Theatre Arts Majors Have Their Guilty Pleasures Too.

[ingenuemuse]

I don't think I've ever met a person alive who didn't like Will Smith, even if he he had no opinion on him other than that.

Seriously.

I think the main reason is his bone structure, and the shape of his eyes. He always looks like he's smiling, that Will.

So it may not shock you to know that I did not hate "I Am Legend". In fact, I rather

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[eideteker]

Woll Smoth

[fearsclave]

The deer looked really fake, and the hunting scenes were so painfully, laughably bad that you can only conclude that nobody involved in making them had ever so much as played Duck Hunter...

...but I loved the city CGI. OMFG was that gorgeous.

[ingenuemuse]

yeah well, I saw "Clash Of The Titans" on HBO as a child, and I remember my stepdady being impressed with how far special effects have come, so...

Hunting is an art, perfected through practice

[montecristo]

I think, my dear fearsclave, that the intent of the movie makers was to show that Robert Neville was a modern, non-hunting, urban-dweller who had to take up hunting out of necessity -- in this case, for dog food at minimum, and for fresh blood to attract the hemocytes (technically, more properly called "hemophages" IMHO) in order to trap them for study. Mind you, as someone who has participated in the odd hunting expedition or two, I will admit that you're right about how technically accurate the scene was. You just have to remember that the movie-makers and most of the movie's anticipated audience are also modern, non-hunting, uban-dwellers, who wouldn't realize the scene's shortcomings anyway. Come now, we have stretched our suspension of disbelief much farther than that for other literature, as any reader of Rowling should understand.

Re: Hunting is an art, perfected through practice

[ingenuemuse]

Thank you for saying what I was going to say before I fired off the Clash of The Titans snark.

I mean, I'd be a bad hunter too at first, "fake deer" or no. Especially if I was a city folk scientist type.

Ah Muse, why, oh why, do you torment me with perfection?

[montecristo]

It is entries like this one...ah, never mind. As I ceaselessly repeat to myself, it is my sin, not yours.

I've noticed that about Will Smith too, but I've never really explicitly and consciously thought about it. Thank you.

It does not shock me that you liked "I Am Legend". I knew you would. I have been a fan of Richard Matheson since I first saw "Omega Man," the preceding, entertaining but regrettably insufficent, 1971 take on this story by Hollywood, which starred Charleton Heston. Matheson's work is very popular with movie and television creators.

I can't see why Michael would "bat an eye" at your quirks -- they're very endearing.

Re: Ah Muse, why, oh why, do you torment me with perfection?

[ingenuemuse]

Charlton Heston..

*cringe*

Wow.

Now theres one fucker who is the polar opposite of Will Smith.

It's a cheese-fest, and you're invited!

[montecristo]

Actually, The Omega Man (IMDb entry) was a rather entertaining bit of escapism. It wasn't helped that Hollywood really tried its damnedest to make it into a parable on class and race relations. Even so, the picture is a classic of Hollywood cheese. Heston is Heston -- he did no worse acting in Soylent Green, (IMDb entry) another classic chesse movie which actually featured the legendary Edward G. Robinson in a fun supporting role!

I loved the fact that you noticed Emma Thompson in "I Am Legend" and I think you would like her in Stranger Than Fiction (IMDb entry) as well. You would love that movie. It has Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Queen Latifah in it. It's a pretty good and funny comedy.

Re: It's a cheese-fest, and you're invited!

[ingenuemuse]

Already saw Stranger Than Fiction, since I'm obviously a fan...

worst.endings.ever

[soccer_mom56]

both of them sucked for that movie. The first ho ur or so was pretty good, but then it just went to shit after.