The Sixth Sense

A serious contender to The Blair Witch Project for 1999's creepiest movie, The Sixth Sense is full of deeply shaking psychological shocks and jumps, driven by a chilling, haunted performance from Haley Joel Osment as the child who is traumatized by a world full of the walking dead that only he can see. Bruce Willis is surprisingly credible as the shrink trying to lift the boy's curse through therapy, and while the film seems to be vexed by small plot holes, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan knows what he's doing as he builds towards a stunning resolution that will catch nearly everyone unawares. Enthusiastically recommended. (R. Blackwelder)[Blu-ray Review—Oct. 14, 2008—Hollywood, 107 min., PG-13, $34.99—Making its first appearance on Blu-ray, 1999's The Sixth Sense sports a fine transfer and a 5.1 Uncompressed soundtrack. Blu-ray extras include “Reflections from the Set” interviews with cast and crew (39 min.), a “Between Two Worlds” featurette on ghosts and the supernatural (37 min.), a “Moving Pictures: The Storyboard Process” featurette (15 min.), deleted scenes with introductions by director Shyamalan (15 min.), “Rules and Clues” on various hints in the film (6 min.), a “Music and Sound Design” featurette (6 min.), a “Reaching the Audience” featurette on the film's reception (3 min.), and trailers. Bottom line: a solid BD release of a contemporary cult classic.]