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301 by halfmahalfn	Apr 5th, 2006 06:52:48 PM
And can anyone tell me about I Am Legend? I just read it - and it seemed pretty unfilmable.
tsriF by BeeDub	Apr 5th, 2006 06:53:04 PM
!seY
300th! by dregmobile	Apr 5th, 2006 06:54:39 PM
i look forward to this film.
I Am Legend unfilmable? by Dr. Meirschultz	Apr 5th, 2006 06:58:19 PM
You do realize that they've already done it at least twice, right?
Legend by dregmobile	Apr 5th, 2006 07:03:25 PM
If they could do it for 28 Days Later and Resident Evil, not to mention The Omega Man, they can easily drag out Kurt Russell or whoever and do it again.
this movie should be called: by mocky_puppet	Apr 5th, 2006 07:17:19 PM
"Before They Invented Shirts for Dudes" or maybe "Man-Boob Gladiator". Honestly. They didn't even have robes or something?
not much excitement around this movie by mikey mike	Apr 5th, 2006 07:29:31 PM
really hope more people get excited about it
I hope there's less excitement round this film by RealDoubleJ	Apr 5th, 2006 08:07:38 PM
Then it might turn into a great sleeper hit or fade into obscurity. Honestly, we don't need more excitement unless you like your films over-hyped & full of expectations
halfmahalfn by RealDoubleJ	Apr 5th, 2006 08:09:19 PM
Either watch The Omega Man or wait for the new hollywood blockbuster starring Will Smith
Chur by halfmahalfn	Apr 5th, 2006 08:24:57 PM
Thanks. I'll have to see the Omega Man, and The Quiet Earth (NZ film with the late,great Bruno Lawrence) as well probably. Will Smith is still attached - so, what stage of production is it in? Last I heard this was going to star him - and that means another "I Robot" as far as I figure it. Which means that the comic will be heavily 'adapted'. I imagine Will barricading himself in to the house with some new Converse sneakers and driving out in the latest Audi. So yeah, sorry I didn't make myself clearer earlier with the 'unfilmable' thing. And apologies for hijacking the 300 talkback. And apologies to Beedub.
I Am Legend, Gates of Fire, etc. by Joey Jojo	Apr 5th, 2006 09:16:08 PM
I Am Legend could totally make a great film if its done right (meaning not that overhyped Protosevich script everyone busts a nut over). As for Gates of Fire, I read it years ago and its an excellent book. Always saw Brad Pitt in the lead but I think thats kind of played out now after he did Troy. I still wonder what happened to the Michael Mann version too - maybe AICN could give us an update on this instead of some of the lameass stories that get posted.
Regarding Omega Man by Dr. Meirschultz	Apr 5th, 2006 10:28:43 PM
I didn't read the book so I can't say much about either as an adaptation, but I think 'The Last Man on Earth' with Vincent Price was at least a better movie than Omega Man. The latter suffered from too many 70s movie cliches.
Food 4 thought by Dunc	Apr 5th, 2006 11:23:32 PM
Although this may be off topic I wanted to see If I've got a point, Do Wes Anderson Movies remind you of J.D. Salinger stories?
I like Merrick's opening statements by BilboFett	Apr 6th, 2006 12:56:18 AM
They stand out, make him original, quirky, and 180 degrees different from every other reviewer on this site. He's original. So the people telling him to stop it; go fuck yourself. If you can't handle weird, don't get uncomfortable and tell him "stop it!" like a little child. Keep up the good work Merrick... we never can know what your next opening statement will be!
I move that from now on.... by PoweredUpPacman	Apr 6th, 2006 02:29:11 AM
...in every 300 report yet to come, the 'I enjoyed Dawn o/t Dead and am really looking forward to 300' remark should be omitted. Because every AICN-employee-guy has said it by now and it's getting annoying. Also: there's a 300 journal on costuming? They're almost butt-naked waring capes! There's your journal Sherlock! I just wanna see dismemberments and impalements in a semi-homo-erotic way. Give me a journal on that, jackass.
Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? by brycemonkey	Apr 6th, 2006 08:53:40 AM

