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(Safe to read, no spoilers, just my opinion)

I have really enjoyed Shyamalan's work. I thought Signs was great and the Sixth Sense will be a classic.

That said, I saw The Village on Friday evening with a group of teens. YEECH! It was long, pretty predictable and STUPID! And for crying out loud, move on with this color "red" thing. He used it in Unbreakable and Sixth Sense. Try another device! The story was so unbelievable that it was annoying. There was some suspense, which is what we were expecting, but it all fell apart in the last third.

The teens I took said it was not what they expected, but for the most part, "thought" they liked it. Coming out of a movie not sure whether you liked it or not is generally not a good thing. I also drifted to sleep in the first third for about 5-10 minutes. The last movie I did that in was Vanilla Sky. At least I only spent 6 bucks. I should have waited until Tuesday night, the $4 show.

Anyone else?

Saw it last night. It wasn't his best, and the ending seemed rushed, but all in all, I did like it. Actually, except for the way the ending was portrayed, I like the film very much. The element of living with Fear of what lies just beyond your border really makes you think.

I give it a 7 out of 10. The first two thirds of the film, plus the acting carried the film...

You summed up my feelings about the Village completely.

I love The 6th Sense, and I thought Unbreakable rocked. Loved both of those movies. I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough to really enjoy Signs. The whole water thing was just too stupid.

Then came the Village. To make it worse, my 12 year old son GUESSED the movie twist a month before the debut, just by watching the trailers. I of course laughed him off. Did I ever feel stupid when he was right.