I Am Legend

[Connemara]

This movie looks pretty cool. Sort of "28 Days Later"-esque. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFZ5AFD5Lz4&feature=related

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Vincent Price > Charleton Heston > Will Smith

 

[dusty]

Hope it's good. Looks like all it has in common with the book is the title, but I didn't really care for the book anyway.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Vincent Price > Charleton Heston > Will Smith
Yeah, I guess that's true. I've only seen parts of Omega, but it was awesome.

 

[B1FF]

I didn't see one hippie. They've ruined it.

 

[whodini]

Originally Posted by Connemara

Yeah, I guess that's true. I've only seen parts of Omega, but it was awesome.
No, it was awful. As it was loosely based on the book then I suppose they were free to take certain liberties with it. Unfortunately, it was absolute 1970s crap filled with "counter-culture" bits mixed in so the makers could say there was a "deeper meaning, man..." The previews to this Will Smith version look better but I've had a few complaints after finding out it was being made. Will Smith is wrong for the role. Everyone knows him for action movies and the character in the book, although action-oriented, is NOT an action guy. He is forced into it by circumstance and I think a young version of Steve Buschemi would have really worked here. The book also took place in Compton and while Omega was in LA, it was stupid to have Heston in a penthouse. The book described an average house converted into a fortress that was almost always cast in darkness because of the boards around the windows; this gave it a very gritty and realistic feel. I use "realistic" because the concept of the story was that while fiction it could happen and the main character's actions/emotions/thoughts were of the average man; this was far more effective in scaring the reader than simply having it take place on Mars in the year 2089. I can only hope Smith's version will stick to this. If you haven't read "Legend," I would highly recommend it. It's easily one of my favorite novels while I'm not typically a fan of the horror genre. Matheson has done a lot of amazing work and in my opinion is nothing short of an underrated Ray Bradbury.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Am I really the only one who's seen Last Man On Earth?

 

[whodini]

No, I forgot to throw it in there. It followed the book pretty well but Price was just such an odd guy that it was hard for me to think of him as an "average" guy, even if his character was a doctor.

It was far superior to Omega.

 

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Am I really the only one who's seen Last Man On Earth?

Nope. A DVD version of it is sitting on my coffee table as we speak. Vincent Price rules!

 

[Tokyo Slim]

I rented it from the Library when I was like fifteen.

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by whodini

It's easily one of my favorite novels while I'm not typically a fan of the horror genre.

You strike me as an avid Danielle Steele reader.

Will Smith is basically the wrong actor for almost all his roles (did anyone see Ali or "Enemy of the State" or ....?), but he is usually decent enough, has more crossover appeal (black/white/young/old) than anyone and gets people to the box office.

 

[whodini]

Originally Posted by edmorel

You strike me as an avid Danielle Steele reader.

Will Smith is basically the wrong actor for almost all his roles (did anyone see Ali or "Enemy of the State" or ....?), but he is usually decent enough, has more crossover appeal (black/white/young/old) than anyone and gets people to the box office.
Jamas. Ese tipo de mariconada la dejo para que tengas algo que leer con tu novio. And you strike me as a fan of such books as "Jim the Postman Delivers his Package to Timmy," "War and Piece of Schlong," and who could forget your favorite, "The Old Man and the Sea(men)."

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by edmorel

You strike me as an avid Danielle Steele reader.
I had him pegged as a Maeve Binchy fan.

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Vincent Price > Charleton Heston > Will Smith

You should throw a few extra "greater than" signs after Vincent's name. I really like his stuff, from "The Fly" to the Roger Corman extravaganzas to his spectacular turn as Dr. Phibes to his voicework on "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo" to his narration of the charmingly decrepit Historama in Tombstone, Ariz. Oh yeah, and he was Egghead.

Now that's a resume.

 

[carlhuber]

Originally Posted by whodini

No, it was awful. As it was loosely based on the book then I suppose they were free to take certain liberties with it.
I humbly disagree. I absolutely loved (the first half) of The Omega Man. I'll freely admit that I have neither read the book nor seen the Price interpretation of it, but I do know what they're about and how they differ from the Omega Man. On its own Heston's movie is fantastic to people who can appreciate 70s action camp and the swagger of Heston being the master of his own domain.

Okay, okay, the second half of the movie gets rather eyerollingly ludicrous, but the first half is fantastic. IMHO, of course. Edit: to the point of the thread, I think Will Smith's movie is going to a steaming pile of Hollywood trash.