Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:29 pm**

The Omega Man is being re-made. I saw a trailer for it this weekend. The name will be 'I Am Legend" which I believe is the name of the book it was adapted from.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/trailers-s ... E33164-310

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:58 pm**

What is Will Smith redefining Sci-Fi films? What next? Will he play The Mule in the Foundation movies?

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:03 pm**

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:06 pm**

danlo wrote:What is Will Smith redefining Sci-Fi films? What next? Will he play The Mule in the Foundation movies?

There never was a Foundation movie, so I'd think that would be defining, not redefining. On the other hand, I think Will likes doing sci-fi; I have at least 3 sci-fi flicks with him in them already.

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:08 pm**

ok

(ID, I, Robot and MIB?)

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:21 pm**

I'm sure anything will be better than the trainwreck of an original movie this was, all due respect to Heston's neckerchief

. Seriously, this movie's "theme" struck me hard at an early impressionable age, and I have always fantasized about being The Omega Man ever since.......prolly why I love Mad Max so much, heh. Nothing like having noone in the world tell you what to do.

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:28 pm**

Keep in mind that the Charlton Heston version was done in 1971... It was one of my favorite moves for a long time.

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:36 pm**

The Heston film's a classic. I love it.

I Robot wasn't terrible, as long as you forget the book.

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:54 pm**

I think it's going to be great. There isn't much Smith can do to ruin it with cheezy banter, seeing as he's alone.

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:26 pm**

In the same vien as Omega Man I love Vincent Price's The Last Man on Earth!

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:28 pm**

From the same book.

Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:33 pm**

I didn't know that! Makes perfect sense, though...

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:38 am**

Cail wrote:From the same book.

Really?

I though the Omega Man was an adaptation from "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson.

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:00 am**

it is, and so is Vincent Price's The Last Man on Earth. 2 movies, one book.

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:32 am**

I really loved the original film too.

The book - I am Legend - is first rate, and I really, really doubt a modern hollywood sci-fi movie will do it any justice whatsoever.

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:38 am**

Montressor wrote:I really loved the original film too.

The book - I am Legend - is first rate, and I really, really doubt a modern hollywood sci-fi movie will do it any justice whatsoever.

i agree wholeheartedly.

one of the first books my dad gave me to read.

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:37 pm**

I agree as well. But I really enjoyed I Robot even though it bore no resemblance to its source.

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:22 pm**

danlo wrote:ok (ID, I, Robot and MIB?)

WRONG!!

(ID, I, Robot and Wild, Wild, West!)

Cail wrote:I really enjoyed I Robot even though it bore no resemblance to its source.

There is no Robot book that had that story in it, for sure. I, Robot itself was a collection of short stories. And there were definite changes to the characters. Susan Calvin, for instance, was described by Asimov as being very plain looking. Fortunately, the movie producers took that to mean she looked like this:

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:17 pm**

I guess WW West qualifies--never saw the movie but the TV series had ahead of it's time gadjetry. So he's been in 5 Sci-Fis then, actually? Independence Day, MIB, MIB2, I, Robot, WWW?

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:27 am**

Midnight showing on Thursday. Against my usual habits, I have high expectations. Hope they don't crash.