Comments on: I Am Legend http://beckism.com/2008/04/i_am_legend/ Fiction, opinions, and more Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:26:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AsceticMonk http://beckism.com/2008/04/i_am_legend/#comment-15325 AsceticMonk Wed, 07 May 2008 21:37:00 +0000 http://beckism.com/2008/04/i_am_legend/#comment-15325 I enjoyed the movie, mainly because of Will Smith's acting and the stunning CG depicting the deserted NY city, however I do have complaints about the story. I never read the book, but I still feel the story is a bit weak and some parts did not even make sense. I enjoyed the movie, mainly because of Will Smith’s acting and the stunning CG depicting the deserted NY city, however I do have complaints about the story. I never read the book, but I still feel the story is a bit weak and some parts did not even make sense.

]]> By: Ian Beck http://beckism.com/2008/04/i_am_legend/#comment-15248 Ian Beck Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:05:20 +0000 http://beckism.com/2008/04/i_am_legend/#comment-15248 I've been thinking about giving the book a try. Normally I'm not very into the horror-type books, but the moving was certainly intriguing. I’ve been thinking about giving the book a try. Normally I’m not very into the horror-type books, but the moving was certainly intriguing.

]]> By: Matt http://beckism.com/2008/04/i_am_legend/#comment-15245 Matt Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:20:10 +0000 http://beckism.com/2008/04/i_am_legend/#comment-15245 I liked it as well. A lot. But.... The book is better. A lot better. I would strongly suggest taking a run through the book (it's pretty short). The movie people took a number of liberties that many folks-who've-read-the-book don't like, but I think the movie stayed true to some of the more important aspects of the book. The vamp CG was annoying though. The "abandoned New York" CG was hands-down the best effects work I've ever seen, the vamp-rats were incredible, and even the vamp-dogs were very, very well-done. But the vamp-people just didn't cut it. The movie would've been *far* better if filmed humans were used... or at the very least, keep the CG characters constrained to what's humanly possible. The VFX Show folks chatted about this movie too (http://thevfxshow.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=298572), for those who're interested in such things. But I second your last. It's definitely worth seeing. I liked it as well. A lot. But….

The book is better. A lot better. I would strongly suggest taking a run through the book (it’s pretty short). The movie people took a number of liberties that many folks-who’ve-read-the-book don’t like, but I think the movie stayed true to some of the more important aspects of the book.

The vamp CG was annoying though. The “abandoned New York” CG was hands-down the best effects work I’ve ever seen, the vamp-rats were incredible, and even the vamp-dogs were very, very well-done. But the vamp-people just didn’t cut it. The movie would’ve been *far* better if filmed humans were used… or at the very least, keep the CG characters constrained to what’s humanly possible. The VFX Show folks chatted about this movie too (http://thevfxshow.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=298572), for those who’re interested in such things.

But I second your last. It’s definitely worth seeing.

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