I Forgot ...

So with all the excitement of Sweeney previewing early I forgot to mention that Steve and I went to see I Am Legend on Friday night.

The evening started off well enough with a couple of drinks and a meal in the 6 Jolly Fellowship Porters at Dickens World, which was very nice but rather pricey (at least the drinks were). The decor was very nice though and being set inside Dickens World gave a view over the Dickensian rooftops which were covered in snow for Christmas.

And then we saw the film. Charitably, I could say it was tedious. Being honest I would say it was tedious in the extreme. So much so that I fell asleep!

To my mind there are only so many shots of Will Smith wandering around New York talking to himself that you can take … and there were far more than that in this film. Also CGI was seriously overused and badly used. The plot was pretty dreadful and the whole thing ran for about 40 minutes too long. Oh and it isn't in the least bit scary - although maybe I was just too lethargic to jump at the one vaguely jumpy moment. Still the little girls in the audience seemed to find it terrifying so someone obviously enjoyed it ... just not Steve and I.

If you want to see I Am Legend get the Charlton Heston 1971 classic Omega Man – it’s a far superior film in every way!

Having already arranged to go and see the film with Andrew too I had a horrid feeling that this was going to turn into a Meet Joe Black film and I wasn't wrong. MJB still wins my award for worst film of all time, but only because it's longer than IAL. Fortunately, Andrew knows that I saw it and was only interested in going because I wanted to see it so fortunately I don't have to suffer it a second time.