The Happening (Special Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

Heard the bad reviews? Not true. M. Night's a modern day Hitchcock. Very freaky, a little dark, but never gratuitous - the violence is mostly left to your imagination, which makes it creepier. Loved the acting, characters, story, and it looks beautiful on Blu-ray. Keep it up, M.!

THE DVD THE HAPPENING IS A REAL GOOD MOVIE TO WATCH BUT THE MAIN THANG IS THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SONY BDPS-300 BLU RAY PLAYER HAS TO UPDATE FIRM WERE IT TO 4.02 FROM 3.95 THE MOVIE WILL ONLY PLAY UP UNTIL THE MENU SCEEN COMES ON THE FUCTIONS LIKE START MOVIE & SCEEN SECLECT THE SECLECT CURSER WOULD REMAIN STUCK. IT WOULD PLAY FINE INTO A PLAYSTATION 3. SO CALL SONY FOR AND FIRM WERE UPDATE. THEN THE HAPPENING WOULD PLAY IN YOUR SONY BDPS-300.

I was really hoping M.N.S. would pull through a make a decent movie like he did with Signs. But unfortunately this movie was a flop. A real big FLOP! I was so dissapointed walking out of the theatre & spending $10 for this dumb movie. What was Mark Walhberg thinking when he took this role? Anyway, its bad all around, don't even rent it.

After reading countless negative and scathing reviews for this film, I was judgmental from the get-go. This is one of those films you either have an appreciation for OR it will really make you hate the director all over again. Either way, it's worth a look! The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous and on Blu-Ray it's top notch. What a picture! The clarity of the trees blowing in the wind and the atmospheric dread M. Night displays in this is really something to behold. James Newton Howard's score is also something noteworthy. Very moody, dark, miserable and looming. Subtle and sublime in some areas and downright horrifying in others, "The Happening" puts you in a situation where you really contemplate how you would react in a situation like this. It makes me laugh when someone judges the "acting" in this film because the characters are made to play like this is "real life," not acting. This movie isn't aiming for acting awards. The film is a coaster ride into something unimaginable, frightening and at the same time exhilarating and ultimately satisfying. If one thing is true for me, I now have a deeper appreciation for this director again and look forward to his next project!

I watched The Happening with lowered expectations having been disappointed with Shyamalan's last few movies, but was surprised to find that I really enjoyed this movie. The movie starts off well and just flows throughout the rest of the movie, leaving you to wonder what is going to happen next. This is Shyamalan's first R rated movie so it is not suitable for small kids, but it will deliver a suspenseful good time for most adults.