completely overrated

Rating: 5/10 (20 September 2000)

Some movies you have to see in the theatre to fully appreciate them. I recall when I went to see Dances With Wolves in the theatre. I was in complete awe of the landscape and the beautiful scenery in the movie. I just recently watched my copy of it at home, and felt nothing like I did when I first viewed it. I'm hoping that those who saw The Sixth Sense in the theatre saw something different from what I saw when I rented it. Everyone I knew was raving about it. Maybe it was just me, though. I can't picture putting any type of horror movie, psychological, supernatural, or any other type, on my list of top movies. I would be hard pressed to give this movie a 5. What ever happened to the classics, what ever happened to the movies like Double Indemnity, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, or incredible films like The Best Years of Our Lives? Maybe it's just the modern viewer, and his inability to appreciate film. Today people just want to be entertained, they just want to use everyone and everything (including movies)to get their quick fix, and tomorrow they forget about it.