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* Seeing someone get torn apart by lions should by all means be horrifying. And then a woman watching this asks, [[MoodWhiplash "What kind of terrorists are these??"]]
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* Seeing someone get torn apart by lions should by all means be horrifying. And then a woman watching this asks, [[MoodWhiplash "What kind of terrorists are these??"]]these??"]] In context, she's talking about the public's previous belief that all the deaths had been caused by a terrorist attack, and expressing her disbelief when presented with evidence that it's something else, but the framing of the scene makes it look like she thinks ''the lions'' are the terrorists.
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T His one sounds like an intentional joke.
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* At one point, Elliot decides to [[IdiotBall attempt diplomacy with a plant]]. When it doesn't reply, he feels compelled to touch it, presumably to check its pulse.
--> Plastic. I'm talking to a plastic plant. I'm still doing it.
--> Plastic. I'm talking to a plastic plant. I'm still doing it.
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* Seeing someone get torn apart by wild animals should by all means be horrifying. And then a woman watching this asks, [[MoodWhiplash "What kind of terrorists are these??"]]
** Lady, they're lions.
** Lady, they're lions.
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* Seeing someone get torn apart by wild animals lions should by all means be horrifying. And then a woman watching this asks, [[MoodWhiplash "What kind of terrorists are these??"]]
** Lady, they're lions.these??"]]
** Lady, they're lions.
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---> '''Alma''': We can't just stand here as uninvolved observers!\\
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'''Elliot''': [[SuddenlyShouting I NEED A SECOND, OKAY, WHY CAN'T ANYONE GIMME A GODDAMN SECOND!]]
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** Immediately after: "[[ExtremeCloseUp Be scientific, douchebag!]]"
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'''Elliot''': [[SuddenlyShouting I NEED A SECOND, OKAY, WHY CAN'T ANYONE GIMME A GODDAMN SECOND!]]
** Immediately after: "[[ExtremeCloseUpSECOND!]] [[{{Beat}} ...]] [[ExtremeCloseUp Be scientific, douchebag!]]"douchebag!]]
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''Film/TheHappening'' wavers between ultimate narm (RUN AWAY FROM THE WIND!), self-parody ("Do you like hotdogs?") and genuine scariness (the first five minutes, SuicideByCop, the house with the paranoid old couple). Even the plot - [[spoiler: plants think humans are jerks, and so they selectively evolve to make humans kill themselves as painfully and creatively as possible]] - is nothing but pure, unintentional comedy gold.
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''Film/TheHappening'' wavers between ultimate narm (RUN AWAY FROM THE WIND!), self-parody ("Do you like hotdogs?") and genuine scariness (the first five minutes, SuicideByCop, the house with the paranoid old couple). Even the plot - [[spoiler: plants think humans are jerks, and so they selectively evolve to make humans kill themselves as painfully and creatively as possible]] - is nothing but pure, unintentional comedy gold.
hilarity.
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''Film/TheHappening'' wavers between ultimate narm (RUN AWAY FROM THE WIND!), self-parody ("Do you like hotdogs?") and genuine scariness (the first five minutes, SuicideByCop, the house with the paranoid old couple). Even the plot - [[spoiler: plants think humans are jerks, and so they selectively evolve to make humans kill themselves as painfully and creatively as possible]] - is funny.
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* One man commits suicide by [[BlackComedy lying underneath]] ''a lawnmower''.
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* One man commits suicide by [[BlackComedy lying underneath]] ''a lawnmower''. It is just as hilarious as it sounds.
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''Film/TheHappening'' wavers between ultimate narm (RUN AWAY FROM THE WIND!), self-parody ("Do you like hotdogs?") and genuine scariness (the first five minutes, SuicideByCop, the house with the paranoid old couple). Even the plot - [[spoiler: plants think humans are jerks, and so they selectively evolve to make humans kill themselves as painfully and creatively as possible]] - is funny.
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"]] Clip [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rq-7zEVuwI here]].
*"What Seeing someone get torn apart by wild animals should by all means be horrifying. And then a woman watching this asks, [[MoodWhiplash "what kind of terrorists are these?"they??"]]
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* "[[MemeticMutation Why you eyein' my]] [[InsistentTerminology lemon drink?]]"drink?]]" Spoken by an AxCrazy [[CrazySurvivalist Survivalist]].
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** As WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic points out, her facial expressions throughout the movie make it look like she's just shit her pants.
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* Also in class, Elliot elicits speculation from his students as to why bees are disappearing. The last student says something to the effect of "it's an act of nature and we'll never fully understand it." Elliot acts proud. The problem is that science works ''only'' because we ''can'' understand acts of nature; science only operates on the natural world. M. Night apparently believes that science is magic.
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** There are so many shots of Wahlberg's face trying to look horrified that fail. And then there are all the times that the actors pretend they're crying... unconvincingly.
