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riay_night · Advanced Vidder Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 2591

Has anyone seen it? There wasn't a post on it, which surprised me cause it was a pretty popular movie...

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I saw it twice! The whole movie freaks me out... in a good way, I guess. I couldn't stop thinking about it after I saw it the first time, which was in the bed of a truck with my friend, in the dark and cold (NOT a good idea). I couldn't watch when Sam ran into the hive... it stressed me out hardcore! I ended up missing a lot of stuff the first time, because I was hiding...

lol.
Apparently I've heard the book is very different...
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SassyLostie2 · Expert Vidder Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 28138

Not amazing and nothing wow-worthy, but it was pretty good. I didn't find it scary, but it was very sad when -

[spoiler:3b2d877363]Sam died.

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I thought those were great scenes. So it was ok, not wonderful, but good.

Polarbear · Expert Vidder Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 13684

I thought it was pretty rubbish.. it reminded me a lot of 28 days later but set in New York City. And I didn't even realise he was fighting vampires I thought they were some weird mutant zombies or something they never fleshed that out properly and also the cgi on them was shocking compared to other movies.

riay_night · Advanced Vidder Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 2591

I haven't seen 28 days later... but it did remind me a lot of Resident Evil (ish). Just with the virus and abandoned city business.

I'm totally a wimp... so the scary parts were very scary to me... I couldn't handle it!

I don't know why I couldn't stop thinking about it...

I didn't know they were vampires either, but I had heard something about it, and then by the time he was going into lockdown mode when the sun set, I realized...

SassyLostie2 · Expert Vidder Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 28138

I didn't even realize they were vampires, aside from the dark vs light thing. It was just not very good. Ok, but not very good. I mean, with only two actors int eh entire movie practically, one of them being a dog...couldn't they afford better special fx? But it wasn't a complete waste of time, I liked it alright.

riay_night · Advanced Vidder Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 2591

Yeah, movies like that are interesting to me... where there's like only one actor, monologuing the whole movie... if they can keep your attention, it's pretty cool.

SassyLostie2 · Expert Vidder Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 28138

I like them too, I was mostly confused by the ending. xD Me and my friend were like "that's it? It's over?"

Harry · Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 1641

Polarbear wrote:

I thought it was pretty rubbish.. it reminded me a lot of 28 days later but set in New York City.

I thought the exact same thing..
3/4 of the movie was just him walking around in New York talking to his dog... although I did enjoy the ending. That was it though.

SassyLostie2 · Expert Vidder Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 28138

I never saw 28 Days Later. If I did, I might have thought this movie even worse, but I still liked it ok...I dunno, i wasn't really sure what I felt when I left the movie theater. xD

FrecklesPhoenix · Expert Vidder Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1387

Wow...

Why's everyone hatin on this movie??

I loved it! It was a good film. Some of Will Smith's best acting by far! I think he's highly underrated and this performance hasn't received the credit it deserves either. I mean, he was practically the only person in that movie. He did such a good job. I felt so sorry for him, especially after [spoiler:2313dce0a3] Sam died[/spoiler:2313dce0a3] and I think he really conveyed his sorrow and loneliness really well. I just wanted to hug him in that scene where [spoiler:2313dce0a3](post Sam's death) he goes and talks to the mannequins and says,"Please say hello."

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It was an emotional film. The jumpy stuff was just extra, as were the effects. the movie was about one man's struggle with extreme loss, and his faith in God.

I thought it was great. And Will Smith's workout scene was a nice plus.

SassyLostie2 · Expert Vidder Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 28138

The fact that the movie wasn't great, had nothing to do with Will Smith's acting. He's an awesome actor and did extremely well being one of the only actors in the entire movie...there were just other aspects that made the movie not as great as it good have been, that's all.

Charmed_Charlee · Expert Vidder Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 18232

Im on the fence with this film

Yeah, it reminded me of 28 Days Later.

I was also reading on the internet this film has been in production since 1996 with the main character changing, first of all Tom Cruise was meant to play him, but then it kept changing until Will Smith requested the role.

I think Will Smith did a good job in the film, it's just the film I don't know about when I enjoyed parts and others I didn't

I think what made it a let down was all the hype they were giving the film and you expect it to be amazing but it wasn't that good. Just my opinion

Hobbes · Council Member Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 11211

It wasn't a perfect movie - since the plot was kinda sparse (Most of it just being the reveal of what happened), and unrealistic (Deus ex Machina up the ying-yang). But it was a BEAUTIFUL execution of the concept. I mean, some of those shots? Breathtaking. It was the little things, like his dog, the mannequins, the deer, and all that which made things so powerful. It was... art. So I loved it.
BUT, it wasn't quite a movie. It was just too short. Nothing much happened. But aside from that, I thought it was kinda perfect.

FrecklesPhoenix · Expert Vidder Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1387

Hobbes wrote:

It wasn't a perfect movie - since the plot was kinda sparse (Most of it just being the reveal of what happened), and unrealistic (Deus ex Machina up the ying-yang). But it was a BEAUTIFUL execution of the concept. I mean, some of those shots? Breathtaking. It was the little things, like his dog, the mannequins, the deer, and all that which made things so powerful. It was... art. So I loved it.
BUT, it wasn't quite a movie. It was just too short. Nothing much happened. But aside from that, I thought it was kinda perfect.

I conquer. Vehemently.

KajaM · Expert Vidder Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 10438

Hobbes wrote:

But it was a BEAUTIFUL execution of the concept. I mean, some of those shots? Breathtaking. It was the little things, like his dog, the mannequins, the deer, and all that which made things so powerful. It was... art. So I loved it.

I so agree here! I mean, I wouldn't say that it was a "wow" movie... these creatures looked pretty crappy, the story wasn't really new and spectacularly creative and I was a bit disappointed about the ending.... but there were indeed some really amazing shots in the movie. Especially all the moments when he went hunting with his dog, geez, I had goose bumps all over!

Sassy, you have to watch 28 Days Later. It's a really good movie! Very dark, very creepy and scary