I just watched the movie I am legend and for some reason it was creepy...I found it more ....how do I put the emotions in words...it creeped me out more that A Vampire movie... I went to go outside(because it's dark here at the moment and I looked around for one those creepy rabies people, I expected one to jump out at me!Scary, I haven't seen a movie that made me do that in a long time!) It didn't help that it reflected a bad dream that I had the night before...and I didn't know anything about the movie...but creepy dreams and then movies..dodooddoo...Twighlight Zone... I have never been to New York, but man did it look good for a movie set!!! It was deep in a way...but then I like deep...and comedy depending on the mood... For some reason I could see the Condor in a situation like that....or the Eagle...all alone but never leaving the mission they started out on....Taking on the Enemy head on and dying if it was the only way to defeat them and bring about a cure... Anyone else seen it????

thanks for ruining it for me... I wanted to see it, but now I don't have to since you told me how it ends...lol

Well, no. I don't have much interest in watching the film...at least not until after I've picked up the book and read it. That way I can make a comparison of the two.

Haven't seen it...but now I'm scared to...don't want nightmares!

Originally posted by Toneman thanks for ruining it for me... I wanted to see it, but now I don't have to since you told me how it ends...lol

I didn't say how it ends Tone...just the plot lines, you'd still have to watch it to find out how it was concluded,,,

I we get movies months after the states gets them, I thought one of you might have seen it thats all... I would say it's more like a thriller...But if you watch it....when he's getting around the city in the red race car and the shot gun hunting...that is soooo Condor, and i could see Joe being the only one left.... You know some times I read the book and then compare it to much to the movie, reading is more personal because it's your interpretation not someone else's idea. You I think thats what it is that I like about some fic reviews. The reader tells you what they got out of it, because what you see and they see could be different.. Aelia...you made think of that....mmm

Geez, Springie, looks like you have a low spooky tolerance. BTW, Ebony, if you want a movie that'll give you the creeps try the Exorcism of Emily Rose. I woke up at 3.am the night I saw it (because the neighbours above were listening music aloud). That was creepy. I even had some nightmares few nights after but that was all!

I'm not into horror movies, I have a good enough imagination that I don't need them to spook me out any more than a well done thriller can...LOL

I prefer the psychological thrillers, rather than all out gore-fests too Ebony. One of my favs is 'The Shining'. Though I thought the movie was great, I found the book more so. I remember being alone at home, in my room reading it, and the wind blew the door open ever so slowly......and I just about hit the roof!

Poltergeist...that's the movie that freaked me out...ghosts and the occult freak me out more than anything, though...but yet I am fascinated...I am addicted to watching Ghost hunters now...

Steven King's horrors got me caught. Especially IT!

Originally posted by Springie Poltergeist...that's the movie that freaked me out...ghosts and the occult freak me out more than anything, though...but yet I am fascinated...I am addicted to watching Ghost hunters now...

It is the ghosts and the occult that highly interests me, which I guess, is why I have so much of them in my universe. IMO 90% of ghosts are friendly spirits. If they want to communicate with you it is in a friendly way. (and that is only likely to happen if you are 'open' to spirits) The other 10% may be more aggressive. To me this is no worse than living people. So, your chance of finding a ghost that is trying to hurt you is as likely as some living person attempting to hurt or injure you. To me, nothing to be scared of at all. Occult .... Well I am uncertain of what I feel. I think in the terms of White occults and Dark occults. The darker ones can be dangerous the white ones can be useful and again you have to be willing to be open to the idea of 'it', what ever 'it'* is, for it to work. *"It": could be something simple like intuition, astrology, a person reading their horoscopes, right into, believing in witches and the use of spells and potions. I suspect ESP powers could also be put under the term occult as well. Anyways this is off topic: everyone was talking about horror movies and thrillers. Back to your talk.

I love psychological thrillers. Sixth Sense is one of my faves, though Signs scared the crap out of me... Everytime I think about that scene where the kids are having the party and the "thing" walks across the yard.... I'll never forget when I saw that movie... I saw it with some friends and then went back home - alone - to my dark house. Yeah, I got a lot of sleep that night!!! But the whole ghost/spirit thing... I'm totally into that. I love Ghost Hunters (TAPS is just the coolest if you ask me! I love the Waverly Sanatorium investigations!). I'm even into John Edwards. I just need to be careful when I watch this stuff when I'm home alone at night... Sometimes it freaks me out to no end!

