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The Sixth Sense

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Have you ever watched a scary movie in the dark, and almost swore you saw someone moving out of the corener of your eye? I have, and after seeing this movie it happened a lot more.

"The Sixth Sense" has great performances from Bruce Willis (who plays Malcolm, an emotionally wounded psychologist)and Haley Joel Osment (who plays Cole, a little boy with a remarkable gift:he sees dead people) The screenplay is wonderful.

"They don't know they're dead," laments Cole."They think they're alive.They see what they want to see." Malcolm is determined to help him. His marriage has been failing ever since an old case that showed almost the same symtoms shot him in the side and then killed himself.Malcolm is determined not to let that happen to Cole.

This is a remarkable movie with a Hitchcokian twist at the end.Watch it, and you'll be doing double takes next time you feel that strange presence behind your back.

Writer/director M. Night Shymalan's "The Sixth Sense" is that rarest of breeds: an intelligent, well-made film that conquered the box office. Equal parts mystery, drama and bone-chilling horror, "Sense" deals with a weary, wounded child psychologist (Bruce Willis) whose latest patient (the remarkable Haley Joel Osment) has a mysterious and terrible gift: he sees ghosts.

Shymalan, ably assisted by Tak Fujimoto's brilliantly icy cinematography, wrings suspense and terror out of empty doorways, split-second glimpses of figures in the background, and unknown things lurking in the dark. But this is hardly a cheap slasher film: perhaps the most wonderful aspect of this film is its message, that fear can be conquered through understanding and compassion.

Cleverly plotted, bolstered by fine performances from Olivia Williams as Willis's melancholy wife and Toni Colette as Osment's worried mom, and graced with a twist ending worthy of Hitchcock, "The Sixth Sense" is a magnificently creepy film that will have you jumping at shadows long after it's over.

Having seen and *loved* this film during its theatrical run, I pre-ordered this DVD nearly two months in advance of its earliest availability. When the disc arrived, I immediately canceled all other plans and set aside that evening's hours to watch it.

Imagine then my profound sense of disappointment when I saw the first preview come on. Instantly, I reached for the DVD remote and pressed the Menu button only to find it had been disabled.

When the second preview followed and still the Menu button was dead, I started to feel annoyed. By the time the fourth one began, I was thoroughly and completely angry and pledged never to watch any of the four movies that had been forced on me.

Yes, I will admit that once The Sixth Sense began, the experience was every bit as satisfying as I had hoped. And the extra features are a very nice bonus. I don't doubt that this disc will be played many many times before I tire of it.

However, in the end, the forced previews ruin this disc. I would have been happy to watch any previews the disc producers wanted me to watch ... so long as they gave me the freedom to choose when to watch them.

A fatal mistake. Simply brutal. This disc should be recalled and replaced with one that does not force the experience. At this point, this studio is in my doghouse. If they pull this stunt again, I will never buy another disc from them.

This is one Collector's Edition that may become a Trash Collector's edition.

There has never been a type of movie with more allure than the thriller series. Many have scared the socks off of their poor audience, with a paticular tip of the hat to "The Blair Witch Project," but this movie is different. The movie tells you with its story, its tone, and its color that something will happen, but you can not put your finger on it until the end. The movie supports no "cheap scares" present in movies like Scream in which a scene is not scary, just sudden and startling. This movie, "The Sixth Sense," Will make you afraid. Afraid of the dark, and afraid of being alone. The genuine surprise ending added closure to a genuine 21st century scary movie. And, with added footage, you will not want to miss "The Sixth Sense." Note: This movie is only for those who are not afraid to be truly afraid.

Wow - what can I say? A very intelligently scripted and amazingly acted film in which Bruce Willis proves that the action stereotype is just a misconception of him while he plays a child psychologist with a real sense of character. The supporting cast offer a uniformly high standard also, and with an amazingly scripted plot, make this the best film I have seen in a long, long time. If it's action you want then stay away, whereas if it is suspense, drama and plot you want order it now!

Fantastic all round. Bet it makes you jump.....

