I Am Legend

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Looks pretty good to me and I hope Will Smith is as good as he was in iRobot

Will Smith was good in iRobot????

wow, that's news to me ;)

as far as i know, The Smithster sucked at every single thing he touched, dating back from his cheezy rap and tv show all the way thru the big blockbusters like Independence Day and iRobot.

Really, really looking forward to next week when this film comes out. I love movies containing post-apocalyptic themes, especially one that seems to revolve around a "last man alive" type of story, ala 28 Days Later.

Also Prelude, I'm not the hugest Will Smith fan as well, but Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is classic television imo.

I'm looking forward to it to, I love the feel.

I read the book too. Hope it does it justice.

And yes, Fresh Prince of Bel-air is made of win.

I'm looking forward to it to, I love the feel.

I read the book too. Hope it does it justice.

And yes, Fresh Prince of Bel-air is made of win.

I'm so seeing it, I might just wait for the DVD though. Apparently Will Smith gave away the ending of the film in an interview, LOL :P ..Not that it would matter if you've read the book.

Well, I've seen one trailer for the movie. Has there been any more?

if you want to see a good movie based on the book "i am legend": "the last man on earth" with vincent price. it's not without it's faults and of course it's dated, but you get a great performance by price and the movie is as bleak as it should be. fans of charlton heston should check out "the omega man" too.

i doubt any movie starring a mediocre actor (at best) like will smith will turn out to be a good movie, let alone make a good adaption of a very good book.

Are people really into this movie by that one trailer?

I saw that trailer (i knew nothing of the book or movie) and it gave me no desire to see it. Will Smith, running around by himself in New York City, and some animals are running around as well. umm, ok. if last man on earth is Will Smtih and some animals, I say kill off Smith and let the animals dominate the earth once again.

as a side note, what's with so many movies made after sept.11th being filmed in NYC? I mean at first, it was sort of like a sign of respect, but now it's getting old and lazy. oh oh, i know! film it in NYC! bonus sympathy points with the audience!

The cynasism is this thread is outstanding, bravo!

I never heard of it...sounds..idk...XD

I saw the movie the other day and enjoyed it. I don't think it's a great film, but it was entertaining. I love sci-fi films and this one delivered. The ending was a bit weak in my personal opinion and the "creatures" weren't very scary up close, also this film requires some serious willing suspension of disbelief. Other than that I found it a good weekend diversion.

It was pretty good, if you didn't go in expecting something completely amazing. Definitely entertaining compared to the rest of the drabble that's come out recently. Then again, I'm an apocalyptic-themed movie junkie, which is bad since I get scared and want to huggle something. Low tolerance for horror + liking horror movies = sad saber.

I disagree with "Saber", It was an amazing film. Will Smith did superb.

Will Smith did indeed do a good job, I agree with you there. However, in my opinion, the boy and the woman (Anna, I think?) were pretty mediocre. The plot of the movie went downhill after they found him, I think.

Ya, I can see that. I think, the movie should have been longer. Will Smith could have killed all of the mutated creatures, somehow lol. He could have gone back, to the safe zone, with Anna, and the boy.

must. see. movie. now.

Ya, It is excellent.

I haven't read the book - indeed, didn't even know there was one - but I went to see the film recently, and rather enjoyed it. I went with friends, and friends of friends - one of whom happened to be an old woman who wasn't at all expecting the kind of film it was. Which was a little funny. I suppose she was expecting some bog-standard Will Smith blockbuster tossery, rather than end-of-the-world-with-vampires. My main complaints with the film would be the moments which were supposed to be touching, trying (and failing) to tug at my heartstrings, and the rather trite 'listening to God' shit at the end. Other than that, though, it was OK. Who wrote the book?

