I AM LEGEND Trailer

[filkertom]

Lots of potential.

Comments

[timemachineyeah.livejournal.com]

Never read the book, but I own the film adaptation with Vincent Price, The Last Man On Earth, and really enjoy it. It gets quite emotional by the end. I should pick up the book and read it before this comes out.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Also "Omega Man"

[hanabishirecca.livejournal.com]

Is this supposed to be a remake of The Last Man on Earth? If so, where are the vampires in the trailer? :)

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

It is, and I presume they're keeping 'em off screen. I personally don't have a problem with that. Trailers tend to be way too spoilery these days anyway.

[nelladarren.livejournal.com]

Not so sure... The novel's real horror is when you realise that the person you sympathised with all along really is the monster. I'm not sure if a movie starring Will Smith will not just exploit the being-the-last-human-kicking-monsters'-ass aspect. I actually think that this is one of those books that can't be made into a movie.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

This looks like about the level of adaption that "I, Robot" was, but I don't care because it looks great and I *liked* "I, Robot"


I don't think there is going to be very many Will Smith smartassed comments in this one...

[fmh.livejournal.com]

Always liked that book. This one looks promising.

[ericcoleman]

That looks like it could be tasty ...

[glitchphil.livejournal.com]

Oh Good, it's based on a book.

I was worried it was a bastardization of Y: The Last Man.

[per_solo]

Amusingly, I was looking at this trailer, and thinking "Wow, I could see them now going full forward with a 'Y' movie, if this does fairly well".

Hmmm...I should post a casting call, for who people think would be good in a Y movie.

And, if you've not read "I Am Legend", I'd recommend it. Matheson has a long history of putting out good books..and, well, writing well. He had many Twilight Zone episodes (the original TZ), and also wrote I Am Legend, and..I think it was called "Bid Time Return", which was turned into Somewhere in Time.

[per_solo]

I am, actually, cautiously hopeful. I read a script treatment for this, years ago, when Arnold was attached as the lead. With Will Smith, I'm unsure, but based on the trailer, willing to give it a chance.

I don't see it blowing the original book for me, but then, I saw a lot of possibilities from that book, in a translation from book to screen. And, it comes out at the end of this year. Cool!