I Am Legend
Anyone read this book? I think it's by Richard Matheson. Think Will will do a good job?
I Am Legend
Moderators: sgt.null, dANdeLION
I Am Legend
Avatar wrote:But then, the answers provided by your imagination are not only sometimes best, but have the added advantage of being unable to be wrong.
-
Loredoctor
- Lord
- Posts: 18609
- Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2002 11:35 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria
- Contact:
Re: I Am Legend
I own it, but I havent read it yet. My brother says it is a classic.Balon wrote:I Am Legend
Anyone read this book? I think it's by Richard Matheson. Think Will will do a good job?
Waddley wrote:your Highness Sir Dr. Loredoctor, PhD, Esq, the Magnificent, First of his name, Second Cousin of Dragons, White-Gold-Plate Wielder!
I'm surprised that it took a movie trailer for it to come to my attention. End of the world fiction is among some of my favorite books.
Even if the move turns out bad, it looks like a graet read. So it's win-win for me.
Even if the move turns out bad, it looks like a graet read. So it's win-win for me.
Avatar wrote:But then, the answers provided by your imagination are not only sometimes best, but have the added advantage of being unable to be wrong.
-
Loredoctor
- Lord
- Posts: 18609
- Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2002 11:35 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria
- Contact:
You realise the Omega Man is based off the book?Balon wrote:I'm surprised that it took a movie trailer for it to come to my attention. End of the world fiction is among some of my favorite books.
Even if the move turns out bad, it looks like a graet read. So it's win-win for me.
Waddley wrote:your Highness Sir Dr. Loredoctor, PhD, Esq, the Magnificent, First of his name, Second Cousin of Dragons, White-Gold-Plate Wielder!
-
Loredoctor
- Lord
- Posts: 18609
- Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2002 11:35 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria
- Contact:
-
I'm Murrin
- Are you?
- Posts: 15840
- Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2003 1:09 pm
- Location: North East, UK
- Contact:
Hopefully it's more true to the source book than I Robot was.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
you know...i hate to hold out much hope here.
hollywood does Richard Matheson about as well as they do Stephen King.
i am legend is a CLASSIC. if you've never read matheson check out the wiki article for info.
Richard Matheson
What Dreams May Come is also a FABULOUS book. (film sucked)
yeah...i'll prob'ly see it because i like will smith and richard matheson and...just in case.
hollywood does Richard Matheson about as well as they do Stephen King.
i am legend is a CLASSIC. if you've never read matheson check out the wiki article for info.
Richard Matheson
What Dreams May Come is also a FABULOUS book. (film sucked)
yeah...i'll prob'ly see it because i like will smith and richard matheson and...just in case.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
-
ItisWritten
- <i>Haruchai</i>
- Posts: 536
- Joined: Wed May 02, 2007 2:22 am
- Location: Bellevue, Washington
Has anyone seen the Vincent Price version, The Last Man on Earth?
I've only seen 5 minutes of it, but what I saw looked closer to the book than Omega Man did.
I don't really care too much about what they fill this movie with, so long as the ending of the literary I Am Legend comes through.
I've only seen 5 minutes of it, but what I saw looked closer to the book than Omega Man did.
I don't really care too much about what they fill this movie with, so long as the ending of the literary I Am Legend comes through.
ItisWritten
-
aTOMiC
- Lord
- Posts: 24961
- Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:48 am
- Location: Tampa, Florida
- Has thanked: 19 times
- Been thanked: 13 times
- Contact:
Bought IML yesterday. I didn't get to see it at the theater. I mostly enjoyed the film though it seemed rather short, as if a full 1/4 of the movie was missing. My biggest complaint is the use of CGI. The creature effects weren't as convincing as I would have hoped. Every time I noticed I was watching something computer generated it took me out of the story. In my opinion it wasn't necessary. Otherwise it wasn't a bad film and I'm glad I bought it.
"If you can't tell the difference, what difference does it make?"
"There is tic and toc in atomic" - Neil Peart
yes, but for a totally different reason. They definately "Hollywood-ized" it. Th reason for the title in the book is VERY different than the movie ..,Balon wrote:At least they're using the title this time.
Yah, the CG was pretty awful. I was constantly aware that I was looking at CG, and not people.
I was impressed with WIll Smith... his portrayal of a man trying to stay sane and who was scared shitless half the time was quite good.
Abandoned NY was really cool too....
~...with a floating smile and a light blue sponge...~
Smith did an amazing job (the scene with the dog is just heart-wrenching), but yeah, the CGI blew.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
-
Fist and Faith
- Magister Vitae
- Posts: 25418
- Joined: Sun Dec 01, 2002 8:14 pm
- Has thanked: 9 times
- Been thanked: 57 times
-
Mr. Broken
- The Gap Into Spam
- Posts: 1308
- Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:49 pm
- Location: The arm pit of hell, Titusville Pa.
I had a great time watching this movie at the theater, I mean the movie was ok, and Wil Smith continues to impress me with his acting ability, but my wife kept screaming, and jumping, and it became contagious until the people sitting around us were screaming, and , jumping too. I found myself paying more attention to them than I did to the film. I'll have to get the dvd now so I can see what I missed.
Wide Eyed Stupid
-
Cameraman Jenn
- The Gap Into Spam
- Posts: 13280
- Joined: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:33 pm
- Location: Albuquerque NM (The Land of Enchantment)
I cried like a baby during the one dog scene. I haven't read the book and I enjoyed the movie.
Now if I could just find a way to wear live bees as jewelry all the time.....
www.fantasybedtimehour.com
www.fantasybedtimehour.com