Oh my God dude you had me at the alien analogy! How did you So perfectly identify exactly how it feels too watch this movie?! The old lady even called it lemon drink instead of lemonade.
I love this film. M. Night said himself he was trying to make his own “So has it’s good B-Movie” that him and his dad grew up on, and I think he absolutely succeeded. It’s silly and over the top in all the best ways, and downright horrific in all the best ways. Loved it since I saw it in theaters opening weekend and still love it to this day.
It's more like Birdemic, imo. The random exposition by side characters, the dramatic death of characters we learn nothing about for the 3 whole minutes they're on screen, the "environmental" message, the acting, the weird edits, the insane director who thinks this is all amazing and he's totally amazing and his movie is awesome... Yeah, it's Birdemic.
I'd go as far as to say it's NOT bad and it's classic Shyamalan but more along the lines of classic Hitchcock. Watching it with LIVING THROUGH COVID eyes brought it to a new level for me
A few years ago my local news reported that the pollen counts were going to higher than the previous summer and that people with allergies should be more careful outside. Well the office admin at my old job took this report very seriously. He posted signs all over the office warning people of dangerous pollen levels. So I printed off a few pictures of Marky Mark from the happening and taped them to the signs. He got so mad that he emailed me a cease and desist email or I would be written up! I don’t think he even got the joke but my coworkers thought it was hilarious and spammed him with Wahlberg photos the rest of the year!
I'm a big fan of the movie. To me it feels like Shyamalan went out of his way to make a movie that keeps you on your toes. At no point is there anything 'happening' that you could've seen coming or predicted. Whenever you're certain things are gonna turn right, it goes left. Does this result in a great movie in the literal definition, no, but for me it just sticks out as a cinematic accomplishment.
M Night has claimed before that the film is an homage to 50's B movies and the like, so a lot of the flaws are intentional. Make of that what you will. (And he said this before it came out so it's not a response to the criticism I think)
Again, this movie is brilliant and ahead of its time. It’s interesting to see all these critics talking like they’re big s but they don’t get the concepts in Movies. But they’re getting all the hits
the look of genuine like disappointment on marks face after he asks m night why he thinks there would be fresh grocerys inside a boarded up house gets me every time
Dude, I am just like you - drawn to this film like The Room because deep down, there is some magic in the madness of its shiteness lol Cheers for your in depth vid mate, new fan from Australia :)
Anyone else think The Village is M. Night's masterpiece?? Every bit of dialogue is so specific, resonant themes, Deakins, insane cast, Newton Howard's score. I love it!!
The Village is amazing until it falls apart in the last third of the movie. Still, thats his thing : he has great ideas and setups, and then kinda goes nowhere with it
Please make more video essays like this. I really enjoy your perspective and sense of humor. I could listen to you talk about one movie for the actual duration of a movie.
I actually think this movie is good and mostly because of the premise, I think it's such a cool premise it holds all the stuff mentioned in this video. As usual though, great job Dan. Congratulations on your new channel.
I know these types of videos are A LOT more work but I really enjoy them. Jaws and Robocop were a delight as well. Thank you for the content you are producing, Dan. I've enjoyed your work for a long time.
Would love more of these "Why I love.." Jaws and Robocop are great but it's the "bad" movies like this that are interesting to here about. One of my favourite "bad" movies is Judge Dredd (1995)
When I saw his wife I first thought she looked too young to be married and then I thought she had a psychiatric condition and that this explained why they acted so distant. It has a rare surrealistic feel that seems meant to bring a intellectual, artistic dimension and yes, it's almost like art. (was a happening not a performance art expression? ) .
I remember seeing this movie in theaters and HATING it. I was like, "What did I just watch?". I kept waiting for M Night's twist...and...it was just the plants all along. Now, I've come to appreciate it for how bad it is. Plus, the 'What, no!" line is one of my favorites ever.
I love that scene where Mark Wahlberg stops the class for no reason is so funny, felt like a piece of dialogue he didn't want to say so he just said "nothing" and they continued with the scene😂
I strongly feel the story of (THE HAPPENING) should deserve to be made into a show series. The reason why is because I honestly really liked the movie of (THE HAPPENING) & yet I did not like the way it had ended that being it ended with a cliffhanger ending.