* The [[VisibleBoomMic repeated presence of boom mics in frame in indoor shots]] caused many audiences to burst out laughing at what were apparently intended as quiet, emotional scenes. That ''cannot'' be deliberate!
* That scene with the shotgun blasting those children through the window and a slow-mo [[BigNo NOOO]] is far too over-the-top.
* The film's attempt at TechnoBabble: it makes your brain ReversePolarity!
* Marky Mark, all terrified of the old bat's sex doll.
* The ending is hilarious - [[spoiler:the plants start killing the French, further reinforcing their place as the world's ButtMonkey]].
* The [[VisibleBoomMic repeated presence of boom mics in frame in indoor shots]] caused many audiences to burst out laughing at what were apparently intended as quiet, emotional scenes. That ''cannot'' be deliberate!
* That scene with the shotgun blasting those children through the window and a slow-mo [[BigNo NOOO]] is far too over-the-top.
* The film's attempt at TechnoBabble: it makes your brain ReversePolarity!
* Marky Mark, all terrified of the old bat's sex doll.
* The ending is hilarious - [[spoiler:the plants start killing the French, further reinforcing their place as the world's ButtMonkey]].
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* During class, Elliot tries to encourage a bored student to invest himself more in his lessons. Why? [[NonSequitur Because his face is perfect]]. For bonus laughs, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent a girl to the left of Elliot responds as if she's thinking '...what on Earth are you talking about?']]
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* During class, Elliot tries to encourage a bored student to invest himself more in his lessons. Why? [[NonSequitur Because his face is perfect]]. For bonus laughs, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent a girl to the left of Elliot responds as if she's thinking '...what on Earth are you talking about?']]about?']]
* Julian’s suicide after surviving another driver’s suicidal car crash is ''supposed'' to be [[TearJerker heartbreaking]] for the viewer, but the scene plays out so deadpan (right after the driver’s fatal car crash, Julian walks right out of the wreckage as if nothing had happened, plops down and uses the car’s broken glass to slit his wrists) that it is almost comedic.
* Alma’s [[{{Wangst}} moaning and fretting]] over her ‘affair’… which is revealed to have been her telling Elliot she had to work late, only to go out for dessert with a colleague.
* Alma’s line “[[TheStoic I don’t like to show my emotions.]]” It’s very hard not to suspect that Shyamalan added that line as a desperate attempt to salvage her performance.
* [[RuleOfThree Alma's line]]: "It makes you ''kill yourself''. Just when you thought there couldn't be any more ''[[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable eee]]''vil that could be in''[[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable vent]]''ed."
* [[OverlyLongGag Another one from Alma]]: "We can't just stand here as [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness uninvolved observers]]!"
* Both lead performances are full of odd enunciation and bad acting. While some might debate Deschanel’s ability, Wahlberg is usually respectable, which can lead the audience to wonder if they were just struggling with the script.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z_YTZGrQYk This]] [[DeletedScene alternate opening]] is pure unintentional comedy gold. It starts with Elliot walking into Alma's room with a box of Honey Crunch cereal and Alma throwing a ceramic doll at him. Particularly entertaining is Alma's line "How can you be sure? I almost hurt you. My God, I almost hurt you, soon you'll find severed body parts of strangers in the freezer Elliot, this is how it starts!", an awkward segue into a discussion of rocky road ice cream, and Alma seeing a man urinating in their garbage when she leaves the house the next day. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX6p7YAk6sE It works really well]] with a LaughTrack.
* Julian’s suicide after surviving another driver’s suicidal car crash is ''supposed'' to be [[TearJerker heartbreaking]] for the viewer, but the scene plays out so deadpan (right after the driver’s fatal car crash, Julian walks right out of the wreckage as if nothing had happened, plops down and uses the car’s broken glass to slit his wrists) that it is almost comedic.
* Alma’s [[{{Wangst}} moaning and fretting]] over her ‘affair’… which is revealed to have been her telling Elliot she had to work late, only to go out for dessert with a colleague.
* Alma’s line “[[TheStoic I don’t like to show my emotions.]]” It’s very hard not to suspect that Shyamalan added that line as a desperate attempt to salvage her performance.
* [[RuleOfThree Alma's line]]: "It makes you ''kill yourself''. Just when you thought there couldn't be any more ''[[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable eee]]''vil that could be in''[[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable vent]]''ed."
* [[OverlyLongGag Another one from Alma]]: "We can't just stand here as [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness uninvolved observers]]!"
