Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 256

BarTopDancer · 11-12-2007, 10:06 PM

I really want to see I am Legend but someone needs to tell me if the dog dies.

From the looks of the trailer

Spoiler:

If you know, you can PM me if you prefer. I don't do well in movies where animals die. Screw the humans, but don't touch the animals.

Alex · 11-12-2007, 10:21 PM

Spoiler:

BarTopDancer · 11-12-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

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Alex · 11-12-2007, 10:45 PM

The book is really pretty straightforward and isn't so much about the events as the ending and what it means. Frankly, I don't know how the book could really be translated to film without drastic changes (and, in fact, the first two times it has been movie-ized it was been change very drastically).

It was previously turned into The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price and The Omega Man with Charlton Heston. This one looks like it may be more faithful but there are quite a few things in the trailer that are definitely different from the book (moved from LA to New York, for example).

flippyshark · 11-12-2007, 10:57 PM

I would definitely recommend reading the book, on its own merits, as it is short, but very effective. I doubt this movie is going to do it any more justice than the first two. (I have a feeling it's going to pander to mass-market blockbuster conventions, which a straightforward adaptation of the novel would not.) I plan to see the movie, but I'm keeping my expectations dumbed down.

BarTopDancer · 11-12-2007, 11:09 PM

To be honest I didn't know it was a book until I looked the movie up on Google.

I will read it after the semester is over.

Stan4dSteph · 11-13-2007, 07:30 AM

I saw part of the filming of that. I can't imagine how much it cost them to shut down Fifth Ave. in NYC.

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-13-2007, 09:30 AM

I liked the screenplay, actually. Not as good as the book, though. (What is?)

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-13-2007, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

I liked the screenplay, actually. Not as good as the book, though. (What is?)

Good question. I'm starting a thread...

Gemini Cricket · 11-13-2007, 02:19 PM

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Good question. I'm starting a thread...

That's so funny because I was thinking of doing the same thing.

11-12-2007, 10:06 PM	#2551
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I really want to see I am Legend but someone needs to tell me if the dog dies. From the looks of the trailer Spoiler: I think the answer is yes If you know, you can PM me if you prefer. I don't do well in movies where animals die. Screw the humans, but don't touch the animals. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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11-12-2007, 10:21 PM	#2552
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Spoiler: If it is the same as the book, then yes.
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11-12-2007, 10:45 PM	#2554
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The book is really pretty straightforward and isn't so much about the events as the ending and what it means. Frankly, I don't know how the book could really be translated to film without drastic changes (and, in fact, the first two times it has been movie-ized it was been change very drastically). It was previously turned into The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price and The Omega Man with Charlton Heston. This one looks like it may be more faithful but there are quite a few things in the trailer that are definitely different from the book (moved from LA to New York, for example).
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11-12-2007, 10:57 PM	#2555
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I would definitely recommend reading the book, on its own merits, as it is short, but very effective. I doubt this movie is going to do it any more justice than the first two. (I have a feeling it's going to pander to mass-market blockbuster conventions, which a straightforward adaptation of the novel would not.) I plan to see the movie, but I'm keeping my expectations dumbed down.
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11-12-2007, 11:09 PM	#2556
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	To be honest I didn't know it was a book until I looked the movie up on Google. I will read it after the semester is over. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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11-13-2007, 07:30 AM	#2557
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I saw part of the filming of that. I can't imagine how much it cost them to shut down Fifth Ave. in NYC.
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11-13-2007, 09:30 AM	#2558
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I liked the screenplay, actually. Not as good as the book, though. (What is?)
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