Offensive and been done before.

Rating: 1/10 (16 July 2008)

There is nothing scary about this movie except that it has an audience of some fans out there who find it entertaining. Is this M. Night Shyamalan's entry into the current genre of torture porn? These comments come from a seasoned (42 years old) horror fan who found this movie more offensive than anything else, and I have defended "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" for over 30 years to people from all walks of life. TMC is certainly sedate to the genre films of today, but I am making the point that I am not a squeamish. I have found worth in a lot of extreme cinema. Suicide is not scary it's pathetic and sad. There is NO possible way plant produced neurotoxins could make people kill themselves. I can maybe see zombied people being unable to prevent being killed in accidents and hurting others, but doing it. The explanation is stupid. M. Night needs to read more about the human brain. Suicide is a thought related process, meaning they need to be aware on some level of the act. His self preservation malfunction is no excuse. The creative ways these victims commit suicide is an exercise in tasteless cinema. Did M. Night see the Japanese movie "Kairo" (Pulse)? In this movie, there was a mysterious global happening of mass suicides being caused by dead people luring the living to the other side. You may ask, isn't that as impossible as plants making people commit suicide? Maybe so, but it was certainly less gruesome not focusing on gore. I just read that Stephen King liked this movie. I can believe that since much of his work is recycled ideas. Sorry M. Night you lost most of us with "Signs." It was the sign to us that you were on your way out as our future Hitchcock. Here's an idea, mass groups of theater goers all walk in front of cars after see a movie because they feel ripped off. It could be a global happening.