The Happening
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I saw The Happening tonight.
I went in with low expectations based on what I read on rottentomatoes.
I also already knew the plot and had seen most of the special effects (ILM did several).
I still wanted to see it.
When the movie was over, I actually heard several people booing.
However...I actually liked the movie (I think I was the only one).
It is *very* creepy, which is what I liked most about it.
The movie reminds me of Night of the Living Dead.
The acting is bad, but it fits in with a B-grade horror movie. It's debatable whether the bad acting is by design or it is just bad acting. I want to believe it's the former.
The *previews* were really good. I saw previews for several movies that look interesting that I didn't know about: