I am Legend

[Jasandjules]

Well, I have just finished watching it, and now I feel like I want to slit my wrists.....

Not a good film if you are in a happy mood...

[GingerWizard]

I was massively disapointed with the film. I read the book eons ago and the film seems to completly miss the point of the original. It was a let down to say the least.

[khevolution]

i quite like it, not the best film i have seen by a long shot, but as bad as that

[Jasandjules]

Yes, I thought it was going to be a bit of a cool Zombie-esque type of film, but it got rather depressing.....

The CGI was a bit off as well....

[Daniel1]

awefully crap IMO for a millions reasons, such as the product placement and poor cgi

[Tiggsy]

the alternate ending at least makes some sense of it - the standard ending just creates 100 plot holes and was clearly not in the original screenplay (obviusly, they left the novel long before that!)

[Jasandjules]

Tiggsy said:

the alternate ending at least makes some sense of it - the standard ending just creates 100 plot holes and was clearly not in the original screenplay (obviusly, they left the novel long before that!)

Alternative Ending? Is that on the DVD? (I never look at the extras). Is it a happier ending?

[SkinnyBoy]

Will Smith couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. I don't get why people rave about him, i think he's a comedy actor but serious stuff even 7 pounds, I just can't get past the Fresh Prince!

[Soir]

I thought will smith was excellent in it & rather enjoyed the film

[Conian]

awful awful film
the dog didnt get killed, it committed hari kari out of shame.

[Beefmeister]

SkinnyBoy said:

Will Smith couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. I don't get why people rave about him, i think he's a comedy actor but serious stuff even 7 pounds, I just can't get past the Fresh Prince!

Ali.

The Pursuit of Happyness.

If you think that isn't great acting, you have brain failure.

[Famous Graham]

He wasn't bad in 6 Degrees of Separation either, tbh.

[SkinnyBoy]

Beefmeister said:

SkinnyBoy said:

Will Smith couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. I don't get why people rave about him, i think he's a comedy actor but serious stuff even 7 pounds, I just can't get past the Fresh Prince!

Ali.

The Pursuit of Happyness.

If you think that isn't great acting, you have brain failure.

Are you stting me, he is at best an average actor. Don't believe the hype is all I can say.

[fathomfive]

It's not the best film in the world, but it's still way better than Cloverfield...

[SkinnyBoy]

fathomfive said:

It's not the best film in the world, but it's still way better than Cloverfield...

agreed, a truly awful film, promised so much yet the delivery was just painful.

I was watching some clips on the 'tube last night from a competition to do a short movie intro for the Greg Bear book "Eon" although the entries were good, I hope they do not give some muppet in Hollywood an idea to try and make a full feature film, its one of those books thats best left as a book, no amount of special effects could even begin to give the book justice, same thinking they should of done with I am Legend

The trailer is here if anyone is interested.

[grumbledoak]

I thought 'I am Legend' was decent enough in a 'park your brain' action movie sense.

Will Smith is not a great actor, but he is likeable on-screen. Unlike, say Sandler, Affleck, and Matt Bloody Damon, all of whom are equally poor, yet they give me the urge to hit them with a shovel.

[him_over_there]

GingerWizard said:

I was massively disapointed with the film. I read the book eons ago and the film seems to completly miss the point of the original. It was a let down to say the least.

This.

Did the people who made the movie even read the book.

Awful film.

Which is a pity because the book was great and could have made a properly good film if done well.

[jesusbuiltmycar]

GingerWizard said:

I was massively disapointed with the film. I read the book eons ago and the film seems to completly miss the point of the original. It was a let down to say the least.

I thought the main point of the book was the ending - yet for some reason the film as a Holywood Happy ending....


In the book the Neville is captured by the Vampires. They have formed a new society and are starting to rebuild. Neville is the last human immume to infection, by hunting the vampires during the day he is the monster. He is a "legend" in the new society and the Vampires are terrified of him.

What is the alternative ending - is it the same as the book? Somehow I doubt it....

Edited by jesusbuiltmycar on Monday 22 June 13:28

[Road2Ruin]

him_over_there said:

GingerWizard said:

I was massively disapointed with the film. I read the book eons ago and the film seems to completly miss the point of the original. It was a let down to say the least.

This.

Did the people who made the movie even read the book.

Awful film.

Which is a pity because the book was great and could have made a properly good film if done well.

So you haven't seen the other two films made from this book then, 'The last man on earth' and 'the Omega man'.

[mat205125]

Beefmeister said:

SkinnyBoy said:

Will Smith couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. I don't get why people rave about him, i think he's a comedy actor but serious stuff even 7 pounds, I just can't get past the Fresh Prince!

Ali.

The Pursuit of Happyness.

If you think that isn't great acting, you have brain failure.

Will Smith doesn't act, or make movies .... He simply appears in feature length promotional vehicles for his outlandishly enormous ego.