Ho Shit, M. Night Bananarama Has A New Movie Coming Out - Page 6

RickZarber · 09-01-2010, 07:19 PM

Even so, it's a story credit, and that is where he fails.

He's a technically proficient director. That has nothing to do with his movies sucking.

I think that if he directed other people's scripts, he might not be so reviled. But no, he has to be an auteur.

Nique · 09-01-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

I was gonna agree but then I remembered I'm the same race as him so I'm pretty sure for me it's cool!

I mostly do it becuase I can never remember how to spell his actual name. But yeah I'm white so it's probably racist as hell.

EDIT: Oh look a pun!

Premmy · 09-01-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Nique

I mostly do it because I can never remember how to spell his actual name. But yeah I'm white so it's probably racist as hell.

EDIT: Oh look a pun!

Where's that Foghorn picture when you need it?

Magus · 09-02-2010, 01:48 AM

My problem with this movie is it's mostly based on this story about this guy being stuck in an elevator for 41 hours, and then M. Night's like "Now, what if there is more than one of them trapped in there and one is the devil? MOVIE PLOT", and everything stems from this one little gimmick/plot device. Normally this isn't a problem, but your gimmick or plot device has to be workable into a decent film. M. Night Shampoo is good at coming up with unique plot devices and gimmicks, but they don't ever translate into a good film, and half the time are retarded ('cause people on an elevator being attacked by the devil is pretty retarded).

Take The Happening, for instance, where it's like "What if all the plants on Earth started killing people?" You'd probably get kind of far with like, ONE plant tries to kill people, ala The Ruins or Little Shop of Horrors, but when every plant in the world is a killer it makes absolutely no logical sense for people to be able to survive, because the fucking grass would kill you. And even when you could think of situations that make sense (like, say, escaping to Arizona where there's very little plant life, mostly rocks), guess what? M. Night didn't bother thinking of them! It's like he can't do anything decent with his gimmicks after he comes up with them. And that is why you have aliens who decide to attack humanity commando style in single combat and who can be killed by water, which covers 70% of the planet and exists as fog every damn morning.

The problem with this particular gimmick is...everyone's trapped in an elevator. That's a space that's like ten feet by ten feet. You either can't get decent action with that or the extrapolation to where decent action happens takes huge leaps in logic to get to. And thus you have Elevator to Hell (which is a better damn title and M. Night shoulda used it).

Seil · 09-02-2010, 02:14 AM

You'd think a movie where the villain was the elevator itself would be better:

...Wait, no. No it wouldn't.

Magus · 09-02-2010, 02:28 AM

Pretty sure the elevator being possessed ala 1420 (or whatever that movie with Kevin Spacey was with the evil hotel room) would be cooler, actually.

Seil · 09-02-2010, 02:51 AM

You mean John Cusack.

Lithp · 09-02-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Magus

Pretty sure the elevator being possessed ala 1420 (or whatever that movie with Kevin Spacey was with the evil hotel room) would be cooler, actually.

1408. According to TV Tropes, the hotel room was just evil somehow.

Yumil · 09-02-2010, 05:29 AM

Least it's evil because of it's biochip.

Nique · 09-02-2010, 05:34 AM

I need to see a 'Shaft' and 'The Shaft' mashup, like, now.

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09-02-2010, 01:48 AM	#54
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	My problem with this movie is it's mostly based on this story about this guy being stuck in an elevator for 41 hours, and then M. Night's like "Now, what if there is more than one of them trapped in there and one is the devil? MOVIE PLOT", and everything stems from this one little gimmick/plot device. Normally this isn't a problem, but your gimmick or plot device has to be workable into a decent film. M. Night Shampoo is good at coming up with unique plot devices and gimmicks, but they don't ever translate into a good film, and half the time are retarded ('cause people on an elevator being attacked by the devil is pretty retarded). Take The Happening, for instance, where it's like "What if all the plants on Earth started killing people?" You'd probably get kind of far with like, ONE plant tries to kill people, ala The Ruins or Little Shop of Horrors, but when every plant in the world is a killer it makes absolutely no logical sense for people to be able to survive, because the fucking grass would kill you. And even when you could think of situations that make sense (like, say, escaping to Arizona where there's very little plant life, mostly rocks), guess what? M. Night didn't bother thinking of them! It's like he can't do anything decent with his gimmicks after he comes up with them. And that is why you have aliens who decide to attack humanity commando style in single combat and who can be killed by water, which covers 70% of the planet and exists as fog every damn morning. The problem with this particular gimmick is...everyone's trapped in an elevator. That's a space that's like ten feet by ten feet. You either can't get decent action with that or the extrapolation to where decent action happens takes huge leaps in logic to get to. And thus you have Elevator to Hell (which is a better damn title and M. Night shoulda used it).

09-02-2010, 02:14 AM	#55
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	You'd think a movie where the villain was the elevator itself would be better: ...Wait, no. No it wouldn't.

09-02-2010, 02:28 AM	#56
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Pretty sure the elevator being possessed ala 1420 (or whatever that movie with Kevin Spacey was with the evil hotel room) would be cooler, actually.

09-02-2010, 02:51 AM	#57
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	You mean John Cusack.

09-02-2010, 05:29 AM	#59
Yumil Action Hank ain't got nothin on me. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 527	Least it's evil because of it's biochip.