# Unbreakable DVD - WTF? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2001, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118 "2001-07-03T18:59:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/1 "2001-07-03T18:59:37Z")
The wife and I rented this “movie” on Friday night. After a nice meal, I eagerly pop it into the PS2 and we sit back and watch it. 2 Hours later I was sitting there thinking “What the fuck?” I spent $4 renting _that???_ I mean, this movie had so much potential but they ruined it on this “comic book” angle. I can’t really think of a way the movie could have been worse. It did have a bit of a suprise ending, but come on. It had the potential to have some real good action and drama in it but in the end it was about as exiting as a fart. We watched **Proof of Life** after that and I thought it was 10x the movie that the Unbreakable dud was…and thats not saying much. Am I alone here thinking this or did I just have unrealistic high hopes after the **Sixth Sense**? ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/2 "2001-07-03T19:04:29Z")
A little from column A, a little from column B. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/3 "2001-07-03T19:37:57Z")
It could have been worse. You could have spent $14 on movie tickets and another $14 on popcorn and pop like I did. I felt so cheated I really wanted to demand my money back. Unbreakable sucked big time. ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/4 "2001-07-03T19:53:16Z")
Yeah, unbreakable sucked. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/5 "2001-07-03T23:26:24Z")
It was actually a good movie, but only if they follow up on it by making the other two movies in the trilogy. Yes, it was written to be a trilogy, but M. Night Shamalamadingdong(whatever) said he isn’t planning on making those movies now or anytime soon. Bruce Willis said he thought they’d start making them in January of 2002, but Night is giving the totally opposite vibe. Anyway, I really enjoyed it even if it is one film, but I admit that it had a terrible ending…if it ends there. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/6 "2001-07-03T23:39:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bernse \* > **I mean, this movie had so much potential but they ruined it on this “comic book” angle.** That wasn’t an “angle”. That was the entire point of the movie. 🙂 But yeah, the movie was pretty bad. Not horrible, but it just seemed to be paced a bit slow, and some parts that were meant to be dramatic came of humorous. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/7 "2001-07-03T23:39:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mahaloth \* > **It was actually a good movie, but only if they follow up on it by making the other two movies in the trilogy. Yes, it was written to be a trilogy, but M. Night Shamalamadingdong(whatever) said he isn’t planning on making those movies now or anytime soon.** Shamalamadingdong is my favorite way of butchering his name, too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/8 "2001-07-04T00:54:20Z")
Weird - I watched it last night on my PS2, too! I thought it was OK - for an episode of the X-files. Kind of silly for a movie, though. For the record, I didn’t pay anything to watch it - my roommate borrowed it from a coworker who owns it. ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/9 "2001-07-04T01:59:44Z")
You weren’t the only one. The movie sucked. Here’s the [original thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=47726) I always refer to the movie was Unbearable. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/10 "2001-07-04T02:07:42Z")
Well, damn. I thought it was a fantastic movie. Who’d have thought it: a realistic superhero movie. It was slow paced, but never boring. The ending was a little abrupt, but it sure caught me off guard. I’d love to see a sequel. Speaking of which, the rumour (emphasis on rumour there, don’t have anything like cite for this) I heard was that this was part two in a trilogy starting with **Sixth Sense** , basically, a thematic trilogy like Terry Gilliam’s **Brazil/Time Bandits/Baron Munchausen** trilogy. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/11 "2001-07-04T02:26:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BlackKnight \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by bernse \* > > **I mean, this movie had so much potential but they ruined it on this “comic book” angle.** > > That wasn’t an “angle”. That was the entire point of the movie. 🙂 > > But yeah, the movie was pretty bad. Not horrible, but it just seemed to be paced a bit slow, and some parts that were meant to be dramatic came of humorous. \*\* Heh. Too bad that was the whole fuckin’ problem with the movie… is entire point! 