Posted: 2/5/2006 12:33:50 PM EDT
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I'm watching this right now. Pretty cool so far. I thought it was more "zombies" than the people afflicted with the "plague" or whatever. Another movie I picked up per a recommendation on here. |
Did you rig up the old skool flashlight mount also?  One of my favorite SciFi movies, much better than Soylent Green or Planet Of The Apes IMHO. Bob McKenzie <Strange Brew>: I was the last one left after the nuclear holocaust, eh. The whole world had been destroyed, like U.S. blew up Russia and Russia blew up U.S. Fortunately, I had been offworld at the time. There wasn't much to do. All the bowling alleys had been wrecked. So's I spent most of my time looking for beer. I was like a one-man army, like Charlton Heston in "Omega Man." You ever see it? Beauty. <Bob McKenzie> |
Here it is... doesnt have anyone listed for cast though. |
Please, please....anybody but *&%$@ Will Smith or Markie Mark Wahlburg.  Is the proposed movie in question to be a remake of the Heston "Omega Man" or is it going to be closer to the book or the Vincent Price "The Last man On Earth"? |
Surely the people making this movie have to recognize that. Personally I don't think Smith in I.Robot was all that great either. Or Smith in Wild, Wild, West... Or Independence Day... or... He's ok to watch in some movies, espcially MIB. The chemistry (or lack of) between him and TL Jones was hilarious. Too bad the second movie tried so hard to recreate that and failed so miserably. I'd rather see a middle-aged guy than a young guy in this role. I'm sick of the "young genius" exception so they can put some young actor in a role. Of course the solution to that problem, in some cases, has been Kevin Costner... which can be a kiss of death for a movie. How about Kevin Spacey? Liam Neeson? |
Look at the other stuff the director has done: music videos! I'm already giving this one the seal of disapproval. Have John Milius direct it, put Nugent as the lead and now we're talking. |
It's a great book. A really great book. The Last Man on Earth (link) with Vincent Price was also based on the same book.
Sweet Jesus, tell me that's not true. Holy Fuck, don't let Hollywood ruin more of what I hold dear. |
Gary Sinise? Though he's already done a SHTF/TEOTWAWKI movie ("The Stand" miniseries). |
There have been some other movies directed by music video directors that turned out pretty well. The Cell, IMHO, was pretty cool. Visuals that movie were awesome. I can't think of any others off the top of my head now... 
How about Tom Hanks. Or are we looking for a tough guy like Heston? |
+1 on Gary Sinise in that role! |
Knowing Hollyweird....Hopper or Walken. Gary Oldman? re Neville:
I could see Hanks pulling it off. The part would combine what he did in "Cast Away" (isolation, loneliness, etc) & he's capable of realistic action (the VN segment of "Forrest Gump", "Saving Private Ryan"). What about soul sista' Lisa? Vivica Fox? Gabrielle Union? |
In the book Neville is like 6'2" or 6'3" and a is built pretty big. I can't see Hanks working for that. He's (Neville) a pretty big dude. The Last Man on Earth was a closer adaptation of the book as far as plot goes but Heston is more like Robert Neville in the book at least. Some little twerp won't work I don't think. And in the book, the chick is a slender redhead. |
There's not that many actors that could pull off the tall tough guy bit & be believable as a labcoat science-guy. How about Neal McDonough (Buck Compton from Band Of Brothers). He was in a short lived CSI clone show as a doc & has shown he can do action in BOB.
Not a problem for me, I like both...  Gina Torres (Zoe in Firefly/Serenity) would work as a compromise being a somewhat redbone black gal. |
In The Last Man on Earth he was a scientist type guy but in the book he wasn't. He collects a bunch of science and medical books and some stuff like microscopes but he has to go through this period of research and learning on his own (after the vampire plague). He wasn't a scientist to begin with. That's the book though. Still, I know what you mean. It's hard for many actors to pull of the brains and brawn thing well. |