I Am Legend

[iAmtheMovie]

I absolutely fell in love with this movie. Great bit of acting, decent cinematography, well-written. It doesn't stand up to my favorite movie (Little Miss Sunshine), but it's definitely one of my favorites.
What do you think about it?

[TheProsecutor]

Hated it. Ending was predictable.

[iAmtheMovie]

Agreed, the ending was predictable, most of it was predictable for that matter. It was all very obvious (a bit too much foreshadowing), but something about it kept me interested.

To me it seems like you might enjoy a few Shyamalan films what with his twists and all, though, from what I've read about you from other posts (I've done a bit of lurking), you might enjoy the documentary about the font Helvetica (named after the font) more.

I don't think predictability is that much of a killer in a movie, but I'm sure I'm in the minority in that aspect.

[slickmetal]

I absolutely fell in love with this movie. Great bit of acting, decent cinematography, well-written. It doesn't stand up to my favorite movie (Little Miss Sunshine), but it's definitely one of my favorites.
What do you think about it?

was great to see Will smith act in a great role...so what if it was predictable, aren't all movies that are based on books?? lol

especially the part when he was yelling at the lady....and spit was flying out of his mouth.

and when she told the boy to put the knife down..classic survival.

[TheProsecutor]

To me it seems like you might enjoy a few Shyamalan films what with his twists and all, though, from what I've read about you from other posts (I've done a bit of lurking), you might enjoy the documentary about the font Helvetica (named after the font) more.


Do you have a link to that?

[TheProsecutor]

was great to see Will smith act in a great role...so what if it was predictable, aren't all movies that are based on books?? lol

No. But many are.

[iAmtheMovie]

Here's an imdb link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847817/

It's mostly centered around how dominant of a font it is and how it is ingrained into our society and what kind of messages a font conveys in itself. Touches on the modernist and post-modernist movements and all that. Decent watch at best in my opinion, although I've heard only good things about it.
Great music, I think.


I definitely noticed that knife scene, too. A great touch that really added a bit of depth to the movie, I think. Too many directors miss smaller details that really make a movie.

[TheProsecutor]

Interesting. I may not order it, but if I ever get a chance to pick up the dvd while back in the States I may.

[P_chan]

The book was better, I need to finish reading the book. They changed the story A LOT. There was no "saving people" in the book, only killing zombies. Oh, and there were smart zombies too who formed a society. The smart zombies considered him to be a legend, and actually captured him near the end of the book. I'm not going to spoil it, but lets just say that he didn't develop any cure.

From the bits and pieces that I've read, it's been good so far. Kinda like how in the book they point out that the zombies are now the norm, while the last human is a monster.

[socalheart]

I liked the movie for the most part. I didn't predict the ending. I simply enjoyed the ACK :eek: aspect of it. heh.

[TheProsecutor]

The book was better, I need to finish reading the book. They changed the story A LOT. There was no "saving people" in the book, only killing zombies. Oh, and there were smart zombies too who formed a society. The smart zombies considered him to be a legend, and actually captured him near the end of the book. I'm not going to spoil it, but lets just say that he didn't develop any cure.

From the bits and pieces that I've read, it's been good so far. Kinda like how in the book they point out that the zombies are now the norm, while the last human is a monster.

Now that sounds like an interesting fiction read. I think I will try and get my hands on this book.

I really do wish that Hollywood would not take so many liberties with changing an author's work just so as to fit it into the movie formula. Shame that many starving writers sign away their rights to keep their stories accurate for the big screen. And then the successful ones kind of get hooked into the big bucks and letting studios take all those liberties become the norm.

That is why I think writers, directors, and producers, all rolled into one such as Q. Terrentino create some excellent work. They can stay true to their original vision of their stories.

[iAmtheMovie]

I may have to pick this book up as well. Race you to the library. :)

I've also been looking for the Fight Club book, which I'm sure is a billion times better than the movie... just like just about every other book-to-movie transition.

I found it difficult to get into anything of Tarantino's besides Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, and even Reservoir Dogs was a bit iffy.

[TheProsecutor]

Oh, I am a big QT fan. Haven't seen anything he has made that I haven't liked yet.

His dialogues he uses just really propel the stories and give it their unique character.

That ear cutting off scene in Reservoir of Dogs was just great. Then so was that Mexican stand-off towards the end. Man, that was a long time ago I saw that flick. I think it was one of the first vids I and my wife had ever watched together when we were dating.

なつかしい。

[okisteve]

Pulp Fiction is definitely on my alltime top-10 list.

Hey - you know what they call a quarter-pounder with cheese in Japan? I don't either, but wouldn't a Japanese version of PF be great?

Anyone ever see Minbo, Tampopo, or A Taxing Woman :(Nobuko Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本信子 Miyamoto Nobuko born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress from Otaru, Hokkaido. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his apparent suicide in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman. Selected filmography Tampopo (1985) The Funeral (1984) A Taxing Woman (1987) A Taxing Woman 2 (1988) A-ge-man (1990) Minbo no Onna (1992) Daibyonin (1993) Marutai no Onna (1997) Radio no Jikan (1997).

[TheProsecutor]

I saw the first four of those flicks you listed above many years ago in university. Pretty good. Long time ago, though.