I used to watch John Edwards and .... I forget her name, but she is on Montel a lot. I do not think John Edwards is on Canadian TV any more. At least not on the stations I have.

Oh, Sylvia something. Sylvia Brown?? I'm not into her too much. She asks too many questions, so it makes me think that she's not as psychic as she makes herself out to be. JE is on Lifetime here in the States. His newest show is called John Edwards Cross Country.

Yes that is correct. Sylvia Brown? I do not watch her too much either. Only if I happen to have the time to watch Montel over the summer and she happens to be on. I do not go out of my way to watch her. It just interests me, what a psychic can do or discover.

I like John Edwards, too...Ghost Hunters actually had thermal footage of energy leaving a guy and going over to the psychic...it was neat...wonder if they have it on you Tube...I'll check...

Here ya go... it's toward the end...the old psychic guy is the creepiest part... Ghost Hunters Psychic

I remember that ep!! Of course sitting here now, alone, it's freaking me out a bit, but oh, that's so freaky!

I've never seen that show before, it might not be aired in Aussie...looks creepy though... I lived a place that really was haunted old mansion when I first moved to Sydney...Think that thermal camera would have been handy back then...

Originally posted by Aelia Well, no. I don't have much interest in watching the film...at least not until after I've picked up the book and read it. That way I can make a comparison of the two.

The movie is basically a remake of the 70's Omega Man movie and doesn't have the same ending as the book. It is probably better to see the movie without reading the book or else you will be very disappointed. Course I haven't read the book (yet) but the ending is very powerful from what I'm read about it. I'm a fan of the Vincent Price's "Last Man on Earth" version of the story and even it doesn't get the ending right (at least according to what's in the book) but it is the closest so far.

When it comes to ghosts and such, I'm what I call a skeptical believer. I want to believe but I haven't been convinced yet and I've seen some weird sh*t in real life. These days I've been reading a lot about Japanese folklore and their ghost stories... that stuff is scary sh*t and pretty twisted in places. Zombie movies give me nightmares but I still watch them... well, the good ones that is (they are few and far in between). For zombies, it isn't the idea of the dead coming "alive" or they will try to eat you... it is the idea of one bite and you're done for. The whole dehumanizing aspect of losing what makes you unique. You just become a shell of your former self - that scares me.

I don't know why I watch movies like that either when I get nightmares from them Sosai. But then I'm an X-files fan as well, They haven't produced a series as good as that yet, so i don't watch most of the follow ons from it after a few eps...I hardly general watch TV at all except for the odd show that I like, and then I mostly watch a series on DVD if I really want to see it. In "I am Legend" it was his isolation that struck me the most and how he was dealing with it...I was wondering myself how I would be if I was the only one left in a city like that.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne I don't know why I watch movies like that either when I get nightmares from them Sosai.

I actually don't mind nightmares. Often when I do have them, I try to write them down because you never know when you'll get a good story idea from them. I have ideas written down that are over a decade old now. One of these days I'll use my idea of paper lanterns that contain deadly centipedes that burrow under one's skin. Bwahahaha.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne But then I'm an X-files fan as well, They haven't produced a series as good as that yet, so i don't watch most of the follow ons from it after a few eps...I hardly general watch TV at all except for the odd show that I like, and then I mostly watch a series on DVD if I really want to see it.

I really enjoyed X-Files for the first couple of years and then I found I lost interest. I will say that the episode, "Home" (Season 4, Episode 2) was one of the most disturbing episodes I have sever seen! I loved it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_%28The_X-Files%29

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne In "I am Legend" it was his isolation that struck me the most and how he was dealing with it...I was wondering myself how I would be if I was the only one left in a city like that.

I will see this movie when it comes out on video. I have a feeling I will love the first half of the film but the cgi vampires don;t sound like my cup of tea - not because they are vampires but because I'm not convinced that the cgi works (at least from what I can tell from the clips I've seen - that's why I'm waiting to see it at home).

mmm I won't tell you what really happens in it Sosai, but I think you might have a few surprises in it. I didn't know it was a book first, so I might look it up and read it. I don't compare books much to movies, only if they do a bad interpretation of a book I really like and cut to much of the plot out, then I just don't watch the movie again. But I agree that the first few years of the X-files was the best part of the series. They just went to long with it, but I loved Fox Moulder and the poster he had on his wall, and Scully when she found him extreme in his ideas...

