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Signs (Vista Series)

starring: Abigail Breslin, Rory Culkin, Clifford David, Lanny Flaherty, Mel Gibson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936197594
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Touchstone Pictures
Manufacturer: Touchstone Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Touchstone Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 07, 2003
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sales Rank: 1930
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2002



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Description:
From M. Night Shyamalan, the writer/director of THE SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE, comes the story of the Hess family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who wake up one morning to find a 500-foot crop circle in their backyard. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his family are told extraterrestrials are responsible for the sign in their field. They watch, with growing dread, the news of crop circles being found all over the world. SIGNS is the emotional story of one family on one farm as they encounter the terrifying last moments of life as the world is being invaded. 'It's easy for a filmmaker to blow up the world -- but what Shyamalan does is much riskier. He tries to blow our minds. I was engaged by every inch of SIGNS.' - Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper.

Amazon.com:
This B movie with noble aspirations is the work of a gifted filmmaker whose storytelling falls short of his considerable stylistic flair. While addressing crises of faith in the framework of an alien-invasion thriller, M. Night Shyamalan (in his follow-up to The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable) favors atmospheric tension over explanatory plotting. He injects subtle humor into expertly spooky scenes, but the story suffers from too many lapses in logic. The film's faults are greatly compensated by the performance of Mel Gibson as a widower whose own crisis of faith coincides with the appearance of mysterious crop circles in his Pennsylvania cornfield... and hundreds of UFOs around the globe. With his brother (Joaquin Phoenix) and two young children (Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin), the lapsed minister perceives this phenomenal occurrence as a series of signs and portents, while Shyamalan pursues a spookfest with War of the Worlds overtones. It's effective to a point, but vaguely hollow at its core. --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - The ending ruins it
(Review contains spoilers)

Signs is a movie that starts out kind of slow, then gets more ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Thrills And Chills With A Spiritual Message
I recently watched SIGNS for the first time and was surprised it was so much "deeper" than the usual "alien ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Are you kidding me with 3.5 stars avg. with this movie?
This movie was one of the worst. The Happening from the same director/writer WAS the worst!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - "There's a monster outside my room. Can I have a glass of water?"
Back when M. Night Shamalamadingdong was still thought of as a Hollywood wunderkind, SIGNS, following The Sixth ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - CINEMA PERFECTION
While those who are new to Mr. Shyamalans' directing style may have been somewhat turned off by his recent release ... Read More

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