I have a steak dinner riding on a bet that says we'll never actually see the creatures on screen in full in the movie. I made the bet after seeing the trailer. That's how I would have made the movie, anyway. What is in our imaginations as to "what's in the woods" is much scarier than anything M. Night could conjure, because fear is subjective.
Good point. The aliens in "Signs" were scariest when they were mostly unseen. The scenes in the cornfield freaked me out.
Must....resist...temptation...to....give....away....the...plot...twist....I've....read....on...the....internet......
Think hard about what the "creatures" could be.
IMO, that's what makes Shyamalan such a great director. He invites moviegoers to use their imaginations. In "The Sixth Sense," there was virtually no violence--you were shown the effects of violence and your mind was able to play out what was going on behind the scenes. "Signs" was chilling...until the alien scene at the end. Which scene was scarier--when we caught a glimpse of the alien from the birthday party footage or when the alien was in the living room?
What I like about Shyamalan's movies is that they're so old-fashioned in that way, and that's not intended as a put down. He's a throwback to the old days of Val Lewton and Rod Serling, where good writing and subtlety were more important that flash and style.