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I AM LEGEND trailer two locks and unloads on your ass!!!
Hey folks, Harry here... I love the Vincent Price and the Charlton Heston version of Matheson's I AM LEGEND - and I loved Protosevich's script - I haven't read Akiva Goldsman's draft - though I have it, because at this point - we're so close to this film hitting, that I don't see the point. That said... I've been dying for a look at the "vampires" from this new film, because that's been the aspect that's been most lacking in previous incarnations of the story. I liked the first trailer - but it didn't give me a look. NOW we have a glimpse and they're creepy, but I'm not sure if they're human enough to be recognizable - which was always one of the aspects of the story that was truly horrific. I also hope they speak and don't just growl... BUT if this is a straight action pumped up horror version of I AM LEGEND - I'll be there to see it, for what it is. I hope it kicks ass. I really really do. This trailer does. Well - I'm in Los Angeles on top secret mission work.... Perhaps I'll be able to share a bit later.
Click here for the early leaked version. The trailer will be up in gorgeous form, later tonight officially!!!
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WOOHOO
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but the final RAMBO trailer is sooo much better
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it looks fun. Who needs Vampires anyway?
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I'm seeing bits and pieces that are directly reminiscent of the story, which is nice. I hope they keep the original bleaker-than-bleak ending, though. The Protosevitch script that was leaked had me groaning in dismay at how they junked the original premise.
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Harry, please feel free to give it to...oh...ANYONE to review...isn't that what you are 'supposed' to be up to here?? Don't protect what everyone familiar with the source material knows is going to be a HUGE TURD!
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Or awful. With very little in between.
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Discuss. As far as the original premise goes, this already seems pretty far afield. I don't remember any mass panic or the Brooklyn Bridge going down in the Matheson novella.
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With the Fresh Prince in the middle
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Shen all the vampires were climbing the light post?
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...you could poop wherever you want
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shen shells shea shells by the sheashore
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wherever I want to would be awesome....not much else would be tho
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...clothing becomes optional
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...you could masturbate in the middle of Times Square and yell out when you came
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...Uwe Boll wouldn't be
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...no more late fees!
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...who would sing for Van Halen?
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if we're lucky, an R rated director's cut...
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you could choose HD-DVD and no one would give a shit.
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to fart on the wildfires and get a cameo in Indy 4 as the 'crazy scientist'
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you would never know what this year's 'Little Miss Sunshine' would be
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you could give your dawg a bone all day long. Especially on Big Willy weekend.
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...you could break the first rule and talk about Fight Club
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You would always be FIRST!!!!
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but you 'weren't alone'...would you still be the last man on earth? And who's paying the electric bill on not one, but TWO treadmills? Was Central Park not available? Stay tuned in December to FIND OUT!
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crap on a stick with more crap.
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Oct 23, 2007 2:49:37 PM CDT
Yeah, if all these vampires have been around for 3 years...
by www.revyou.tv
...why have they been avoiding NYC? Shouldn't he have been dealing with them from the get-go? Also, this movie scarily mimics the crapfest that was WAR OF THE WORLDS... CHILDREN OF MEN was the best post-apocalyptic movie in a long time, gonna be tough to beat.
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the Russians on the space station who survived would probably be real pissed off.
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You could strut like John Travolta and feel the grass like Maximus in the same trailer.
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And I couldn't help picturing Charlton Heston in Omega Man. The Neville Character is such a man's man in that story, Heston was the perfect choice. Smith is too pensive, sad-eyed and jokey.
I really hope they keep the ending, it's the best thing about the whole story, and it's where the title comes from, so it would be pretty ridiculous if they trashed it. The difference between the "living" and the "dead" vampires, his neighbor Cortman who calls out to him every night, the dog, the woman, there's some really great stuff. I'm definitrly seeing this one in the theater.
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You would become an expert in science, weapons and physical stunts because it was "necessary". ;)
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Is he the one making neighbour-sex noises when Da Fresh Prince is in the bath?
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would you open up all the fedex boxes? Even the one with the wings on it?
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...your venereal disease wouldn't matter anymore
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you could pass the time by reading library books that were somehow not destroyed in the nuclear blast... unless you broke your glasses.
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...even you might run out of windows to smash for kicks. And you might eat that dog.
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...with a reference to poop, no less. I'm so proud
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...who would you give a "shocker" to?
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...you might get what you want for Christmas
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you could freely poop on the corpse of Abominable Snowcone.
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...and I'm not even a Will Smith fan. He looks positively haggard in this, something I thought he'd never do (I don't count his look in "The Pursuit of Happyness," because I thought that was stunt casting). It also looks genuinely scary. Eeep. Have to see this one.
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There would be no Michael Bay that you could say Damn You to.
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You'd have to space-dock Wilson the football. Or those strapped down vampire-junkies that look like the guy from Se7en.
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you could watch Howard the Duck as many times as you wanted without getting criticized for it.
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All your base are belong to you
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you could totally pretend you were badass Han Solo and shoot the vampires FIRST or you were a top secret government agent chasing the vampires with guns instead of fucking flashlights because if you DIDN'T pretend that way the vampires would kick your ass...fast.
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...you could scrape the flames off of Optimus Prime
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would Affleck still be the bomb in 'Phantoms', yo?
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passed out after 30 minutes into Independence Day, and decided to 'choose his own adventure' about what happened to Will Smith - and wrote this sequel. Is Jeff Goldblum a vampire?
