I/51WeSk6lB4L._SY445_QL70_.jpg' alt='Suspense Thriller Movies $9.99 ' title='Suspense Thriller Movies $9.99 ' />Signs Bluray 2002 Starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix and Rory Culkin. The story of the Hess family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. One morning they wake up to. Chocolat Bluray 2000 Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp and Judi Dench. A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes. Signs Blu ray. M. Night Shyamalans alien invasion masterpiece finally crops up on Blu ray. Reviewed by Martin Liebman, June 3, 2. Some people are probably thinking this is the end of the world. Signs is my favorite M. Night Shyamalan film, my favorite aliens on Earth film, and one of. Signs represents the zenith of several of my favorite. The latter isnt necessarily a. Sometimes the audience will be. While Signs follows this. Shyamalans eye for what I am unafraid to label as nearly perfect filmmaking makes. Signs a classic in my book, and a film with nearly infinite replay value. Everything they wrote in science books is about to change. Graham Hess Mel Gibson, We Were Soldiers, a. Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Hes. lost his faith due to a tragic roadside accident where his wife died when struck by a truck driven. Ray Reddy portrayed by director M. Night Shyamalan. Graham lives. Merrill Joaquin Phoenix, We Own the Night. Morgan Rory Culkin, Chasing 3. Bo. Breslin, No Reservations. They awake one morning to find. Slowly but surely, it becomes obvious that. As the time for the invasion draws near, Graham and his family must. Graham may have to turn to an. God, and once again place his trust in the power of a higher. Theres a monster outside my room can I have a glass of water Director M. Night Shyamalan, if I may be so bold, is the finest director working in Hollywood. Perhaps hes plateaued since Signs, but other than Steven Spielberg and. Christopher Nolan, depending on how well The Dark Knight turns out, I cannot. Sixth Sense, followed by Unbreakable, and. Hi-Def The Boy And The World Movie. Signs. Keep in mind he not only directed, but wrote these films and. His excellent camera work is back in. Signs. He places it ever so precisely, making his shots some of the best composed Ive. His camera often lingers which allows his actors to work their magic, and also lets the. He is also the master of tension and suspense, and uses everyday objects and situations to. Shyamalans take on spirituality. Some may find the ending contrived or unsatisfying. Instead, one may look at it as a true spiritual parable about acceptance of reality for a greater. As Graham Hess says in the movie, is it possible. Excluding the possibility that a female Scandinavian olympian was running around outside. In Signs, Shyamalan has certainly surrounded himself with a fine cast, but his magic. Perhaps its his. Shaymalan himself and Cherry Jones TVs 2. Bucks County police. Indeed, Gibson and Phoenix make for a terrific brother tandem, not only based on a. Speaking of. themes, composer James Newton Howards I Am Legend score. Its a bit reminiscent of the X. Files theme, but for my money surpasses it as the all time great alien music theme. Just. listening to it over the main menu brought back the sense of fear, wonderment, and awe that I. Its. simplicity that it succeeds, sounding a bit alien and frightening, but at the same time. Signs that is about to. Disney shows us signs of an excellent transfer here. Presented in 1. 08. This first rate alien invasion movie has a unique style thanks to the vision of its director. Blu ray disc does a great job of. Ive seen Signs many times, once theatrically and many times on. DVD, and it looks just as good here as it did that day I saw it in theaters. Although Signs. is a movie with a dull, dark look overall, there are many aspects that are bright, vivid, and. Among the finer looking images is that of the green cornstalks. Not only that, but we. The end result is that we dont see quite the fine clarity and detail we have on other recent. I, Robot, but the look. Long distance shots. There are also a few nicks and white specks scattered here and there on the print. Some of the. movies darker scenes are dim and perhaps oddly lit, much like the one where Graham and Merrill. The scene seems lit only by moonlight and maybe some dim outside. Many blacks seen. There is some film grain. I was very. pleased with this transfer on the whole. It suits the movie very well, and Disney has once again. A list, but it is easily the best Signs has. Signs invades Blu ray with a wonderfully atmospheric PCM 5. The movies sound design is a character itself, and the rattling around we heard in. This Blu ray disc is sheer perfection in recreating the Signs audio. This soundtrack isnt a rattle the foundation or burst your eardrums style action. As excellent a director as Shyamalan is. The soundtracks presence in our living. We hear just the right amount of. The rear channels come alive with perhaps the best. Blu ray soundtrack. Both the rustling of corn and dogs barking in. Signs is a dialogue heavy film, and. In chapter nine, when Graham Hess yells at. The camera is set up at. The frightening sounds at the end of the movie will make you jump. Signs isnt the most action packed movie. Blu ray, but its sustained atmosphere and fantastic reproduction of each and every.