This isn't necessarily a recommendation for the movie - it's suspenseful and scary, with some violence meted out to CGI monsters. So don't go if it's not your thing.
But I have to admit, as I saw Will Smith in his apartment with myriad generators, canned goods and an impressive armory, I thought of mirkwood.
Dude, you'd be impressed. And maybe you need to reconsider the dog thing, it looks like they're handy to have around in a post-disaster scenario.
That, and a smokin' hot red Mustang. For hunting deer through Central Park, doncha know.
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The trailer looked interesting until it became clear reading about the movie this was a remake (of sorts) of the one Charlton Heston movie... and until it seemed like it was just another zombie type horror flick... Zombies are fun in the forums, but me no likey to get scared at the movies... I'd rather see a chick flick!
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
It's not full-out zombie horror, but it IS creepy. And yeah, this is now the third remake of "I Am Legend", I heard the Charlton Heston version is dripping in melted cheese.
The scariness is when you don't really see them - in this case they're pseudo-vampires. Once they're up and running about they're more laughable than anything. Think Imhotep from "The Mummy".
I was the one who wanted to see the movie - I'm the Will Smith/Sci-Fi fan, and before we left the house I grinned at DH and said, "You know.... this is a snuggle movie." He thought that was great.
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Does Brandon Frasier show up with a shot gun and save Will Smith from the Imhoteps?
(now that is wording I've never heard before for describing "cheesey"... dripping in melted cheese! Hey, in the 60's when it was made, I'm sure it was state of the art for the budget they had!)
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
Ummm..... not necessarily. It's not his typical fare. I'm like Cat, me no likey horror films (OK, Sean of the Dead and Bruce Campbell and the Army of Darkness don't count), but this is scary for wimpy ol' me.
That being said, Will Smith was fantastic. Even though the movie only got 44% at Rotten Tomatoes - and I thought it was only so-so - the reviewers were almost unanimous that he did a great job. He was funny and tough and lonely. You just wanted to give him a big hug and make him soup.
ETA: Whoops! My response was to Euph, not Cat Herder. He's a faster poster than I am. And sorry Cat, Brandon Frasier does not show up.
-- Edited by dianoia at 10:36, 2007-12-17
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Yup. Second installment of the "rebooting", after Batman Begins.
And believe it or not, that voice you heard is the Joker done by Heath Ledger. There was some internet grumbling when his casting was announced, but after seeing the trailer, I'm convinced. Pretty boy makes a convincing Joker.
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I plan on seeing it, I did like the Heston version "Omega Man". Finally, though, he has a good zombie/vamp killing weapon, an AR, a church-approved weapon!
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Lo, there I see my mother, my sisters, my brothers Lo, there I see the line of my people back to the beginning Lo, they call to me, they bid me take my place among them In the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live...forever
Cat... brokeback batman... chronicles of riddick a chick flick... hahahaha... you crack me up... buwahahaha... You're too funny.
Last night I watched 'My Fair Lady' with my girls. They didn't understand 9/10ths of the dialog so I acted as translator. :) I love Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn... They did a superb job on that movie, and so many fine misogynistic songs in that musical! :)
(Why can't a woman be more like a man?)
--Ray
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Anyone seen the Chipmunks Movie yet? Child Thing 3 and Beserker Warrior Son are begging to see it, so likely we're gonna have to go see it over Christmas break...
Oh, speaking of Chronicles or Riddick... you should try putting together a lesson for Deacon's Quorum really late at night while that is on... the dreams you have when you go to bed will be extraordinary, and you will indeed be grateful that church was cancelled due to winter snow storm...
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
I'll admit I've only half-seen My Fair Lady...once. But I thought, "This is lame. What- he teaches her how to be all independent and all and then what? She goes chasing the old guy at the end like she can't live without him?"
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You should read the play the story was based upon, Coco: Pygmalion. It ends differently. :D
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Chronicles of Riddick, good flick, though the odds of a woman holding her own alone in an uncontrolled prison of extremely violent men, is, well, sci-fi.
Going to shoot for watching "I Am Legend" this weekend.
Thank heavens my children have not expressed a desire to see the Chipmunk movie.
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Lo, there I see my mother, my sisters, my brothers Lo, there I see the line of my people back to the beginning Lo, they call to me, they bid me take my place among them In the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live...forever
Thank heavens my children have not expressed a desire to see the Chipmunk movie.
If I were Catholic that could be a rote prayer. Amen, Val!
(one of the benefits of having no commercial teevee is you don't see commercials and kids don't have to follow trends... my kids could care less about an assortment of trends right now...)
--Ray
-- Edited by rayb at 09:43, 2007-12-18
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Chronicles of Riddick, good flick, though the odds of a woman holding her own alone in an uncontrolled prison of extremely violent men, is, well, sci-fi.
Maybe. Maybe not.
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Life is tough but it's tougher if you're stupid. -John Wayne
Chronicles of Riddick, good flick, though the odds of a woman holding her own alone in an uncontrolled prison of extremely violent men, is, well, sci-fi.
He thought that was great.
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and we all are the light fearing quasi zombie-vampires... 