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...you wouldn't have to do the Truffle Shuffle to get in the gate
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You'd have access to so much porno that your nuts would go dry. Then day 2, you'd have to do something else.
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damn, I'd pity the last woman on Earth.
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you would miss an epic Talkback.
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you'd be a miserable pile of secrets.
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Do we need ANOTHER?!?! SOOOOOO many, and they're SOOOOOO bad. C'mon, movie gods, are we not worthy of a better genre for our superficial summer movie needs?
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that's why it's coming out at Christmas. If you were the last man on earth...you wouldn't have anyone to let you know.
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wil smith is trying to actually play a character, and not just be "Wil Smith" like every other movie. Robert Neville in the book is off his rocker, totally depressed, lonely and desperate. I hope Smith can capture that. There trailer looks like he did...
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You could choose HD-DVD, and here's why...
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They should have changed the title. This will not be I am Legend, but it might be a fun movie.
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i see it's all been said....
-can't wait for another will smith vs. identical white creatures movie. maybe it's a metaphor for the black man's struggle in a white world...but it looks like another will smith great novel ruining movie to me.
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Even though he is too old for Neville as described in the book.
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Harry's DVD Picks and Peeks would inexplicably disappear again...but this time forever
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"In 2012 all human life has ended...." except for Will Smith.
and then "the last man on earth is not alone" except for Will Smith
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Having read the book and seen the other three versions of this it would be nice to see a twist even thought it wouldn't be I Am Legend.
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how would you know? you might just be the last man in your town, or part of the city. unless you traveled the world like santa claus or tried every phone number in every phone book, how would you know?
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you'd fuck the dog. You know it's true.
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when a world full of vampires finally kills/sucks dry/turns will smith?----------------
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This guy's rich, I tells ya! He's got more bread than a prison meatloaf! Wait a minute! Who'm I talkin' to?
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your home would be whatever street had a sex shop and grocery store on it.....and eventually you would merge the two.
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you could like Star Wars AND Star Trek....
or Lost AND Heroes...
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You could finally get a Wii
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At least Smith really looks like he's acting though.
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you could get peanut butter in your own chocolate...
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turdy days of night
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you still couldn't tag Jessica Alba, Biel, or Simpson
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O.J. would still be guilty
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Where would you get your electricity for running your treadmills? And why not just jog outside, it's not like you don't have all of every single road and park to yourself.
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...well...you wouldn't be the last man on Earth...unless you were Chuck Norris.
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The Vincent Price version of "I am Legend" (Target $1, "Last Man On Earth") was the most faithful adaptation, not the most exciting but the most faithful.
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was how the female "vampires" would constantly try to entice Neville to come out and have sex with them, showing off their naked bodies. If the vamps in this one are too hideous, that kinda' ruins that element. (Well, I guess after a few years...)
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... you would still not be the hottest tomboy bean pole.
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The first trailer works fine, but all I see for the 2nd trailer is a big white box. Crap!
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Xenu and his galactic confederacy is probably not coming for you.
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I thought they would screw this up but that does look impressive. Nice that they don't show much of how the infected look. Here's hoping they pull off one of the greatest books of all time.
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You would try to suck your own cock.
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the cities would collapse very quickly. People need to run all the pumps and things that keep everything standing up straight.
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You would see if buttplugs feel good.
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Here's a great article about it: http://tinyurl.com/yurlvs
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so they got the deer right...i don't know how long will's been alone, but there'd be a lot more grass and plantlife- even growing out of most streets- if cars wern't there to run it down or city crews to cut it.
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You might fuck a horse.
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You could get a kilo of coke out of the cop shop evidence locker. Then drive around in the GT500 Shelby doing blow and drinking the cocktail of your choice running over vampires. COOL!
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there would still probably be plenty of batteries.
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You could scream N*GG*R!!!! and you won't get beaten up for it.
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That means Al Gore was right.
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cuz moms catching you wacking off is one thing ... but THAT ... could drive her over the edge.
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Action needs to be more intimate not running over hundreds of vamps in your 2008 Mustang. Id like to see Ryan Reynolds as Neville, Jack Black as Cortman and use the Niles-Brown graphic novel for storyboards.
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...you wouldn't have to listen to stupid douchebags' lame "last man on Earth" jokes on talkbacks. Sheesh.
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as I'd anticipated, why shit on a literary classic by hijacking the title and not deliver on the adaptation? Err to shill out a quick buck in a well worn genre. As with I Robot this smacks of a vanity project that has made so many concessions to accomodate it's star that it's forsaken the themes of the source material. I'll wager that dog is a companion for Neville from the get go, looks way too healthy as indeed does Smith. I bet there's no boozy representation of Neville as man on the brink of insanity, not to mention the sense of despair, paranoia, and futility that such isolation and torment instilled in the man. I wager the ending's a total Hollywood cop-out too. Big fricken Meh, waste of an opportunity.
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Ben Foster has neville and bill moseley as Cortman.
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You would vote yourself Supreme Ruler Of The Planet.
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you wouldn't have to listen to Executor bitch about not thinking your jokes are funny
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I saw that on a commercial just last night. WTF. What happened to all that talk and all those model images of Angelina straight up n aked, not to mention the actual story. I'd skip that weak shit too...except I still think the Indy 4 teaser will be with it. Oh wait, I have the internets.
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Then film is dead.
