The Happening (2008) OSW Film Review!

[@KnightofFunnyJunk]

Daily Reminder that the "W" in OSW doesn't stand for wrestling it stands for "Wind"

[@Dave0G]

No, it stands for WaveyTrees!

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

@@Dave0G You're both wrong. It stands for... "FOOKIN' WORZEL"

[@Noct31]

My friend was an extra in this. He says the wind was "definitely in on it," Marky Mark was really friendly with everyone, and Zooey was basically playing her real-life self in this film. Cheers!

[@OSW]

+noct31 Ha ha ha, that's brilliant. Always nice to hear an actor is a friendly guy.

[@John_Stephens43]

Its the government... And their chem trails!

[@Arosukir6]

He's a friendly guy as long as you're not black or Asian. Marky committed a few hate crimes back in the day. Claims to feel bad about them now, but also requested a pardon to wipe them from his record.

[@sebs29]

@@Arosukir6 oh so he is a bit of a racist. Does he hate the Greeks too?

[@kidneystonermusic]

@@Arosukir6 as a straight white male, I forgive him

[@liquidgeorge]

Hearing OOC's voice again is like finding a £50 note in a coat you no longer wear.

[@DYLANJJK94]

He does have that wise older gentlemen type of voice.

[@paulk6399]

More like £40 because the last time you wore the jacket you saw Virgil

[@paulk6399]

Comfort.Collective Never make eye contact twice

[@OSW]

HELLLOOOOOOO NOGGERS! Your boys Jay, V1 and OOC are back to review the 'Lex Luger' of films, M. Night Shyamalan's THE HAPPENING, starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel. IT WILL INDEED BE A HAPPENIN'! If you didn't hear, we'll be starting a new Old School PPV arc in January! Latest updates & daily awesomeness at facebook.com/oswreview Why not pick up an OSW tee for Xmas! tshart.OSWreview.com

[@r3dtext]

husky harris!

[@TheRaven361]

Happy Days are here AGAIN!!!!! :D :) xD

[@biscuiteater4586]

I thought the movie was ok.... Like what he said, people hate the movie because it was fun to hate it. However, it still wasn't a really good movie. I gave it a 5/10

[@JayLegacy100]

Great review. I would love for you guys to watch and review Fight Club! It's my favorite movie, and I wanna hear your guys opinion on it, and see if you guys like it, or not (:

[@Annunaki2012return]

You would think the lion would pull the guy off his feet, before he ripped his arm off

[@OSW]

FULL Wind Scene Argument from The Happening now on iTunes! oswreview.com/windargument/

[@Robv93]

V1s rant about the maths thing at 13:17 had me in absolute stitches...damn he's good at leaving me in stitches XD

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

"This movie loves the smell of its own farts and it shouldn't cause they fucking stank" He's got a way with words

[@KIRA-EL]

The little girl is the best actor in the entire "film." The gentle breeze is a very close second though.

[@NeoRoman1]

Would you guys say that the black clouds at the end are a sign of... Monsoon?

[@OSW]

NeoRoman1 YES! Wonderful. IT IS INDEED A HAPPENIN!

[@gluesniffer2]

the clouds are the gloomy feeling you get when you realized you wasted your time with this abortion.

[@willcooke5308]

WILL YOU STOP?!

[@sonofan403]

+NeoRoman1 Can a coke for you, lad.

[@Thebossstage1]

PEARL HARBOUR!

[@GameVoyeur]

Love these campy movie reviews. Started watching for the 80's wrestling nostalgia, but it's great to see you guys branching out.

[@flipskipdip]

Same

[@OSW]

Thanks for being awesome, brah!

[@Xprentas]

Aww, come on, post the remaining 20 minutes of the wind debate!

[@monsieurdubitatif8567]

Yes! It is quite important ,as with their clothes AND hair flailling around, it also render moot the plants chemical thing... This movie has more botches than a sin cara vs viscera match would have. Now a suggestion for our bois : more movies riffs ,please. I know it's not your thing, but it's just that you three ARE THE BEST at this. Have you 3 ever heard that "the master would not approuve" ? 😉 Keep up the superb work.

