The Village
 

The teaser trailer's out.

• The Village Trailer

Note to Self: Don't watch trailers like this so close to midnight....

I want my mommy. :(

The trailer looks really good, I have to wait till July to see it!, I wonder if that means that we may get it in Aussie before next christmas :eek:

i can't see the trailer right now...i'm at work :mad:
but as soon as i get home i'll check it out and get back to you :yup:

I love all of M. Night's thrillers thus far, and I really want to have high hopes for this, but I've heard nothing but horrible things about the screenplay for this movie.

I dunno about anyone else but i cant seem to watch the trailer. Is anyone else getting that?

i have the same prob

This looks great. :)

What is the exact release date? :confused:

Thanks.

August 6th.

Some cast information, a summary, and a few early photos are available over on M. Night Shyamalan Online's "The Village" page.

I'm eagerly awaiting "The Village"

Really looking forward to it - the teaser is fab.

Trying to avoid conjecture as I want to be surprised! Have to wait until the end of August in the UK (Nebbit - 9 September in Australia)

I serously cannot wait much longer for this film...

Does anyone know when a new trailer is coming out for it? I need more stuff to feed my thoughts on this film, its probably my most eagerly anticpiated film of the year.

what exactly does Post Production mean? I take it all the filming is done and Post production is when they do everything else like the score, editing, special effects etc yeah?

Always last :bawling:

Yes brother, you are correct, think of it in terms of post, meaning after and production, meaning the rushes and the general filming. There ya go, its pretty sinmple. just like you...

in the words of Popeye...

I CANST TAKEST NO MORE!

When is another trailer for this coming out? Anyone have any news? Definatly my most aniticpated film of the year...

I had that problem too. Here 's one that might works.

I tought popeye said "i can stands no more" ? :confused:
I had no trouble viewing the trailer, looks good, that directer with the long name makes some good films.

Dam my flawed memory...

Well it is now you've told us :rolleyes:

You might wanna put "spoiler" box round that. (You'll make Blib bawl otherwise ;))

Yeah im choosing not to read it. can someone edit it and put a spoiler box round it??

Just because Shyamalan (sp?) has used twists in all his other films, people seem quite addament to guess what the twist is gonna be for this film. its so stupid. I think most peoaple would agree with me that one of the most interesting elements of Shyamalans work is the twist, so why bother guessing and predicting whats its gonna be and telling the world.

Does NO ONE enjoy the element of suprise any more??

What's your problem, man? You just assumed that everyone here would want to know the ending? I sure as hell didn't. I've deliberately avoided spoilers about this film in hopes that I could really enjoy seeing it the first time.

That was horribly rude of you.

Phew, thankgoodness for the spoiler tag :)
Thats how the sixth sence was spolied for me, some guy on live tv gave away the plot twist :mad:

DANG IT MAN why did you write that?! I don't know who I should be more angry at me for reading or you for writing it. But now I know the ****** ending and I'm really frickin mad. Now I'll go off and cry.

Thank the lord I didn't read that... :eek:

I did see on another site that a new trailer is coming out next week though, that should be pretty good... I loved the teaser, pretty creepy...

M. Night Shyamalan does nothing for me at all.

He doesn't even know you. What are you expecting, an unsigned check?

Seriously tho', I've enjoyed his last three and will be seeing the newest with a screener pass I'm sure. Man, I wasn't thinking at highlighted the first sentence of that friggin spoiler. Should be deleted, dammit.

i love him. i want his spawn.

IMO I think M Night is one of the best director-writers out there. He consistently through all his movies offers new and classic ways of writing and shooting his films. I will be there opening night for this one.

I agree completely, they all add original twists to somewhat standard themes. I think signs was great simply b/c of the anticipation of seeing the aliens... I am much more excited about the village after seeing the new trailer last night. Does anyone have a link to it? Is it even online yet?

New "Village" Trailer Debuts Online

:)

Yeah I watched "The Sixth Sense" on ABC last night and he showed the premier trailer during that..then he said next Monday "Unbreakable" will be on and he will show a 7 minute clip of the new one..yeyey!

Hey Yoda what exactly did you mean when you said that this was the third in an unofficial trilogy beginning with Unbreakable? What's the connection between the three?

Isn't this his 4th? Unbreakable, 6th Sense, and Signs before? Which one are you leaving out?

Also, when is this coming out?

It will be out July 30th.

I'm not entirely positive; I just heard Shyamalan say that the three films were meant to constitute some sort of loose trilogy. I imagine the connection is primarily in message and tone, rather than characters. They all have a similar feel, and so far the first two share similar themes (finding meaning and purpose).


The Sixth Sense is apparently not part of the trilogy, though it would seem to sort of fit.

He also directed Praying With Anger and Wide Awake, but this is his fourth mainstream, significant release, yes.

What the hell is your problem? Repost spoilers like that again without the tags, and I'll have no choice but to ban you. The first inconsiderate jerk who did that potentially ruined this movie for many fans, myself included.

Consider this a warning.

what a tool

Some guy was spoiling the movie by announcing the entire plot. When Yoda put a spoiler around it, the guy edited it removing the spoiler tag...He is a tool. :)

Now the post has been wiped.

