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Rotten Watch: I Am Legend
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dskillzhtown
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I saw the movie tonight. It wasn't bad, but I left the theater thinking that it could have been alot better than it was. I had seen 'Omega Man' years ago and thought that a movie shot with today's tech would be great. But they went the 'action' route instead of the cerebral route. The main problem I have with the movie is
Again, I don't think it was horrible or anything, just not as good as it could have been. Will Smith did a great acting job, I didn't mind the CG but the opening scene was all kinds weird. Also, I probably would have cut a bit off the beginning of the movie showing his day-to-day. We get that he is alone with his dog!!!!
I thought they should have played up the angle of "Who is the real monster? Will Smith for doing experiments on victims of the virus or the victims? It looked as though the movie was going in that direction with the introduction of Anna who could have really questioned his methods and actions, but she was just a vehicle to get the ending. Just a few extra scenes of seeing all the photos on his wall of people he killed and her asking why he is killing them instead of going to Vermont with her would have been awesome. They hinted around that, but it would have been really powerful to spell it out.
Again, I don't think it was horrible or anything, just not as good as it could have been. Will Smith did a great acting job, I didn't mind the CG but the opening scene was all kinds weird. Also, I probably would have cut a bit off the beginning of the movie showing his day-to-day. We get that he is alone with his dog!!!!
Revengeance
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This movie exceeded my (low) expectations, I'd probably recommend. Will Smith is pretty good, and his dog is great.
coldvein said:
no... i won't tell
That certainly wasn't cutesy. Just showed how lonely and out of touchy with humanity he'd become.OokieSpookie said:
OokieSpookie said:
They didn't care about the female mate they just wanted to kill him for food, which shows that they have no humanity left
Maybe so they couldn't smell where he lived at night?OokieSpookie said:
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dskillzhtown said:
Regarding the whole monster angle, it did almost seem like the Anna scene would have lead to such a comment but all the while, the film had set it monsters be really monster like, when Anna later confronted Neville about God, that she met him for a reason; Neville response was the resentment of god laying out the details of the horrifying outcome of the cancer cure, of the ~5.5 billion people the virus did kill only less than 1 percent, 12 million I think were immune like Neville in which they hunted by the reminding ~500 million of these monsters to be eaten. The aggression of this virus in living things was much more altering than the book would suggest.
It is quite clear the lost humanity in this film versus the sharp contrast of the very very still present of tangible level humanity of the mutated populace in the book who gave in to bloodlust. The film focuses on the hope of humanity with Neville's research and that there is something left saving while the book set it up that Neville's actions could be seen as a monster in the new world. That is the key difference.
It is quite clear the lost humanity in this film versus the sharp contrast of the very very still present of tangible level humanity of the mutated populace in the book who gave in to bloodlust. The film focuses on the hope of humanity with Neville's research and that there is something left saving while the book set it up that Neville's actions could be seen as a monster in the new world. That is the key difference.
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Lathentar said:
I see it completely the opposite. I think it showed more humanity that the male came out into the sunlight when she was taken knowing it would burn and had tears let me guess from pain of the sun right?) , It was the same male that trapped him, the same male that let the charge to his house and the same male that was trying to bust through the glass at the end... revenge is one of the most human qualities that I can think of
As far as the vinegar, wouldn't that make his home stand out more? Especially to things with a high sense of smell ( not that it ever implied that they did )
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I dunno, his methods didn't see all that unjustified to me, given that these people tried to kill him 24/7 and at the end of the day, eh still wanted to help them. Me, personally, I would've just took pot shots at'em during the day and slept easy at night until they were all dead.dskillzhtown said:
OokieSpookie
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One of the other things which irritated me for some reason was
he kept saying that nobody else was alive... but he is saying it to another person who is there with her son and not once did she say "uh well then how do you explain me and my son...and if we are alive who is to say others aren't?" How stupid is it to have him screaming that nobody else is alive when he just freaking met another person. If anything that would make someone say "well hell, maybe there may in fact me some others... yes I know he was cracked and all but they could have at least addressed it
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OokieSpookie said:
You didn't notice how he hallucinated for a second, thinking it was his family? He could very well be hallucinating the two altogether, for all he knows. The man's a little cracked indeed. He talked to mannequins for almost 3 years, you know.
dskillzhtown
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Iamthegamer said:
Exacly what was he going to do? Line them up and give them vaccinations?
Chiggs
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Just got back from seeing it. Let's see...
Spotty f/x work. The terrible Shrek moment. The miserable Bob and Ziggy Marley crap. Dumb ending. I was running for the exit when all was said and done. On the other hand, Will Smith was decent, and the scene inside the building where you first
was well shot and edited.
Oh, and the Dark Knight trailer looked cool, even if I'm not sold on the Joker. Audience strangely failed to react to it, though.
Spotty f/x work. The terrible Shrek moment. The miserable Bob and Ziggy Marley crap. Dumb ending. I was running for the exit when all was said and done. On the other hand, Will Smith was decent, and the scene inside the building where you first
see the monsters
Oh, and the Dark Knight trailer looked cool, even if I'm not sold on the Joker. Audience strangely failed to react to it, though.
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mashoutposse said:
Maybe the other 43% weren't the kind of idiots that applause after a movie. Seriously, I never understood this. It's not like the actors are going to hear your applause and step out in front of the screen to take a bow.
People clapping their hands at a projection are no less crazy than Will Smith's character for talking to mannequins.
way more
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I don't want a exact movie reproduction of I am Legend. I am Legend was a book about a man living alone in a apartment and researching. It was a beautiful book but anything but a re-imagined adaptation would suck.
I want a movie about the last man in on Earth and how he deals with it. The movie also lets the dog become a character. The book barely covered that. The dog could've been a injured child or mute, retarded human instead of mans closest friend. The movie seems to at least treat the dog as a true companion.
I think the only reason I defend this movie is because people seem to argue that it's not like the book and therefore sucks. I haven't seen the movie but all the wrong people say it sucks for all the wrong reasons. When only bad arguments are presented against does it mean I should automatically argue the opposite?
When I finally see this movie I can say if it is good or not.
At least the character has an excuse.
I want a movie about the last man in on Earth and how he deals with it. The movie also lets the dog become a character. The book barely covered that. The dog could've been a injured child or mute, retarded human instead of mans closest friend. The movie seems to at least treat the dog as a true companion.
I think the only reason I defend this movie is because people seem to argue that it's not like the book and therefore sucks. I haven't seen the movie but all the wrong people say it sucks for all the wrong reasons. When only bad arguments are presented against does it mean I should automatically argue the opposite?
When I finally see this movie I can say if it is good or not.
At least the character has an excuse.
MaverickX9
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After
the movie goes down hill. That was the dramatic climax for me.
That said, it wasn't that bad. I liked the day-to-day stuff more so than the second half events. I never read the book or anything.
Oscar worthy performance for
Best performance I've seen all year in that type of role.
Oh yeah, The Dark Knight looks pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
the dog dies
That said, it wasn't that bad. I liked the day-to-day stuff more so than the second half events. I never read the book or anything.
Oscar worthy performance for
the dog.
Oh yeah, The Dark Knight looks pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Great movie. Shitty ending.
Will Smith was awesome.
Things I would have liked to see more/ explained more of:
What was the original ending?
Will Smith was awesome.
Things I would have liked to see more/ explained more of:
-His immunity and more about the other immune people
-Them leaving him and him staying. I know the other people that stayed died but I would have liked to see some of that. He had to have trusted people and been with a group before they all died.
-I'm okay with him dying but i wanted to see more of him saving that one female.
-The woman finding him and saving him from suicide was cool, but I would have liked it if they teamed up and fought the zombies together. I mean, he found the cure! they could have started administering it people, saving them. Fighting together!
-It would have been epic of him and her trying to save people since they had the cure. More catching them with traps, shooting, running.
-There shouldn't have been running water, electricity, gas, heating, after 3yrs of nobody being around.
-More of the virus spreading nationwide would have been awesome also.
-Them leaving him and him staying. I know the other people that stayed died but I would have liked to see some of that. He had to have trusted people and been with a group before they all died.
-I'm okay with him dying but i wanted to see more of him saving that one female.
-The woman finding him and saving him from suicide was cool, but I would have liked it if they teamed up and fought the zombies together. I mean, he found the cure! they could have started administering it people, saving them. Fighting together!
-It would have been epic of him and her trying to save people since they had the cure. More catching them with traps, shooting, running.
-There shouldn't have been running water, electricity, gas, heating, after 3yrs of nobody being around.
-More of the virus spreading nationwide would have been awesome also.
What was the original ending?
NJ x Falkor said:
The vampire people turn out to be sentient and intelligent, and they capture him. He finds out that they are sentient and intelligent, and that they've been fearing him because he's been executing them during the day when they slept...much like vampires in human legends killing people in the night. So to the vampires, he is a legend. Hence the title.
dskillzhtown
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Chiggs said:
Not sure how people don't understand the Shrek moment. Did you catch what was being said in that scene?
It was Donkey telling Shrek that he did great beating up the people and saving him. Donkey then said they should stick together as a team. That was Will's way of telling Anna the same thing.
I loved this movie. I did think the ending kind of had this, came out of nowhere feel, but i loved the film in general.
The overall feeling of loneliness was amazing, the landscapes were gorgeous and i could watch Will Smith do his daily routine all day. He was unbelievable in this film. I think he's a great actor anyway but it's a tough job to remain interesting when you are the only person on screen. That's a testament to his ability.
The more i think about it the more i need to see this film again.
