever imagined. In fact, it will most likely go down as the worst movie of 2008 and a likely candidate for the ultimate Razzie. It’s amazing, but it’s true. Read my full, profanity-laden The Happening movie review here.

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