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

M Night is a bad writer. The dialog was so bad it distracted from the movie. I really wanted to like this movie as I love post-apocalyptic plots, however, this movie was far too boring. There really is no reason to ever watch this one again. The plot and acting were very thin... Now that I think about it, the story was stupid too. Very disappointing.

If you like post-apocalyptic stories, watch 28 Days Later instead.

I saw the rating of this movie but STILL, the concept interested me and curiousity got the best of me so I bought it.

I'm not one to pretend I'm some acting expert and I can usually sit through bad acting but when the entire movie consists of it AS WELL AS awkward dialogue and scenes, then you've got one bad movie. Other reviewers have mentioned the plastic tree scene, and my opinion is that it would have been fine if there had been other "light-hearted" scenes like this to pull you away from the drama then it wouldn't have been so glaring. However, this tree-talking scene was all by itself, therefore making it unnecessary.

I also thought it was stupid that the cause of "The Happening" was explained fairly early in the movie, thus leaving out the fun of the audience having to figure it out along with the characters. What was the point in that!? OK so the farmer reveals his guess and it turns out to be true so you would think that character would have more of an impact in the movie, traveling with the main characters. However this is NOT true of the farmer couple, they really don't have much purpose. This just seemed weird to me because even though he was kooky I thought we'd get to know him! And then he dies off camera! STUPID

Then you have the ridiculous "love" sub-plot of the two main characters which isn't fleshed out very well. YAWN

The premise of the movie seemed so cool, which is why I watched the whole thing, but with bad acting, bad dialogue, no character development, and awkward scenes this movie drowns in its own misery.

First off, I am not a M. Night Shyamalan hater. I really loved The Sixth Sense and I enjoyed Unbreakable and Signs. The Village was average at best and Lady in the Water was pretty awful. The Happening couldn't be his third bad movie in a row, right? I'm sorry to say that this is one of worst movies I have seen this year and I've see a lot. The concept is neat and there are some creepy elements early on, but it just gets worse as it goes along. The acting is very bad from almost everyone involved and the dialogue makes things even worse. I just don't know what is going on with this once promising director. I'm glad I listened to the critic's reviews and waited for this one to hit DVD.

The Blu-ray does offer good picture and sound quality. The extras are just standard stuff and nothing that interesting.

The Happening is THE WORST MOVIE I have seen in a long time. Mark Wahlberg and Zooey are horrible, them running from wind is just as bad. This movie stinks from start to finish. I really wish I could get my rental money back. It is not even a good B movie

1. As previously said, why do companies keep buying Shyamalan's scripts? This one is the worst of the bunch. Dull, plodding, all that without the surprise ending for which he is famous. He had a major hit once and for that we continue to get movies like this?

2. Why do they keep hiring Zooey Danschanel to "act" in movies? Didn't we learn our lesson in the TV mini-series "Wizard of Oz"? OK, her parents were associated with the cinema. Is that reason enough? I noticed that her name does not appear in Amazon's credits. Instead they name John Laguizamo and Betty Buckley, each having much smaller roles than Zooey. Hmmm.

3. And just why would stars like Laguizamo and Marky Mark "tackle" this project? No doubt $$ because I'm sure they avoid putting this one in their portfolios.

Get a friend to tell you about the movie. Don't rent it. OK, on a positive note, the scenery was very nice.