tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post6992115241957718402..comments2023-08-20T06:16:15.362-05:00Comments on Getafilm: REVIEW: I Am Legend (B+)Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-3263126751941913552007-12-20T22:24:00.000-06:002007-12-20T22:24:00.000-06:00Wow, I totally forgot that the music was lacking i...Wow, I totally forgot that the music was lacking in <I>No Country for Old Men</I>. Was there really none? I can't remember.Chalk up some more Best Director votes for the Coen brothers. <BR/><BR/>Looks like all the critics have the same problem with the zombies. How about climbing up the building like Spider-Man at the end? Or that they were all in peak physical form? I still don't know why they couldn't talk. <BR/><BR/>Just as I'm writing this I've remembered that I was really annoyed with the scene where the zombie freaked out on the operating table. Predictable and cliched, I think.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-79188174373536754842007-12-19T23:21:00.000-06:002007-12-19T23:21:00.000-06:00Excellent review. Superb film. Creepy, taut, and t...Excellent review. Superb film. Creepy, taut, and thoughtful. I think I would give this an A or A- overall, but I am biased and quite a fan of Will Smith's acting (except for maybe <I>Independence Day</I>, which I seem to be in the minority in thinking that was basically a terrible film overall), and as you noted he really nailed this role.<BR/><BR/>I connected <I>exactly</I> with what you said regarding "the underlying what-if-that-were-me feeling throughout the movie." Great point.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I would have put into my own <B>"I loved"</B> category for this film is the fact that there was very little scene music throughout (which is also one of the only things I would have put into that category for <I> No Country For Old Men </I>, which had NONE that I can recall). The depth and gravity of the scenes was more arresting left as is ... similar in that sense to <I>Castaway</I>. That relates to another point you had: "wouldn't it have been interesting if Will Smith were silent throughout the movie, save some verbal commands with Sam?" A very interesting idea that I would love to see explored on film, except that here I think, like in <I>Castaway</I>, a healthy human mind might really deal with isolation better if it can carry on verbal conversations, and since Sam the dog was such a good acting partner, I didn't mind.<BR/><BR/> "..I think it would have created a more tense tone, if that's even possible." Not sure that would have been possible for me -- although it might have just been the sugary snacks and pop I had before the film -- I was pretty jumpy throughout. And with that, I actually liked the fact that this "epic" didn't have to be 3.5 hours long. I thought this version of the story fit really well into the length it was cut to.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it was great to see Emma Thompson again, if only in brief.<BR/><BR/>The "Ultra Zombie" issue is a valid one, and also (and this bugged me in <I>28 Days</I> too), how did they get so <B>fast</B>?<BR/><BR/>Personal side note: I have never read, or know anything about the original novel, but I would highly recommend any fellow film buff who enjoyed this to see 1971's <I>The Omega Man</I> starring Charlton Heston. I caught it by accident on cable TV one day, and I was amazed at how such an obviously dated, and in many respects cheesy, movie could be so unsettling. That one was also only rated PG when it came out, and the plot is actually COMPLETELY different, but some key story themes are the same.<BR/><BR/>Anyway back to this version, I agree with your assessment of the terrible overall "special" effect with these Dark Seekers. But the film got so many other things right, and attention to detail was much appreciated. I even liked the Times Square Loews Cinema marquee stuck in time forever showing the Batman/Superman combo epic. Big thumbs up for me overall.Joshihnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129307621580634512noreply@blogger.com