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There is so much wrong with The Happening as a film (where was the third act? Why did Mark Wahlberg choose to speak like a surfer robot for the entire thing? Why are all these grisly suicides coming off so hysterically comical? How does one outrun the wind exactly?), and the particulars of which have been detailed to death in the media, so I'm not really going to get into that here. My job is to tell you about the DVD extras, which, as it turns out, are almost as worthless as the actual movie! And because I know you need to know just how worthless, I have detailed them below for you.
Gag Reel
You know, for a guy who at this point should probably be aware that he is perceived as an out of control egomaniac, you'd think M. Night Shyamalan would have a gag reel put together that features the actual actors in the film, and not just himself being charming and witty on set. But you'd think wrong.
Deleted Scenes with Intros by M. Night Shyamalan
The intros are actually pretty interesting, detailing how test screenings affected the final cut of the movie, and how Shyamalan had to reign in the grossness factor overall a little. He kind of makes a big deal about an extended cut of the lion attack scene though, which was cool, but I didn't notice a big change from the theatrical version. He also does not explain how a lion can breezily rip someone's arm off with seemingly little effort like he's some Mr. Potato Head lion tamer, but hey, movie magic.
The Hard Cut
This is just an explanation of why Shyamalan and Co. decided to go for an R rating instead of a PG-13, in case you were wondering.
Making Of Featurette
This is more of the Shyamalan-movie-set-starring-Shyamalan business. I honestly don't think he's aware that other people worked on this movie besides him.
A Day for Night
This is not just a clever title. It's a day in the director's life of M. Night Shyamalan! Which is also what all the other extras are! Seriously, if M. Night Shyamalan's ego and Diddy's ego got in a fight, who would win?
Elements of a Scene
This is the best extra on the disc. It pretty thoroughly chronicles how the special effects and stunt people put together John Leguizamo's death scene (from car crash to wrist slash) in what looked like one take, without killing any actors. It's impressive!
Buy It Now
You know, for a guy who at this point should probably be aware that he is perceived as an out of control egomaniac, you'd think M. Night Shyamalan would have a gag reel put together that features the actual actors in the film, and not just himself being charming and witty on set. But you'd think wrong.
Deleted Scenes with Intros by M. Night Shyamalan
The intros are actually pretty interesting, detailing how test screenings affected the final cut of the movie, and how Shyamalan had to reign in the grossness factor overall a little. He kind of makes a big deal about an extended cut of the lion attack scene though, which was cool, but I didn't notice a big change from the theatrical version. He also does not explain how a lion can breezily rip someone's arm off with seemingly little effort like he's some Mr. Potato Head lion tamer, but hey, movie magic.
The Hard Cut
This is just an explanation of why Shyamalan and Co. decided to go for an R rating instead of a PG-13, in case you were wondering.
Making Of Featurette
This is more of the Shyamalan-movie-set-starring-Shyamalan business. I honestly don't think he's aware that other people worked on this movie besides him.
A Day for Night
This is not just a clever title. It's a day in the director's life of M. Night Shyamalan! Which is also what all the other extras are! Seriously, if M. Night Shyamalan's ego and Diddy's ego got in a fight, who would win?
Elements of a Scene
This is the best extra on the disc. It pretty thoroughly chronicles how the special effects and stunt people put together John Leguizamo's death scene (from car crash to wrist slash) in what looked like one take, without killing any actors. It's impressive!
Buy It Now
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