Has anyone seen it and care to comment on it? We are thinking of seeing it soon.
Good story? Graphic violence?
Has anyone seen it and care to comment on it? We are thinking of seeing it soon.
Good story? Graphic violence?
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
It's a dirty liberal intimation to the War in Iraq
I saw it Saturday. It was very good, though it did avoid the subject a vampirism as described in the original book. The violence was not excessive nor was it graphic. There were a few "gotchya!" moments making my wife and a few others start. It is certainly worth the matinee price, and I would not have been disappointed had I paid full price or waited and bought the DVD when it comes out (this is one gauge I use, would I have been disappointed had I bought the DVD?). The depiction of an abandoned New York City is eerie. All in all, I would recommend it.
The 1964 Vincent Price version, The Last Man on Earth probably stayed closest to Matheson's book, while the 1971 classic The Omega Man with Charleton Heston is closest to this current version. Make no mistake, however, I Am Legend is very good and much better than the previously mentioned films.
Last edited by hjmick; 12-17-2007 at 03:27 PM.
"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll
great movie.....based on a great book......liked the original better.....but if you like will smith you will like it....
"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."
~Albert Camus
Thanks Mick and '59. It sounds good, and I think we will see it during Christmas week, with all the wilding teens.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll
I REALLY thought I had replied here with a review.
I'll add my thoughts later - generally it was a good movie.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
I thought it was a good movie!!! My wife and I saw it with some friends Saturday night.
I thought it was just intense and realistic enough. My wife said that Wil Smith did a great job of not looking foolish or crazy while talking to himself...
The acting was really good.
Like pointed out earlier it doesnt have a lot of gratuitis violence or gore....
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." -Dr. Randy Pausch
Death is lighter than a feather, Duty is heavier than a mountain
I want to see it for two reasons.
One, I think Will Smith is among the greatest actors of our generation. Also, I loved "The Omega Man."
Two friends have seen "I Am Legend" and come away with mixed reviews. They loved the premise and the first hour or so of the movie. After that, it degenerates into a splatter movie with non-believable (and non-scary) computer generated bats and zombies. Like there are not enough bad zombie movies out there.
Here's my summary of the movie - If you want to see a good action movie with great acting - the way Will Smith conveys emotion on-screen is fantastic - with decent CGI (Great cityscapes, not-great, but not-bad Villains), but can ignore gaping plot-holes, and a 'softball' ending, I am Legend is worth seeing.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
FWIW..
Robert Neville is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and maybe the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague -- The Infected -- lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time. He called up his mom, his mom got scared. She said "you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air."
POLITICAL ACTIVISTS CREED
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in people's minds" -Samuel Adams
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men
stand ready to do violence on their behalf."~George Orwell