I Am Legend

[KROW]

Originally Posted by TheCure

I disagree. Many of his starring roles coulda been played by a white man. I, Robot, Independence Day, MIB, Hitch, Enemy of the State, Bagger Vance...

The only ones I can think of that can't be done by a caucasian is Bad Boys and Wild Wild West cuz they both made reference to his blackness.

Point taken, though there's Ali and Shark Tale, too. I see where you're coming from, though. I just think Smith's a good actor and shouldn't be downplayed in any film he's in, as well as the film itself, just because of the big hits he starred in focused on his "blackness."

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by KROW

Point taken, though there's Ali and Shark Tale, too. I see where you're coming from, though. I just think Smith's a good actor and shouldn't be downplayed in any film he's in, as well as the film itself, just because of the big hits he starred in focused on his "blackness."

That's society in general though...stereo types are made because stereo types exist.

[Mecha Cow]

There was Pursuit of Happyness too. Will Smith isn't my favorite actor or anything, but I do think he's seen as a serious performer rather than another Martin Lawrence or Chris Rock.

Spoiler:

No, that's not a jab at either Lawrence or Rock.

[Revan]

The movie was desent but what I thought was the best part was the set. They made NYC look completely abandoned. That really helped me get into the feel of the film and how alone robert was.

[Cure]

The Batman/Superman poster they showed made me sad.

[Tanner]

The fact that it showed how so sudden, quick, and close to the time the virus broke out with our time was scary too(There was a Wicked poster, and a bunch of things that are around right now). And the set WAS wonderful.

[Raven]

I didnt know what to expect before I saw this, so I was kind of curious as to how it would play out. I thought it was an enjoyable movie, it had some very good moments that drew me in.

I loved how Will Smiths character would plant mannequins over the area and try to converse with them, and I was taken in by his friendship with Sam the dog. I jumped at moments that they clearly wanted me to. I liked how they explained how the virus took over, it was quick and simple.

Good story (havent seen the book so I cant compare the two). But as a movie I think it did what it should, tell a story and entertain me.

So yes, I like it.

[The Shelf]

I really liked this movie. Poor, poor, Sam, though. I knew she was gonna die since I read some spoilers before I saw it, but I didn't expect to care much when it happened. But on the contrary, they really made me care for that dog. :'(

I have a question, though. I was in the restroom during the previews so I think I missed the first minute of the movie or so. I walked in when the woman was on the news and said she found a cure for cancer. Was anything said before that bit? And did they ever explain how the virus jumped to being airborne?

Anyway, like I said, I thought the movie was pretty good. I'm not sure it's the kind of movie that I'd want to watch more than a couple times, but Will Smith did a good job in this movie, and the dog was the perfect addition to make the movie work. I also liked how the "creatures" weren't zombies or vampires or anything. They were just regular people infected with a wacked-out version of rabies that gave them a skin condition. They used way too much CGI, though. They could have done a lot of the stuff in this movie without it.

[Spitfire]

I hated it, should have changed the title to "Blade Presents 28 Descents Later"

Spoiler:

For one I hate movies who decide to use CGI for things that could be easily pulled off with costume effects. I've seen creatures that look exactly like that in other movies pulled off with no use of CGI. Lazy film making. The ending was garbage I could tell they tacked that on, if they were smart they would have left him alone the whole movie and had him give up and shoot himself at the end. But then people wouldn't feel good about the ending so I guess they couldn't do that. I forgot end of the world disaster movies were supposed to be happy.

The movie was actually good up until you see the first creature in it's full ****** CGI glory, it all went down hill from there. The scene in the building where he rescues his dog was great. The monsters presence was good and I was starting to think some really creepy stuff was going to happen. Sadly the movie let me down from there. Couldn't have been more predictable either. Guess it was made for people who play video games because I noticed several times nods to the video game crowd.

I could go on but I know none of you will listen to me, you never do, and just assume I'm over analyzing things.

I say watch the Vincent Price version of this film. Closer to the books and alot better. It's a movie made before movies had to appeal to crowds of people. "I Am Legend" is a disaster/horror movie for 12 year olds.

The only good thing about this movie overall was I saw an amazing "Dark Knight" trailer before the film.

[愛]

You're back on my good side, Spitfire.