I found the movie to be rather interesting too, the thought of being alone in a world like that is interesting to say the least. Well I won't go into detail, just that I liked it more then I thought I would.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne mmm I won't tell you what really happens in it Sosai, but I think you might have a few surprises in it.

I've already been spoiled about the movie's details (I've read the description on wikipedia) but I'm sure others out there wouldn't want to be spoiled.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne I didn't know it was a book first, so I might look it up and read it. I don't compare books much to movies, only if they do a bad interpretation of a book I really like and cut to much of the plot out, then I just don't watch the movie again.

The movies share the same basic premise as the book but the book's "twist" has never been copied. The book really gets into the emotional essence of the main character and you learn something shocking by the end of the book (shocking to the reader and to the main character). I won't spoil it but if someone wants to learn more you can always read the wikipedia page about the book.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne But I agree that the first few years of the X-files was the best part of the series. They just went to long with it, but I loved Fox Moulder and the poster he had on his wall, and Scully when she found him extreme in his ideas...

I was never into the characters on X-Files but more for the stories. As the series progressed, the characters took a more central stage and I lost interest. Oh well. C'est la vie. The X-Files owes a lot to "Kolchak: The Nighstalker" series from the 70s (which was a more light hearted romp but still lots of fun - especially its main actor/character).

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne I didn't know it was a book first, so I might look it up and read it. I don't compare books much to movies, only if they do a bad interpretation of a book I really like and cut I was never into the characters on X-Files but more for the stories. As the series progressed, the characters took a more central stage and I lost interest. Oh well. C'est la vie. The X-Files owes a lot to "Kolchak: The Nighstalker" series from the 70s (which was a more light hearted romp but still lots of fun - especially its main actor/character).

Ahhh Sosai the X-files was always about the characters, especially Fox Mulders beliefs in Aliens and weird stuff, the investigations only enhanced his belief that we are not alone...No one believed him, not even his partner...Not all the crimes were resolved and strange Phenomena explained, which is more real to life, because not all mysteries are explained or understood...it just stood out from other boring serious cops shows/FBI that went over the same old thing...like CSI does...hehe(alright I'm not a fan...) Nope they are yet to bring out a series again that catches this Swans eye...but I'm sure it's coming... Thats why I liked the series so much! It was different from your average detective show.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne Ahhh Sosai the X-files was always about the characters, especially Fox Mulders beliefs in Aliens and weird stuff, the investigations only enhanced his belief that we are not alone...No one believed him, not even his partner...Not all the crimes were resolved and strange Phenomena explained, which is more real to life, because not all mysteries are explained or understood...it just stood out from other boring serious cops shows/FBI that went over the same old thing...like CSI does...hehe(alright I'm not a fan...) Nope they are yet to bring out a series again that catches this Swans eye...but I'm sure it's coming... Thats why I liked the series so much! It was different from your average detective show.

I never saw X-Files as a purely detective show like other cops shows because of the weird mystery angle (like its inspiration, Kolchak: The Nighstalker). YMMV. I guess I didn't explain in my previous post I was talking about why *I* lost interest in the show. To me, the first series had the right balance between character and plot and later seasons just didn't do it for me. That's not an attack on the show - just an observation why it didn't work for me. I agree about the need of interesting characters. I didn't mind CSI at first but quickly grew bored of it. CSI Miami didn't interest me at all (let alone the main character). Funny enough, I have been enjoying CSI: NY but I have always liked the actor Gary Sinise. Course that doesn't stop me from laughing at the show when they get some basic stuff wrong (ie, lets zoom in on a picture and get a crystal clear image of the killer in a tiny spot on the picture without any pixelation - ya, right). All the Law and Order shows bore me to tears as well. Edit: That's weird. When I put asterisks around the word me it comes out as my Username (*me*). I didn't know that would happen.

It O.K sosai I didn't see your comments as an attack, I thought they got a bit off track towards the end of the series as well, it should have been ended three seasons before they concluded it. But everyone get something different out of visual and written stories...those are the comments I look for, what a person got out of it. When I read critiques who get paid to watch movies or read a book, and all they do is bitch, then i will read the book or see the movie because it must be good!!! There a lot of series we don't get over here on TV, generally I see new ones on DVDs that I borrow from friends. I'm so sick of commercial TV here, I mean at one point all you could virtually watch was CSI (thats why i got sick of it)or Law and Order, gimme a break! But then I don't want to pay for cable TV....so I"ll stick to DVD's and downloads...