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......Too derivative ! It just looks like a mish-mash of every of every post apocalyptic sci-fi film weve seen. meh .
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I never really cared for the Heston version of the story, but I really dug the Vincent Price one. It'll be interesting to see how this story translates as a Hollywood blockbuster.
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It's Die Hard 4 all over again...
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I thought this was supposed to be the future, not two weeks from now?
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you could post anything you want on AICN and not get banned.Unless Harry is one of those scary vampires then your'e fucked.
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even then you'd probably not starve in a bus in Alaska.
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this looks wicked... ill be there
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seriously if they want this to be a blockbuster they better keep the ending
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And yes. I hope they stick to the ending of the book. I really think that is a key ingredient. Anyone know how this ends.
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from teh "A-list" actors, easily one of the best. Far better than Cruise, Clooney or Nick Cage of the latter days. But every time I see a good Will Smith performance, I see the crappy big picture around and keep saying to myself: "if only he could stop thinking that acting well will catch up for his stupid ego that fucks up promising scripts... And stop working with Hackiva Goldsman, too..."
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Haven't even read the script. Can anyone point me to where I might find it? Purty please.
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There can't have been too much changed from the Protosevich draft. There were alot of elements from that draft that were included in the trailer. Which can only be a good thing for this Akiva Goldsman hater. Unless of course he was there to 'tweak dialogue' then I have a bad feeling that we're in for another I,Robot... The best thing that man's ever done was be a bit actor in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and even then he was the worst poart of the movie (not taking into account the changes to Kaufmans original script).
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Harry, if there is to be a night out to celebrate your visit, please do let me know!
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...you could flip off the Aliens and yell "missed me" before they finish you off.
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Oct 23, 2007 5:35:32 PM CDT
Man if Talkbackers didn't find something to complain about...
by dreadlock holmes
It truly would BE the end of the world.
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because I love the book so much, but I'm not too impressed by what I've seen so far. The trailer is such crappy qaulity its hard to judge it.
Neville should never have been Will fucking Smith though.
"wut, ahm the last man awn eurth? Aw hell naw!" -
props.
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you'd be getting the exact same amount of pussy you are now. You're reading AICN talkbacks, you know it's true.
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IT WOULD BE CAPS LOCK TIME
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As if the film didn't have enough money thrown at it, they use a beat that was used in the red band trailer for No Country For Old Men. Common WB, get some originality.
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Oct 23, 2007 6:16:51 PM CDT
"I love the Vincent Price and the Charlton Heston version"
by immortal_fish
There's a third movie? I thought there were only two, each starring only one of the two actors.
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I robot with zombies/vamps or something.
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The scene of him cowering in the bathtub was pretty stark. Hope it stays true to the end of the book.
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Omega Man was a loose adaptation of Richard Matheson's series of novellas called "I Am Legend." So far, it looks like everything Omega man did include from the books is being left out of this adaptation, and vice-versa.
Zom Bot- the reason he knows he's the 'last man on earth' is because everything is infected, even animals. the virus is partly airborne, if I remember the books correctly, or it has been airborne at some point, but Neville has a unique resitance to it.
Killa Kane- I hope you're wrong, but you sound so right.
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I would sodomize my vast imagination
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Stinkpalm would only work on yourself
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people keep referring to this as an omega man remake, but omega man was very loosely based on a great short story by richard matheson. i hate that they are gonna fuck this great story up, it's already obvious that they messed up the whole point of the dog in the book. fucking will smith
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I'm glad they're clearly going for something different from what was in the book. If it was a close adaptation there would be no surprises for anyone who has read the book. The movie should capture the spirit of the book. That's what's important. Now if the movie completely misses that mark then it's a shame. Still, I like what I see and it takes a superstar to carry a concept of this scale. Will Smith fits the bill. He's a compelling, watchable star. Not just an actor but someone you don't mind watching in any context. Really looking forward to it.
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What would that be like?
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It's where the title comes from, if you've read the book, you know why the title is so fucking heavy. Now, if you name the film adaptation that, but change the ending, you're a fucking asshole.
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Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down, and I'd like to take a minute just sittin right there to tell you how I became the king of a place called Times Square...
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Not "great" yet. Could just be a neat trailer.
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Always talking to myself...
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I wish it won't turn like that, though. I Robot was bad enough, even without the rap song, and with a far better director on board.
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You know it's going to be somewhere in there.
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Motherf...
worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=6296
Please, all you nice serial killers and mass murderers out there, please go hang out near the buildings where the Hollywood studio executives' "creative" meetings take place. Pretty please. -
I pray against all odds that it WON'T be changed...but come on - it will be and we know it. Dammit...
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too slow, the trailer has been yanked from the site.
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no one could remove mah trailer.
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I'd search to find the last woman on earth...hopefully its Taral Hicks
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...I would take over the country Turkey and rename the fukker to Chicken!
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...would that mean no more Bin Laden videos? Oh! glory days!
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You'd take care not to drop and break your glasses.
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it would be an epic trek across america to reach the Realdoll factory!
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You would accidentally drop your last pair of reading glasses and then go "DAMN AND I EVEN SAW THAT EPISODE OF TWILIGHT ZONE TOO, SHIIIIIIIT!!"
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http://gamingshogun.com/Default.aspx?a=356
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You have to remove the space in the word 'Default'
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Here it is boys and girls.
http://media.movies.ign.com/media/771/771901/vids_1.html
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that wasn't that different from the first trailer. Why do I expect to see "I Am Legend" banner ads on here in about a month?