My first thought was "are you serious" and then I see, lol. This is awesome!! I highly recommend Chris Stuckmann's Hilariocity review, and the Nostalgia Critics review on this too.
The Phantom is one of my favorite bad movies. A 1996 superhero movie based on a comic strip starring Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Treat Williams, and James Remar. Williams and Zeta-Jones know exactly what kind of movie they are in. Everyone else turns in the most earnest performances. I love it!
A terrible movie I absolutely love is The Core. The premise is bat shite crazy, the acting is completely over the top, and DJ Qualls "hacking the Earth."
It’s a real “we’ve had enough of experts” film. Google tells me it had a $115 million budget and hats off to them barely spending a cent of that on a scientific consultant. In many ways The Core would have been the perfect 2016 movie. On The Happening, it’s crazy to see two of the main leads of Succession in that trainwreck
It's so weird how I enjoyed The Happening when I watched it, and thought it was a weird as heck apocalyptic ride that made no sense but also was cool. And now watching those clips, it's like I'm watching the worst acting and script in a hollywood movie.
1. Do more of this, like a whole series. I love it. 2. Hudson Hawk is my all time guilty pleasure. "Bunny ball-ball!" 3. I'm a fellow FSU alum. Go Noles!
This is, seriously, one of the best videos Dan has ever done...and that's sayin' something! Also, he has made it safe for us, the "Wisely Reticent Admirers of The Happening" (WRATH), to finally make ourselves known! The Horror Of this Wondrous Comedy Of Meaningless Egress (HOWCOME?) genre has never been better represented on screen!
I've watched this movie so many times and I still don't know if I love it or hate it. I've waffles over the years to tell people to watch it. Same thing with the Mist. Dan, review the Mist for me lol
There's two types of fun, horrible trash. There's the TipToes, The Happening, Birdemic, and The Room, overzealous, I'm making high art here trash. Then there's the "knows what it is schlock", Hard Ticket to Hawaii fare. My recent personal favorite of knows what is schlock is the Velocipastor, it is amazing. I would give my right kidney to have you review The Velocipastor, Dan.
The Happening exists on a cinematic plane of existence along with The Room and Batman & Robin, where the nucleus of awful at the core of these movies collapses on itself and a black hole of "so bad it's amazing" just sucks up everything on the screen. Writers, stars and directors on such films have no choice but to let the black hole draw them in. Mark Wahlberg knew exactly what he was doing in this movie - he was there to act like he had no Earthly idea what the hell was happening, and he nailed it.
The first time I watched this in the theater I walked out a few minutes in to the mass suicides and into an animated movie in the theater next door! Later, when I saw it at home I realized it was a lot more funny than scary past that point. Oh well! Keep up the good work, critic named Dan!
I watched it only once, years ago and thought "OH MY GAAAAWD". But I thoroughly enjoyed the memes and RUclips reviews over the years... now I want to watch it again.
Lol. I've been saying the same thing about this movie feeling like it was made by aliens trying to make a movie. But the phrase "earnest incompetence' is a perfect phrase to describe everything about this movie. Now I want to watch it again.
@@jbearclowater I think he tries a different drug with each movie to see where it takes him. Whatever M Night took when he came up with this movie should forever be a pass.
I just watched Red Riding Hood the other night. that was crazy. The only movie I know of that you can't use the phrase "Still a better love story than Twilight" (Same director too). Seriously, boyfriend breaks up, she is set up to marry another guy, she hates him, and then falls for him all in the first 10 minutes. Plus a guy rides a metal elephant pulled by horses for some reason. Its only 100 minutes and its on Netflix too. check it out.
What's sad for me is I did enjoy this movie. I'm not crazy. I think some of it worked and what did work is never given a fair shot. I watched this video hoping they would sincerely justify me liking this
My nephew (who is only 2 or 3 years younger than me) is like that. We talk often about movies and he literally likes every movie he sees. It's amazing to me.
