I’d like to draw special attention to this song, because it is a bus song. And its great.
Well Oiled Machine by Hot Buttered Rum
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So I’m home for winter break, and saw I am Legend. It is “ok, alright.” It could have been much better. I think Will Smith proves himself as an actor, since for much of the movie, he is the only person we see. And the story is great, I would love to read the book. But the presentation and movie overall fall flat. I’d be curious to see deleted scenes when the DVD comes out. I would hope that since there was only one actor, they filmed as much as they could, and then whittled it down afterwards.
Which is why I blame the producers for this movie being subpar. I think they shot a lot of footage, and then chopped it down to an hour and a half. I think at two hours, the story could have been told better, and it would have been a great movie.
I’m willing to bet test audiences thought that version (or a longer version) was too long, and tedious. And its true that a longer movie wouldn’t appeal as broad as it does in its current form, but I think it would have been worth it. As it is, I am Legend is nothing remarkable, but I’m looking forward to the DVD.