Casual sniping? by stlfilmwire	Apr 6th, 2006 08:54:28 AM
And I guess Zack Snyder gets credit for this? He did a fantastic job with Dawn of the Dead, but I think that credit should go to James Gunn. I could be wrong, but I dunno
Cant wait by rotten666	Apr 6th, 2006 09:12:31 AM
Have any of you guys read this story? IMO this is the second best Miller story (After DK of course). THe comic is fucking BADASS. PIck it up and give it a whirl. Seriously, I insist.
the next kick ass comic that should be a movie is... by Jewish_Batman	Apr 6th, 2006 09:32:31 AM
TRANSMETROPOLITAN! who's with me?
Running fucking zombies by CellarDoor	Apr 6th, 2006 09:53:16 AM
Talk about missing the point. If that's this guys pedigree i'm cynical about 300. And about a hundred times more if this guy goes anywhere near Watchmen.
running zombies in a REMAKE is valid by RealDoubleJ	Apr 6th, 2006 12:24:48 PM
if we got the same stumbling zombies then I would of stayed at home & put my DotD DVD in, as it is I was happy with what we got from Mr. Snyder & I think he deserves to have a clean slate for his first ORIGINAL film...if it sucks then yeah, he wouldn't deserve to helm Watchmen but we'll have to wait & see.
Was that Vincent Price one in London another... by modlight	Apr 6th, 2006 12:26:24 PM
I am Legend? I haven't ever read the book although I should. Maybe that first guy is right, and maybe they just keep screwing the story up over the years. Anyone else read it? In any case that Vincent Price movie is the shit and you should all see it. The Last Man on Earth, yeah thats it and its def based on I Am Legend. Great flick
running zombies have been done before by donkeypark	Apr 6th, 2006 01:02:17 PM
and to lesser effect.Check out Zombie 4 After Death for a good example of lameness. Zack Snyder did a great job on the DOTD re-make. But don't worry because there are no zombies in the 300 comic book. If they put as much effort into the rest of this flick as they have on the costumes it will rock.
The movie looks cool but.... by TheJigga	Apr 6th, 2006 09:21:34 PM
Whats with all the gayness and the bulging crotch shots.
Running zombies redux by CellarDoor	Apr 7th, 2006 03:15:20 AM
I prefer the shamblers, the sense that no matter where you go or how fast you travel you can't escape. Zombies don't need to jump down from the ceiling to be scary, the idea that the world has ended and the dead outnumber the living is the frightening part. I felt the DOTD re-make half-tackled the idea but gave in to some wham bam quick-fix horror nonsense. Not terrible but kinda missing the point, in my eyes at least.
I am with you Jewish Batman! by Cory849	Apr 7th, 2006 09:14:58 AM
"the next kick ass comic that should be a movie is...TRANSMETROPOLITAN! who's with me?" its a giant pile of money waiting to be made for the right studio. BUT the protagonist does drugs through his eyeball and shit so...maybe we need to wait to get that Bush dude out of the White House first.
Fun Loving 300 Gayness......... by LatinPoetofDoom	Apr 7th, 2006 02:37:26 PM
This whole debate over running vs staggering zombies seems a bit silly, I mean it isn't really that far of a leap to go from believing in the living dead... to running zombies????? But I digress.... I'm really here to talk about the spartans..... and how the spartans in the 300 aren't gay looking enough... A movie about real spartans would make Broke Back Mountain look like a straight night at the park...The ancient spartans had long hair which they combed obsessively before a battle, and were encouraged to have homosexual relationships with their fellow spartans because they felt that you'd fight harder to protect your lover than just your bunk buddy... For crying out loud, the first time a spartan was ever with a woman... first she would have to dress up as a guy, then the spartan husband would have to sneak in and kidnap her...then go do their business.. pretending she was still a guy... Oh and by the way, The spartans were not interested in democracy in any way shape or form, they had a heirarchical system with the full spartan at the top of the social ladder... they were the only ones that mattered... everyone one else existed to support those at the top. The only thing they helped influence has been the western military. The idea of discipline, unit cohesion and espirt de corps has been the foundation of the western military since classical times... They were also incredibly stubborn militarily and could not fully appreciate that warefare is an ever changing landscape... They were still fighting the same way they did at the hot gates a century and a half later when the thebans under pelopodas handed them there asses luctera.
FIRST!!! by csf111	Apr 8th, 2006 03:07:25 AM
awwww yeah!!! first b*thes!!!!
*First!!! by csf111	Apr 8th, 2006 03:12:32 AM
sorry, totally mispelled "B*tches"!!!
TRANSMET!!! HELL YEAH!!! by Killah_Mate	Apr 8th, 2006 07:22:00 AM
It will never, ever, ever be done. Probably just as well. Watchmen could potentially be a good movie, but Transmetropolitan is just too much. Too long, too intense, too good to ever make it on the big screen. They'll sooner make a good Sandman movie than this. And don't get me started on that one.
Is that Jake Gyllenhaal in the photo? by phortonfour	Apr 9th, 2006 06:19:12 PM

Ooops by phortonfour	Apr 9th, 2006 06:21:34 PM
Damn enter key. But yeah, click on the thumbnail of that photo on the right on the comics continuum page. That bearded guy in the background bares a striking resembelance to everyone's favourite homosexual shepherd, Jake Gyllenhall!
TRANSMETROPOLITAN by CaptDanielRoe	Apr 11th, 2006 11:49:30 AM
Okay, sure, what the Hell. I don't really love the comic but I love the idea of the comic, sort of a latter day Howard the Duck (Not the Lucas version, people). ....By the way on a completely random note, you all should check out "Suspiria" if you have not. It's a movie whose star attraction is... Wallpaper. Wallpaper can do a lot more for a movie than you might ever imagine. I kid you not. Transmetropolitan with great wallpaper and a hard-R rating, would be unbeatable.

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