Ben Stoeger Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I hate it when they kill the dog. Interesting flick, other than killing off the dog, of course. I can't say I liked it, but it was really needed to help propel us into the last act of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I went and saw it again today. I liked it the 2nd time around. I didn't have that "what the heck kind of ending is that!" reaction this time. Maybe that's why I liked it this time around. I was in it just for the pure action aspect of it. That and I kept an eye out for all the other things that were mentioned on all the other shooting forums I frequent that discussed the movie. (A'yup that was an M249 SAW he had in the Schrank, and a'yup, Ford must have shelled out some big bucks for product placement.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 The guns, the guns!!! I have not seen it but a debate was started today on what kind of handgun was in the movie??? So what goodies did he have, I heard of a dark earth finish mabey xd or something??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) This movie left me with mixed feelings. I liked it but expected more. I generaly forgive a movie for the holes but I wanted the holes in this one filled in on-screen not in my imagination. Will Smiths performance as usual was first rate. I did like it enough to buy the Blue Ray DVD of the "Omega Man". I believe the Dark Earth finish pistol was an H&K. Looked like a USP. Edited December 27, 2007 by mpeltier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Hepworth Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I think it was an HK USP with the earth color frame. The only thing about this movie I did not like was the CGI zombies,...way too strong and fit....diseases are supposed to make you sickly. They became super human! ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanLock Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I saw it yesterday, and i thought it was good. Just a thought though, if a bullet to the head kills these things, and he managed to knock one unconsious with the butt of his m4, when he caught that female one, how come that when they are smashing there heads into windshields, and the plex glass in his lab, they dont have massive trauma and die.??? 1 30rd mag. no side arm on him. Fool. why didnt he get in the tunnel with them and just toss the grenade. just a few thoughts. other than that... a good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Def an HK, paused the movie on that scene actually to inspect. He could have done some things smarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Def an HK, paused the movie on that scene actually to inspect. He could have done some things smarter. What do you mean (Paused)? You got an industry prescreen DVD or something?? I love Death Metal but I dont shoot open!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I'm thinking a Director's Cut on this one. Too much left unsaid or not addressed in this finished version. Example, when he trapped the one mutant and the male came out into the sun. He commented later that they were exhibiting odd behavior in doing that. I saw it as that was his mate who had been taken. I saw his entire pursuit of Neville as an attempt to get his "loved one" back. The trap set for Neville as seen by that same person when his woman was taken. What a leap of intelligence to duplicate what he saw done on one of his Hive. I was left unsatisfied by the movie, but thought Smith did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddjob Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 This movie is a "buy" for me. I enjoyed this movie even knowing what would happen to Smith at the end (saw Omega Man many years ago). Poor Dr. Neville looked like he was R/O'ing a match at the end of the movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I really liked it alot but found quite a bit not explained like, what was the stuff in the bottle that he squirted on the stairs and his jacket? He used vinegar, you see a couple more bottles later in the movie. Saw this movie tonight. Even though I really liked the movie it did leave me wanting more at the end. I thought the CGI was done well, not too over the top. I have to admit I did jump a few times. I saw this movie in a digital theater with great sound. *** spoiler alert *** The wife and I didn't care for the way the dog was killed. Was a little hard to watch when you have three of your very own dogs at home. All in all it was a good flick, didn't mind paying top dollar for this one, which I don't do often. (netflix junkie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 (edited) I watched it last night with my wife. We expected to enjoy it, but were both quite surprised with how quickly we both were taken in. Both of us were pretty emotionally attached to that dog (2 of our own at home didn't help). I though it was great. lots of suspense, some decent action and a great actor. I just wish there was more of the Shelby! Edited December 29, 2007 by Sethmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 So I finally went and saw it today. Great film but the silence, you could hear every popcorn crunch and people acually started to tell each other to knock it off. The film portrays his lonelyness well. But the ending, what was that, I never saw the originals but I assume they changed a lot in this one. Why not a little more, too abrupt, just wanted a little more info after she got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Just watched it today with my daughter- she didn't make it through the whole movie. Too scary I guess. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. I did notice his M4 clicking when he ran out of ammo! But other than the small discrepancies it was worthwhile going to see it at the big screen. I will concur that it was dead silent. Nobody seem to dare make a sound and give away their position! Edited January 2, 2008 by Rocket35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Man, ya'll are some tough critics. How many of you realize that "I Am Legend" is a fairly old short story (a novella at best) and not a full length work? They had to do some major rework to bring it up to semi-current times and well as make it into a full length feature. I haven't gotten to see it yet, but I wonder what story line they threw out and what story lines they added in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 It depends upon your definition of "full-length". The first edition paperback goes 160 pages. That's well beyond short story length, it is a novel, albeit a short one. I Am Legend the novel can be easily read in one sitting, which is one of its major charms, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Looking at my copy, I get 160 pages, 10 words to the line, 35 lines to the page, say 95% filled gives us approximately 53,000 words. Since the accepted definition is 7000 words is a short story, 40,000 a novella, and over 40,000 is a novel, I will admit my error. It does qualify as a novel. My comparison was really to point out that it is much shorter than most literary works that become movies. The Bourne novels, Da Vinci Code, etc. are typically closer to 400-500 pages long, approximately 125,000-150,000 words. Edited January 2, 2008 by JFlowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Liked the previews for this movie, and it seemed like it'd be a good one based on all the reviews here... So I recommended we go and see this with another couple last night - I had to apologize at the end for recommending it. Not as bad as the Village, but close. Slow, not smart enough at times, not dumbed down at other times, really lackluster ending... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Seen it over the weekend and didn't care for it - Gave it a D+ review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Not as bad as the Village, but close. Almost as bad as The Village? Man, that's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filishooter Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) Guns in film (from what I can remember): Couple of M4s HK USP Berretta 92 S&W 4006? Pump shotgun (couldn't ID the make). Personally, if I'm the last man on Earth I'm going to find me some better toys! I would bet most members on this board are better equipped. Heck, Charlton Heston in the Omega Man better guns (M14, M1 Carbine). The SCARIEST part of the movie was when he was pumping gas...$6+ a gallon?!!! Edited January 3, 2008 by Filishooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Not as bad as the Village, but close. Almost as bad as The Village? Man, that's bad. Well not that bad, c'mon, it had guns and zombies... The problem is when we see guns and zombies, we want a blood bath. Slow is the word.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I rented this one on DVD tonight and was told the version you buy had an alternate ending. I went looking on the net for the alternate and found it here: http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/05/mus...this-is-amazing I think I like this ending better as it explains the "trap" that was set for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary1911A1 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I rented this one on DVD tonight and was told the version you buy had an alternate ending. I went looking on the net for the alternate and found it here:http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/05/mus...this-is-amazing I think I like this ending better as it explains the "trap" that was set for him. Thank you for posting this. I only got the original version yesterday and now wish I had gotten the version with the alternate ending. Thank you. I got to admit I liked it better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Smith Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 The SCARIEST part of the movie was when he was pumping gas...$6+ a gallon?!!! Come to the UK its $10 a gallon today !!!!!!!!! I paid £1.12p a litre for diesel this morning over 70% of that is taken in tax by the government. Back on topic Where does his M4 go when he gets caught in the trap, you see him drop it but when he gets back down the rifle is missing leading to the drama with the dogs, I was yelling pick up the rifle but it wasnt there, kinda spoilt the film seing as there should'nt have been anyone there to take it away in the daylight ? N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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