Posted on 12/15/2007 9:45:26 AM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
SATURDAY AM: Some amazing numbers were posted Friday for this weekend's movie releases. Warner Bros' I Am Legend opens closer to $80 million than the studio's hoped-for $50 million from Friday through Sunday after making a whopping $29.6 million Friday in 3,606 theaters....
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And the bottom fell out of costly domestic flop The Golden Compass from New Line, which forked out $200+ million to make it, in its second weekend in release. I know, I know, the pic is doing OK overseas. But the fantasy pic is so lost domestically it earned only an anemic $2.6 million Friday from 3,528 nearly empty runs.
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Yikes
Looks like Golden Compass may be one of the biggest disasters in theatrical history.”
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As well it should be. And the movie going public is rejecting it big time.
I’m saving my movie bucks for “National Treasure, Book of Secrets.”
Is that like Omega Man, Charlton Heston and is
everything just a copy of a copy of a copy... ?
I have not seen any of the National Treasure movies. Should I see them, are they good?
I want to see Legend just because of the SR71.
I am too. I'm going to see "Legend" in about a half hour, too. :)
*ahem* Please post plane porn...
There has only been 1 of them. It was released 3 years ago. Yes it's good.
Omega Man, like all movies from the 70s, had the main character die in the end. The 70s was a real downer man... Very defeatist, “we’re all going to die”, food is scarce, mankind too many... The liberals must have seriously owned Hollywood back then too.
I would be interested to know if they did “I Am Legend” justice. Richard Matheson is one of the overlooked giants in the SciFi/Horror genre...
Nat’l Treasure is one of the few movies I’ve watched over and over. It’s just plain ‘ol fun, and the bad guys really get it good in the end.
“I Am Legend” is based on a book published in 1954 & the main character dies at the end of the book.
So to be fair, it was the author’s vision that the character die at the end long before the 1970’s rolled around.
If anyone is interested, the first scene of “I Am Legend” is available at yahoo.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809768369/video/5453908
Hollywood has not had an original idea since 3-D. Maybe they can somehow resurrect Vincent Price for the new generation.
The first one absolutely ROCKED! Rent it on DVD, NOW!
Yes and no. The Omega Man was based on the book "I am Legend" and , not surprisingly, so is this new movie. There are considerable differences, however.
The origin of the virus was different in both movies, but that doesn't make a dime's bit of difference to the plot. The major difference between the two movies is in the portrayal of the infected.
In The Omega Man, the infected build a new society which is very cult-like and they have what I could only describe as a religious hatred for all things technological. They have a charismatic leader (played by Anthony Zerb) who is a powerful nemesis to Charlton Heston's character.
In the new movie, the infected have lost all of their humanity and are more like animals. They are unrealistically fast and strong, and also sport unrealistically wide opening mouths. They are just mean and nasty like packs of vicious animals.
I don't know which is more like the book, since I never read it, but I think that The Omega Man was more engaging. That is not to say that I Am Legend is bad. It's still pretty good, but The Omega Man rules.
I saw Legend last night, wished I had my money back. I kept wishing I had a remote control so I could fast forward through all the slow boring parts.
I really enjoyed the first one. Treasure hunting, conspiracies, relationships between fathers and sons, etc.
I thought “Legend” was the same as “Omega Man” when I saw
the first commercial. Are they “out” with it or do they also believe
that history began the year they were born?
NOT A CHRISTOPHOBE!
NOT A MATRIX CONSERVATIVE!
Yes, it was thoroughly enjoyable. Nicholas Cage is one of my favorite actors.
Alvin and the Chipmunks got over $13 million. At this pace, it will out-gross ‘The Golden Turd.’
Dang, I was afraid of that. Scale of one to ten, what did you think?
Is this the worst Christmas season for movies, in like 50 yrs or what?
After all these glowing reviews, I’m going to see it. I will wear some tin foil, so the Masonic thing doesn’t get me.
Yes! Hollywood back! Hollywood will leave 2007 on a high note. Thank you Will Smith!!!!!!!!!
Omega Man was quite the movie in it’s day.
It’s even become a bit of the vernacular in my age group (late boomers)....”an Omega Man lanscape”
We saw Legend last night and liked it for the most part. A big downer to us was the fate of the dog. We are on our second German Shepherd. Omega Man is a better movie in my opinion. Will Smith did a very good job as usual though.
Got to say it really stank!
Whoa! Watch those spoilers, buddy.
NT was a great 2 hr escape. I was hoping they'd do another. When I heard II was being made I thought awesome. It is the only movie on my to-see list in the near future.
Haven’t a clue what it means, though...
It's all good though, just the usual Hollywood thingy thrown in to whet the appetite.
Beware of Valley Frog.
It’s a fun movie
Tee hee!
You know I was thinking the same thing.
Charles Heston made that movie back in the late 50’s if I’m not mistaken.
The movies are based on the same book, which is “I am Legend”, by Richard Matheson.
Richard Matheson was a prolific author. He wrote “The Shrinking Man” (on which “The Incredible Shrinking Man” was based. He wrote “What Dreams May Come”, “Hell House” (”The Legend of Hell House”), “Bid Time Return” (”Somewhere In Time” was based on it), and a bunch more. He wrote many short stories as well. He’s one of my favorite authors of his type.
The book is good, but it is not for everyone. Certainly worth a read if you like horror/science fiction/post-apocalyptic stories.
I don’t see anything wrong with his comments. He was talking about different type of terrorism. Maybe I am not reading into it like some.
My husband went to see it yesterday. He said still no vampires like the book but that it was good. This is a cure for cancer gone bad, killing off most folks and if you didn’t get killed you became a mutant or a few were just immune.
Mostly it is how you handle life alone. He’s read the book and seen the other movies made from it and liked it.
I hope I’ve got the gist of it. He’s outside blowing leaves before the rain or I’d have him post his thoughts. :-)
One out and one one the way. Good flick, clean, fun, entertaining and you get to learn some history. ;-)
Thanks mb... Seems both were written by Matheson.
And now I share your appreciation for his writing.
The Omega Man is a 1971 science fiction thriller
starring Charlton Heston. The movie is based on
Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel, I Am Legend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omega_Man
Thanks for the review!
I can live without the vampire elements, although I usually tend to want movies to remain true to their roots. The Omega Man managed to make it without the vampires. I was wondering if the new movie would follow the Omega Man example, or the Last Man on Earth,which had the vampire elements, or, take elements from both. The Last Man on Earth was genuinely creepy during the first part of the movie, and was mostly a mood piece (IMO). Omega Man was had its moments in its own way (more action).
Good luck on the leaves!
There were a lot of areas of this movie that could be improved upon, making it more believable, but overall the movie was entertaining. I did like the fact that the characters believed that God had a part in redeeming the ones that were left.
I guess I'll see it tomorrow.
YEP!
I saw it yesterday and I liked it. I’d rate it a 7-8 on a scale of 1-10. It had a plot. Had some action. Character development. it was entertaining. If you’re looking for something to change your life . . . then no this is not the one.
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