Nice effects and theme, but that's about all I give it. What a load of garbage! My brain still hurts from all the idiotic plot holes and unimportant garbage they put in. Like the herd of deer running amok thru streets of NY. Even at the start of the film, it was puzzling as hell, as to why there are all of a sudden hundreds of deer in middle of NYC after only 3 bloody years! And if you factor in the fact that there are thousands of killer mutants out there every night, and that the bridges were all blown up 3 years ago, leaving only the Central Park population of deer to multiply to such herd level, well, you'd have to be a retarded 5-year old not to notice that plot hole. So only logical answer is they included the deer hunting scene at the start to get the redneck audience all jacked up, and then throw in their face that Ford Mustang commercial built-in the movie.

and it goes downhill from those first 5 minutes...

seriously, all you guys saying its awesome and excellent, I'm really concerned for your sanity. Just what do you consider crap if this crap is considered 'excellent'?

and Richard, so right, that 'Speaking to God' bit was unbelievably lame. Ok audience, GOD says there is a place in Vermont, so there. End of dicussion, no need to think about it anymore. GOD says it, so its true, k?

And anyone else notice how convenient that most streets were nicely abandoned with all cars properly parallel parked just so Will Smith can show off his Mustang driving skills?

Of course, they also never answered the fact as to how that woman and child got to NYC in a car and scared off hundreds of mutants with only her car headlights in the process, oh and with all bridges destroyed.

And other minor things but very crucial nonetheless... what's a f**cking SR-71 BlackBird doing on top of an aircraft carrier? Was it only placed there by the SFX team just so will smith can look cool while playing Golf? (I fear that I'm right - it was only done for that reason). A blackbird is a specialized spy plane that needs insane long runways to take off and land, and each flight is about as involved as planning a space shuttle launch. How exactly (and WHY exactly) is it on top of an aircraft carrier, conveniently docked on the infected side of NY, still baffles me.

i havent seen it but might i ask... where do the mutants go n the day?

wait i think i figured it out... either that dude at the movie store is dead or he is mutant sleeping? do they sleep in random places in the day???

I just saw it. It wasn't exactly what I expected.. it was good, but not great.

Grand, thanks for explaining 'some' of my plot hole issues (i must have missed the part about evacuation boat), but I have to say, i may have called Will Smith a crap actor in the past, but in my latest thread of the movie, I did not mention Will Smith's acting at all. I believe I said it 'before' I've seen the movie, and to be honest, his acting was decent in the film.

The deer issue, I still don't buy. It feels like an after-thought added in just to get the crowd pumped up with a mustang deer hunting scene. You saw how fast the zombies moved, and all their zombie dogs doo, all starving, because it is assumed they killed off all non-infected humans over the past year and food is getting really scarce. So how a herd of deer can escape these starving super-humans and super-dogs, while humans with all intellect are down to one man and one dog for entire island, is beyond belief.

Yama, how could you think the zombies turned into mannequins during the day? geez, i fear you actually watch a movie that really makes you 'think' and have to understand it - entire plot was spoon-fed in this film in easy-to-follow sentences, so not sure how you missed the fact that zombies lie dormant in dark places called 'hives' during the daytime.

another thing that bothers me is the dead bodies, or lack thereof. I know the zombies probably polished off everyone, but no blood splatters anywhere, no bones, no sign of any dead? seems too PG convenient.

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I see. My bad. The SR-71 is a museum item. Actually, the aircraft carrier itself is part of the Sea-Air-Space museum in NY. that's kind neat, actually. I wouldnt mind visiting it someday.

Your 'darkie' comment is quite misleading though. Will Smith is about as black and intimidating to the rednecks as vanilla ice cream. And I'm still missing all the strong theme this movie apparently addressed. What were they? Playing god with medicine? listening to god for help? going crazy talking to mannequins? talking to dogs? self-sacrifice? everyone of those themes were low quality. there was no strong message, no tear jerking moment, no deep thinking required. it was just a popcorn flick about end of the world.

The Shrek moment was one that worked for me, too. Although, at the time, I thought he knew it so well because he'd watched it endlessly *on his own*. You're probably right, though. Still not convinced by the talking to God nonsense, to be honest. If you want to see that aspect done well, in a post-apocalyptic context, look no further than The Stand. At least Stephen King used God, and the fight against evil, as a main theme - which is why it worked there, and seemed trite and thrown in as an afterthought here.

I really liked the film.