At last, something for me to sink my teeth into!

Absoloulty loved the trailer, he gets it perfect every time, even before releasing the films! I like how they do not include the titles of his other films in the trailers as many trailers often do. i.e - "From the director of The Sixth Sense". Adds a bit more mystery to the film....even though we all know who the writer and director is.....you know what i mean. I also love it how theres no annoying voice over, like that guy from the Van Helsing trailer. Eugh his so annoying.

Love the rules that he has set up again, about staying away from the colour red and the woods etc. Reminds me a bit of the clues/rules that he has in The Sixth Sense with the clour red meaning danger/supernatural and the cold breath. Although no child actors have popped up yet? But there was a bit in a school so who knows...

Looks like this could be another Shyamalan spectacular. So good! :D :yup:

I know that ive seen a small part of one of these films, about a boy who looks for God i think...it was very good. Have you seen these yoda? If so what did you think? Has anyone else seen either of these?

How bout this:

The guy who spoiled the movie for all us did a stupid thing and is a jerk.

Yoda or another verteran member might be able to speak to this with more experience, but I think that is a bunch of BS... I have seen that spoiler elsewhere, but also have seen an article saying even the actors don't know the ending... And wouldn't the studio make them take the script reviews and things down? This just seems to easy to me. The trailer looks so creepy though... Who is that woman that is playing the main part?

That's Ripley, man!

Oh god, not another movie from that idiot. "Signs" sucked ****, this one's going to be even worse. The world has reached a new low...

How could that be possible? Unless maybe large dosages of drugs were used....

Man oh man are you in the wrong place. Critical reviews, box office, and collective MoFo opinion say otherwise.

When the actors don't know the ending, I believe it's usually because several were filmed, and they're not told which will ultimately be on the final print.

Ahhhhhhh, I see.

I this site most clrealy represents what I feel about that crappy excuse for a movie.

This too: http://maddox.xmission.com/signs.html

If critical reviews, box office and "collective MoFo opinion" are all a film needs to be defined a masterwork, the world's in a pretty sad state of affairs.

I don't think that Shyamalan's an idiot, but he's certainly none-too-subtle. I still find that the major quibble I have with his films are that they feel far too manipulative than they should when you watch them [a problem that I've had on more than one occasion with Hitchcock, too]. You're never given a chance to fall into the story [or at least, I'm not] because you're always so consciously aware that Shyamalan's there, pulling strings. I love feeling the presence of a director, but I prefer it when the presence isn't sitting there, showing you its hand, going, "See? I've got you good."

There's already a thread on the movie wherein I and others have refuted a lot of those points.


Come off it, Gummly. You know quite well I was saying no such thing. Just trying to take Captain Vehement down a peg.


I have almost no doubt whatsoever that your sentiments here are a direct result of your status as an amateur filmmaker.

I prefer "student filmmaker" to "amateur filmmaker," Chingo.

And personally, I don't think that's the only reason at all, though, yeah, it's certainly a reason. I've spoken to a number of other people who aren't student [or amateur] filmmakers and they've felt the same way I do. You don't have be a filmmaker to see the strings Shyamalan pulls. The magic of atmosphere and mood, for me, is broken when its construction is clearly visible or badly hidden, as it is in The Sixth Sense or Unbreakable. Now, if there was an actual reason for this [if he was making a comment on "cinema" or "form" or whatever, for example], then I'd be fine with it. But he isn't, so it's just...badly hidden manipulation.

In my opinion, of course. If you like him, power to you. He doesn't do anything for me is what I'm saying, both as a filmmaker and as an audience member.

Anyway, back to topic.

I only saw the extended trailer, and not the teaser, and it looked awesome! Shyamalan is a great talent.

Thanks you Yoda, for taking appropriate actions when important facts about the ending were announced by some idiots!

Cheers, Martin :cool:

Sorry, I should have been more clear... I meant the red-haired actress. She looks familiar, and I am wondering if she was in something else...

Unbreakable is on television here tonight, and there is supposed to be additional Village footage. I am not sure if it is the same extended trailer re-advertised, or actually more footage, but I am going to try to catch it so I will see. I second the cheers to Yoda for taking action here...

That's Ron Howard's little girl, Bryce.

http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/archives...Ron-Howard.jpg

OMG, I didn't know he had a daughter who acted... I wonder if that is why I think she looks familiar, she does resemble him.

She is blind or something in the movie (not a spoiler), you could tell from the footage last night?

I havnt read all this thread, but does any1 think shamyalan needs to try something new? 'The Village' sounds great but i think after Signs and Sixth Sense he should try something a little different, like he did with Unbreakable

My post was on topic.

I see what you are saying, but how do you know this ISN'T different? I mean, it seems to me like evryne thinks they have this movie all figured out, and after seeing the extended trailers and reading about it, I think we are all being fooled. M Night isn't going to let all that info out... I might be wrong, but it just seems to me like we are all in for a surprise.

Like I said though, I might be wrong, so don't make fun of me if it IS the ending, but doesn't it seem like it might have been intentionally leaked?

