So I went to see I Am Legend this evening...

**jrandom** · 10th January 2008, 15:29

Originally Posted by BIGBOSSMAN

God I'm bored..., where's me fucking bike?

Come for a ride to Dargaville and back this evening then!

**BIGBOSSMAN** · 10th January 2008, 15:33

Would love to, but alas my life is controlled by a higher power. One with super fine tits, and an ass that can crack walnuts. And so it's off to the ATNR for a few hours instead

Enjoy your ride, maybe see you on next weeks Coro Loop GP (Kornholio - inspired) eh??

**Dargor** · 10th January 2008, 15:51

It's shit.

Just Will Smith trying to look cool for a few hours.

**Headbanger** · 10th January 2008, 16:00

This review, Nails it.

http://www.kpbs.org/blogs/movies/200...4/i-am-legend/

Better off reading a book.

**Nagash** · 10th January 2008, 16:05

I thought the movie was rubbish.. nothing actually happened for the first 3/4's of the movie.

Just a mad man driving around and talking to dolls.

And how sweet.. the mutant vampire freaks had feelings.. didn't like it at all.

**Hoon** · 10th January 2008, 16:18

Yeah about 15 mins into the movie I realised it was a remake of "The Omega Man" which I saw in the early 80's when I was about 10 yo. Charlton Heston makes for a more convincing Army Officer scientist than Will Smith does even without have to say "Get your filthy hands off me you damn dirty vampire!!".

Bit of a let down as I knew what was going to happen so kind of spoilt it for me.....a bit slow in places too. It was hyped as an action movie but was more a thriller so I turned up expecting "Independence Day" but got "The Pianist" instead.

It could've been done a lot better I thought....a little unbelievable at times even for my action, sci-fi, zombie loving tastes. Its like they thought "well since the vampires are CGI lets make them do all sorts of incredible stuff!" and don't get me started on that bunker-buster grenade!

Have to say I liked Resident Evil 3 and Grindhouse:Planet Terror better!

**Big Dave** · 10th January 2008, 18:19

Cool - I've been wondering why nobody was saying 'Omega man remake'.
Wil's OK - but I'll wait till it's on Sky

Didn't Charlton's career take off after the NRA thing.

**James Deuce** · 10th January 2008, 18:21

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Didn't Charlton's career take off after the NRA thing.

The Alzheimer's thing was a great help too.

**Brett** · 10th January 2008, 18:29

I thought it was really average to be honest. Storyline had potential, though far fetched. I wanted more guns. Maybe it was the ending that killed it for me...I dont know. Just didn't like it much.

**James Deuce** · 10th January 2008, 18:36

Matheson's book "I am Legend" isn't about blowing up Mutants and shit, and the protaganist certainly isn't a hero and there is no happy ending. He gets sentenced to death for indiscriminately murdering members of a society to which he doesn't belong, either physically or culturally.

**Big Dave** · 10th January 2008, 19:19

Originally Posted by Jim2

The Alzheimer's thing was a great help too.

He had a few good - 'dead and dying hands years'

**ital916** · 10th January 2008, 19:57

OI! you guys can't diss will smiths performance. For a one man movie it was a pretty freaking good role and i reckon he pulled it off.

**Trudes** · 10th January 2008, 20:03

I kept wanting to yell "Wilson!!!!"

**Kickaha** · 10th January 2008, 21:38

Originally Posted by ali

For those of you old enough, there used to be a programme on tv called " Survivor " ( or something like it ) about post - plague survival, have been looking in video stores for the last 20 years for it ( to no avail ).

Perhaps when i finally get to see it, i will be disappointed.

I vaguely remember it, it was set in the UK

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Cool - I've been wondering why nobody was saying 'Omega man remake'.
.

Some of us did

Originally Posted by Kickaha

While I was watching it, I said to myself "this is a remake of The Omega Man" bit of online research later and it seems they are both based on the same book written in 1954 Richard Matheson called "I am Legend"