I Am Legend

[trisha]

Anyone else see this?

I thought it was too scary for it's pg13 rating. Thank gods I didn't bring the moppets.

[diablodeblanco]

I want to see it. I loved the Omega Man with Charlton Heston.

[Sirenna]

I liked it but then I'm a big Will Smith fan. (I still think his role in Six Degrees of Separation was Oscar-worthy.)

The urban wasteland cinematography is very unnerving.

[trisha]

I'm a Will Smith fan, too. He's fantastic in this. A little too good for me, actually. I don't like scary movies, and this one wasn't nearly as violent as 28 Day Later or Resident Evil, but it was the same sort of premise, and suggestive and suspenseful enough to make me wish I wasn't watching it in a dark theater.

[Techguy]

Call me old-fashioned or a throwback, but I still prefer the 1964 low-budget Vincent Price version "The Last Man On Earth." Maybe it's because I first saw this film ALONE as a little guy, but it sure scared the heck out of me then. VP's performance makes this movie for me.

[diablodeblanco]

techguy said:

Call me old-fashioned or a throwback, but I still prefer the 1964 low-budget Vincent Price version "The Last Man On Earth." Maybe it's because I first saw this film ALONE as a little guy, but it sure scared the heck out of me then. VP's performance makes this movie for me.

Oh what a stroll down memory lane!! I can remember a frightening film called The Tingler. Saw it when I was a child and it scared the hell out of me. Especially the scene where the tingler crawls across the screen in the movie theater. Yikes!!

[gorensdoppelganger]

diablodeblanco said:

techguy said:

Oh what a stroll down memory lane!! I can remember a frightening film called The Tingler. Saw it when I was a child and it scared the hell out of me. Especially the scene where the tingler crawls across the screen in the movie theater. Yikes!!

Seeing Vincent Price and other "B" horror films in the theater was before my time, but I think I recall that "The Tingler", was done in theaters with "Tingle Sensation" or something to that effect. The seats were rigid to send a sensation when then the "tingler" was doing it's thing. I know many "horror" movies around that time had such gimmicks.

On Long Island when I was growing up on channel 11, WPIX (haven't lived there in over 20 years, but still remember), they had Creature Feature at night, mostly on the weekends. Two really good "horror" movies that I recall were the original "The Other" in black and white, and also in B/W the movie "Them".

This same channel played Godzilla and Mothra movies with the awful American dubbing. They were just so much fun to watch. I guess it's what kids today think of the original Star Wars technology. Though I still get goosebumps when the music cues and the Empire's ship flies over the screen. I was 10 or 11 when it came out, and I still can feel the awe and wonder I felt throughout the whole movie.

[Cassie]

gorensdoppelganger said:

On Long Island when I was growing up on channel 11, WPIX (haven't lived there in over 20 years, but still remember), they had Creature Feature at night, mostly on the weekends. Two really good "horror" movies that I recall were the original "The Other" in black and white, and also in B/W the movie "Them".

Dr Shock's Horror Theater, we used to watch in my area growing up, he played a vampire, with his daughter "Bubbles" who was about 2 years old at the time, helping him out. I remember "The Other" with Diana Muldaur, that was on a few weeks ago, very creepy. But the movie "Them" I can remember when I was a young girl, my parents form of air conditioning was taking the portable TV out under the big oak tree in the back yard. It was so creepy being out back at night watching "Them" and when it was time for bed, I couldn't fall asleep cause the house was creaking and I was expecting one of those nasty critters to turn the corner any minute into my bedroom!!

I haven't seen "I am Legend" being the party animals we are, we were going to see it on New Years Eve, but some people weren't feeling well. I can wait until its "on demand"

I too love Charleton Heston as the Omega Man, he was a very fine actor.

[DonnaJo]

"On Long Island when I was growing up on channel 11, WPIX (haven't lived there in over 20 years, but still remember), they had Creature Feature at night, mostly on the weekends. Two really good "horror" movies that I recall were the original "The Other" in black and white, and also in B/W the movie "Them".

LOL! I remember "Creature Feature" with glee! Also "Chiller Theater" which was either on the old Channel 5 (pre-FOX) or WPIX Channel 9. God, they had the best scary movies. That is why, to this day, I love creepy films. My favorite "creature" was The Mummy. ;D

A real classic that I haven't seen in ages, but was always on years ago, was "Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein" To a little girl, it was both funny & scary.

[Ladyheather]

We had our own "Chiller Theatre" every friday nite on tv. It was where I learned to love vincent price movies. I didn't see this film yet, but my son, who loves horror movies..said this was great. He is 22 and is used to the slasher movies. Something like this movie is different for him. I am looking forward to seeing it. Hope it stays a bit longer on the big screen.

[Sirenna]

A couple of weeks ago high winds started knocking down stray pieces of cement from some of the high rise office towers downtown so police closed off several blocks. It was a cold day too.

I was looking out of a 16th floor window during what would have been the height of rush-hour and not a soul was in sight, not a delivery truck, taxi, streetcar, no antpeople, no rubbish even blowing along the street. No signs of life at all.

Very eerie and yes we did all say to each other: " oh, btw did you get to see Legend with Will Smith yet?!

[trisha]

Lol!

One thing that bothered me about those empty city scenes was the lack of litter blowing around and all the streets that weren't blocked off by cars. Loved the deer chase, though. When I came home, I found my dog lacking for the first time.

She'd never be any use for something like that.

[Cassie]

I finally saw it. And absolutely loved it!!!

Funny isn't it, Like in real life, when Sam got hurt, Neville forgot his own pain, and did everything he could to save his precious friend.

For a dark movie, there was light

[diablodeblanco]

Apr 19, 2008 7:31:51 GMT -5 Cassie said:

I finally saw it. And absolutely loved it!!!

Funny isn't it, Like in real life, when Sam got hurt, Neville forgot his own pain, and did everything he could to save his precious friend.

For a dark movie, there was light

It showed how Will Smith was dependent on his dog and the dog was dependent on him. The dog was a link to his humanity.....and when the dog died, he lost not only his friend but something that helped keep him sane. Knowing someone or something depends on you keeps you on track.

[Cassie]

True, And all through the storyline you can see a link of humanity and God.

Marley gives Sam to her father... Upon Sam's death, Anna enters saying God sent her, And in the end Neville hands Anna the vile with the antidote, saying "this is why God sent you to me."

The butterfly.....

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over. He became a butterfly.

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends"

I expected to be spooked....nothing more.... I was inspired....

Dare I say it....
I loved it more then The Omega Man..... I still think Chuck Heston is cuter.... but...I don't think he could have given us this Robert Neville. Will Smith was awesome!