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you could just go to an eyewear store and find a similar pair.. problem solved!
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"where the white women at?"
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"where the white women at?"
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that look like Bat Boy and music snatched from "The Fountain".
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and the vampires will learn a little about having a good time.
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u would only have to read one "if you were the last man on earth" post and it would be yours and it would be so cool u wouldnt have to post another, ever..lol.......anyways this looks awesome....original and very actiony (is that even a word?) whats the deal with pg-13 , its fine to me....u can have nudity with pg-13 and curses...5yr olds in most major cities seem to be quite versed in cursing anyways....i think 13yr olds can handle it...besides some 13yr olds would prob be fucking in the back row during the movie....anyways, nothing wrong with pg-13, get over it....if u skip a movie cuz its not rated-R ur just being retarded
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Eat those vegetables! I'm not playing! Fuck sake.
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If you look at the hi def trailer when he is pumping gas you can see a moving car. Zombie/vampire/cannibals gotta get around too I guess.
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There would be no internet because Al Gore wouldn't be around to run it with his super powers, and Manbearpig would be on the loose...vampire Manbearpig
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they should have made this back in the early 90's with Schwarzenegger like originally planned.
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You could, "I hope Will Smith doesn't die in this version," and not be yelled at by people.
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For really though.
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I mean Richard God Matheson´s book.
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I'm going to have to get the book and read it before I see this, I just know it's probably going to shit all over the original story.
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Is a pretty good action hero type. Quite a likeable character. This film also looks like it could be good. I loved the original movie with Charlton Heston too.
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which negates the title and the so called adaptation of the book. And where the fuck is Ben Cortman. Will have to wait for a decent director (Del Torro, Cuaron, Cameron) to adapt this with a bit more respect, this looks like so much Shitsletown gloss.
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You would reeeeaaallly wish that you had invested in at least one of those 'Real Dolls'
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But, I always thought someone should have made a low budget adaptation of this book starring Bruce Campbell. That would be cool.
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Are you Mark Protosevich? Seriously. Saying that this could be a great film even if it's different from the book is ridiculous. The title and the ending of the book are one and the same. Maybe it will be a great survival/adventure story, but if the ending is different they should use a different title, because it's no longer I AM LEGEND. I'm not a big fan of Francis Lawrence either. This film has that same generic look that CONSTANTINE has. And I, ROBOT also has incidently.
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Though, I'm leaning toward the idea that it could be a 'fun' movie (great...c'mon...Will Smith...no chance of that...). But the GREAT thing that has come from the trailers is that several friends of mine have become interested in or are currently reading the original novel. THAT, no matter what the movie outcome, is a GOOD thing. And the first time in a long time that people I know are interested in the original source.
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I stayed at a Motel 6 in San Diego...you owe me $96. It had roaches.I trusted you, man...I trusted you...
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Said it before will say it again. This isn't I Am Legend. They didn't film the book, they made a remake of The Omega Man. Will Smith wants to be Charlton Heston. I suspect he'll be doing a remake of Ben Hur next. The book is a small character piece most of which takes place in and around Neville's home. It will make a great film when someone decides to film it. Just don't make this film and call it I am Legend. It's not.
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May just get my $15 bucks yet
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You mean you might get it back? Can I ask for mine back in advance?
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...would it be considered bestiality?
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but still....its pretty steep.
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...that dog would be your friend, your lover, and your dinner.
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seen The Omega Man many times (Chuck at hist best), and I own The Last Man on Earth ($1 at Target, but watch it go up because of this re-make). This looks like it's going to be a good movie. As good as Omega Man, I doubt it. From the trailer it does not look like this family can talk or communicate unlike Anthony Zerbe and crew. It will be good in its own way though.
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It's a better trailer and is in awesome quality. http://tinyurl.com/2bhuolEnjoy.
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I agree, Make Room! Make Room! is a case where they really had to alter the source to create a compelling film narative. However, I Am Legend could be filmed simply using the book as the script as it's almost all visual, almost no dialog. Last Man On Earth with Vincent Price is the best version yet. But Price, as much a fan as I am of his, was miscast in the roll. This version, bad script, bad casting, bad director, too big a production. This is a supersized version of The Omega Man.
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...then hopefully we'll get an adaptation of James Herbert's '48. It's kind of similar granted, but also has enough differences to make it a great action horror in it's own right. It is also violent as fuck too, natch.
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Thanks for the link, mate. :)
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That is by far the best trailer for the film, I really hope this surprises by being awesome.
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Oct 24, 2007 8:49:20 AM CDT
DirkD13" I've read '48. Sorry, but I must disagree
by grammaton cleric binks
I don't thinks it's anything special. Other than it being set in 1948 there was not much new. A lonely survivor is immune and finds other survivors. Where have I heard of this before, oh yeah, when they called it Omega Man. Bloodier, perhaps, but that doesn't necessarily make it better. The only difference between 48 and Omega Man is that the family in Omega Man did't want to be cured, and the freak from '48 did.
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Dunno, still cant forget the mess that was I, Robot, but perhaps Omega Man 1.1 deserves a chance. Someone else spend some cash and tell us if its crap first though, please.