Bumping to see if anyone has seen this article...

What is the consensus?

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/ent...nt/8743156.htm

The Villiage Poster
 

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Behind the Scenes Featurette
 

Thanks for that jrs :D

Earlier this month on ABC, Unbreakable aired along with the first 7+ minutes of The Villiage. Now thanks to joblo.com you can enjoy it once again. :cool:

Hey, thanks for posting that... i can't even express how excited I am about this film. I'm hoping that it lives up to my expectations.

anyone ever seen this website before: www.rulesofthevillage.com

i can't quite figure it out, or really what it's about.

The Villiage Pics
 

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Thanks for the great pictures jrs :D

Darn... I read the spoiler... I hope it's not true because that really would be a let down. I was feeling really enticed by the teaser.

Well, that was silly :yup:

i want to see this but i will be on vacation im so pissed. i have to wait for the DVD

Sounds like you need the holiday. ;)

The New Poster
 

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Yeah, beacuse seeing it in the theater when you get back from vacation would just make too much sense. :D

:laugh:

Hmmm Nice Picture Jrs i gotta see if i can find that on Poster..it would look nice in my room. :)

yeah, it would look good on in my new dorm come to think of it. I gotta see it first, of course.

New International Poster
 

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The rest of thread was a bit of a chore to read through so i hope it hasnt come up, whats thought of the romoured ending? Good/bad? disappointed/impressed? true/false? likely/unlikely? general impressions

If it did end the way the spoiler described it to, I'd think M. Night'd be a genius to pull this off! Sounds like it'd end up kinda like the Blair Witch Project - You either love it (the un-predictable storyline, and powerful build up) or hate it (lack of action, and disappointing end).

Documentary on M Night
 

I only got to see a few minutes of it. Does anyone know when it will be back on?

I watched for as long as I could, but it was pretty bad. Reminded me of the Blair Witch scam sci fi pulled, but in this one, nothing happens. Actually, nothing happened in the Blair Witch special either, but it semed more interesting at the time.

I watched "Buried Secrets of M. Night Shyamalan" on Sci-Fi and it was about how Night actually talks to ghosts, and his thing about water is that he fell through ice on a lake and drowned as a kid, and when he was rescued he was clinically dead and stuff. But every time Night would be asked about it, he answeres were hidden by conviniently placed audio problems. It was also said that Johnny Depp was cast as Mel Gibson's character first for Signs, and they interviewed him about it. It wasn't very good for a documentary.

it was a mocumentary! just a whole promotional stunt for his new movie the village.
but it did freak me out in some places in the mocumentary.

I've gotten several silly emails from what I presume are very young people who are convined that the special was completely real. A couple have even gone so far as to argue with me and insist that it's legit after I linked them to a CNN.com article detailing the Sci-Fi Channel's admission.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

grrr spoilers
 

With opening night a few days away,the anticipation that I have been feeling for this movie is at a fever pitch.The only thing is,is that I can just kill myself for reading this entire thread..sigh.I know its my own fault,I should have stopped when I realized what it was I was reading.Honestly,if this is really how the film ends, this would be really disapointing.IMO of course.Regardless of how the movie ends,I'll see it with an open mind and see if it actually works.Here's hoping for some really evil creatures beyond the borders.

Really wanna watch this movie, gotta feeling I'm really gonna like it.

This is without a doubt my most anticipated film of the year. Shyamalan hasnt failed me yet! :nope:

I'm a big fan of Shyamalan's films too -- so i'm REALLY looking forward to seeing this as well.

I just read the review for the film on CNN.com where the critic says that this is Shyamalan's best film yet -- which is great news. I'm also looking forward to seeing Bryce Dallas Howard -- he's had nothing but fantastic things to say about her.

I'm trying to get into the sneak peak that they're having here tonight -- hopefully I'll be successful.

..... well i saw the movie a few days ago, and maybe its just me but i hated it. i really dont want to ruin anyhitng to anyone cuz the trailers made sure that u have no idea what this movie was about untill you saw it. ill say one thing: it is a very strict love it or hate it movie. if you are expecting a typical scary movie about creatures and are expecting those apects then ur atthe wrong movie. thats all im going to say. but im glad that i went to the matena(Sp?) cuz for me it really wastn worth it. i was very disaponted, the storyline is good, but its not the type you would expect after seeing the trailer. i htink the trailer is misguiding....

I don't understand why folks still go into Shyamalan movies with so many preconceived notions. After SIGNS, haven't people learned to go in with open minds, willing to be led wherever Shyamalan wants to take them? For those of you who've seen the movie, don't you agree that the trailers HAVE to take you that way, HAVE to do what they do? Isn't that a lot of the point? What else could the trailers do?

I also think if you went into the movie with the ending spoiled for you already, you'd have a very different experience. I made sure NOT to expose myself to spoilers and I enjoyed the movie thoroughly. Shyamalan played with us, and I played back by going in eyes innocently wide open. I didn't let the trailers lead me down a rabbit trail but instead *knew* I could be in for *anything* with this guy.

I would have thought at least that much about the guy was obvious by now.