I Am Legend

[Phaedrus]

I think that "Phaedrus" is to "love of zombies" as "CycloneGizzard" is to "love of arm-wrestling"

"Love of zombies???" I think not.... I hate zombies with every single gram of my being. I live so zombies can die by my hand.... again. (Do they really "die" after being reanimated? Hmmm, but I digress....)

I don't love zombies, though I might be awfully fond of deanimating their reanimated physical parts....:wink:

 

[jdoggivjc]

I think people are confusing the monster-type in "I Am Legend." I don't think they were actually zombies. From my limited experience with zombies (Resident Evil, Diablos I and II, Shaun of the Dead), they are reanimated corpses (otherwise known as "undead"), extremely unintelligent, and extremely slow (their power is in their numbers in spite of their slowness). With the monsters in "I Am Legend," they never died - it was more a parasitic virus that overtook all brain activity and all activity on the cellular reproductive level. Another two reasons why I don't think that these creatures were "undead" is that Sam didn't die before she became one of them - it was more of a slow progression to becoming that monster. That, and at the end of the movie, Smith's character actually cured the captured monster of the affliction. There's These creatures also were extremely intelligent - IIRC they set up traps and cornered Smith's character on several different occasions. Also, these guys were extremely quick - faster than the humans even.

Actually, I think they resembled more rabid-like humans than zombies. But I get the point... :wink:

 

[Wesley]

I just watched it tonight, I did not see the alternate endings on the netflix DVD I had... I wonder if I can get them online somewhere.

It was on my regular DVD. The book has a third ending.

 

[cyismydog]

I think people are confusing the monster-type in "I Am Legend." I don't think they were actually zombies. From my limited experience with zombies (Resident Evil, Diablos I and II, Shaun of the Dead), they are reanimated corpses (otherwise known as "undead"), extremely unintelligent, and extremely slow (their power is in their numbers in spite of their slowness). With the monsters in "I Am Legend," they never died - it was more a parasitic virus that overtook all brain activity and all activity on the cellular reproductive level. Another two reasons why I don't think that these creatures were "undead" is that Sam didn't die before she became one of them - it was more of a slow progression to becoming that monster. That, and at the end of the movie, Smith's character actually cured the captured monster of the affliction. There's These creatures also were extremely intelligent - IIRC they set up traps and cornered Smith's character on several different occasions. Also, these guys were extremely quick - faster than the humans even.

Actually, I think they resembled more rabid-like humans than zombies. But I get the point... :wink:

Read the book. It explains all of that. Even though I know a book is like a foreign object for some people.

 

[brianhos]

I would not mind reading this book now. I need something to read next week on vacation.

 

[Cyclone711]

My friends and I (actually the whole school probably) thought it was a great movie. I was actually stunned coming in here and seeing some peoples responses. Could be because I am a mere HS student who hasn't seen this type of movie that many times.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

It was a good movie, had they went with the alternative ending, it might have been great.

 

[Phaedrus]

I think people are confusing the monster-type in "I Am Legend." I don't think they were actually zombies. From my limited experience with zombies (Resident Evil, Diablos I and II, Shaun of the Dead), they are reanimated corpses (otherwise known as "undead"), extremely unintelligent, and extremely slow (their power is in their numbers in spite of their slowness). With the monsters in "I Am Legend," they never died - it was more a parasitic virus that overtook all brain activity and all activity on the cellular reproductive level. Another two reasons why I don't think that these creatures were "undead" is that Sam didn't die before she became one of them - it was more of a slow progression to becoming that monster. That, and at the end of the movie, Smith's character actually cured the captured monster of the affliction. There's These creatures also were extremely intelligent - IIRC they set up traps and cornered Smith's character on several different occasions. Also, these guys were extremely quick - faster than the humans even.

Actually, I think they resembled more rabid-like humans than zombies. But I get the point... :wink:

You have a good point, there. Is it possible that this is the result of zombies' agit-prop, trying to make us more "sympathetic" to the zombies' "plight?"

But if you're prepared for zombies, does it make you any more or less prepared for these potential threatening critters? Or vice-versa???

These are some interesting questions, imo...