🙂 Why not just make it about some regular dude that can’t get hurt and he goes about learning about it and exploiting it. Man, that would have at least had some good possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/12 "2001-07-04T02:59:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bernse \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by BlackKnight \* > > \*\* > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > \*Originally posted by bernse \* > > > **I mean, this movie had so much potential but they ruined it on this “comic book” angle.** > > > > That wasn’t an “angle”. That was the entire point of the movie. 🙂 > > > > But yeah, the movie was pretty bad. Not horrible, but it just seemed to be paced a bit slow, and some parts that were meant to be dramatic came of humorous. \*\* > > Heh. Too bad that was the whole fuckin’ problem with the movie… is entire point! 🙂 > > Why not just make it about some regular dude that can’t get hurt and he goes about learning about it and exploiting it. Man, that would have at least had some good possibilities. \*\* That is exactly what happened in the movie. It just took a long time for him to figure out that he really was incapable of being harmed. I liked it a lot. The whole idea of what would a superhero be like if he existed in our world is a good one, and I liked the presentation and the performances a lot. ---
**Author:** ![waxteeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@waxteeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waxteeth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/13 "2001-07-04T03:13:43Z")
I thought it was quite odd and not at all what I expected. I didn’t hate it but would not recommend it either. ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/14 "2001-07-04T03:28:03Z")
So…am I to assume that none of y’all are fans of the comic medium, cause that’s essentially what it was–an excellent comic in the form of a movie… ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/15 "2001-07-04T04:03:26Z")
I think you may have hit it **Myrr**. I’m a comic collector and I thought it was a good movie. Not as good as The Sixth Sense, but I never thought it sucked either. However, people I know who are not fans of the comic book medium tend to not like the film, or describe it as ‘ok at best.’ ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/16 "2001-07-04T04:10:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > \*\*So…am I to assume that none of y’all are fans of the comic medium, cause that’s essentially what it was–an excellent comic in the form of a movie… \*\* I take offense at that, Myrr! I said above that I liked the movie. And I’ll have you know that I have the first 250 Uncanny X-men (plus annuals and giant size)in near-mint condition (including 1 and 94) and have nm 1st editions of The Dark Knight Returns. I mention the latter because I found the mood of Unbreakable very similar to DKR. [sub]Besides, I have over 4,000 comics.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/17 "2001-07-04T04:13:53Z")
Err…I meant to say “aren’t”, though I think everybody got that. And by “y’all”, I meant those who didn’t like it. [sub]And your 4000 beats my 900 or so[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/18 "2001-07-04T04:46:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > \*\*Err…I meant to say “aren’t”, though I think everybody got that. > > And by “y’all”, I meant those who didn’t like it. > > [sub]And your 4000 beats my 900 or so[/sub] \*\* Substituting aren’t for are we get this: “So…am I to assume that none of y’all **aren’t** fans of the comic medium, cause that’s essentially what it was–an excellent comic in the form of a movie…” Much clearer, thanks for clarifying that for me. [hijack] If y’all isn’t the same as “all of you”, then what does it mean? I’m afraid I’m not fluent in Southern. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/19 "2001-07-04T05:14:16Z")
_smack_ Well hell. I’ll just go on pretending that I know English. Why did I second-guess that? Somebody explain this to me. ---
**Author:** ![dangergene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@dangergene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangergene)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118/20 "2001-07-04T05:50:18Z")
-back on track. I’m a HUGE comic fan ($50+ per week on the medium), whilst my wife won’t read anything beyond Eisner. We watched the film in the cinema, and I sat in wrapt amazement as the story unfolded, slowly yes, but no slower than an issue to issue story would play over a couple of months. My wife on the other hand sat bored out of her skull (she had problems with the amount of dialogue and lack of physical action). The irony being, she really liked the X-men movie. So what do we see here? Unbreakable was a great comic book in the form of a movie, whilst Xmen was a great comic-book film in the form of an action film. Why is it that the really good comic-book movies are never obviously comic-book-movies? El Gene-o! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbreakable-dvd-wtf/71118.md?page=2)