Signs (2002)

All you have to fear is fear itself?

The problem of UFO's and crop circles puzzles a lot of us.
It is clear that calling every siting ball lightening or weather balloons
is no long going to cut it, when the government response is usually
out of proportion to them being 'nothing'?
Movies like this one that prey on fear are probably not really a good thing.
The logistics involved in an interstellar invasion by aliens is such that
only an empty planet is likely to be worth the effort needed.
So even if Aliens exist with superior technology, it isn't likely
they are able or willing to invade.... June 29, 2008

It's kind of.............meh.....

It's not a bad movie, it's just not that great either.
It starts out interesting enough.
The acting is fine, the script is fine.
But the ending is kind of lame, and it wont ever hold up against say........the original Alien.
But still, it's a fun way to kill an evening.
I recommend a rental.
June 25, 2008

Amazing!

M. Night Shyamalan is the master!

This movie is excellent! As every M. Night movie is.
Great characters, great acting and a unusual, never been done before story!

Never pass up the chance to see a M. Night Shyamalan classic! June 22, 2008

re-titled: "Inconceivable"

Ok, there were 2 moments in this movie were I did actually jump or flinch. So, it was effective in that way. I liked the characters and I did feel sadness for their loss.

However, there are definitely problems with this story.... as everyone else has noted. Let me add these:

1) This movie is so politically correct. Why does this farmer or anyone else not have a friggin' gun? It reminds me of Scott Evil, character in Austin Powers movies,--- take a gun and just shoot him! Get it over with!

2) How can aliens that travelled millions of miles to us be confounded by wooden doors or boarded up windows?

3) There is a hella-lot of water on our planet, dumb aliens! Obviously you saw it up from your spaceships. Don't come here.

I will say this: our 10-year old has been interested in seeing a scary movie and so we thought this would be a first one to see. Even the child saw problems with the movie, so it was good that it did generate some critical thought. June 11, 2008

Excruciatingly bad

When I watch a film like "Signs", I am always reminded that it doesn't matter how much funding goes into the making of a film if the execution of the story is done poorly. This was one of the worst movies I have seen in the last year. It is clear that Mr. Shyamalan had an over abundance of ideas that he wanted to say (many of which were quite interesting) when he made this film. However, he did not come close to putting them together in the cohesive unit that it needed to be in. "It's not working" was what I kept thinking. It came across as fragmented, nonsensical, comedic and unbelievable. If you add on top of this very poor direction and acting (by normally very good actors) with almost laughable and wooden dialogue (ala Star Wars Episode 1), the result is "Signs". I basically felt like I was watching a really well funded student film with Mel Gibson playing the lead role. Others have told me "The Village" and "The Lady in the Water" are equally bad, if not worse. Let us hope he turns things around with "The Happening" next month. I wanted to turn this movie off after the first hour but pushed on hoping it would get better. It got worse and more laughable and when the final credits rolled, I could only shake my head in disappointment. May 18, 2008

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