[@c.a.t4607]

Release the waist coat cut!!!!!!

[@Wynneception]

WIND. DOESN'T. WORK THAT WAY. In short, Jay is right.

[@Gravydog316]

but the toxins were controlling the wind, so...

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

@@Gravydog316 FOOKIN WAVEY TREES

[@richardtherichard26]

Plants also don’t kill people… the problem is you people are trying to apply logic to fiction. The answer is bc it’s a movie.

[@OSW]

MASSIVE thank you to Nick Michalak, who video-edited the entire episode twice! Check out his work at RavensFilm Productions www.ravensfilm.com/ and to Scumm Of The Earth who made the custom film-burn intro at the start!

[@braddockakalatis2]

Enzo: I did not rape her. It's not true. It's bullshit. I did not rape her. I did naaht. Oh, hi Vince.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Was Falling asleep with the SWS show on and you had an almost wind argument, so I had to come back to this!

[@MsCholmondley-Warner]

I missed you OOC, great to have the original lads back together again.

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

The car crash scene always doubled me up laughing. Mainly due to the timing of Leguizamo's character telling a cheerful math story, and the appearance that the reaction to his story is everyone willingly ramming their car into a tree.

[@nates1414]

John Leguizamo also played Luigi in Super Mario Bros. which I think you guys should review next.

[@MsCholmondley-Warner]

Oh God, I would pay to see that review!

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Yes id love to see that

[@jyatsko89]

That movie is so bad that it's kinda good tbh lol.....one of my guilty pleasure movies :3

[@jcm760]

The prophecy came true

[@ryankelly7957]

Just in case you're not trolling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoa2kINqfrOKjbc&ab_channel=OSWReviewHD

[@exeortegarubio]

Alma is wearing a black stripped blouse and a blue skirt. Steve! What bar is she?

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

LMAO

[@Claudefather]

I wish they kept the 20 minutes in, the 3 of the boys debating this one scene had me in stitches

[@gelraldoldo5152]

They debated with their fists

[@michaelkeller5927]

​@@gelraldoldo5152**V1 sex noises**

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

I actually went and listened to those extra 20 minutes a long time ago and it's absolutely hilarious because the phrase "NOTHING GETS SOLVED" is 100 percent accurate. It's literally just the boys telling each other they're full of shite over and over again and then ultimately agreeing that none of them has a clue what the fook they're talking about, lol.

[@edwardpoorman4338]

OOC IS OOWAYS RIGHT!

[@IQ2992]

"We can't just stand here as an uniformed observer!" What a writing masterpiece

[@Xehanort10]

Typical "natural" Shyamalan dialogue there.

[@mrwumbo]

While we were in middle school I beat Jay Hunter in a tickle fight and ever since then he hasn't returned any of my calls.

[@McGovP]

I DEMAND THE CUT TWENTY MINUTE ARGUMENT ABOUT THE WIND!!!!!!!!!

[@OSW]

it's on the audio feed dude! iTunes.OSWreview.com or RSS.OSWreview.com :)

[@McGovP]

Oh man. You lads are amazing.

[@DemonBoy3223]

9:35 On the bottom of the screen. Apparently, Mark's character Elliot plays Grand Theft Auto when at home.

[@rebus1221]

Are you guys planning on doing any full length movie commentaries coz that'd be god damn hilarious p.s. i love your work

[@Benster96]

I love going back to old osw episodes

[@romero329]

Marky Mark should've joined The Nexus.

[@ArmbarArcade]

What's hilarious is that the first time I heard about this movie, it was in a review by Mark Kermode on Radio 5 Live - and at the end of his review, he simply asked 'what's making the wind blow?'

[@homeyiommi1921]

Holy shit, guys... I fuckin DIED laughing at 23:16 "This continued on for 20 minutes" I've never even seen the movie but, like always, you've done another damn funny review. Fuckin wavy trees, indeed.

[@TheDwarfShortage]

34:47 love how even after this horrific experience they suffered through, they still keep some plants in the bathroom

[@shorewall]

For real, there would be flamethrowers and shit if something like that happened irl.