I’ve avoided this one for so long, but it sounds amazing! I avoided the 90s Mario Bros movie for 20 years, then ended up loving how off and weird it is! This may go the same way!
Great video! "On the other hand, no he doesn't and this movie is dumb." had me rolling! Makes me kind of want to actuallly see this movie. signed, viewer with the screen name of Calcifer Boheme.
This is me with The Snowman. IT MAKES NO SENSE. Which is why I've seen it four times. My writer brain just wants to figure out how structurally it could be such a mess.
I haven't seen The Snowman, but I heard that they left about 20% of the script unshot for time/budget reasons, so it's impossible for the movie to make any sense
Your face is perfect, Dan Murrell.
Take an interest in movies, Screen Junkies.
Oh, hey screen junkies!
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Hey Screen junkies, so hello to your mom for me.
I'm so happy I'm not alone in loving The Happening!
Me to
We should start a support group. Hello, my name is Claressa and I would like the It Happened Again sequel.
Now i want a sequel titled “The Occurring”
Three-quel "The Goings-On"
The Recurring
I feel like the sequel title should be: "The Occurrence That Occurred After The Happening Happened."
And then 'The Event'
“Good Video, Critic Named Dan!” - Comment left by RUclips Commenter
Amusing comment RUclips commenter Claude Kane III.
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"Ya know...hot dogs get a bad rap...
You like hot dogs, right?"
Pure gold.
They gotta cool shape, they got protein...
Oh my God dude you had me at the alien analogy! How did you So perfectly identify exactly how it feels too watch this movie?!
The old lady even called it lemon drink instead of lemonade.
I love this film. M. Night said himself he was trying to make his own “So has it’s good B-Movie” that him and his dad grew up on, and I think he absolutely succeeded. It’s silly and over the top in all the best ways, and downright horrific in all the best ways. Loved it since I saw it in theaters opening weekend and still love it to this day.
When did he say that? Sounds like he's trying to cover for himself.
@@fnpoolguy It was a behind their scenes feature on the Blu-ray
Sounds like a retcon, but I'll take it as a valid excuse to not enjoy this as a guilty pleasure.
People can’t see its brilliance. And it shows that it’s ahead of its time
I enjoyed watching this with my eyes.
Underrated comment right here.
This joke deserves more love.
The acting in this is mesmerizing, i totally get it.
You know you've watched this film a lot when you find strange things in the credits.
I have been defending this movie since I saw it in the theater opening weekend.
This movie is the high budget “The Room”
Was thinking the same thing. 😂😂
It's more like Birdemic, imo. The random exposition by side characters, the dramatic death of characters we learn nothing about for the 3 whole minutes they're on screen, the "environmental" message, the acting, the weird edits, the insane director who thinks this is all amazing and he's totally amazing and his movie is awesome... Yeah, it's Birdemic.
I have never, ever been tempted to see this movie.
Until now.
You will be entertained. 😆
Chris Stuckmann has a hilarious video on it too!
it is an amazing B movie
Jean Prouvaire Exactly!!!!!
The side characters feel like they have their own movies 🤣
IS THIS DAN MURELL'S FIRST HILARIOCITY REVIEW ? 😂🤣😂
I'd go as far as to say it's NOT bad and it's classic Shyamalan but more along the lines of classic Hitchcock. Watching it with LIVING THROUGH COVID eyes brought it to a new level for me
A good horror movie does NOT have to have a "satisfying" ending where the villain is defeated.
Case in point, Jeepers Creepers.
A few years ago my local news reported that the pollen counts were going to higher than the previous summer and that people with allergies should be more careful outside. Well the office admin at my old job took this report very seriously. He posted signs all over the office warning people of dangerous pollen levels.
So I printed off a few pictures of Marky Mark from the happening and taped them to the signs.
He got so mad that he emailed me a cease and desist email or I would be written up!
I don’t think he even got the joke but my coworkers thought it was hilarious and spammed him with Wahlberg photos the rest of the year!
That is hilarious! I hope your reply when asked if you put up those signs was "what? no..."
