I read the book, first through the Steve Niles comic adaptation and then the actual novel by Matherson. I'm hoping the movie will at least be similar to one of Smith's other recent works, I, Robot: Not exactly the story, but keeps the tone and theme of the piece with it. I don't have a problem with Will Smith and think he's a pretty good actor (watch Six Degrees of Seperation if you don't believe me).
Question to those who've seen the movie--no need to spoil me completely, but: how close is the movie's ending to the book ending?
Okay... we're so very close to being in agreement... if we just change a couple of the words... seriously, I have enjoyed Will Smith in his popcorny MiB, Independence Day-type roles, and I have seen him do great dramatic work, too (screw you, I'm allowed to like "Pursuit of Happyness"). I'm open to the possibility that they might have managed to make this "Legend" story successfully.
But I have a serious beef against what they did to
I, Robot. I mean, if you're a studio, why pay Isaac's estate, use the title, and CG in some robots... if you're not actually use any of Isaac's stories? There is literally, a whole universe of storytelling there, and they blew it for a half-assed hack job of
Minority Report.
Here's a mind blower for you: Sigourney Weaver as the REAL Susan Calvin. Let her stretch her legs and solve a couple of clever puzzles. Then put Gary Sinise and Jack Black through the wringer on Mercury ... friggin' Mercury in a movie, how cool would that be? And Alan Rickman was so great as Marvin in Hitchhiker's Guide... let him actually put on some tin-man makeup and bring the robot prophet to life!
How's about you play... who'd make a good Elijah Bailey? R. Daneel Olivaw? Hmm?