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Sorry for bumping this month-old thread, but I wanted to point out a flaw in the logic of the above post:

Every person I know who would purchase an X48 motherboard also happens to be a watcher of movies. However, not every moviegoer would purchase an X48 motherboard. Therefore, I find it logical that a site aimed at hardware enthusiasts contains content that, while not necessarily related to PC hardware, is of interest to enthusiasts.

I'm sure a good number of people who visit this site watch movies, and I like that the site has reviews for them. Keep it up!

As for I Am Legend, I thought it was pretty decent. The ending was a little meh, but I'm a zombie movie fan and this one definitely didn't disappoint.

Ah, Dammit Rob, I looked like an *******. Sorry about that...I was trying to be funny, but I re-read my post and totally see that I look like "that guy" (read: 4th quarter armchair editor). It must be frustrating to be called out like that by a forum troll, my sincerest apologies....

Oh gosh no, I trust most of Tom's hardware reviews to the fullest. Granted Tom's Hardware uses videos and what not to get across points, example given, the Game Review scores and what not. When i said I don't trust critics I was stating the ones you watch on TV or hear on the radio, those ones; I don't trust those at all. No sir.

I went into "I Am Legend" with a sort of open mind. I tried not to compare it to close to 28 Days/Weeks Later; but it seemed to smudge its way in there when "KV Virus" and the "Mutants/Zombies/Vampire-like" beings were introduced and how they acted. I felt the movie was a bit to religious at some points, not because of my own personal preference to any said religion, but for others that were in the room. What if this person didn't believe in "God" and the other was a fanatic for "God"? I tried to look at other perspectives and deemed that the prayer scene was a bit over the top in today's world. But, this is my own opinion and should be taken in value to that of a grain of salt.

Over all I liked the movie a lot. In fact a co-worker and I were discussing it and he made em laugh at one comment; which was that comparing Will Smith in this movie and his pet dog Sam, was the same comparison between a Hunter class in World of Warcraft that's speced Beast Mastery. he's a WoW addict so I expected the comment; and me being a former player I kind of knew what he was referring to. And after I had thought about his idea it kind of made me laugh.

The movie to me was not worth $9.00. No sir. It's a rental and nothing more. I had tremendously high hopes for this movie granted the latest zombie movies I've seen were phenomenal; such as 28 Weeks Later. I liked how you could tell he, that is Dr. Neveille, was going crazy. You could especially tell he was going crazy when he passed the manikin and than proceed to unload a clip into the poor thing. Which by the way did anyone else see the manikin move its head?

But eh, I Am legend was pure hype and nothing more. The fact that it didn't explain anything, such as WHY the KV virus was present, HOW it was made, why these "mutants" were hurt by sunlight, and just general intrigue, were not answered. All i got from it was that some blonde haired chick cured cancer than zombies popped up...and somehow it's now airborne? I don't get it...

I definately agree with this sentiment. Keira Knightley is indeed hot.

I was pleasently surprised with the film itself. I went in without knowing what the premise of the film was.. and I really enjoyed how the plot unfolded. It really had a great feel.. especially when you first get to witness the horror in a dark warehouse.. but I wont go further than that with details. I had heard from a few that it wasnt a good movie at all.. but now I am glad I went to see it. It had me creeped out for a few days after.

AAARRRGGHH!!!! Don't go there! :sol:

No it's a good thing, I need to know what DVDs to look out for in the next few months :)

Hey, Keira Knightley is hot...just saying...

At first, I thought it WAS a new game based on the movie, as you say. But to put my point another way, would you give Ebert & Roeper an X48 mobo and have them write a review on it??? To me it just doesn't make any sense for a site known to have a strong focus on IT hardware to deviate and write critiques on movies. I think your target audience would most likely look elsewhere to get good movie info, and visit your site expecting solid hardware-related news/reviews. I'm not against new website ideas, nor am I saying you're editorial is wrong, but please leave the cooking to Martha Stewart. :sol:

Hey, Russell Crowe was great in that movie. But come on, Flasher -- are you telling me you didn't know the roommate/little girl/Ed Harris were figments of his imagination? To me that was the major flaw in that movie. It was too obvious, and instead of trying to force a big, dramatic twist, they should have divulged the fact that he was schizo and that these people were not real. I think the audience would have empathized with Nash more. Again, just my opinion.

No, it's not a "corporate takeover." Twitch/Tom's Games has be doing some movie reviews for a while now, Luscious. Initially the idea was to focus on video game movies, but since most of them stunk, we turned our attention to the kind of sci-fi/action/fantasty flicks that most in our target audience seem to enjoy (i.e. Transformers, Spider-Man 3, etc.).

Do you really think it defeats the purpose of the rest of the site? I'm asking honestly, with zero sarcasm. We just thought doing occasional movie reviews would be a nice addition to the games coverage on the site.

You mean you don't trust me, Justin? :cry:

I guess if you're expecting "I Am Legend" to be an all-out action movie with tons of gore like the "Resident Evil" movies, then you'll be disappointed. It's more of a subtle, character-driven movie with lots of suspense and an eerie atmosphere.

Thanks for the heads up, ShadeEx. It's been fixed. In the future, it's probably better to e-mail me directly with a correction/spelling error, that way it can get fixed quicker.

Noooo!!!!! The screenplay is the worst part of the movie, Echofoxtrot! Why would you read the thing before seeing the movie? It's going to ruin all the surprises. Honestly, the screenwriters could have done a much better job. I hear there's better versions of the script floating around on the Web, including one of the first drafts Mark Protosevich wrote for this film.