You're the hero we need in this world
as a person with serious pollen allergies i think it’s thoughtful of him
I feel your mix of confusion and fascination. Bought this one on DVD last year and don't know why I did it to this day.
This is - without a doubt - your best video yet! Sincerely, your fan named Kolja
I love the happening. It's unsettling in a weird way. Bird box straight jacked the vibes too.
I'm a big fan of the movie. To me it feels like Shyamalan went out of his way to make a movie that keeps you on your toes. At no point is there anything 'happening' that you could've seen coming or predicted. Whenever you're certain things are gonna turn right, it goes left. Does this result in a great movie in the literal definition, no, but for me it just sticks out as a cinematic accomplishment.
Dan loves the Happening? What? _No..._
I scrolled down just to see if anyone had made this joke already. Because I had the exact same thought.
@@codystork3008 always nice to know I share brain cells with total strangers! 😏
@@princeapoopoo5787 Ditto
Not every director is perfect they either have one or two bad films.
We just started an inside joke at work about this movie. Then BAM
MURRELL!
M Night has claimed before that the film is an homage to 50's B movies and the like, so a lot of the flaws are intentional. Make of that what you will. (And he said this before it came out so it's not a response to the criticism I think)
Again, this movie is brilliant and ahead of its time. It’s interesting to see all these critics talking like they’re big s but they don’t get the concepts in Movies. But they’re getting all the hits
the look of genuine like disappointment on marks face after he asks m night why he thinks there would be fresh grocerys inside a boarded up house gets me every time
The Happening is the sequel to Signs, the aliens came back and infected our air
Good catch. But there’s actually many details that makes this movie brilliant
Dude, I am just like you - drawn to this film like The Room because deep down, there is some magic in the madness of its shiteness lol Cheers for your in depth vid mate, new fan from Australia :)
"Old Black Water keep on rollin" made me laugh so hard I choked. What a movie this it.
Anyone else think The Village is M. Night's masterpiece??
Every bit of dialogue is so specific, resonant themes, Deakins, insane cast, Newton Howard's score.
I love it!!
The Village is amazing until it falls apart in the last third of the movie. Still, thats his thing : he has great ideas and setups, and then kinda goes nowhere with it
Please make more video essays like this.
I really enjoy your perspective and sense of humor. I could listen to you talk about one movie for the actual duration of a movie.
I love Wild Wild West. Its okay to like things that are terrible.
Same! www is weird and strange and bad and I really enjoy it!
I laughed throughout this review of the movie called The Happening
I feel like I'm watching Movie Fights right now and Dan is making one heck of a good argument
The biggest problem of this movie is experts on TV knowing to predict the development of a misterious danger happening out there
I actually think this movie is good and mostly because of the premise, I think it's such a cool premise it holds all the stuff mentioned in this video. As usual though, great job Dan. Congratulations on your new channel.
I know these types of videos are A LOT more work but I really enjoy them. Jaws and Robocop were a delight as well. Thank you for the content you are producing, Dan. I've enjoyed your work for a long time.
Would love more of these "Why I love.." Jaws and Robocop are great but it's the "bad" movies like this that are interesting to here about. One of my favourite "bad" movies is Judge Dredd (1995)
Can’t wait for the “Cheese and Crackers” Criterion Release!!!
My friend: You don't like the Happening?
Me: WhAt? NoOoOoOoOo...
I paid money to see this in the cinema. I would do it again :)
Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla is my guilty pleasure
So glad you spoke about this film 😅 I enjoy it thoroughly, every time.
When I saw his wife I first thought she looked too young to be married and then I thought she had a psychiatric condition and that this explained why they acted so distant. It has a rare surrealistic feel that seems meant to bring a intellectual, artistic dimension and yes, it's almost like art. (was a happening not a performance art expression? ) .
I remember seeing this movie in theaters and HATING it. I was like, "What did I just watch?". I kept waiting for M Night's twist...and...it was just the plants all along. Now, I've come to appreciate it for how bad it is. Plus, the 'What, no!" line is one of my favorites ever.
