Watch M. Night Shyamalan Ream a Mexico City Reporter
· We were going to post a video of a multiplex audience groaning at the Devil trailer when M. Night Shyalaman's name appeared, but because NBC blocked that, we're settling for second best: footage of M. Night Shyamalan with Jackson Rathbone telling an admittedly rude reporter at a Mexico City press conference, "If I thought like you, I'd kill myself." [ONTD]
· The Situation is co-writing a self-help book. I hope it's called Eat, Pray, Gym, Tan, Laundry. [ONTD]
· Gordon Ramsay's erupting all over again in previews for his new competition series MasterChef. [CinemaBlend]
· Last, on a precious note, Danielle Staub believes shows like Jersey Shore and Jerseylicious owe everything to her. I must've missed the Housewives episode where Danielle launches into a ladylike fistpump at a fancy event. [ONTD]
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The only thing Danielle Staub is probably responsible for is a new strain of herpes.
Oh please, that reporter was just telling the truth. And in true fashion, Shyamalan showed how perfectly delusional and self absorbed he is about people's perception of his movies. Rathbone is just the little lackey who throws in a snipe or two afterwards. Rude my ass. LOL
The reporter pretty much summed up exactly what most people are thinking about him and his "movies". It was interesting to see how defensive he was and how agressively he attacked, rather than actually deal with what most everyone is thinking about him and his "work". It was pretty revealing to see him talk about how much his "movies" made, and in the same breath talk about how much money he has refused in order to protect his "work" from exploitation. He defineately has a God complex, doesn't he. It's a shame. I used to totally love his "works" and his directorial point of view, but now I am just totally disgusted with his constant use of the twists at the end, and the shitty level his "work" has decended to. He's just putting in the time now, and riding on the increasingly ratty coatails of his previous "movies". He should wake up and address what people are thinking, and how people are looking at him, if he wants to continue to get finacing for his "movies" from the financiers who are more aware of how people view him than he is.
Regarding the groaning when Night's name came on the "Devil" trailer, they must have been in my theater because that's exactly what happened.
"From the mind of M. Night Shyamalan".
"Ahhhh, no!"
I don't think "Devil" being a success would redeem him though since he's not directing or writing it. It's just a "Story by" and producing credit.
"I was just in England where they were teaching a class based on 'The Happening'."
That class was "HOW NOT TO MAKE MOVIES 101".
M. Night Shyamalan is such a joke. It's obvious that the Last Airbender is bombing spectacularly. The production budget is around $150 million while the marketing budget is around $130 million. They're not going to make back the money at this rate. I can't stand a guy who puts out ridiculously bad movies but then acts like he's the son of God.
This is oddly universal; not only have I read about 5 separate instances of this, it happened in my theater too (shown before Inception.) Combo of deprecating laughter and disappointed sighs.
Lesson 5: Do not make Marky Mark talk to a plant
Final Project: Rewrite "Day of the Triffids", only boring.
Good for him. That was a rude question designed to get a soundbite and for once a celebrity gave an honest opinion of the question rather than playing that game. some people may not like the village or the happening but they were financial successes and have their followers
IT HAPPENED IN MY THEATER TOO!!!!
I bet it will happen when I see inception too. What an ego of false self worth he has. In fact, I think i'll jump start the laughing when his trailer comes on.
I love M.'s interviews. And as he points out, only in America has anyone lost faith in him, and not even for any particular reason, either.
Hahaha God M. Night is so self absorbed is laughable. And to reply to Russell and Trace, I can't believe the rest of the world is that stupid to "believe" in him still? Did you guys not get a world wide release of The Happening? Or Lady In The Water? His films are so tripe and completely unintelligent that it's amazing they still fund his films. The Last Airbender should be the last straw.
This is useful! How did you learn this stuff when you were a newcomer to it?
I did see The Happening AND Last Airbender. While The Happening is indeed quite silly (Zooey Deschanel?!!! Why?!!!), I rather liked Airbender. Reminded me of Jason and the Argonauts a bit.
Therefore, you will need to grow a thick skin to handle the negative criticism.
I love how Shyamalan has the only fan in the world sit next to him during this press conference to give him the "backup" for this press conference.
And also what did he say something about "Giving up less than half his salary on his sequel rights so that nobody messes it up."
Okay genius, tell me one thing, when has there ever been a sequel to ANY of his movies?
Sometimes in reastraunts they have to have a grease trap to keep all of the grease out of the sanitary waste system that goes down the disposer. A grease trap is a concrete box in the ground that slowes the water down with baffles so the grease can float on top, and the water goes through. Possibly the smelliest substance on earth is the rotting grease in a grease trap on a hot day, you could not pay me enough to pump it out. In most houses it goes right out where all the other waste goes. At the municiple treatment plant, all the grease in the system really gums up the works.