"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <this@aint.me> wrote in message
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On Dec 18, 2:41 pm, Lord Calvert <CalvertdeG...@msn.com> wrote:

On Dec 18, 2:23 pm, PerfectlyAble <j...@kol.co.nz> wrote:

I was reading a trailer to the new movie. That said the
God overtones were annoying. Is this movie just another
of those SciFi films sanitized for the Jesus freaks. Or
worse a rapture try ending? God saved the faithful.
I would hate to think Christian groups, after Linkin Park,
are now going after Science Fiction productions.

I haven't seen the film, I just didn't want to waste my money.

I have not seen the film either however the reviews I have read have
all been universally dreadful.

Actually, the overall mix is somewhat shifted to the positive:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_legend/
with some rating it pretty high.

You might be better entertained
watching the film "I Am Legend" was based on, the 1971 Charlton Heston
thriller "The Omega Man" (which itself was based on the 1954 novel "I
Am Legend").

Don't forget the godawful "Last Man On Earth", which came between
the book and the Heston movie. I think it's public domain
now, so you can watch it for free (which is still a rip-off).

I don't know whether I'll go to this version, because IMHO, you
just can't improve on "Omega Man".

I really liked "The Omega Man". It made a lasting
impression. In some ways it would be cool to be
the last man on earth, taking whatever you wanted.
And killing zombies too! Bonus! The down-side
is them trying to kill you.

Warning: Spoiler.

I liked it even though it ended with definite Jesus
symbolism. (I was a new, young atheist at the time.)
He dies in a Jesus-stretched-out-on-the-cross pose and
it is his blood that is going to save mankind. The
other guy I saw it with didn't catch that.

I didn't catch that either, but I was about 12 when I saw it for the first
time :)

"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <this@aint.me> wrote in message
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On Dec 18, 2:41 pm, Lord Calvert <CalvertdeG...@msn.com> wrote:

On Dec 18, 2:23 pm, PerfectlyAble <j...@kol.co.nz> wrote:

I was reading a trailer to the new movie. That said the
God overtones were annoying. Is this movie just another
of those SciFi films sanitized for the Jesus freaks. Or
worse a rapture try ending? God saved the faithful.
I would hate to think Christian groups, after Linkin Park,
are now going after Science Fiction productions.

I haven't seen the film, I just didn't want to waste my money.

I have not seen the film either however the reviews I have read have
all been universally dreadful.

Actually, the overall mix is somewhat shifted to the positive:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_legend/
with some rating it pretty high.

You might be better entertained
watching the film "I Am Legend" was based on, the 1971 Charlton Heston
thriller "The Omega Man" (which itself was based on the 1954 novel "I
Am Legend").

Don't forget the godawful "Last Man On Earth", which came between
the book and the Heston movie. I think it's public domain
now, so you can watch it for free (which is still a rip-off).

Actually, the Vincent Price version of the movie is the
best one, so far.

It is much closer to the book and
ends as the book does. It is not god-awful. If you
haven't read Matheson's book, you have nothing to
compare it to.

I don't know whether I'll go to this version, because IMHO, you
just can't improve on "Omega Man".

I really liked "The Omega Man". It made a lasting
impression. In some ways it would be cool to be
the last man on earth, taking whatever you wanted.
And killing zombies too! Bonus! The down-side
is them trying to kill you.

Now, "Omega Man" was truly awful. It was nothing
like the book and Heston's acting was really exacrable.

Warning: Spoiler.

I liked it even though it ended with definite Jesus
symbolism. (I was a new, young atheist at the time.)
He dies in a Jesus-stretched-out-on-the-cross pose and
it is his blood that is going to save mankind. The
other guy I saw it with didn't catch that.

SPOILER (Don't read, if you don't know the story.)















Another big spoiler, since the religious crap I'm
hearing about in the new movie turns my stomach
and probably would make Matheson quite ill, if he
was still alive (which he isn't.).

I didn't remember that at the end of "Omega
Man". The fact is that the 'vampires' are the
new humanity. The guy sneaking around
trying to kill them all off is the last example
of the old humanity. When he realizes this,
he regrets his murders and commits suicide.

Before he dies, he understands that he is
EVERYTHING that these people fear, he is
their devil, he is the stories that mothers will
tell from then on to keep their children in line.
He is the ultimate monster. Nothing will surpass
him. He is the most evil legend for all of them.
He is legion.