I love that scene where Mark Wahlberg stops the class for no reason is so funny, felt like a piece of dialogue he didn't want to say so he just said "nothing" and they continued with the scene😂
Please more content like this. So much more enjoyment than I got actually sitting through this movie in the theater
I strongly feel the story of (THE HAPPENING) should deserve to be made into a show series.
The reason why is because I honestly really liked the movie of (THE HAPPENING) & yet I did not like the way it had ended that being it ended with a cliffhanger ending.
I've somehow avoided watching this movie all this time but that cough syrup line just sold me on it...
Gonna need some more of these ASAP Dan haha
My first thought was "are you serious" and then I see, lol. This is awesome!! I highly recommend Chris Stuckmann's Hilariocity review, and the Nostalgia Critics review on this too.
The most re-watchable M. Night Shayamalamadingdong picture, for sure! 💜
The Phantom is one of my favorite bad movies. A 1996 superhero movie based on a comic strip starring Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Treat Williams, and James Remar. Williams and Zeta-Jones know exactly what kind of movie they are in. Everyone else turns in the most earnest performances. I love it!
A terrible movie I absolutely love is The Core. The premise is bat shite crazy, the acting is completely over the top, and DJ Qualls "hacking the Earth."
It’s a real “we’ve had enough of experts” film. Google tells me it had a $115 million budget and hats off to them barely spending a cent of that on a scientific consultant. In many ways The Core would have been the perfect 2016 movie.
On The Happening, it’s crazy to see two of the main leads of Succession in that trainwreck
I freaking LOVE The Core.
It's so weird how I enjoyed The Happening when I watched it, and thought it was a weird as heck apocalyptic ride that made no sense but also was cool. And now watching those clips, it's like I'm watching the worst acting and script in a hollywood movie.
1. Do more of this, like a whole series. I love it.
2. Hudson Hawk is my all time guilty pleasure. "Bunny ball-ball!"
3. I'm a fellow FSU alum. Go Noles!
Hope you do more videos like this! Excellent rundown of the film and what makes it stand out, great editing, and hilarious commentary.
This is, seriously, one of the best videos Dan has ever done...and that's sayin' something! Also, he has made it safe for us, the "Wisely Reticent Admirers of The Happening" (WRATH), to finally make ourselves known! The Horror Of this Wondrous Comedy Of Meaningless Egress (HOWCOME?) genre has never been better represented on screen!
I’ve never clicked faster
Ditto
I've watched this movie so many times and I still don't know if I love it or hate it. I've waffles over the years to tell people to watch it. Same thing with the Mist. Dan, review the Mist for me lol
I can appreciate why the right perspective can make this movie worth watching, but I will never watch that movie again.
I love this movie as well. And yeah, I’ve seen it countless times. 👍🏾 Period.
Thanks for making this analysis happen! 🌬️🌪️🌪️
This was my high school friend group’s GO TO movie. We could quote it end to end. It was just constantly entertaining, so bad it’s good fun.
Dan, we need more of why you love certain films. It’s one of the best things on RUclips.
Another example of that syntax is the fact she calls it her "lemon drink" instead of what it freaking is.. "lemonade"..😂😂😉❤
I love this movie so much! You made my day Dan. This movie is so fun
I love how there are 2 actors from Succession in this movie of all things.
Omg I saw Kendall but I didn’t catch that the principal was Connor. What is happening?
Please put out more of these this was amazing!
Ok I just started watching the video but I expect several Marky Mark impersonations throughout the video. Dont disappoint me Mr. Murrell!!!
More videos like this, please! It was hilarious and I've never even seen The Happening.
There's two types of fun, horrible trash. There's the TipToes, The Happening, Birdemic, and The Room, overzealous, I'm making high art here trash. Then there's the "knows what it is schlock", Hard Ticket to Hawaii fare. My recent personal favorite of knows what is schlock is the Velocipastor, it is amazing. I would give my right kidney to have you review The Velocipastor, Dan.
I have avoided The Happening as if what was happening in The Happening was really happening.
I'm so sorry you had to read that.
I loved every second of this! Please do more videos/reviews in this fashion!
