I Am Legend - review
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I thought this sounded like The Omega Man. You didn't like that movie? I guess I saw it when I was a kid - and it was a different era - so I thought it was great. Ah you kids are so sophisticated these days....
Actually I liked both of the previous attempts, I just don't think that they lived up to the book at all. That's not always a bad thing -- the movie version of The Witches of Eastwick hardly had anything in common with the book other than the title, but it was 10 trillion percent better than the book.
And who you callin' a kid? Just last week I within a hair's breadth of forty, and if history is any indicator, this time next year I'll be right up forty's ass (or vice versa.)
Frank
And who you callin' a kid? Just last week I within a hair's breadth of forty, and if history is any indicator, this time next year I'll be right up forty's ass (or vice versa.)
Frank
They spent alot of time thinking about what an empty NY City would look like and they pulled it off spectacularly... too bad they didn't spend much time thinking about character development or an ending. At 1hr 30mins it's like everyone just said, "oh, s'pose we should wrap this thing up then." 3/4 of the movie = awesome.
I didn't like it.
It nearly made me cry in front of my girl.
And the part when he is working out made me look lazy in front of her too.
Hahaha
It nearly made me cry in front of my girl.
And the part when he is working out made me look lazy in front of her too.
Hahaha
I have to agree as said above, alot of times there wasn't music which made it seem kinda slow, but as also said above I think it did a perfect job at telling exactly how it would feel being all alone. I even love the part where he starts yelling at the fake dude cause he wasn't in his right spot lol.
Will Smith did an excellent job IMO.
9/10 from me, definitely gonna pick up the DVD.
Will Smith did an excellent job IMO.
9/10 from me, definitely gonna pick up the DVD.
Went and saw this yesterday..
Was slow in some parts.. other parts were kind of corny.
But all in all.. was going to say 7/10, but the bob marley brought it up to a cool 8 :X
Was slow in some parts.. other parts were kind of corny.
But all in all.. was going to say 7/10, but the bob marley brought it up to a cool 8 :X
Saw it and kinda liked it. Didn't love it, though. I'd give it a 6/10
(almost a 5, but it's the holidays and the movie had its moments).
Will Smith can be strong with the right roles and he was "okay"
here. I've never read the book, but have to imagine it was far
more entertaining than the movie. Makes me appreciate the
screenwriters like Paul Haggis and Steve Zaillian.
As for the directing, I'd give him a 4/10. He has some strong shots,
but missed way too many opportunities. I'm not familiar with the guy
(a quickcheck on IMDB explains why), but I'd have to hear a ton of
good stuff about his next film to pony up the $10. Too many "boo!"
moments, each one knocking another chip of credibility off the
director.
Special effects were both great and laughable. The shots of NY
were done really well. The shots of the city's other inhabitants were
bad.
The music wasn't memorable. These days, few composers are
putting good stuff out. Williams, of course, is still great. But, even
Zimmer just calls it in these days.
Overall, I would recommend it for guys who love action or thrillers
(though I wouldn't throw this flick in either genre).
One last thing: is it me or can Will Smith not create any on-screen
chemistry with his own kids?!
(almost a 5, but it's the holidays and the movie had its moments).
Will Smith can be strong with the right roles and he was "okay"
here. I've never read the book, but have to imagine it was far
more entertaining than the movie. Makes me appreciate the
screenwriters like Paul Haggis and Steve Zaillian.
As for the directing, I'd give him a 4/10. He has some strong shots,
but missed way too many opportunities. I'm not familiar with the guy
(a quickcheck on IMDB explains why), but I'd have to hear a ton of
good stuff about his next film to pony up the $10. Too many "boo!"
moments, each one knocking another chip of credibility off the
director.
Special effects were both great and laughable. The shots of NY
were done really well. The shots of the city's other inhabitants were
bad.
The music wasn't memorable. These days, few composers are
putting good stuff out. Williams, of course, is still great. But, even
Zimmer just calls it in these days.
Overall, I would recommend it for guys who love action or thrillers
(though I wouldn't throw this flick in either genre).
One last thing: is it me or can Will Smith not create any on-screen
chemistry with his own kids?!
I wanted to know more about the before part. I think it would have been neat to show the relationship of the two "zombies?" before they were infected, the woman that Smith catches and the man with the 3 dogs. Even if it was just a short bit. The whole movie left much to be desired.
I think this movie was a complete let down and could have been much better. It started off pretty good but started to go down hill when the girl and her kid showed up out of nowhere. The ending sucked and I would have liked to see more of the zombies throughout the movie.
I hated this movie. I thought it was a complete 28 days later ripoff. Many will probably disagree with me, though. I hated the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potters too.
The zombie-types had too much CG, like The Hulk, Spiderman, and so in. The movements/acrobatics give it away...
But overall, better than The Omega Man: Less Hippies!
But overall, better than The Omega Man: Less Hippies!
I thought there were a couple of brilliant acting scenes - Like when he had to choke his dog out of existence.
However - like many here I think the movie was headed in the right direction, until it came to un abrupt - and in my opinion cheesy conclusion.
I also think that it could have been more suspensful without seeing the faces of the infected. The faces looked too computer generated - a little bit too cartoonish.
However - like many here I think the movie was headed in the right direction, until it came to un abrupt - and in my opinion cheesy conclusion.
I also think that it could have been more suspensful without seeing the faces of the infected. The faces looked too computer generated - a little bit too cartoonish.
::SPOILER::
since 1timedeal gave it away... it's not like he couldn't have crawled in with the other two! It withstood a freakin' grenade - it could have handled the undead for the evening. Will took the easy way out.
spoiler:
great movie and great recommendation, the dog dieing was the saddest fuckin' scene ever. Man that dog was cool. I agree that the ending kinda sucked, the dog should of lived and then grabbed the grenade from him and then dove through the glass and chuck norrised one of zombie like creatures in the nuts then slid across the floor and grabbed an uzi and started going ape shit Scarface before dropping the pin.
that dog ruled.
great movie and great recommendation, the dog dieing was the saddest fuckin' scene ever. Man that dog was cool. I agree that the ending kinda sucked, the dog should of lived and then grabbed the grenade from him and then dove through the glass and chuck norrised one of zombie like creatures in the nuts then slid across the floor and grabbed an uzi and started going ape shit Scarface before dropping the pin.
that dog ruled.
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