I Am Legend

Anyone seen it? What was your thoughts on it. I'm a big fan of the book but thought Omega Man was so-so.

Loved it great flick!

Saw it tonight. Was an interesting combination of zombie movie meets action/adventure. On the way out the guy in front of me described it as a combination of dawn of the dead and rambo.


Overall I was entertained. I can't say how close they came to Omega Man, never seen it, but I feel like renting it now.

I always thought Omega Man was a little boring. I'm pretty sure the two are nearly identical in overall plot because they are based on the same book.

Spoilers in this review. Ending and other important plot devices are markedly different than the book, so much so that the title makes no sense.

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It was pretty good, but not great. Kinda got boring through the middle parts. Then it felt like the storyline leading to the ending was rushed.

I ended up seeing it twice this weekend. If you liked the character study in the movie Castaway, then this movie is great. It goes into so much detail as to how the last man in New York would behave after 3 years of solitude. I think they should have made it a lot longer though. It's only an hour and 40 minutes long, and should have had at least another 45 minutes more to it. They could have done a few more flashbacks, or maybe delved more into the monster's society. And yes, I think the ending felt rushed.

Tip: If you go see it, keep a close eye on Fred. He's a troublemaker

TxBrew said:

I always thought Omega Man was a little boring. I'm pretty sure the two are nearly identical in overall plot because they are based on the same book.

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That's not necessarily true.

Planet of the Apes was based upon a book, but both movies are completely different.

Incidently, Omega Man and the first POTA starred Charleton Heston.

Charleton Heston was also in the second POTA.

wild said:

Charleton Heston was also in the second POTA.

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Yes, he was, I almost forgot about that part...

I went and saw int Monday night with a friend. Between the two of us, it got mixed reviews. My roommate thought it was downright terrible and a waste of money. I thought it was decent, although better to wait for it on PPV for $3.99 instead of $9.50 for a theater ticket.

The ending was just...poor. It was just a random way to throw a quick ending onto what was (up to that point) a decent movie. We had some issues with standard movie inconsistencies though (3 yr old bacon, cutting steel wire with a knife, etc).

As EvilTOJ says, it is an interesting character study on a man living without human contact for 3 years. And watch out for Fred, he's downright evil and his sweatshirt is just hideous.

Thanks for the review...

I'm hoping to go see it this weekend, although I'm debating between this and No Country For Old Men.

Then again, I may just say F it and brew again. :rockin:

Saw the movie last night. Thought it was good. I agree that the ending seemed quite rushed.

homebrewer_99 said:

Incidently, Omega Man and the first POTA starred Charleton Heston.

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Heston was also in Soylent Green; he went through a whole post-apocalypse phase in the 70s.

Sounds like Legend will be a rental for me...

I really like Omega man. Soylent green! haha!

Does Charleton Heston get killed off at the end of all his films.

I geeked out at all of the Honda portable generators

"You fools! you burned it all up didn't you! Darn you! Darn you all to heck!"

Funny nod to POTA in Madagascar.

shafferpilot said:

It was pretty good, but not great. Kinda got boring through the middle parts. Then it felt like the storyline leading to the ending was rushed.

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Exactly, I could not figure out what it was I disliked about it, but that is a good description of it. Good thing we went to the early showing.

TheJadedDog said:

Heston was also in Soylent Green; he went through a whole post-apocalypse phase in the 70s.

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I know. I've seen the movies several times...