This had me giggling, thanks Dan!
The Happening exists on a cinematic plane of existence along with The Room and Batman & Robin, where the nucleus of awful at the core of these movies collapses on itself and a black hole of "so bad it's amazing" just sucks up everything on the screen. Writers, stars and directors on such films have no choice but to let the black hole draw them in. Mark Wahlberg knew exactly what he was doing in this movie - he was there to act like he had no Earthly idea what the hell was happening, and he nailed it.
The first time I watched this in the theater I walked out a few minutes in to the mass suicides and into an animated movie in the theater next door! Later, when I saw it at home I realized it was a lot more funny than scary past that point. Oh well! Keep up the good work, critic named Dan!
I love this movie, so bad that it’s just a good time to pop some corn and just laugh at it. Fully believe Marky Mark knew!
I watched it only once, years ago and thought "OH MY GAAAAWD". But I thoroughly enjoyed the memes and RUclips reviews over the years... now I want to watch it again.
This now is a great companion piece to Chris Stuckmann's Hilariocity of The Happening. Doing a lil cross promotion
Lol. I've been saying the same thing about this movie feeling like it was made by aliens trying to make a movie. But the phrase "earnest incompetence' is a perfect phrase to describe everything about this movie. Now I want to watch it again.
I want what M night took when he came up with this movie.
I feel like he either needs more of whatever drug he was taking, or less of it. Either way, the balance wasn't quite right.
@@jbearclowater I think he tries a different drug with each movie to see where it takes him. Whatever M Night took when he came up with this movie should forever be a pass.
Early on set Dementia (?)
8:07 - Actually, I found that hilarious. I was one of a few in the theater that were laughing out loud at that moment.
I just watched Red Riding Hood the other night. that was crazy. The only movie I know of that you can't use the phrase "Still a better love story than Twilight" (Same director too). Seriously, boyfriend breaks up, she is set up to marry another guy, she hates him, and then falls for him all in the first 10 minutes. Plus a guy rides a metal elephant pulled by horses for some reason. Its only 100 minutes and its on Netflix too. check it out.
Critic Named Dan is one of my favorite critics. And I love his channel on the site called RUclips. It has many good videos for reviewing.
I don’t understand how so much bad acting could fit in one movie
This video may be the best thing to ever happen to The Happening.....now I want to watch it.
What's sad for me is I did enjoy this movie. I'm not crazy. I think some of it worked and what did work is never given a fair shot. I watched this video hoping they would sincerely justify me liking this
I LOVE with my whole heart, Halle Berry's Catwoman.
No one will ever change my mind about it.
Me: "Why on earth do I love this hated movie so much and why can no one relate?"
Recommended youtuber 18 years later:
Awesome video. I have never watched the Happening. Now I can't wait till I can. Thanks.
I guess I’m not evolved enough to say a movie is bad and I like it. I just like movies. And apparently my bar is super low.
My nephew (who is only 2 or 3 years younger than me) is like that. We talk often about movies and he literally likes every movie he sees. It's amazing to me.
I’ve avoided this one for so long, but it sounds amazing! I avoided the 90s Mario Bros movie for 20 years, then ended up loving how off and weird it is! This may go the same way!
Great video! "On the other hand, no he doesn't and this movie is dumb." had me rolling! Makes me kind of want to actuallly see this movie.
signed,
viewer with the screen name of Calcifer Boheme.
Dan (or Critic Named Dan), you're not a schmuck. We love you!
I do love 2009s "2012" it's abysmally bad, but it hit me at the right moment in my life and I re-watch it regularly
This is me with The Snowman. IT MAKES NO SENSE. Which is why I've seen it four times. My writer brain just wants to figure out how structurally it could be such a mess.
I haven't seen The Snowman, but I heard that they left about 20% of the script unshot for time/budget reasons, so it's impossible for the movie to make any sense
Please do more of these videos , make them all about : the happening
Saw title, checked calendar if it was 4/1.... OMG Dan’s serious 😳
I’ve watched The Happening exactly 24 times. Someday I hope to reach 100
And you’re among the few who can appreciate true brilliance