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Nor is he the last man on earth, nor is he the last hope nor are they vampires and he is never EVER a Legend in the sense of Matheson's Nevile. They should have called this Omega Man, not I am Legend. The trailer is better but it's misleading as all hell. It's designed by someone competent to get behinds into theater seats and although they'll come for the pie, they won't come back for the main course. But whatever, it's your money. I personally am offended that they did little more then take the dust-jacket off, defecate into it and then tell me it's just as good now give me $20.00, but again it's your $20.00...or your bandwidth :-/
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but this could be good. lol palewook.
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Case in point: it improved on the book and didn't sacrifice it's spirit. Even the author agrees. Lord of the Rings? If I Am Legend stayed true it would have gotten the fan support as well as people who hadn't read the book simply because it has vampires and stuff blowing up real gewd. Now all it'll get are those douche-bag fair weather horror fans (you know who I'm talking about) and the opening night buzz crowd (Visa Ca*AHEM!..Andrew Jackson burning a hole in their pockets)
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I also hate when vampires are monstrous freaks. It sort of defies the purpose of them being vampires wich is human-looking beings that use charm to kill you. Mindlss freaks are zombies and ghouls.
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I think I might enjoy the movie. Will it be anything like the novel? I see parts of it in the trailer, but not much. I like the fact that in the trailer you seem him talking to the dog and to dummies and such...rather have had a character piece, but what are you going to do?
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Sure as hell looks like he has him early on.
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Oct 24, 2007 10:17:19 AM CDT
One thing I realized: he wakes up in bed, but falls asleep in ba
by aceattorney
Or falls asleep running away from zombie-vamps. How about that?
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The Protosevich script stank as does the current steaming pile. An independent production of I Am Legend would be fine. This could be shot easily for 3mill and have tons of production value. Robert Wise would have been a great director for this.
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I gotta know
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Looks like it, he was holding the dog at one point and he was all slumped like he got murdered.
Then there was the vampire dog in it... oh god not Resident Evil redux please...
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I agree with Unlabled. The trailer gives it away. And gas is over $6 a gallon in the future? What happenned to all the ethanol/hybrid/hydrogen hype?
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The two earlier versions of the story were good, but not great. After the horrid mess that was "I, Robot", I figured this was Will Smith collecting another paycheck to fuck over another work of science fiction. From the trailer, I can see some potential. I also think, in usual Hollywood fashion, they gave away a major plot point with the dog. It's obvious the dog is his only companionship, so "let's create some pathos by having the dog get vamped and make Will have to shoot him...yeah, that'll be great!" That would be fine, BUT DON'T PUT IT IN THE STINKIN' TRAILER !! Geez, it's hard to get invested in that relationship already knowing the German Shepard is toast in the 2nd reel. Idiots. Still, the movie itself LOOKS interesting and I like Will Smith as an actor. Doubt if I'll ever forgive the fuckover of "I, Robot", but he didn't write the screenplay or cast it, so I'll at least catch a matinee of this one.
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The only way we can stop this crap is by not going to see it. America votes with wallet.
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George Bush doesn't care about vampiric infected people. Riiiight.
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with a script faithful to the original story. The shite I'm seeing here doesn't really point in the general direction of "good adaptation" right now. Seriously, how can this be told without any inclusion of Ben Cortman? Way too much dog it seems, as well. Damn. Next on the list of skeptical adaptations: Darabont's take on "The Long Walk." See how the General Public takes that ending, eh?
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Brilliant casting there...I totally agree. No matter "I, robot"'s loyalty to Asimov's book, I changed my opinion on Smith's acting during that movie and I believe he can easily pull this off. The issue is how true to the original they stay story-wise...as mentioned earlier it's not a problem if they don't follow the novel so long as they don't call it "I am Legend".
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Oct 24, 2007 12:09:23 PM CDT
The Dog is there so NeWill can interact with someone
by harold the great
It's not rocket science. Better than having him communicate his feelings in voice-over-thoughts, amirite?
Now they can have tons of exposition now with a disturbed as fuck NeWill talking to the last creature free of infection - a fucking dog. I was the biggest hater of this movie and the Fresh Prince in general, but I have seen no Big Willie in that trailer, and having the dog there makes sense. He will still lose it, the poor bastard. -
I know its a non-hardcore pussy horror fan thing to say, but it would probably ruin the movie for me. PArtly because I have two dogs that are my best friends, and partly because I agree with Memories-of-a-Murder that it is cheap audience manipulation that I totally fall for. Thats all.
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It's not as good a novel as Matheson's, that's a given, but as a pulpy action horror, it would make a good blockbuster movie. C'mon man, who wouldn't want to see motorbike chases inside Buckingham Palace?
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"Uh Uh Yeah,
Wicka Wicka Wild, I'm Am Legend
My familys dead, they all in heaven,
Now I gotta fight these vampires,
Jersey girl reviews was written by liers..."
Will rocks!! -
Guess we have to get our news from websites that aren't close personal friends of Robert Rodriguez...
http://tinyurl.com/2ejeny
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By the way, I haven't seen Omega Man, so that's why I compared the book to Matheson's novel (which I have read), and not The Omega Man as you did. Definitely want to see The Omega Man though.
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The link has a new trailer #2. This new one shows his daily routine: breakfast, exercise, lunch, hunting, night time! Uh-oh! So I guess there's three trailers now? And where's the Glorious Quicktime version of #2 or #2.1?
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Will Smith is blacker than a black man's cape!