[@RadioNuka]

My first time hearing your show, and I don't know if it's because I'm also Irish but my god this is hilarious! Subscribed!!

[@OSW]

+Maiden Eireann Ah you're very kind. Sláinte!

[@ReverendPuck]

I just rewatched this and I have a logic problem with nature (trees, wind, rain, any other Captain Planet forces) killing people in groups. The zookeeper, the soldier and the old lady die BY THEMSELVES as opposed to large groups (the zoo audience, either group in the field, Marky & Zooey). I'm also with you as they were surrounded by wind. There's three directions of wind in the scene you guys argued for 20+ minutes.

[@FCT5809]

"The wind has moved on" - fuck's sake OOC.

[@solo13th]

I always love it when I open my KZbin app and click My Subscriptions and there's a new OSW review video.

[@raritymademydress]

I love this episode I come back to watch it a lot and it never gets old

[@jyatsko89]

The description, lmao "The Lex Luger of films!" 😂 hahahahaha!

[@EfrainQuezada]

500 Days of Summer is a prequel to The Happening

[@fireflyry]

Drinking challenge of the week. Have a shot of whiskey every time the word wind is used.

[@Smeeeeeghead]

They should review the movie 2012 too.

[@berserkspartan4379]

The whole penny's math question was the most i have laughed in a long time it was golden great review guys.

[@xymoriintus]

465 is the answer

[@ibro247]

Why don't you guys review all the John Cena and the Miz's movies?

[@FoxParasyte]

This is a fantastic idea.

[@drliamo9049]

"The wind isn't in on this" hahaha gold

[@daviddykema209]

"because he's a hungry kid" 😅😅😅 I've never heard Jay pull the emergency rip cord so fast. Spit my coffee out

[@Grandmommoms]

The EXTENDED debate over the wall of wind made me click the sub button! Hilarious!

[@ArchersApothecary]

Being someone who lives in, or rather near, Liverpool I can actually confirm that the best sight in the city is, in fact, the fucking road.

[@paulcoy9060]

15:15 I guess the lionesses were fans of Monty Python's "Scott of the Sahara" sketch. Also, lionesses go for the throat, not the arms.

[@Romanplaystation]

After recently finding your channel and watching an absolute shedload of your Wrasslin vids, I decided to give this a go hoping that there would be some kind of 'wind' conversation involved. :D I remember the good doctor Mark Kermode finished his review of this all those years ago by posing the question ' What's causing the wind?' ... I think it's quite simple. M. Knight isn't intending to infer that the wind is inherently evil or 'in on it'. It's just a case of incredibly bad filmmaking decisions that led to that being a necessary inference. Bottom line: he needed a way to make plants menacing...cinematically. And to do that he needed them to at least seem to be an offensive threat rather than a passive one....and to do that he needed them to move, and the only way you can make plants move is with wind. And so an ill-thought out premise, becomes a multi-million dollar turkey with a plot hole you could fly Red Dwarf through. (kudos on the Despair Squid ref) :)

[@paulk6399]

M. Night Shamalamalam: You don’t like....what you like...

[@Mrryn]

M. Night Shyamcmahon

[@dawilli2]

Another great one lads! Great to hear OOC back!

[@Tukknutt13]

Unedited video of that 40 minute argument... I can only imagine how many circles you three make, it would be hilarious.

[@mickfurlong11]

Nothing better than an OSW review

[@idrinkcofe]

I NEED THAT 20 MINUTE ARGUMENT ON THE WIND

[@DropBombsInOctagons]

Zoey is that girl that just lays there dead in bed.

[@paulcoy9060]

And that would be perfectly acceptable.

[@Bad_Gazpacho]

@@paulcoy9060 I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@TellurianMan]

disagree, she'd weird in this flick buti bet she brings it, her normal vibe is pretty snarky. i bet she likes to do some top work

[@mastermarkus5307]

I do find it kind of weird that you find the deaths largely effective instead of "kind of goofy". It's the fact that people kill themselves completely deadpan that makes those parts pretty funny to me, and the lion scene is the PEAK of that.

