I Am Legend
I can easily say that I Am Legend is the best new(ish) film release I’ve seen in 2008. Admittedly, at the moment it’s the only new film I’ve seen in 2008 - but whatever. We’ve got the likes of the another Indiana Jones, another James Bond, another Harry Potter and another Batman film to look forward to yet this year. Oh, and another Hell Boy, but we can’t have everything.
Anyway, back to I Am Legend, where we find the measles virus has been cunningly re-engineered to cure cancer. Unfortunately it’s mutated and started turning everyone into blood thirsty vampire type monsters. I might be wrong here, but I’m guessing that’s a side effect that wasn’t listed in the packaging.
The virus quickly wipes out the world’s population and we’re left with Will Smith and his dog Samantha all alone on Manhattan Island. Between them, they must rebuild civilization and create a new race of dog people who love to throw sticks and fetch them back all by themselves.
Well, something like that. If you think an American version of 28 Days Later with Will Smith and monsters with pneumatic breasts, you won’t be a million miles off. It’s actually pretty good.
8/10.
By the way, what was the watery stuff that Will Smith poured over his front door steps before he went in? And… where did the lions and herd of deer come from?
January 20th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I think the liquid stuff was something to mask his sent, maybe amonia (have I spelt that right) or something. That is my guess, otherwise I have no idea. As for the lions and that does New York have a zoo?
And by the way I liked Hell Boy and am rather looking forward to the next one.
January 20th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Oh I see, that scent thing makes sense.
Not sure if Manhattan Island has a zoo or not. Even if it does, wouldn’t the animals still be in it (or wouldn’t they be dead because they hadn’t been fed)?
Not that it really matters because I’ve just read on the QI website:
“Where do most tigers live? The USA. About 12,000 tigers are kept as pets in America, says the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.”
So there’s probably a whole bunch of lions, deer, elephants, blue whales and velociraptors kicking around in peoples back gardens.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:58 am
Theres a zoo in Central Park.
Have you not seen “Madagascar”?