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On Dec 18, 2:41 pm, Lord Calvert <CalvertdeG...@msn.com> wrote:

On Dec 18, 2:23 pm, PerfectlyAble <j...@kol.co.nz> wrote:

I was reading a trailer to the new movie. That said the
God overtones were annoying. Is this movie just another
of those SciFi films sanitized for the Jesus freaks. Or
worse a rapture try ending? God saved the faithful.
I would hate to think Christian groups, after Linkin Park,
are now going after Science Fiction productions.

I haven't seen the film, I just didn't want to waste my money.

I have not seen the film either however the reviews I have read have
all been universally dreadful.

Actually, the overall mix is somewhat shifted to the positive:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_legend/
with some rating it pretty high.

You might be better entertained
watching the film "I Am Legend" was based on, the 1971 Charlton Heston
thriller "The Omega Man" (which itself was based on the 1954 novel "I
Am Legend").

Don't forget the godawful "Last Man On Earth", which came between
the book and the Heston movie. I think it's public domain
now, so you can watch it for free (which is still a rip-off).

Actually, the Vincent Price version of the movie is the
best one, so far. It is much closer to the book and
ends as the book does. It is not god-awful. If you
haven't read Matheson's book, you have nothing to
compare it to.

I don't know whether I'll go to this version, because IMHO, you
just can't improve on "Omega Man".

I really liked "The Omega Man". It made a lasting
impression. In some ways it would be cool to be
the last man on earth, taking whatever you wanted.
And killing zombies too! Bonus! The down-side
is them trying to kill you.

Now, "Omega Man" was truly awful. It was nothing
like the book and Heston's acting was really exacrable.

Warning: Spoiler.

I liked it even though it ended with definite Jesus
symbolism. (I was a new, young atheist at the time.)
He dies in a Jesus-stretched-out-on-the-cross pose and
it is his blood that is going to save mankind. The
other guy I saw it with didn't catch that.

SPOILER (Don't read, if you don't know the story.)

Another big spoiler, since the religious crap I'm
hearing about in the new movie turns my stomach
and probably would make Matheson quite ill, if he
was still alive (which he isn't.).

I didn't remember that at the end of "Omega
Man".

The fact is that the 'vampires' are the
new humanity. The guy sneaking around
trying to kill them all off is the last example
of the old humanity. When he realizes this,
he regrets his murders and commits suicide.
Before he dies, he understands that he is
EVERYTHING that these people fear, he is
their devil, he is the stories that mothers will
tell from then on to keep their children in line.
He is the ultimate monster. Nothing will surpass
him. He is the most evil legend for all of them.
He is legion.

Another big spoiler, since the religious crap I'm hearing about in the
new movie turns my stomach and probably would make Matheson quite ill,
if he was still alive (which he isn't.).

I didn't remember that at the end of "Omega Man". The fact is that the
'vampires' are the new humanity. The guy sneaking around trying to kill
them all off is the last example of the old humanity. When he realizes
this, he regrets his murders and commits suicide. Before he dies, he
understands that he is EVERYTHING that these people fear, he is their
devil, he is the stories that mothers will tell from then on to keep
their children in line. He is the ultimate monster. Nothing will surpass
him. He is the most evil legend for all of them. He is legion.

On Dec 18, 9:05 pm, "Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <t...@aint.me> wrote:

"jcon" <cirej...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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make a good metaphor. After all, how
much sci fi is just a recasting of
the Icarus fable?

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:05:09 -0800, Ron Baker, Pluralitas! wrote:

"jcon" <cirejcon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 18, 2:41 pm, Lord Calvert <CalvertdeG...@msn.com> wrote:

On Dec 18, 2:23 pm, PerfectlyAble <j...@kol.co.nz> wrote:

I really liked "The Omega Man". It made a lasting impression. In some
ways it would be cool to be the last man on earth, taking whatever you
wanted. And killing zombies too! Bonus! The down-side is them trying
to kill you.

Warning: Spoiler.

I liked it even though it ended with definite Jesus symbolism. (I was a
new, young atheist at the time.) He dies in a
Jesus-stretched-out-on-the-cross pose and it is his blood that is going
to save mankind. The other guy I saw it with didn't catch that.

Bleah. I didn't like the movie at all. It missed the point of the story
entirely.

But that's Hollyweird, they had to slap a Happy, Happy ending on...

--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
------------------------------------------------------------
"If the Bible proves that God exists then comic books prove
the existence of Superman."