[@drnick2311]

Another great review boys! I'm glad you came out unscathed, because much like the toxin in the film, exposing me to the "The Happening" drives me to commit acts of extreme violence.

[@Quentin2301]

Great to hear the three of you again.

[@aramanon]

Shamalamayan films are well shot and have some great set pieces to ramp up tension and that fear, better than anything else I've watched for a while. His ideas are also pretty cool. He hasn't written a full storey or an engaging script since sixth sense and you can't enjoy something that thinks its Citizen Kane when its actually ended up being The Leprechaun. As for Marky Mark and Zooey, they just didn't give a shit because the script was shite. Fair play on them for half arseing it and not caring about their characters because no-one else was going to by the end of the film.

[@lilypalm5792]

So, in reference to the two winds, what could have happen is that one wind has the toxin and the other doesn't, and the two winds kind of balanced out the toxins thats why it didnt affect them

[@zumzum74]

The very first interpretation I get with the wind scene is that it's being specifically manipulated. Either the wind itself is doing it on it's own or being manipulated by the plants but OOC is definitely wrong. /Something/ is manipulating the wind to trap them

[@bastih.5264]

No. It's just random wind. I'm with team OOC on this one.

[@zumzum74]

Basti H. Literally makes 0 sense in the context of the movie and this is a 3 year old comment but sure I guess

[@rausvonreus985]

the wind debate was gold

[@WrecklessEating]

Great review guys :)

[@Robv93]

Haha XD love that you guys are fans!

[@davidwenzel717]

I think the happening made me that maddest I have ever been after seeing a movie.

[@TheMajesticChestnut]

Ah, I love it whenever a new one of these goes up. Makes my day on the spot. Will ye be doing the NXT special from Thursday by any chance?

[@OSW]

TheMajesticChestnut No, I don't have the time. I wrote up a review though :) oswreview.com/nxtrevolution/

[@randombencounter263]

points for referencing Red Dwarf. Love that show.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

"Fucked if I know" still gets me everytime!

[@BrothaGoneBased]

Lol favorite line of the whole episode

[@christopherwall2121]

Maybe it was the Nothing, from _The Neverending Story_ ? In the book, the Nothing was imperceptible and compelled fantasy creatures to kill themselves, and in the movie it was represented by dark clouds and WIND, sooooo maybe M. Night decided to combine the two. It's as sound a theory as anything put forth in the movie.

[@shorewall]

I'll take it. :D

[@SolidMike84]

So this Movie...Blows? *Leaves*

[@HisRoyalFreshness163]

No the trees weren't in on it, didn't you watch the film.

[@Jarejander69]

"Where is our daughter?" "Fuck if I know!" Gold there, pure gold.

[@LouieLongWood1]

Thanks for the upload! Please review VH1's 'Hogan knows best'!

[@DieFrauAmHerd]

My take on the Wind thing is following and i think its hard to argue with that: Plants are living organisms. Wind is not so therefore its just random. BUT there is one thing that can maybe explain the "Wind is on it" Theory. You know how you can throw a rock in a pond and the ripples start coming from the Impact Zone (see what i did there?) So "nature" could start attempt to manipulate the wind to behave like this to some extent. But i thinki its highly unlikely. Im with OOC on this one, its just bad writing.

[@othertalk3313]

It was mostly the plants but then sometimes the wind tags in and runs wild until it settles down...

[@obizhot]

Watched this review multiple times, still haven't found time to watch the movie :(

[@Betasnip]

Trees can help change and move wind not only because they are solid, but also because of temperature changes caused by being alive and the things trees do. Also i would say that most of the movie would look like a slide show if it didn't include the wind. I would conclude that the wind is in on it,but i would add that moisture is the true culprit. water.

[@WealthyIndustrialist]

Why is there a family huddled in a bathtub watching TV? How is that supposed to be safer than just sitting on the couch?

[@bubbanc01]

Glad all three are back in this one and looking forward to January. May I suggest the movie Pain and Gain. It has Mark Wahlberg and The Rock in it. Its about a true story of some pretty nasty murders and a kidnapping, and its a comedy. I liked it anyway.

