I was so close to listing this one and even started out with it on my list.
Seven Samurai was on my short list for 50ās movies. If I had done it on a different day I might have picked it.
Alright, Risky. Hereās my M. Knight rankings.
Top Shelf
Sixth Sense - I had the twist ruined for me before I saw it 
In spite of that, I still enjoyed it.
Unbreakable - by far his best, imo. I have a lot of love for this movie.
Pretty good and entertaining
Wayward Pines - season 1
Servant - All seasons
Split
The Visit
Enjoyable but with some serious flaws
The Village
Signs
Wayward Pines - season 2
Ok-ish
Knock at the Cabin Door
Glass
Did not enjoy at all
The Happening
Lady in the Water
I have not seen the others not listed.
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M Night rankings:
Terrible
The Sixth Sense
Okay, fine, Iāll give him another shot and omg this is somehow worse
Signs
Iām not wasting 2 hours on this dude again
All other movies
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The number of films Iāve seen prior to the 70s, especially pre-60s, is limited. Iāve watched all the Hitchcock stuff, most of Wellsā¦ Iāve always intended to watch more but I struggle to get invested in many of these films - especially prior to the 50s.
Probably against the spirit of the exercise but I went with two in a few decades.
'50s : Vertigo / Touch of Evil
'60s : 2001
'70s : Apocalypse Now
'80s : Blade Runner
'90s : The Thin Red Line / Pulp Fiction
'00s : Mulholland Drive
'10s : Resisting adding the other Bladerunner. Letās go Nebraska or maybe Edge of Tomorrow for pure fun. EDIT: I had Parasite in the 20s and itās actually 2019. Parasite wins.
'20s : Everything Everywhere All At Once
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20s is a tossup right now between PArasite and EEAAO for me.
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One of those being released in 2019 should help with that problem.
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Oh shit, youāre right. EEAAO - saw it with my wife then dragged my friends out for a second viewing. It had been years I went to the theater to see a movie then immediately went for seconds.
EE and Parasite are interchangeable in that spot.
Dammit, booger. Parasite was 2019. Doesnāt feel like it was that long ago. List edited.
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If you can find it in you somewhere give Unbreakable a shot. For my money it is by far his best film.
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I replace Signs with The Village and that covers all Iāve seen of his.
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I blame Wipers then
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Absolutely hated Unbreakable. Utter trash.
Utterly? Goddammit. I thought I liked it. Must be mistaken.
Soā¦ you do that in real life? Is that how you interact with people? Like if someone really likes a piece of entertainment you dislike do you talk about your differences on the film (which is fun) or do you just drop āitās utter trashā and walk out the door.
Itās a weird way to communicate with people both in real life and here.
Now weāre cookinā
Good list. I would move Wayward Pines up to top tier. I would move season 2 to the trash pile. I havenāt seen Servant but have heard good things.
Your Monster
6/10
The movie had material for a good movie but its vision and direction were uneven leading to some mixed messaging.
It doesnāt help the movie per se but knitwear is back baby! Lots of sweaters, vests and cable knit turtlenecks. Combined with courdory and it was a look for sure.
The breakfast scene with the newspaper in Unbreakable is one of my all time favorites. Hits harder as a dad.
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Yes, thats an incredibly tense scene.
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Unbreakable was fine; it had some good stuff. Granted that I havenāt revisited it since theaters back when it first released, but it wasnāt really strong enough to ever make me feel like I should.
Signs is completely ridiculous and I will make no attempt to defend it against charges that itās stupid, but itās a strong guilty pleasure for me anyway.
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