The overall feeling of loneliness was amazing, the landscapes were gorgeous and i could watch Will Smith do his daily routine all day. He was unbelievable in this film. I think he's a great actor anyway but it's a tough job to remain interesting when you are the only person on screen. That's a testament to his ability.
The scenes with Sam were heartbreaking. When he runs into the building and Robert runs in after him with a look of genuine fear and concern i really felt nervous. That really got to me. I also really liked the scene where you learn the monsters are able to think, or at least copy Robert's trap for them. I thought that was really well done.
You should probably spoiler tag that.Insertia said:
The more I think about this, I agree with you. While I loved it, it's pretty much exactly like 28 Days Later in that it was absolutely fuck-awesome up until the last act where it completely falls apart.
Such a shame, why can't these directors get the ending of these kinds of movies right?
My reaction to the movie is generally positive, one thing that stuck in my mind though hours after I had left the theater:
The "butterfly" imagery that one could make out on the broken glass, I don't know why it did. It was just so poetic to me, and the imagery just looked beautiful.
just returned from watching it.
Now thats Ive read over the spoilers and such, honestly, I enjoyed this movie.
I do agree that given 30 more minutes, they could have satisfactorally tied up some loose ends and very ambiguous things that dont really make much sense to me. OVerall Id give it an 8/10. entertaining movie, plenty of suspense, but ultimately, it falls short of what it could have been. IF youre expecting the book, dont go see it. If you want some entertainment and fun, by all means go see this. This movie IS fun to watch.
Now thats Ive read over the spoilers and such, honestly, I enjoyed this movie.
I do agree that given 30 more minutes, they could have satisfactorally tied up some loose ends and very ambiguous things that dont really make much sense to me. OVerall Id give it an 8/10. entertaining movie, plenty of suspense, but ultimately, it falls short of what it could have been. IF youre expecting the book, dont go see it. If you want some entertainment and fun, by all means go see this. This movie IS fun to watch.
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...after a compelling first 45 minutes or so, this film becomes....well just sooo damn mediocare....
The Presentation is there (except the CGI villians that completely suck away all tention), but at a certain point, it doesn't have a clue what to do with itself....eventually just conventientely wrapping itself up because its already past the point of no return...
Not to mention This movie probably could have been shot for a HELL OF ALOT less than what it was and it felt like it was sorta written around the fact the Will Smith was going to be in it...
By that I mean, lets make this as broad as possible just to appease the people who will be checking out another Will Smith movie.......the feeling I had with this movie is like the one I had with I,Robot....a film that felt like it was almost completely made around the star's performance and presence. Everything else in it was just something for him to do......I think its the difference between who "Stars" in a movie...as opposed to just merely being in it....make sense?
and for the record, I DO like Will Smith as an actor and honestly fucking Loved "Pursuit of Happyness" .....I just think he didn't need to be in this. Doesn't matter though as this is a runaway success regardless and he gets to throw another notch on his belt....even if its at the expense of a litarary classic.....then again, thats probably the writers fault :lol
Loved Constatine though and Still dig Francis Lawrence as a director.....even if he's a bit CGI happy....
The Presentation is there (except the CGI villians that completely suck away all tention), but at a certain point, it doesn't have a clue what to do with itself....eventually just conventientely wrapping itself up because its already past the point of no return...
Not to mention This movie probably could have been shot for a HELL OF ALOT less than what it was and it felt like it was sorta written around the fact the Will Smith was going to be in it...
By that I mean, lets make this as broad as possible just to appease the people who will be checking out another Will Smith movie.......the feeling I had with this movie is like the one I had with I,Robot....a film that felt like it was almost completely made around the star's performance and presence. Everything else in it was just something for him to do......I think its the difference between who "Stars" in a movie...as opposed to just merely being in it....make sense?
and for the record, I DO like Will Smith as an actor and honestly fucking Loved "Pursuit of Happyness" .....I just think he didn't need to be in this. Doesn't matter though as this is a runaway success regardless and he gets to throw another notch on his belt....even if its at the expense of a litarary classic.....then again, thats probably the writers fault :lol
Loved Constatine though and Still dig Francis Lawrence as a director.....even if he's a bit CGI happy....
UncleGuito
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I was pretty eager to see this movie last night, and I enjoyed it- it was pretty entertaining. But that's about all that it did for me: just regular "good" action movie. The first half of the movie was the best part about it- after that, the ending scenes and closing just seemed anti-climactic. I'm not sure if the movie solely had pacing problems, or wasn't adapted to film well, or both.
PS. The creatures were designed horribly. Terrible costume design and/or CGI for them.
PS. The creatures were designed horribly. Terrible costume design and/or CGI for them.
Greatness Gone
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My friends invited me to go see this tomorrow. Should I go, GAF?
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Greatness Gone said:
its not a poor movie...its just merely "meh" ....though see it for the first half alone as the New York shots are probably the best thing about the movie....and subsequenty where all the budget went as shooting there = big money....
the "evac" scene alone costed around 5mil if I read correctly....
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