Ever watch a movie that you thought COULD or SHOULD have been better if someone else had directed it?
- Name the movie.
- Name the execution problem.
- Name who SHOULD have directed it and why.
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I would LOVE to see
The Happening redirected. I thought that the underlying concept was definitely intriguing and that some its scenes at the beginning could have carried significantly more weight if M. Night Shyamalan wasn't too busying trying to jerk himself off. He was going for a muted feel that honestly drained the movie of all impact and climax that it could and SHOULD have had. Not to mention he was unable to direct a believable performance from ANYone in the cast.
The Happening SHOULD have been more gritty, violent, disturbing, and much more of an actual horror movie. I HATED the movie score and think that it would have benefited from
less. It was FAR too over-produced.
The Happening SHOULD have been directed either by:
- David Bruckner and Dan Bush, the directors of The Signal. The Happening has a similar feel to it and I think that they would have made it more gritty, violent, and shocking. Not to mention, they know how to handle horror-comedy, so I think they would be able to interlace that into The Happening nicely.
or
- Danny Boyle, who directed 28 Days Later. Boyle is good at portraying panic and disarray and I honestly think that he would have brought a much-needed horror element to The Happening.