One thing that is true about The Sixth Sense is that it is an especially creepy film. The way in which Shylaman builds up the suspense is terrific, letting the audience wait until about halfway through the film before the first physical encounter with a ghost. One of the main things that made the film so chilling is that the ghosts seem to have retained there injuries after they have died. These injuries range from smashed in heads to burnt flesh and all this makes The Sixth Sense much more horrifying for it.

And that is exactly what The Sixth Sense came very close to being, a horror film. Except The Sixth Sense is like a horror film with brains, not relying on gore and cheap shocks to scare the audience, instead making us scared in a much subtler way. All the actors put up great performances, with Bruce Willis probably putting up the greatest performance of his life.

In the end The Sixth Sense is a good film but not a great film, only being let down by one or two less interesting scenes where nothing nuch goes on. And one more thing. Theres an absolutely fantastic twist at the end.

Sight, smell, taste, touch, sound, and seeing dead people.

In the '90s we've been constantly bored with horror movies: the Scream trilogy, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and so on and so on. Finally a horror film that gives depth to it's characters! This is just a great old-fashioned ghost story. What better place to set a ghost story than in Philadelphia? Every building has a history behind it (including young Cole's school). Any film that drops clues (the color red) and demands repeated viewings is worth buying. Haley Joel Osment (Cole), who may have the most lines in the movie, truley gives the year's best supporting performance (sorry Michael Caine). The movie grabs you immediately in the first five minutes and gives one of the best endings in recent memory. This is the role Bruce Willis will be best remembered.

Also impressive is Toni Collete as Lynn Sear, the mother of Cole who feels so hopeless in helping her obviously torchured son. She makes triangle pancakes for him, takes him for a joy ride in a supermarket parking lot, and arranges get-togethers with the other kids, but she can't help him. Only Malcom Crowe can (Willis). But maybe Cole can also help Malcom. Only American Beauty was better in '99. Buy the DVD. Extra footage is very engrossing.

I went to see this movie in the theater, and it contained some parts that chilled me, some that frightened me, some that made me sad, but all throughout, I was interested fully. Near the end, I was running what I had seen through my mind, and I was saying to myself that this was a pretty good 'Bruce Willis' film, but not great - then the suprise hit me like a ton of bricks in the face! The whole theater let out a collective 'oh!' and the film immediately went from 'Pretty Good' to 'Excellent'. If you have not seen the film, do not ask anybody about it, just see it. Every minute is worth it. If you have seen it, I know you've already pre-ordered it, so this review is probably not for you. Great movie - full recommendation!

I am very, very disappointed in this DVD. It says right on the front cover that it is a "collector's edition" DVD -- however, when playing the DVD the first thing one sees is a preview for Mission to Mars, followed by previews for 4 other movies. A film this good should not be tainted by movie previews. Those belong in the VHS version.

However, I must still give 5 stars to the movie because of the interesting extras on the DVD. The deleted scenes are great, and the director says a few words about each extra feature on the DVD (including the deleted scenes) which is a nice feature.

No director's commentary, which I thought would have been a nice extra, but he talks about a lot of the interesting aspects of the film in the other extras (ie, the use of the color red).

Still a good buy, but very sad that the producers of the DVD decided to put those previews in. They ruin what could have been the best movie in my collection.

Ok, I don't care how many dead-pans (that word again) talk smack about this movie. All they do is mess up teh experience you will have when sitting "quietly" in the "dark" to watch it by telling you how it had bad actors or how the effects ot storylines were unbelievable. To heck with all of them. Sit yourself down on a "quiet", "dark" night and just watch this movie. I had hair stand up on my neck for the first time since Alien back in high school. It was really creepy and the twist at the end made my heart just break. It was awesome. I watch A LOT of movies and rarely give high reviews, but what can I say? I love having a movie inject pure, raw emotion into my bloodstream. This one did it over and over. It is also one of the few movies that can be seen again and again. In fact, the second time you watch it, it's even better because you "get" it. Trust me...I'm not a doctor.