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This is the Only ‘I Am Legend’ Clip Worth Showing You

I hope the movie is better than the EPK

One of two things are possible with I Am Legend:

  1. It has a slow start and a kick ass ending and Warner’s is just keeping it from us to make it that much better.
  2. It is just as boring as The Invasion

Essentially, from what I can gather, I Am Legend is pretty much the exact same movie as The Invasion except instead of the plastic doll Nicole Kidman we have Will Smith and instead if Nic’s kid we have Will and a dog. They are both virus films and I am praying I Am Legend doesn’t bore the shit out of me. The Invasion wasn’t all that bad, but if the EPK for I Am Legend is any indication of what this movie has to offer we are in for some trouble.

Unfortunately the launch of the new site coincided with the junket for I Am Legend and I wasn’t able to attend, but I will be checking it out on Monday and am going to hold out hope. Out of seven clips Warner Bros. distributed for the film the one below is the only one I felt was worth showing you. It is the only one with any kind of action, and if I hadn’t wanted to actually get at least one clip up I wouldn’t have even shown you this one.

Check it out and then it may be best to click here to watch the trailer again to get your hopes back up.

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It’s hard to say if this clip was any good considering the lack of context (not your fault). I’m debating whether I should go get "The Last Man on Earth", which I presume this movie is based on. However, it might end up tainting my opinion of this version when I do see it.

Something that stood out to me was the apparent lack of any background music. It utterly failed to establish any tension. Of course, every movie made during my lifetime has felt the need to cram soundtrack and foley into each second. Good movies can use the visuals, characters, and dialog to flavor each scene, without relying on lots of music. However, I can also see this going terribly wrong.

Edit: By the way, the new site design rocks.

- kettch
( December 7th, 2007 | 6:25 am )
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Hey kettch, actually the movie is based on Richard Matheson’s "I Am Legend" which is what The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man were also based on. If you want to get the real story I would recommend the book instead of the movies, I am hoping to get started on the book this weekend and if I can find enough free time have it finished before Monday night.

Oh, and thanks for the comment about the site. Always nice to hear! :)

- bradbrevet
( December 7th, 2007 | 7:19 am )
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