* Both lead performances are full of odd enunciation and bad acting. While some might debate Deschanel’s ability, Wahlberg is usually respectable, which can lead the audience to wonder if they were just struggling with the script.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z_YTZGrQYk This]] [[DeletedScene alternate opening]] is pure unintentional comedy gold. It starts with Elliot walking into Alma's room with a box of Honey Crunch cereal and Alma throwing a ceramic doll at him. Particularly entertaining is Alma's line "How can you be sure? I almost hurt you. My God, I almost hurt you, soon you'll find severed body parts of strangers in the freezer Elliot, this is how it starts!", an awkward segue into a discussion of rocky road ice cream, and Alma seeing a man urinating in their garbage when she leaves the house the next day. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX6p7YAk6sE It works really well]] with a LaughTrack.
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* At one point, Elliot decides to [[IdiotBall attempt diplomacy with a plant]]. When it doesn't reply, he feels compelled to touch it, presumably to check its pulse.
--> Plastic. I'm talking to a plastic plant. I'm still doing it.
* [[MemeticMutation "What? Nooooo..."]]
* "What kind of terrorists are these?"
** Lady, they're lions.
* "[[MemeticMutation Why you eyein' my]] [[InsistentTerminology lemon drink?]]"
* [[GoshDangItToHeck "Cheese and Crackers."]]
* "I went up and asked her where the cough syrup was. I didn't even have a cough. And I almost bought it. I'm talking about a completely superfluous bottle of cough syrup, which costs like six bucks."
* Elliot singing "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers [[ItMakesSenseInContext in order to prove they're "perfectly normal"]]. Spencer Breslin's [[ThrowItIn unintentional]] AsideGlance just seals the deal.
* One man commits suicide by [[BlackComedy lying underneath]] ''a lawnmower''.
* In general, Creator/ZooeyDeschanel's [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers mannequin-esque]] performance as Alma, staring dead eyed wherever, whenever.
* This hilarious exchange:
---> '''Alma''': We can't just stand here as uninvolved observers!\\
'''Elliot''': Gimme a second, okay, just gimme a second!\\
'''Alma''': We're not gonna be one of those ''assholes'' on the news that watches a crime happen and not do something, we're not assholes!\\
'''Elliot''': Just a second!\\
'''Unnamed Woman''': [[ThinkOfTheChildren There were children in that group!]]\\
'''Alma''': Elliot, please tell us what to do!\\
'''Elliot''': [[SuddenlyShouting I NEED A SECOND, OKAY, WHY CAN'T ANYONE GIMME A GODDAMN SECOND!]]
** "[[ExtremeCloseUp Be scientific, douchebag!]]"
* A lot of the deaths can be unintentionally hilarious, such as the suicidal car accident, which goes from a dead stop in the middle of the street to speeding into a tree.
* During class, Elliot tries to encourage a bored student to invest himself more in his lessons. Why? [[NonSequitur Because his face is perfect]]. For bonus laughs, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent a girl to the left of Elliot responds as if she's thinking '...what on Earth are you talking about?']]
--> Plastic. I'm talking to a plastic plant. I'm still doing it.
* [[MemeticMutation "What? Nooooo..."]]
* "What kind of terrorists are these?"
** Lady, they're lions.
* "[[MemeticMutation Why you eyein' my]] [[InsistentTerminology lemon drink?]]"
* [[GoshDangItToHeck "Cheese and Crackers."]]
* "I went up and asked her where the cough syrup was. I didn't even have a cough. And I almost bought it. I'm talking about a completely superfluous bottle of cough syrup, which costs like six bucks."
* Elliot singing "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers [[ItMakesSenseInContext in order to prove they're "perfectly normal"]]. Spencer Breslin's [[ThrowItIn unintentional]] AsideGlance just seals the deal.
* One man commits suicide by [[BlackComedy lying underneath]] ''a lawnmower''.
* In general, Creator/ZooeyDeschanel's [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers mannequin-esque]] performance as Alma, staring dead eyed wherever, whenever.
* This hilarious exchange:
---> '''Alma''': We can't just stand here as uninvolved observers!\\
'''Elliot''': Gimme a second, okay, just gimme a second!\\
'''Alma''': We're not gonna be one of those ''assholes'' on the news that watches a crime happen and not do something, we're not assholes!\\
'''Elliot''': Just a second!\\
'''Unnamed Woman''': [[ThinkOfTheChildren There were children in that group!]]\\
'''Alma''': Elliot, please tell us what to do!\\
'''Elliot''': [[SuddenlyShouting I NEED A SECOND, OKAY, WHY CAN'T ANYONE GIMME A GODDAMN SECOND!]]
** "[[ExtremeCloseUp Be scientific, douchebag!]]"
* A lot of the deaths can be unintentionally hilarious, such as the suicidal car accident, which goes from a dead stop in the middle of the street to speeding into a tree.
* During class, Elliot tries to encourage a bored student to invest himself more in his lessons. Why? [[NonSequitur Because his face is perfect]]. For bonus laughs, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent a girl to the left of Elliot responds as if she's thinking '...what on Earth are you talking about?']]
