Movie Review Angel Style - I Am Legend

I Am Legend

Since I only watch T.V. when my children are sleeping, and then with TIVO (which means no commercials) I'm not up on movie previews. Usually, that's fine by me, because too often previews spoil the movie.

Tonight, we watched I Am Legend, and I do wish I had been privy to the pythonic Horror/Zombie creature component to the film. That knowledge may have prevented me from screaming out loud. Fortunately, none of the zombies spat or blew his nose, so I held it together.

Since it was not a straight horror flick and starred one of my favorite actors, I'll stick my thumb up for this picture....not high-in-the-sky-up, because watching flesh-eating zombies leap through a desolate NYC nighttime sky does not do much to invoke pleasant dreams...but up and slightly waving.

Here's what I liked:

• The acting
• The pacing
• The special effects
• The yearning for human contact
• The spiritual aspect

The movie had a few poignant lines such as Smith's character saying "God didn't do this, we did this" regarding a nightmarish result of curing cancer. Toward the end of the movie, there were well written lines about God having a plan and leading the the lives of the characters. And, the ending wasn't cliche', and I always go for a non-cookie cutter ending. That's actually not true. Ever see Somersby? The ending ticked me off.

What I didn't like:

• Seeing a destroyed NYC. I know this was based on a book, but after 9/11 I still have a difficult time watching movies where a future ground zero is in NYC.
  
• Flesh seeking/eating zombies
• Lab experiments.
  

Well, there you have it, my first All That Naz movie review. Probably my last as well. Hopefully, my dreams won't be too violent tonight. Sometime I'll have to write about my dreams after I saw the movies "The Sixth Sense" and "What Lies Beneath." And then there was that time that my sister JeanAnn tricked me into watching "Scream," which she said was actually a comedy. Oh yes she did!

Our next netflick is Enchanted? Anyone know if PD is old enough to see this one? And in case you were wondering, Enchanted was my pick and I Am Legend, N's.