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That was a direct lift from when the alien was inches away from ripley's face.
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I'm sorry, but do not justify a shitty movie on the laurels of a great story.
That this film could not be taken on by an excellent "mainstream" visual artist like Guillermo del Toro, I think you're sorrily mistaken. Who the hell would tackle Lovecraftian subject matter in today's 'modern' cinema, and have an inkling in how to actually pull it off? It comes down to integrity and panache, which apparently few directors have any more in the Hollywood system. Too bad, because I thought Lawrence may have what it takes to do this film. It looks like he's strictly a visual-oriented director, forsaking the true element of the storytelling for the razzle-dazzle of craptasticular CGI backgrounds incorporated with overwrought emotional moments. The dog dies. Shocking! Damn you, anti-Micheal Bay! -
This actually looks pretty good. Any comparisons to 28 days/weeks later should not even be made. I Am Legnd was around decades before either of them.
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This actually looks pretty good. Any comparisons to 28 days/weeks later should not even be made. I Am Legend was around decades before either of them.
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then only you would be the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the planet...even if you are fat.
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the Matrix sequels would still suck!
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Way more atmospheric.
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to end the movie because the book's ending is far too dark for American audiences...
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pation
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you could hunt night and day for MiraJeff's ninth grade essay and read it for yourself to determine whether he captured the voice of a suicidal preteen girl.
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you could go to your window and shout: "I´m mad as hell, and i´m not gonna take it anymore", but no one would hear you.
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...Greedo never shot first. Brandon Routh's red undies are not too tight and the super-shield not too small, because you could ignore the existence of that film, Silver Surfer was not too silver, and Rob Zombie never remade John Carpenter.
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i would most definetely try to find the last woman on earth, only to find her, a beauty with the looks of dj squalls, and have to swallow that classic "not even if you were...", as the dog sighs in relief.
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...on earth, you could look for shit on eBay and visit the home cities of the sellers and keep looking for the stuff you want until you find it, for free.
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...Herc's giant TV room would be mine, and so would Harry's DVD collection, and so would Bruce the mechanical shark, and the Boba Fett armor, while I'm at it, and that's what I'd wear out in the street--Boba's gear, bitch.
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i would smoke copious amounts of ganja until i found out why they call them fingers...
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...you could have all these hot chick actresses we talk about on AICN. It's just that their corpses might be a little stiff and unresponsive. You could even have Jennifer Biel's cold stiff buns.
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Simpsons are the a of Maracanã. (coolest football stadium on the face of this planet...that´s right, i´m talking to you, brits!)
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Warner bros were going to do this film two years ago and Danny boyle, john hodge and fox beat them to it. 28 days later is I am Legend in all but name. So Will Smith and Frances Lawrence had to wait untill 28 days later out of the way before starting this. There is a third one on the way. Boyle wanted to do 28 weeks later but Sunshine got in the way, So he hand picked the director of intacto personally, but there is a third film on the way.
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You could wank off while having an epic talkback session with only yourself and your best imaginary friends.
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You could look at all the porn you want and know that they are only your girlfriends.
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All my friends are fictitious, and all my best girls have knuckles for waistlines.
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once you see it you'll wonder how the author of '48 was not sued. That aside, you're right about the motorcycles in the palace. I completely forgot about it. That would be awesome. But once you see Omega Man, you'll see the blatant, ahem, similarities. Heston was awesome, and as I've said before he owned the post-apocalyptic genre of the lates sixties and early seventies.
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a bad quote from Charlton Heston (assuming it is real), then spell his name wrong. Glass houses and all that.
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Looking forward to this!
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What's sad is that a lot of the people who are saying this is going to be bad are still going to see it and by doing so support it.
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Consider my ticket bought.
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I'll be honest - the movie looks interesting and I'll most likely go see it (or at least rent it), but I won't view it and the book as one in the same. Jurassic Park deviated from the book and I still enjoyed that, so I'm willing to give it a chance.
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But that looked amazing!
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Which is really bleak. However, if it's written by Avika Goldsman, it'll be crap either way.
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the last dog on earth. mehhh!!!
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Or is it to be Mia Sara? Is she still alive?
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http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/iamlegendawakening/
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This looks amazing. You misanthropes know you love it.
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the only difference between you and me, I'd make this look good.
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Not at all, I'm going to sit here and grumble and wait for you all to come back and piss and moan about wasting your money. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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Seriously. Take a fucking English class, Harry. Or just don't write at all. Or, if you do feel the absolute need to write, god forbid, don't use hyphens. " I love the Vincent Price and the Charlton Heston version of Matheson's I AM LEGEND - and I loved Protosevich's script - I haven't read Akiva Goldsman's draft - though I have it, because at this point - we're so close to this film hitting, that I don't see the point." That don't make no sense. Dogs got no reason to live. Peace.
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i´d miss kurt russell´s contagious laughter.
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i´d sit back like a porch monkey...it´s ok...it´d be taken back by then...
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They already have to versions of the movie. The PG-13 that Paramount opted to go with and the "R" or unrated version that may play in different venues or on DVD/HD DVD.
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the one I just watched is completely different from yesterday. And if they change the ending, it is NOT "I AM LEGEND." Without the original ending from the "novella" it will not be the same at all. The story ends with one of the coolest endings i've ever read. Seriously, if you want to read something different and cool, read that novella. at 170 pages, you really cant call it a full novel.
