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Title: I Am Legend
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 26 Oct 2007, 13:18
I just saw the trailer for this for the first time and am pretty excited. Anyone read the book? Liked it? Hated it? Thoughts on the movie?
I'll defnitely go see this since post-apocalyptic america (or anywhere else) is one of my favorite themes for pretty much anything.

Also; recommendations for other works in this genre would be welcome.*
My recommendations (in order of greatness) include:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (book)
World War Z by Max Brooks (book)
The Dark Tower Series by Stephan King (7 books. fits loosely in this category)
28 Days Later (movie)
28 Weeks Later (movie)
Mad Max (movie)
Waterworld (movie)

That's all i can come up with off the top of my head.



*zombies optional
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 26 Oct 2007, 17:24
Yeah, i saw the trailer fort this the other day, it looks good. I haven't read the book but know a fair bit about it. Other reccomendations:
Night of the living dead (movie)
The Omega Man (movie)
The Last Man on Earth (movie)
Dawn of the dead (orignal) (movie)
Walking Dead (graphic novel series)
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: 0bsessions on 26 Oct 2007, 17:55
In reference to a Walking Dead, call it what it is: a comic book series. It's a personal pet peeve of mine when people call something written as a comic a 'graphic novel' as it takes away the legitimacy of comics.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Lines on 26 Oct 2007, 18:08
Is this movie based off the book of the same name? It looks cool from the trailer, but one of my friends just told me about the book when I mentioned it too him and it sounds like it'd be a whole lot cooler if it's based off the book.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: jimbunny on 27 Oct 2007, 04:01
As long as Waterworld's up there, why not The Postman, for goodness' sake.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: thepugs on 27 Oct 2007, 10:27
I will definitely second the Mad Max rec, but I wouldn't agree with Waterworld if you held a gun to my head.

While I am certainly interested in how they will do I Am Legend, I think the pretty huge changes it seems they've made to the story may leave me disappointed in the end.

(Also, read Walking Dead, for serious.)
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Parasol on 27 Oct 2007, 14:39
The Book, as i've read it many times over the last few years, is phenomenal. I was very excited to hear that they are making a movie about it though i am a little worried because from what i've seen of the trailers it doesn't seem to be totally true to the little details of the book. Hm, anyone else feel that way?

I have heard lots of gripe from my friends about Will Smith playing the part, however i think he will do a wonderful job. I actually think he can be a very powerful actor when he needs to be.

And agreed, Waterworld is also absolutely fantastic.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 27 Oct 2007, 16:53
The Omega Man (movie)
The Last Man on Earth (movie)

Okay it's pretty crucial to mention that these two films and the titular film of the thread are based off of the same book. The Last Man On Earth is the best adaptation. It's an old Vincent Price film with excellent pacing, marvelous cinematography and sobering writing. The Omega Man is campy as hell. The Will Smith one could go either way.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 27 Oct 2007, 18:52
No. You obviously haven't read The Road or been paying attention at all, for that matter.

Also, yeah i can't believe i left out The Postman. That movie is awesome.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Lines on 27 Oct 2007, 19:05
It's got Tom Petty in it. That's all I remember.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 27 Oct 2007, 20:53
The Omega Man (movie)
The Last Man on Earth (movie)

Okay it's pretty crucial to mention that these two films and the titular film of the thread are based off of the same book. The Last Man On Earth is the best adaptation. It's an old Vincent Price film with excellent pacing, marvelous cinematography and sobering writing. The Omega Man is campy as hell. The Will Smith one could go either way.

yeah, deffinitely do not watch The Omega Man if your expecting a serious film- go in with no expectations and it's a lotta fun. Also Night of the living dead was also based off of I am Legend, though very loosely. Excellent movie
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 29 Oct 2007, 03:52
Anyways is right. If zombies were optional the genre wouldn't be worth shit.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 29 Oct 2007, 14:17
haha ofcourse...
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Oct 2007, 15:25
It's got Tom Petty in it. That's all I remember.