[@vicenteguerrero1433]

love osw movie reviews. next you should do "Apartment 1303" the 2012 remake staring Mischa Barton

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

I heard Signs was originally written to be demons rather than aliens, and honestly? The movie makes 10X more sense from that perspective. Lack of visible technology. Falling from the Heavens. Abducting people for unknown reasons. Harmed by "blessed" water (the little girl is referred to as angelic repeatedly through the movie). Normally I don't put much in "fan theories," but this one just flat-out works. And might be legit, but I can't recall...

[@chipwhitley6509]

Ok, they adopted the daughter, did the mom end up killing herself too? Cause if not, there's no reason why she's not with her birth mother.

[@ArmbarArcade]

I think she was in the jeep that crashed into the tree? I think.

[@bastih.5264]

"I can understand it and see the beauty in it... probably nobody else can." - What a statement.

[@nif82]

I actually had a friend who LOVED this movie and watched it almost every day.

[@slamdangles]

@21:00 I thought it was the plants generating the wind.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Them pretty eyes? Is that a "The Crow" reference or am I getting the wording or not just the whole thing completely wrong...?

[@bort3629]

As soon as jay realised the wind discussion was he was like ready to tap out brah

[@SuperRayW]

The plot of Birdemic, but with trees, and less humour.

[@shckbuilds]

Were peoples moods or emotions a thing that could trigger the death pollen.. I remember Whalberg having a mood ring and checking it periodically..

[@ElectrikNYCfunK]

John Leguizamo is also the clown in Spawn and the Hunchback in the 1st 300 movies..He has an amazing standup called Freak as well!!

[@ericvaughan1052]

Should've had a picture of Gorilla Monsoon on the billboard during your intro saying: "it is indeed a happening".

[@TheCatabolicTrex]

Fun fact, the driver of the Jeep that John leguizamo dies in is Bryan O'Halloran from clerks

[@Wannabe_Baby]

OOC is right.

[@BehemothMIMP]

I love this review and I'm only sad we didn't get more of them giving out about the wind.

[@GGG-so9pg]

Great stuff guys. What does the director's commentary on DVD release say about the wind scene, anyone? TIA.

[@rusheena]

Great review, guys! I was really looking forward to this one. The best part of The Happening, for me, is Mark Wahlberg playing Mark Wahlberg. He was Nicolas Cage hammy in this movie, and rightfully so. What was M. Night Shyamalan thinking? Then again, what is he ever thinking when decides to make a movie? Also, why is Zooey Deschanel the only one wearing a coat, and why is Mark's ring so gigantic? It was super distracting. Just random observations Speaking of awful movies, have any of you guys ever seen the The Room? If not, you should check them out someday; it's amazing!

[@mattfanofcats3262]

Apparently it’s a riff on 50’s schlock sci-fi, makes a lot more sense viewed through that lens

[@TheExaminedLifeofGaming]

Somewhere nice and humid (Miami? Tokyo?) would be humankind's last bastion of defense against those Signs Aliens.

[@madmike1708]

Without watching it..HOLY SHIT! OSW IS DOING THE HAPPENING!

[@TellurianMan]

What bar is that wind?

[@FireLordKuzon]

Btw, Sid the sloth over here, he's also Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet from 1997; the one with that dude from titanic... The one that drowns... Can't remember his name.... (Sarcasm)

[@ConnorCross]

After years I had to come back to this masterpiece. Team OOC back then and I’m still the same but maybe that’s just cos I’m a smelly mark for him.

[@hermelmet]

I understand boys, Lady In The Water is my second most hated movie all time next to Black Knight with Martin Lawrence.

[@exeortegarubio]

Would you review a Blue Demon/El Santo movie?

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

For what Russo is a writer of wrestling Shyamalan is a writer of films and no im not trying to make a swerve joke, though really that does fit...his first few movies were pretty good with intresting and new ideas ive never seen before (except for signs, that fucking movie has battlefield earth levels of plot holes in it) but after awhile you really start to realize this guy hasnt a fucking clue. To this day hes made to only movie ive ever walked out on which was Last Airbender.