I get really sick of commercials and have been watching more of the older shows on DVD these days than commercial TV. I have a habit of watching a series and then losing interest in it as it progresses because it went into a direction that didn't interest me (same with comics - I don;t really buy comics these days except for the odd reprint). There are a few current shows that I do enjoy but I usually watch them in reruns. The TV shows that I really enjoy watching are the nature, history, science shows (like Mythbusters, or NOVA on PBS for example). Give me a show about dinosaurs (or any prehistoric life), sharks, space, genetics, and so on and I'm hooked in front of the TV. Otherwise, I tend to put on cds or dvds and use them as background noise as I work on the computer. With that all said, I will definately rent I AM LEGEND when it comes out on dvd. I forgot to mention that I saw a great over-the-top Australian zombie flick called UNDEAD. Lots of fun. *grin*

Ebony put her head in her hands "Oh No!" He watch an Aussie movie...either they are really good...or really bad! I like all the historical shows etc, but the ABC is just as good as the cable channels for that, so I do have tendency to watch the ABC (government owned) TV, it's much like the BBC. If you want good Aussie movies then "The Dish", with Sam Neil is very good, full of Aussie humour though...some people don't understand our humour...*grins* it's a fav of mine...and it's a true story to a degree... If only I knew you were interested in Dinosaurs!!! I could have picked your brain for the few chapters I did in Lightening when he was stuck around the Jurrasic age, I went online to read up about some Dinosaurs to keep as real as possible in it...Damn!

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne Ebony put her head in her hands "Oh No!" He watch an Aussie movie...either they are really good...or really bad!

LOL! The movie was pretty bad in spots but so bad that it was good. Mungo McKay was pretty good in it as the tough Aussie survivor with his endless supply of guns.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne I like all the historical shows etc, but the ABC is just as good as the cable channels for that, so I do have tendency to watch the ABC (government owned) TV, it's much like the BBC. If you want good Aussie movies then "The Dish", with Sam Neil is very good, full of Aussie humour though...some people don't understand our humour...*grins* it's a fav of mine...and it's a true story to a degree...

I'll keep an eye out for the movie. I don't think I've seen many Australian movies (other than Mad Max and Breaker Morant).

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne If only I knew you were interested in Dinosaurs!!! I could have picked your brain for the few chapters I did in Lightening when he was stuck around the Jurrasic age, I went online to read up about some Dinosaurs to keep as real as possible in it...Damn!

I'm going tomorrow to the Royal Ontario Museum to see their newest dinosaur exhibit. I'm taking a friend and her 5 year son as well (my membership allows me to bring in 1 adult and up to 4 kids free as guests). At one time I thought of becoming a Paleontologist but I ended up studying Classic (Ancient Greek and Roman) Archaeology instead. LOL, what do I do for a living now... I'm a web designer. How's that for a change of plans?

Mad Max is a classic! and so is Breaker Morant...it's reason the Australian army broke from British Authority... The classic period Aussie movies are generally the better ones, when we branch to far outside they go wrong...

I'm going tomorrow to the Royal Ontario Museum to see their newest dinosaur exhibit. I'm taking a friend and her 5 year son as well (my membership allows me to bring in 1 adult and up to 4 kids free as guests). At one time I thought of becoming a Paleontologist but I ended up studying Classic (Ancient Greek and Roman) Archaeology instead. LOL, what do I do for a living now... I'm a web designer. How's that for a change of plans? Wink

Well it happens!!! I'm trying to think of what I can do now and be a mother at the same time. I am not much good in office admin, it bores me, and DH want's to know what I am planning to do work wise...sigh. I know I'll go and paint murals on kids bedroom walls, that would be fun!

Mad Max I enjoyed and is the one I remember most from the series of movies.

As for the occult I definitely have an interest, I used to go to Wiccan circles back in the late '80's early '90's, but I'm pretty much a solitary practicer now. I've watched all the shows mentioned...X-Files ...EL CHUPACABRA!!! That was one of my fav eps. Another one was with the green algae stuff that was growing on trees and then started attacking people...that one scared me. Law & Order was another I watched. Pretty much any type of mystery/cop show I'll watch. I like A&E's Biography. Bones, House...reruns of 3rd Watch so I can oogle Bosco... I'll watch anything but the trash they call 'reality TV'...after the first couple Survivors and Big Brothers I lost interest. I only watch American Idol to see Simon Cowell rip the really pathetic contestants at the beginning..then I lose interest. I liked the Osbournes and Gene Simmon's Family Jewels..just to get a glimpse of the 'normal' family life. But the Bachelors and the 'california spoiled brat' shows ...no thanks!