Yeah, i was so stoked the first time i saw that movie. "oh snap! that's Tom fuckin' Petty!"
and of course, my dad "holy shit! awesome!" He loves Tom Petty.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Mnementh on 29 Oct 2007, 16:54
I haven't read the book, but I saw The Last Man on Earth last night (the 1964 version with Vincent Price, which I enjoyed a lot) and I really can't see Will Smith in the roll at all.  It seems more like a Clive Owen type roll.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Simulacra on 29 Oct 2007, 21:33
what is it with will smith fucking up movies based off of fine literature?

*cough*I Robot*cough*
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Mnementh on 29 Oct 2007, 21:34
Enjoy the original: http://www.bmovies.com/movie_page.php/130
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: CamusCanDo on 31 Oct 2007, 21:34
I'm touchy whenever someone goes and decides to "retouch" a classic, especially this classic. Could be good, could be bad. If my opinion counts for anything, it'll probably be bad.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 31 Oct 2007, 23:54
I haven't read the book, but I saw The Last Man on Earth last night (the 1964 version with Vincent Price, which I enjoyed a lot) and I really can't see Will Smith in the roll at all.  It seems more like a Clive Owen type roll.

That and Children of Men just a year after eachother... I think that would be typecasting.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: bryanthelion on 01 Nov 2007, 05:34
I dont like Will Smith that much..

He seems too much of a comedian for a serious movie like this..
I guess I just have to receive him as a serious actor from now on, since those are the roles hes taking up now.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: KharBevNor on 01 Nov 2007, 09:08
The trailer gives me a lot more hope for a decent film than the phrase 'I Am Legend adaptation starring Will Smith'.

It's ages since I read the book, and I think I'll keep it that way. Most of the gripin' about this film seems like its going to be fanboy stuff. I'll watch it as objectively as I possibly can.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 01 Nov 2007, 11:17
The Last Man on Earth

See? It's so good!
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Mnementh on 01 Nov 2007, 14:41
I really can't see them ending it the way the ended the 1964 version though.  If they do I will definitely give the movie kudos for taking that sort of risk.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 02 Nov 2007, 12:29
They really have to though. It's integral!
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 04 Nov 2007, 19:19
I watched "the last man on earth" again last night. Great movie- Vincent price was such a man. The ending is really sad, hopeless. I actually find it pretty depressing. I think the ending is vital to the whole premise though, it just doesn't work without it.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Dimmukane on 14 Dec 2007, 06:22
Not having read the original book, I went to see this last night.  It wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be.  Think Castaway meets 28 Days Later meets Land of the Dead.  Will Smith was actually believable as Robert Neville.

What was REALLY cool was when we left the theatre and the fog was so bad I couldn't see my car from the front door of the theatre (and I was only parked 8 spaces out).

It scares the piss out of you.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 14 Dec 2007, 10:36
it's out already? shit, what day is it?

i need to get on the ball.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 14 Dec 2007, 13:43
No. You obviously haven't read The Road or been paying attention at all, for that matter.
Zombies are never optional, they are a requirement.

I gotta go with the OP here. "The Road" was easily one of the better books I read all last year. It's McCarthy's finest work to date. It makes a hell of a lot of books like it seem embarrassing by comparison. It also fits the genre despite the fact that there is not a single zombie or anything like zombies. Read the book and I think you'll change your mind.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 15 Dec 2007, 01:43
The Omega Man (movie)
The Last Man on Earth (movie)

Okay it's pretty crucial to mention that these two films and the titular film of the thread are based off of the same book. The Last Man On Earth is the best adaptation. It's an old Vincent Price film with excellent pacing, marvelous cinematography and sobering writing. The Omega Man is campy as hell. The Will Smith one could go either way.

His cooking show was awesome
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 15 Dec 2007, 10:53
It's McCarthy's finest work to date.

Woah woah woah.

Incredible book but his finest to date?
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: StaedlerMars on 15 Dec 2007, 13:15
I just saw the commercial for this. It made me pretty excited. This and cloverfield are on my to watch in cinema list.

as for recommendations:

Y the Last Man (comic)

brilliant. I'm not sure whether it's finished yet. It kind of went down hill after the first few books, but it was still pretty ace.

Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: TwinkyToes on 16 Dec 2007, 01:34
i just saw this without having read the book - very intense. there are some parts where i think everyone was holding their breath. the ending was a little weak (i thought anyway) but overall i liked it. 8/10
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Thy Dungeonman on 16 Dec 2007, 08:04
A friend of mine was telling me about the book ending. I think that would have made a much better ending for the movie. But I don't think the movie versions of the vampire/zombies were smart enough to pull it off.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: TwinkyToes on 16 Dec 2007, 18:08
after having a day to think about this movie, i come back a bit less satisfied than when i first saw it. the first hour was very good but the second hour was pretty weak. the storyline is pretty weak also. i'd give this a re-rating of 6.5/10
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Melodic on 16 Dec 2007, 19:51
The movie was good, but failed to compare to the book. Besides being almost completely different from the original plot, the movie focuses far less on moral corruption and the ironies that Neville is faced with in the book. The first hour of "a day in the life" is spectacular, and gives a sense of solitude rivaling 28 Days Later in terms of scope and imagination.

The movie is much more straight-forward than the book, but Will Smith's acting really raises the bar for what is accomplished: without him, it would be a subpar adventure into the world of genre films. It is perhaps the most tense movie I've ever seen, and acting skill combined with beautiful (and chilling) cinematography kept my heart beating quickly throughout the entire sitting.

Great movie, better book. Experience both.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: audacity on 17 Dec 2007, 04:30
Didn't read the book, but saw the movie yesterday. I rather enjoyed it!
I might actually read the book now, to compare.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: oldestgenxer on 18 Dec 2007, 16:18
I remember Omega Man, ' cause I kick it old school.  I've worked in food service, and notice customers have what I call "Charleton Heston Syndrome":  They don't understand why it takes so long when I'm busy.  They think they are the last person on the fucking planet.  I just want to scream at them, "Are the goddamn Omega Man?!"
Now, because of the new movie, I have to say, "Are you Legend, asshole?"  just so they get my sarcasm.

I may not be cut out for customer service.

But my larger point is (because you thought I strayed off topic) sometimes a movie is so dated that a remake is in order.  I can't wait for thirty years from now when they remake "Talledega Nights."
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: casull on 19 Dec 2007, 21:40
Wow, my dad is made of epic and win. Today, we're talking about jackets, and he pulls a 70's belstaff trialmaster (british waxed cotton motorcycle jacket), mint condition, in my size, out of the closet. It had been sitting there for 30 years, and now it's mine. I start poking around online to see how rare they are and I find out that in fact, they have made several appearances in movies of late and they are hella rare and expensive.

What has this to do with I Am Legend, you ask? This is the jacket:
(http://www.thingsyousawinamovie.com/images/stories/2007_I_am_a_Legend/2007_I_am_a_legend_belstaff_lightbox.jpg)

Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: audacity on 20 Dec 2007, 04:44
Dog!
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Jackie Blue on 20 Dec 2007, 06:44
They changed the ending?  I fucking knew it.

Changing the ending kind of renders the entire thing pointless.  It does look like a good movie, but if the ending is changed then attaching it to the story I Am Legend becomes kind of nonsensical, doesn't it?
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Spinless on 20 Dec 2007, 07:13
The way I see it, if they still kill the main character, the ending can't be *that* different. Do they? Come on, it' hardly a spoiler...
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 20 Dec 2007, 08:38
It's pretty different, from what I hear. A co-worker tried to explain it to me and the terms she used were almost entirely unfamiliar.

It's nowhere near the bleak irony of the book or the Vincent Price film.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: costacide on 20 Dec 2007, 09:44
I went and saw it.

If I'd had anything heavy but still hand-sized I might've thrown it at the screen in disgust at the movie's totally shitty ending.  I hoped against hope they'd maintain the original book ending, and then when whatsherface and her kid show up...the hope rose for a bit. 

Other than that, pretty good.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Liz on 20 Dec 2007, 12:25
One of my friends just saw it and he thought it was completely amazing, so now I'm torn as to whether I want to see it or not. I think I might just wait until it hits the dollar theater so if it sucks I only had to waste $1.50 or so.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: sean on 20 Dec 2007, 13:43
When I saw it, I was pretty satisfied but the ending came very close to ruining the movie. The whole 28 Days Later + Cast Away was pretty neat and such though, the former being one of my favorite movies.

