Tony,

Slightly off topic here, but referring back to John Woo... did you hear that he's doing Clancy's "Rainbow 6"? He's also doing a movie called "Spy Hunter". Presumably off of the 80's video-game. This used to be my favorite game as a kid. John seems to be a "hit and miss" kind of director. I would HATE to see him screw up Rainbow 6. That book was EXCELLENT! Spy Hunter on the other hand... few movies have had a good outcome being solely based upon a video-game. Tron is the only one that comes to mind that was particularly good.

- Josh

Josh,

I heard about Spy Hunter, but not Rainbow 6. John Woo needs to do something good pretty quick I think. Paycheck was rediculous. I cant believe he even put one of those stupid doves in it. I enjoyed his hong kong movies very much, even though they were just melodramas with really cool shoot-outs. I just cant wait to hear his next pitch. "I have a great idea...whole movie slow motion."

Tony

Tony,

ROTFL!! Yes, I think a complete slo-mo movie is in John Woo's very near future! Unfortunately it will take twice as long to watch it! Maybe he's just a huge fan of "Tai-Chi"? That stuff is WAAAAY slow... and hard! I think if Woo could get down off his "slow-mo" horse, Rainbow 6 has the potential to be as good if not better than the Bourne flicks! However the actor playing "Clark" would have to have a deadly sense of getting down to business like Matt Damon brings to the "Bourne" character. If you've read the books, you'll know what I mean. Rainbow 6 has "John Clark" in top form (in my opinion) even though he's getting on in his years at this point in the books. Having a military background myself, I thoroghly enjoyed Rainbow 6!

- Josh

I am not a big fan of M. Night Shyamalan's work. I do not like twist endings, especially in Signs. I mean the movie was good until the ending, but I doubt any of you were pleased with the ending. Come on, they die from water? Wouldn't the humidity in the atmosphere alone kill them? Twist endings just seem like the easy way out for a film to me.

Agreed, Chrtrpnt, unless the twist ending is an integral part of the framework of the whole story, as it was in "The Sixth Sense" or "The Others." Then, I think it works. But the water thing at the end of "Signs" WAS pretty silly.

John

I've read on several occasions that Shyamalan reshot the ending of the Village since it had gotten out to the public. Perhaps Tony's conclusion was the real reason and Shyamalan chose the whole "leak" thing as an excuse.

Let's hope the ending delivers!

Sean (...and if it doesn't deliver promply, I want my pizza free!...)