Good idea lost in the noise

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Nathaniel was very convincing with his story and his evidence to support the story.While watching the movie i thought the only way 4 Nathaniel to b wrong was that Night is in on this documentary.even if night was in on this it still makes a good story,plus i didn't believe that night was an isolated guy.i've seen him in interviews,on the red carpet,he's full of energy and very friendly.so before making any conclusions i surfed the net and found out that it was a hoax. actually i'm surprised that night didn't do the story as a movie where at the end people will think it's a hoax when it's actually true.good job 4 Nathaniel and night this so far is the weirdest idea.

Whatever could be the intention of this documentary or piece of fiction (as reports from media say), the work was excellent. The buildup was gradual but sure. I, for one, surely believed that Manoj had extraordinary experiences after watching this documentary. I would definitely feel bad if this TV show was actually a hoax and a well devised marketing strategy. So I will assume that there could be some truth in it and wait eagerly for Night's next supernatural thriller. By the way, my name is Manoj too. My parents are doctors and my mother tongue is Malayalam too. I too am passionate about movies and long to either direct or write scripts about supernatural thrillers. Plain coincidence or something beyond my explanation?

This was as much a documentary as "Farenheit 9/11" but far more plausible! I thought it was cute, funny and rather entertaining. Seeing places I've been as locations in the film was great!! My wife enjoyed the scene in the MacDade Mall, where she hung out as a kid.I agree with the poster who compared this to a Hitchcock type promo. His were always done as if the film was the reality and he was just the "reporter". Also I have to agree that three hours was too long. Two hours max would have been fine, it would have tightened up the pacing, and would have forced him to loose the brief "recap" scenes that reminded you what happened five minutes ago.All in all, enjoyable.

It seems like some people are whining that this was probably fake. Huh? Of course it was fake. I would think anyone could tell that within minutes of the opening.But think about the idea. Either someone pitched this idea to M. Night or he thought of it himself. We need to do a "puff piece" on the upcoming movie "The Village" but, goddamn it, this is M. Night Shyamalan! We can't just do a normal thing - interview the actors, hype the movie, etc. (think Catwoman). "Oh, he's such a great director, y'know." "I loved working with her, she's so professional, y'know." "There was such great chemistry, blah, blah, blah." Y'know??Instead, we'll treat the whole puff piece as if it was an M. Night conspiracy story, except the conspiracy involves M. Night himself! Then we'll farm it out to the Sci Fi channel and pretend that it was SUPPOSED TO be a puff piece but then the director changed it in midstream to this expose on M. Night's personal story.It's genius, I think. They fit all the things that are noticeably about M. Night into the plot. Why does he live in Philly instead of L.A. like all the other directors? Why has he had such great success at such a young age? How does his Indian heritage play into his direction? Why is he so private? Why are his latest movies all so dark? Why does he write the scripts and direct?Congratulations to the creators of this fake-umentary. We loved every minute of it, and my view of the Sci Fi Channel just went up 150 points. You guys rock.As for the back-and-forth of whether it's fake? Get over it.