However, the ending is still bugging me, even a week after seeing it. It's basically the same exact end as Signs. And I hate that movie with a passion. And that woman who came in at the end was simply atrocious.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 20 Dec 2007, 23:12
Yeah, a lot of my friends said that this movie was horrible, and that the last 30 minutes was the only good part to a boring movie, but I felt completely opposite. The visuals and exposition in the first three-quarters of the movie felt extremely powerful and satisfying. Add that to the fact that whilenot only is the ending is completely different from the book, it doesn't really work in the movie either, it feels tacked on, as if they tested the other ending and audiences didn't like it, so they went back and did a re-shoot, leaving us with this crappy cop-out at the end.

I'm agreeing with others that the woman was definitely the weak link here too, her lines felt rushed and unconvincing, and it felt like the director tried to make the audience shift gears and empathize with her character as soon as she got there even though we had spent the entire movie so far focused on Will Smith and getting into his mind.

Also, the CGI infected weren't completely sold on me, but even with all these little things this is still one of the best movies I've seen this year, and also second on the biggest let-down endings, right behind No Country For Old Men, another great film I've seen this year.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Jackie Blue on 20 Dec 2007, 23:19
No Country For Old Men ended perfectly, for the kind of film it was.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 21 Dec 2007, 00:07
guess I just wasn't clued into the kind of film it was then.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 21 Dec 2007, 00:08
What were you expecting from No Country For Old Men?
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 21 Dec 2007, 10:14
i saw that movie I AM LEGEND last night and it was really good. yeah, the ending didn't quit fit. i don't care that they changed it from the original ending (remakes should make a movie their own, afterall), but it just didn't work out they way they ended it.


*SPOILER*



holy shit when his fucking dog died...i was on the verge of tears. i hate it when animals die.



*END SPOILER*

Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Katherine on 21 Dec 2007, 10:43
When I went to see something in the theater recently, (whatever it was must have left quite an impression for me to forget what it was entirely), they showed a trailer for I Am Legend and it looked really good until I realized that what was just spoiled above would probably occur.  I'm glad to see that I was right.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Melodic on 22 Dec 2007, 10:15
I find it rather ironic that this is the first film adaption to keep the original name, and yet the symbolism behind the name is so skewed in the film that it is almost completely backwards. Oh well, the first 2/3rds of the film were awe-inspiring.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 22 Dec 2007, 16:16
it felt rushed, the more that i think about it. i don't think the way they sped through his day-to-day life properly conveyed the loneliness of the situation.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Cartilage Head on 23 Dec 2007, 09:00
THIS IS A STORY ALL ABOUT WHEN

THE APOCALYPSE KILLED ALL THE WORLD'S MEN

AND VAMPIRES SHOWED UP, JUST PLANT YO GIRTH

I"LL TELL YOU HOW I BECAME THE PRINCE OF THIS PLANET CALLED EARTH
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: on 23 Dec 2007, 09:23
The trailer for this film looks pretty epic, 'tis a shame about Will Smith's involvement.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Dimmukane on 23 Dec 2007, 10:17
Why?  He was actually good in it.  Fantastic even.  Something I can't say about the rest of his movies.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 23 Dec 2007, 18:28
indeed
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Lines on 25 Dec 2007, 19:11
Will Smith is a good actor. Pursuit of Happyness was an excellent movie, guys.

I saw this movie today. Pretty good! I really wished they had used less CGI, however, especially with the infected people when they weren't doing crazy shit. I thought Smith's performance was believable, especially with the emotional attachment he seemed to have with the mannequins and especially Sam. (I felt the same way about Sam, SWM.)I will read the book as soon as I get my hands on a copy, so I don't know how the book ended, but I feel that the ending of the movie could have been better, but it was good for what it was.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: on 26 Dec 2007, 13:25
Why?  He was actually good in it.  Fantastic even.  Something I can't say about the rest of his movies.

