I think Unbreakable was hated when it first came out, in comparison to Sixth Sense, but is less so now since it's basically a masterpiece compared to all of the more recent ones.

Most M. Night discussion I've read seem to think each movie is progressively worse than the previous, all the way down to The Last Airbender. Seems about right for the ones I've actually seen, though I might like Unbreakable a little better than The Sixth Sense in hindsight (not in at-the-moment sight, though; The Sixth Sense definitely brought me more immediate pleasure, but Unbreakable stuck with me some.)

I still hate Unbreakable. To be fair though, I can't compare it to anything more recent because I hated it SO much that I haven't seen any of his movies since.

I liked The Sixth Sense and love the one of his films that seems most hated, Unbreakable

That's the most hated? I love that one, probably more than The Sixth Sense. I thought The Happening was the most hated. Or The Last Airbender. I think most people forget The Lady in the Water even exists.

I think he has good directing talent. I just think he needs to direct someone else's scripts.

J.J. Abrams brings Benedict Cumberbatch showering scene to Conan.

Enjoy.

Is The Happening the one with the trees?

Or, ooh, Lady in the Water. That's the one where he (M. Night) actually plays a writer who will save humanity, or something.

That's the one where he (M. Night) actually plays a writer who will save humanity, or something.

And there's a character who is an obnoxious film critic who gets killed off.

I still hate Unbreakable. To be fair though, I can't compare it to anything more recent because I hated it SO much that I haven't seen any of his movies since.

You owe it your eternal gratitude for sparing you from what came after.

Most of the negative opinions I heard of the film were from people put off by the comic book premise/reveal. I think if it debuted today after all the successful Batman and Marvel movies and films like Kick-Ass, the general public would have been a lot more receptive.

I felt it was a pretty crap comic book movie, and failed to get the reasons it was lauded so highly by those that liked it. Don't dig stupid heroes unless there's something else going on. I couldn't find that here.

Eh, I think if it hadn't been such a shitty comic book premise/reveal, maybe? But it wasn't the comic book aspect that put me off, it was the fact that it was unwatchable crap.

[See, ita and I both used the word "crap" - I think that more or less proves it. Scientifically.]