Oh Kimi there are some shows there that I like also. I have seen every episode of xfiles, Bones is another favourite. I too am not a big fan of reality shows, at first they were a novelty now I just find them annoying.

The biggest loser is the popular show at the moment here...but as I said I don't watch much TV. I have to much to do...like play with the baby, sewing,writing fics, painting dolls(and I haven't done much of that of late.) I only have time to watch the odd Gatch Ep during the day... I have heard Bones is a good show... I have watched 'Stargate' but mainly on DVD.

'Stargate' as I've said before is DH's fav show, so I have no choice but to watch...actually the movie was one of our first "date movies" at the theatre, that and 'Saving Private Ryan'. So of course 'Stargate Atlantis' is a must around here, FIL is into it too!

I wouldn't consider myself a Stargate fan but I have watched it. I watch Stargate Atlantis on a regular basis but I don't obsess over it. It is fun but disposable TV for me. When people tell me that they watch Reality TV, I tell them that I do also. It's called the News. I never got into Bones. I did watch House on a regular basis but the show started to bore me. I still watch the odd episode but I'm not crazy about it (as I use to be). I also enjoy the Canadian comedy, Corner Gas. It is a silly comedy with many quirky characters in a small town in Saskatchewan. I heard it will be showing in the US soon as it was sold to one of the major networks. Mythbusters is one of my current fav shows. I'm a die hard Doctor Who fan but that's no secret. I enjoyed the first season of ROME but the second season fell flat for me. Lately I've been watching a lot of Japanese movies and TV on dvd. Wow, there's some interesting stuff. I've been thinking of starting a thread to post my thoughts about the shows that no one has ever heard of.

Originally posted by kimiko 'Stargate' as I've said before is DH's fav show, so I have no choice but to watch...actually the movie was one of our first "date movies" at the theatre, that and 'Saving Private Ryan'. So of course 'Stargate Atlantis' is a must around here, FIL is into it too!

I loved "saving private Ryan" and I remember seeing the original stargate movie... My DH & I didn't have a movie date until we'd been together for about 12 months, there was no movie cinema in the town we grew up in...we were real country bumpkins...as teenages. I married the son of a dairy farmer...but then he had a six pack abs back then, (most boys in my class didn't have that kind of toning.)And hard Chiseled muscles all over from all the work he did on the farm...especially during hay season...I didn't complain...and mu friends wanted to have him when I was done)...(well girls I'm still not done with him...heehee now he's trying to get back to a better fitness level...and I'm not complaining...LOL.

[i] When people tell me that they watch Reality TV, I tell them that I do also. It's called the News. Tim that cracked me up!!!!VBecause it is sooo true, we have SBS which shows international news in different languages, it's great for seeing what goes on in the world. Over here we even get what is happening in the US elections and other countries. Aussies seem hungry for what is happening outside out country, we want details...Tj noticed it when she was here.

[i]I never got into Bones. I did watch House on a regular basis but the show started to bore me. I still watch the odd episode but I'm not crazy about it (as I use to be).

Yeah I got a bit bored of house too...it became same old.

[i]Mythbusters is one of my current fav shows. I'm a die hard Doctor Who fan but that's no secret. I enjoyed the first season of ROME but the second season fell flat for me. Lately I've been watching a lot of Japanese movies and TV on dvd. Wow, there's some interesting stuff. I've been thinking of starting a thread to post my thoughts about the shows that no one has ever heard of.

Mythbusters; that is such a funny show! Have you ever seen "Top gear" it's a British car show, now normally these kind of shows bore me, but I actually watch that one!!!!

I seen that movie, me and my girlfriend went to see it on her birthday, which is on december 31 lol! I thought that part with his dog was sad...... weird thing is I laughed during the whole thing!

Thank you Ebony, I feel better now. Legend did creep me out, I kept thinking about how those poor people must have felt slowly losing their humanity. The unusual thing was it creeped my husband out too, which is a rare thing for him.

I have seen I am Legend and it was an alright movie. Better than AVP Requiem.