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All of the "vampires" look exactly the same — bald, pale Sleestak — completely eliminating the personal aspect that all of Neville's friends and neighbors are now monsters out for his blood. Plus, it looks like all they do it growl. BOOOORING!
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why all the hate for I, Robot........thought that movie was quite good, great special effects and a good story... will smith usually picks good movies to do....havent really hated not one of his films, havent seen ALI tho....not much of an interest there for me
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i think the movie is going to bomb, and bomb badly..... i like rambo , but stallone looks like hes falling apart....looked better in rocky.. the fact that they changed the name of the film shows theyre afraid of name recognition....or at the very least they stopped stallone from naming his own movies..... there was a pattern forming...rocky balboa, john rambo....good thing he aint making a judge dredd sequel....what would it be called ? joseph dredd......itll be a gorefest for people that remember rambo and will be ignored by the younger generation that dont know who rambo is and wont really care....some thought die hard 4 would suffer from that , but die hard had bruce willis, who i have to say is FAR more popular than stallone....
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For those who have not read the novel. Neville is a white man. Will Smith is black. I would have no problem with this if Richard Matheson had not dictated the characters race in the book but he did. Stay true to the novel or change the name. I'd not have as big a problem with this film as I do if they hadn't called it I Am Legend. If they'd called it The Omega Man I could shrug it off, but still wouldn't see it.
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Although there was an effects shot that showed hundreds of vampires that looked really bad - I'm hoping that gets fixed in post.
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None of the stories in the book are related to the movie. Only the concepts of the 3 laws, and the name of the company etc..
HOWEVER. I don't think being an Asimov fan and enjoying the movie is mutually exclusive. If you just take it as a seperate story in a the collection with the other stories, it melds alright. Yes, It's a little over the top, and it definitely doesn't portray the "robots are completely integrated into our society" feeling that Asimov promotes, but is it so deeply out of place in depth and plot when compared to the other stories in I, robot? I don't think so. For "accessible" Sci-Fi it was pretty good.
The story "Evidence" is the most interesting to me from the book, but I don't think any of them will ever get made. They're just too short. They are twlight zone episodes really. The other books in the robots series, as well ad Empire and Foundation series, could be good movies... I would think they'd make a better TV series though.
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I'm surprised you'd have time to enjoy even a perfect adaption of I Am Legend what with all those clan meetings and lynchings you must attend.Get a clue, the story of IAL isn't affected by making Neville black; get a clue.
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you.
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you'd fuck the women who weren't lezzas.
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moses mackin' on a black girl. good movie.
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you'd have first post
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Fresh Priiiince, come out to plaaaaay. Fresh Priiiince, come out to plaaaaay. (pitch keeps getting higher....) Okay, joke aside I really want to see this. Regardless of the haters, I loved I,Robot. Yes, I know it doesn't follow the book. Guess what, when I want to enjoy the book, I'll read the book. When I want to enjoy the movie, I'll just tune into FX and wait 10 seconds.
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Lets try to be civil here ok? I have nothing against Will Smith. I think he can be a very entertaining performer. But he is miscast in I Am Legend, just as he was in Wild Wild West. Who says the story isn't affected, you? OK, for you it isn't affected. For someone who likes the book it is. If you will read my post I stated that I would not have a problem with Will Smith in this if they had called it The Omega Man or somthing else, just not I Am Legend. I imagine the outcry would be quite loud if a film was made of a book where the main character was described as black and they cast a white man.
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Not at all. In point of fact I am married to a lady of another race. I have stated in other posts (some in other threads) any number of problems and alterations to the story/book that I have a proplem with. The Will Smith fact is just one more change to the book. You calling me racist does not make it so. I'm simply pointing to changes from the text of the book. If any or all of these changes don't bother some people, OK. I'd be nice if we all could be friends and not resort to name calling.
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No problem. My wife is asian. I have dated ladies of every race and have good friends who are black. I should also point out that the novel does also state that Neville is of typical english/german stock. Please don't pretend to mistake my meaning. I never stated that the casting of an actor of african/american heritage changed the story. This is one of the few novels that is so clean of fat and streamlined that you could literaly film it right from the book. I love this book and simply want to see it filmed as written. If it was just one or two small changes or alterations had been made that might be OK, (in The Last Man On Earth they changed the name from Neville to Morgan, no idea why). But in the case of this film there are so many changes large and small that they add up to something greater than the sum of their parts. Hope we're cool.
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in these kinds of movies. correction ALL movies.
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Thank you. I've said before that this is a remake of The Omega Man. A fun but cheesy film which I still enjoy. The Last Man On Earth is the closest to the book so far, but Vincent Price was as miscast as Will Smith. If only they had gotten Heston back in the day to do a straight adaptation. That would have been a film. To do a straight adaptation today a decent director might really be Mel Gibson. I think he'd have the guts to film it as written. Odd that Heston and Smith are both driving Mustangs. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't I see a quick cut of Smith's Mustang goig thru a window? So did Heston's.
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A theater in my area is showing The Last Man On Earth tonight as part of a double bill. Digital projection from a DVD though. I can do that at home. Wish it was a film print. I'd spring for that.