Did he play the part convincingly? If so i'll likely pay the cinema a visit.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Dimmukane on 26 Dec 2007, 14:31
Yeah, he basically reacted in the same way I see myself reacting to his situation.  When one of your mannequins appears to move on its on, you go nuts.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 26 Dec 2007, 16:29
well especially if you haven't seen another living person in like 3 years.

I like Will Smith as an actor a lot actually, I think for the exception of say Wild Wild West I think he's managed to mature in his acting performances as he's aged. I, Robot, Pursuit of Happiness and this as his most recent movies have all been really great performances by him. Now for the plot and script of I, Robot I can't say much about, but I think he did the best with what he got.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: yelley on 27 Dec 2007, 10:00
awesome

cory<3

i saw this. i liked it. i was scared and i cried.

i knew the ending would be different than the ending of the book, but really i don't think the book ending would have worked all that well in the movie. will smith is slowly gaining my respect as an actor; i thought he was really good in this movie.

i started reading the book when i first saw the movie trailer, but i stopped because i just couldn't get into it. i can't figure out what neville's motivation is in the book... why does he go through that routine every day? at least in the movie they made neville obsessed with finding the cure. i only got 7ish chapters in though... does something happen later to reveal his motivation for living in the book?
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: rae on 27 Dec 2007, 10:15
I liked it, I haven't read the book and if anything I'm definitely going to go out of my way to buy a copy.  I thought Will Smith was excellent, I thought the overall bleakness of the film, (especially the posters and various sources throughout the film highlighting just how quickly the virus took hold) was conveyed very well.

 No-one is ever completely happy with film adaptions.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: jimbunny on 28 Dec 2007, 20:35
I have to say, except for perhaps the last shot, I was totally behind this movie. Will Smith gave a good performance most of the time, and an absolutely stellar performance the rest of it (at a few points I thought he was a little dull, but as I thought about it I could attribute this as part of an attempt at realism). Maybe it's just that I watch too few scary movies (for a reason - I generally don't enjoy any part of being scared), but I wasn't really distracted at all by the CG on the vampires. I loved how they made them behave, too.

It might not be something I appreciate as much upon successive viewings, but I have to say I had a great time seeing this in the theater.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: FUBAR on 01 Jan 2008, 19:24
good movie by itself, but does not do the book justice.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Luke C on 02 Jan 2008, 10:46
I thought it was a good film but not amazing. The highlight was Will Smith who was excellent.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: chrobae on 05 Jan 2008, 15:12
First off, I would like to say that watching the "teaser" ruined the whole experience for me.  I haven't read the book that the movie is based on, however, as it so often happens the teaser kind of rounded off scenes which would have probably been better had I not seen them before watching the actual movie.  Some things that I liked from the movie were the long quiet scenes, combined with the talent of Will Smith.  The third third of the movie is taken over by digital effects, making it seem more like a game than a movie.  The ending seems to be yelling "There will be a sequel!" however it might have simply not been fulfilling accidentally.  Basically, this is an average to good movie which may be more fun to watch in a cinema or an airplane.

Spoiler:

How can the creepazoids be so strong even though the virus supposedly makes them weak and starves their body?
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Dimmukane on 05 Jan 2008, 21:19
I don't suppose you've heard of the idea of bloodlust?  Think of it as vampire jihad, and that's how determined they are to get 'nourishment'. 
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: ohsweetjesusno on 06 Jan 2008, 01:51
They're progressively malnourished but still manage to display super human strength... perhaps it's bloodlust/adrenaline/something. < <
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: chrobae on 06 Jan 2008, 07:02
Seriously, look at this guy, he is relatively "buff".

(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3914/picture1vq5.th.png) (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1vq5.png)
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Dimmukane on 06 Jan 2008, 08:44
Maybe it's cuz there's a lot of protein in blood?  I don't know, suspend your disbelief a little bit, sheesh.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: chrobae on 06 Jan 2008, 09:25
Sorry, I get obsessed easily.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 06 Jan 2008, 15:32
I saw this on Friday night and I was pretty impressed. I haven't read the book and truth be told, I probably won't. But nevertheless I really enjoyed the film and the ending, while not satisfactory made sense to me, in a lazy kind of way. At any rate I'm obviously not that annoyed by it.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 06 Jan 2008, 18:25
The Vincent Price film is available for free over at The Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth).
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: pentaen on 06 Jan 2008, 19:50
You should read the road by cormac mcarthy
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 07 Jan 2008, 04:01
This really exceeded expectations for me. I thought Smith was great, the plot was well worked. And damn was it tense! My girlfreind cut off the circulation in my hand fairly well throughout.

