Lady in the Water

[neglet]

Paul Giamatti as a hotel handyman.
Bryce Dallas Howard as the title character (a nymph).
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Here's the teaser trailer. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/ladyinthewater/)

Seems to have a very different mood than all of his previous films.

[DaForce]

AICN has a review up already, and it ain't pretty.

[Sgt. Awesome]

This was the first in a series of trailers that made no sense. There were three of them in a row...

Lady in the Water
Superman
Happy Feet


Now...
Lady in the Water - What? What's this movie about? Pond Scum?
Superman - You could have just shown the logo and air date...
Happy Feet - WTF M8. Dancing rasta pinguins?

[tstone]

I'm intrigued. I'll be there.

[Space Tycoon]

Bryce Dallas Howard as the title character (a nymph).


Wet Nymphos from Hell! Count me in... :cool:

[Cncrman]

Wet Nymphos from Hell!

I think David Hasselhoff stared in that film.

[Bokchoi Cowboy]

I think David Hasselhoff stared in that film.


But it was in German.

[Cncrman]

Ah yes, the great German Epic "Nasse Nymphos von der Hölle" how could I forget.

I heard it got a lot of awards.

[Jarl]

And we all know why.
...
*can't hold it in*

-Because Germans love David Hasslehoff. *post-coital sigh*

[CaptPike]

AICN has a review up already, and it ain't pretty.


I saw that, I'm thinking it was a fake review. I don't trust AICN at all. The "review" has been taken down now. I'm not even sure this film is finished shooting! At the very least, they would be deep in post production.

At any rate, I didn't much care for 'The Village' but loved his first three. I'll definitely be checking this one out. The only thing that gave me pause, was seeing the trailer run in front of 'Chronicles of Narnia'. Seems to indicate, it might be more family fare, or children's fare..

[neglet]

Well, the subtitle of the film in the trailer is "A Bedtime Story." So I think he is going for more of the tone of a fable than a horror movie. It definitely looks family friendly (ie, PG), but that's not the same as being family fare. I'm not sure my 12-year-old will be interested in seeing it.

[sippiecup]

I think I am probably one of the only people who thinks that M. Night Shyamalan has yet to make a bad movie, and from the looks of the trailer (and the stars of the film) it doesn't look like he will disapoint in the least with Lady In The Water (plus Bryce is just plain hot:D )

[Jakester]

Yeah, it's a permutation of the bedtime story Night tells/told his kids. Other than the teaser and that little gem of information, I know nothing about it. Didn't even know that BDH was in it. I try very hard to stay away from info about Night movies so I can see them unspoiled. They're really the only things I don't like to be spoiled on.

[neglet]

Just thought I'd bump this; I saw a full trailer in the theaters about a month ago, and it definitely has a much spookier vibe than the teaser. The teaser emphasized the magical "bedtime story" element of the water nymph, and that's all. The full trailer hinted that the water nymph's visit to this world broke down a barrier between worlds, and that scary things would follow.

I saw an interview with Shymalan, and he admitted that he his kids like really scary stories at bedtime, so maybe this isn't as much of a departure from his previous films as the teaser trailer seemed to suggest.

EDIT: If you know more about the film, don't spoil it! I'm marking this thread SPOILER-FREE--save your spoilers for a review thread, and use the [spoiler ][/spoiler ] codes if you must discuss more specific plot points.

[colmatrix]

I saw this tonight and after all of the bad press I've read about it...I was impressed. It went beyond my expectations, but my expectations were not very high so I guess that's not saying much. It wasn't really scary, but for the first time MNS seemed to make a movie that didn't take itself so seriously. There were more attempts at humor than any of his other films, and it gave the movie a more light, fluffy feeling. There were a few scares, and some imaginative creatures. I'm really wondering why LITW got such bad reviews...

[Deacon]

I went into the movie with an open mind; I like all of Shyamalan's previous movies - even "The Village" - and I really wanted to enjoy this one.

But I didn't. For the most part, I hated it. I thought it was one of the most beautifully made pieces of rubbish I've ever seen. Good acting, cinematography, beautiful score... but I thought the script was diabolical. I know it's supposed to be a 'bedtime story', but it was just too nonsensical, especially in the last third. For me, it was a real disappointment.

[Nostromo]

But it was in German.


Ya ... and no sub-titles. Sheesh. N

[colmatrix]

The most beautifully made piece of rubbish IMO: Brotherhood of the Wolf. Yikes...

[Belledame]

I really liked "Lady in the Water." Overall, it had a real sense of wonder and certain elegance about it. The attempt at misdirection rubbed me a bit wrong. As soon as they talked about the identities of the Interpreter and the Guild, I guessed right while they pointlessly threw up those stand-ins.

It worked for me.

"The Village" I don't like overall. It's just 'hmph.' But I did like portions of it and aspects like the music and the relationship between the girl and Lucius. In the end that film made me hate the village elders. They were cowards who withdrew from the world rather than band together to transform it. People with the means to remove themselves from realities of poverty, violence and every day suffering who did so rather than participate in society. The whole "white flight" thing taken to an extreme.