Finaly a real horror movie ! I thought they were extinct !

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2000)

I went to see this, not expecting to much, and although i stayed away from all the reviews, magazine articles and all that stuff because i knew this movie had a real surprise ending, i still wasn´t totally convinced that THE SIXTH SENSE would be more than just a few scares. When i left the theater, i was totaly marvelled by what i had just seen. This movie had restored my faith in american horror movies once again, something i thought it wouldn´t happen in a million years, after having to put up with endless Freddy Krugger, Jason and countless horror teen movies. I was totally convinced that Hollywood had just abandoned adult scary horror forever. For years i wished i could watch another, THE CHANGELING, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, THE HAUNTING (the original), even the first POLTERGEIST. Finally after seeing there were no horror movies anymore, just, teen-make-you-jump-on-the-chair-with-loud-music-flics, i wasn´t totally convinced THE SIXTH SENSE was going to be as good as it promised. I was wrong.
Of course i guess everybody has already seen it by now, so those of you who also love the movie, know what i´m talking about. So what can i say, that hasn´t been said ?...That the story is fantastic, the atmosphere is perfect and the actors are great ? Well this doesn´t begin to describe how good this movie is. And for those people who still insist that the plot has holes, i suggest you go see it again, because i´m sure you must have seen it only once, or you didn´t paid enough atention the second time. There are no holes in this plot. This is a brilliant and detailled screenplay with the precision of a swiss clock. It´s funny how most of the people who complain about the plot holes in this movie are the same who claim that the middle of the movie is empty and too much slow paced. Maybe if those persons, had paid atention to the details instead of waiting for an action scene they would noticed how crammed with plot clues and attention to eventual plot holes this movie is, particulary in the "empty" scenes. There are no plot holes in THE SIXTH SENSE, and even just for this this movie deserved to be praised. By the way, check the DVD for more on this if you still think the plot is wrong, maybe this will convince you.
Anyway, what more can i say ? This movie is a modern masterpiece, and one of the greatest real horror movies of all time. And it doesn´t have special effects, buckets of blood, gore or action scenes in it. Just a good story and a creepy atmosphere through out. This is how you do an horror movie.
I hope somebody in Hollywood is taking notes, because i would love to see more like this. I want to see more like this. This is what horror movies are all about.