The ending didn't annoy me. It didn't feel tacked on too me. The girl comes just as much out of nowhere in The Last Man..., and both endings work in there own way.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Ugjer on 07 Jan 2008, 04:53
It's like the movie says: "Oh man! Everything is so screwed up! We're doomed!"
And the ending is saying: "Don't worry, things will be fine eventually.."
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: SilentJ on 07 Jan 2008, 05:14
SPOILERZ

When that lady said she was from Maryland, my entire row stood up and cheered.
When she admitted to having never heard of Bob Marley, I stood up and took it back.



Pretty much other than that I thought it was fantastic.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: chrobae on 07 Jan 2008, 05:20
I think it would have worked better if the woman were to have been introduced earlier in the movie.  Maybe if we were to have followed her while the infection was spreading, that would have been interesting, and then towards the end they meet.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: blanktom on 07 Jan 2008, 08:54
i sort of liked this movie, at part i loved it, but there was something about the end that grated on me.

i havent read the book but by god i saw his self-sacrifice coming. and i also agree that they should have dragged out the idea his loneliness longer. not only that, but the sudden trust between will smith and the other 2 was so sudden it was totally unbelievable. they should have extended the time they spent as a 3 together so we can see where all this trust comes from.

aside from that, creepiest scene of the movie = when he walks into that very darkroom and his flashlight sort of sweeps across and then focuses on the huddle of infected dudes. you never really see any social element to mutants/zombies and shit in films like this, so to see them all grouped together like that was kind of freaky.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Dimmukane on 07 Jan 2008, 09:28
SPOILERZ

When that lady said she was from Maryland, my entire row stood up and cheered.
When she admitted to having never heard of Bob Marley, I stood up and took it back.



Pretty much other than that I thought it was fantastic.

That's basically what happened when I saw it.  I didn't stand up to take it back, I just let out an audible exasperated sigh.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Johnny C on 07 Jan 2008, 10:38
The Vincent Price film is available for free over at The Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth).

I'm just bringing this up again because this was less of a suggestion and more of a demand.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: simplename9 on 07 Jan 2008, 12:22
I though it was an ok movie. Although there was much flashbacking.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 07 Jan 2008, 14:54
Yeah, exposition is the worst thing in film these days.

I really liked that while Neville was a really good protagonist he had obviously eaten a pretty large slice of hubris pie which was inevitably his downfall.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Dimmukane on 06 Mar 2008, 12:45
I know this thread's a little old, but I just saw an alternate ending that is worse, here: http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/144947/I-am-Legend-Original-Ending.html

Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Muskrat121 on 07 Mar 2008, 09:27
I enjoyed this movie.

Actually that ending was just about exactly what I was expecting while I was watching it.

I was realived that they chose the ending they did.  This alternate ending makes me mad.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Teh Geek Lord on 07 Mar 2008, 09:36
The movie was good, I did enjoy it.  It seemed rather cookie cutter though as far as the plot was concerned.  Still a great watch, though.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: warofthebees on 08 Mar 2008, 04:30
Good until the last part.  That scene where the dog runs into the building had me on the edge of my seat.  I don't know if it was because I was watching a bootleg version with low lighting, or if it was intentionally that dark, but it was really a tense scene.

Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: Fletch on 09 Mar 2008, 04:08
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I was realived that they chose the ending they did.  This alternate ending makes me mad.
What the? The *movie* was the alternate ending.
I wonder, how many people saw 1408? They actually made a couple of endings for that, one of which ends with the main character dying. In my opinion, this movie also managed to do the "one man movie" better than IAL.
Title: Re: I Am Legend
Post by: öde on 09 Mar 2008, 08:07
Nice film, until the plot happens.