This film is widely recognised for its opening scene, where Cillian Murphy's character wakes from a coma to find himself in a deserted London.
The shots of the barren city are amazing as the character roams the streets in search for life. The scene is all done without special effects, a blaring soundtrack or anything starling from the characters and script.
Down to just organised timing, hours of filming and closing one road made it one of the most inspirational scenes that thought never could be done without special effects.
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Always interesting too when actors are up for getting their johnson out for a movie (like Cillian does here). Another great scene with a big actor baring all has to be the steam room encounter in Eastern Promises.
What follows this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vduzJh4X2YQ has to be the most intense fight scene for many a year. Brilliant directing.
What did you think of I Am Legend compared to 28 Days Later??
28days later is far better and more raw I think. Having such a well known A-list actor like Will Smith makes the film less realistic because Will Smith for me will always be the Fresh Prince and lets face it, thats just funny.
28weeks later like nearly all sequels will never match the first. What do you think?
Yeah, if I had to put the two against one another I'd probably agree 28 has a serious edge over I Am Legend (& 28 weeks later too).
I really enjoyed elements of I Am Legend. For starters, the location is pretty amazing. Though, how many times have we seen an empty NYC already?!
[On that note, I bloody loved Vanilla Sky..But I do happen to be the biggest(/only?) Tom Cruise fan].
But I couldn't really dig some of the scenes, you know the bit where the thin crack of sunlight is slowly decreasing & the nasty chap with the zombie dogs has unleashed them. Anyway, that scene ends with Will & his pup fighting them off successfully.
..But Will still hasn't got away yet, he's in severe pain/a vulnerable position, and the zombie guy who let the dogs out is surely about to come and get Will
...But no. It just cuts.
I still feel I'm owed that confrontation, it shouldn't have been ignored!!
& (giving away the ending to anyone who's yet to see it) why doesn't he launch the thing through the hole in the glass then jump in the safe-place with the others?
Funny you should mention the funny fresh prince, my friend James think I remind him of Carlton..
http://jamesandjoecreative.blogspot.com/2008/07/whats-joe-like.html
Vanilla sky is a great film but the love for Tom Cruise I cannot completely agree with, great actor, strange man...jumping on sofas, scientology, not cool.
I checked out the Carlton thing on your blog, god that guy can move and who doesn't like Tom Jones... on the otherhand (yeh I think that is totally me on my own there).
Hey, if it's good enough for Carlton Banks..
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