Comments on: Button, Button: Uncanny Stories

By: Moist

Moist — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:01:09 +0000

I’m really really tired of CGI. Landscapes can be great, but for living things, it’s just not believable looking.

I enjoyed the I am Legend movie, but it seems like they still haven’t done the story completely right yet. There was something about the whole mutant part of the story that didn’t seem complete. We didn’t learn enough about them, and Will Smith didn’t seem particularly interested in them either, except for using them to find a cure. They were supposedly just animals for three years. Then one day, they set a trap for Smith. He gets out, but does he stop to think, “Gee, they’re using their brains now. Something’s different.” Nope. We get dumb conversations about Shrek and Bob Marley instead.

The best part of the book, about the last human being becoming the monster because he was outnumbered, was missing from the movie.

By: John A. Karr

John A. Karr — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:44:02 +0000

Enjoyed the movie version of I AM LEGEND. Grim, the way I prefer post-apocalyptic stories. Hate to admit it but I’ve never read Matheson’s short story that inspired this and Omega Man. Heard it’s even more bleak. One slight criticism of the latest movie was no bad guys in the flesh, just cgi. Thought it would have given it a bit more authenticity. A – rating.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:49:00 +0000

Check back Monday for the official “Books 2 Film” review of I AM LEGEND!

By: Alan Cranis

Alan Cranis — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:10:48 +0000

A standing ovation to your statement that any reason for a Matheson release is a good one. Couldn’t agree more! Along with Bradbury, Matheson’s stories were the first to show me how magical stories could be. I foundly recall pouring over my copy of his THIRD FROM THE SUN collection several years ago long into the night.

By the way, haven’t yet seen the Will Smith version of I AM LEGEND. What did any of you out there think of it?