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I believe that Matheson wrote Robert Neville as and Englishmen. Imagine the furore if I came here and said, "insert white american actors name here", was no good because he was American and not English. Nowhere near as bad as saying that by making him black it ruins the whole story but I'd probably still get me a new hole ripped for it.The fact is, making Robert Neville black in no way incumbers the ability to tell the I am Legend story. His colour makes his position no less frightening and, unless you're a racist asshole, no harder for audiences to relate to; last time i heard, black people have the same emotions that you and I do.Complaining that they've made him black is, at best, just petty stupidity. At worst, it's blatant racism.As someone who reads Mathesons book regularly i challenge you to find ANY aspect of the novel that wouldn't work if Neville was black. Here's a tip, you can't.
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My mistake - "He was a tall man, thirty-six, born of English-German stock, his features undistinguished
except for the long, determined mouth and the bright blue of his eyes"Never the less, my comparison to complaining about American actors playing British roles is still valid. However, looking at that one line, i'm intrigued to know EXACTLY what it is that makes Robert Neville as a black man so repulsive to you? -
I'm trying to be rational and have tried to be have tried to be rational in my posts. Your hostility is evident. I've stated the facts in a calm and even manner. Your opinion at this point is usless and unneeded.
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I agree with you as far a Heston played the part in Omega Man. I was refering to him playing the part as written in the novel.
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I'm not being hostile. If i were being hostile it'd be alot more evident and i'd be repeatedly saying things like, "you're a racist asshole". I'm not. I'm just asking a simple question that's been raised because you made a stupid, baseless statementI'm just waiting to hear your justification that a black Robert Neville doesn't work.
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I think you are underestimating Robert Neville. Mathesons novel makes a reference to him being based in Panama during the war. Fair to say he was a soldier.
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Exactly.
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Heston could have done it more low key. He probably would have if Matheson had been invited to go over the script. But Charlton Heston was a mans man, no way he was going to be a simple accountant or something like that.As for Will Smith. I thought he was top rate in Ali, kudos to him.
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By Harlan Ellison. It floated around Hollywood for years and earned an 'Edward Ford' sort of status as the greatest movie never made. It's available in book form with nice illustrations as I'm sure many of your know.
When I saw the trailers for the Will Smith movie I though Harlan might finally die of that inevitable heart attack.
As for this movie the trailer doesn't look bad, but cinema-wise they will probably be thinking of '28 Day Later' and the 'Dawn of the Dead' remake, and it might not look good in comparison.
Interestingly, George Romero has cited 'I Am Legend' as an obvious influence on the original NOTLD so it really inspired both of those films as well as any sort of Monster/Alien/Zombie takeover script. -
'Duel'
'The Twilight Zone Movie' (the monster on the wing in the original series was also from his story)
'Trilogy of Terror' (fetish doll)
'Stir of Echoes'
'What Dreams May Come'
There's probably a lot more I'm not thinking of. Anyway, go and read one of his books, especially a collection of his short stories. They're a ton of fun and its easy to see why he's Stephen King's idol. -
awesome
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will smith was perfect as ali (his performance was the best thing about that movie) and go watch the pursuit of happyness and tell me he wasnt good. great actor.
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Unless we're the last man on earth, then it's... er, I all live in a Yellow Submarine, chased by vampires. Looking forward to this, I like Will Smith ever since his rap about him driving a Porsche with a 12 year old.
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Character of Neville was a factory worker. A big man, described as having a broad chest and a well musceld 230 pounds. Heston would have been great, had they filmed I Am Legend. As a matter of fact they did film Omega Man as I Am Legend but the studio at the last minuet changed the title, in Hestons words, "to jazz it up". Richard Matheson wrote the script for The Last Man On Earth but he didn't like the outcome at the time so he used his Writers Guild pen name of Logan Swanson in the films credits. His opinion of the film has mellowed over the years. Heston was at one time looking to do another vampire film, the book Progeny Of The Adder by Leslie H. Whitten. But it never worked out.
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I always sort of imagined Hugh Laurie as Neville. the reason that most American/British (but not all) actos suck when playing the other nationality is there utter incompetence with accents- See Kevin Costner in Robin Hood or that Geilguld atrocity where he tried to play a southern preacher and totally mangled the accent for examples. The exceptions are people like Bale, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth on one side or Gwyneth Paltrow and Renee Zellwegger on the other. It can be done, but is frequently disastrous. For someone that really can't do accents look no further than Sean Connery- his laughable turn as a spaniard in Highlander is only one of many, many failed attempts.
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Ron Pearlman as Neville with Del Torro directing.
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I could see him as something beyond House. I love him as House. I just hope for his sake and ours that when House is over he does not get typecast. Not that I watch a lot of the stuff from across the pond, but like you said most here in the states don't realize that he is an incredible comic actor over there. Could he do Neville, oh yeah. They could even have him use his natural voice and say he was a British researcher over here, but it wouldn't fly. He's too House associated at the moment. What about Guy Pierce (Pearce? however it's spelled). He could do it well.
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Bond isn't English. He's half scottish and I think half french-swiss. Connery didn't attempt an accent in Highlander because he simply can't do one.
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Just be carfull you you don't point out that the Matheson detailed the character as being white and that Will Smith is black. Some other poor guy did and some jackass accused him of being raceist.
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that was a typical rant from M-O-M...I didn't really like the movie...for whatever reason, it just didn't work for me. But I know of plenty of people who enjoyed it. I guess everyone can't be up to your mighty standards, eh M-O-M?
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the drippy little whore is no longer with us...
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The little pink fucking bunny don't stop.
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Back to the Delorean
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