"What the hell are you doing out here, Fred? Fred, if you're real, you better tell me right now!"

I Am Legend, 2007. Three Stars.

I don't know why I was expecting to be floored by this movie. It was all right though.

So to recap: I watched The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man before seeing this movie so I can compare all three. In this one, I thought it was cool that Robert Neville was driving through the city hunting animals for food. I liked that more than Robert Neville in The Omega Man just shooting up bad guys and looking cool, and Robert Morgan in The Last Man on Earth just going down to the store to get his groceries.

I've noticed that in all three of these movies, the reason for this crazy-ass virus that turns people into living dead-ish creatures has been changed to fit in with the time period the movie's made in. So in I Am Legend, it's The Cure For Cancer that goes awry and kills off humanity. I thought that was kind of stupid.

The character study of Robert Neville is really great, and I like how the issues of depression and loneliness were portrayed. And the doggie is cute! I'm so happy that he had a friend, and I think having a little "sidekick" to be able to talk to is a more interesting way to understand the main character's thoughts and feelings, rather than having a forced dialog among inanimate objects (a la The Omega Man), though I still also like the inner dialog in The Last Man on Earth.

I HATED the CGI in this movie. The undead former humans looked very crappy. It's so distracting and it almost ruins the movie. I liked the baddies in The Omega Man much more, and I wish the creators of this movies followed in their footsteps by using real actors and makeup. It would have been cooler to watch and potentially much scarier.

Also, apparently bad things never happen in Vermont, so if there's ever a world-wide catastrophe, head there.

Will Smith is so excellent in this. I love that he is in so many sci-fi movies. Yeah some of them haven't been that great, but it's still awesome that he's a little contemporarily prevalent in a movie genre that I'm crazy about. I grew up with him on TV as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"; his bright clothes, funky music, and sassafrass can-do attitude was very attractive and inspirational to bored middle class white female 2nd grader Chrissy. I bought the "Homebase" tape and listened to it endlessly (I was particularly partial to their version of "Ring My Bell"). But then he grew up and made music that I just couldn't stand. But when he started acting in movies (let's forget about the songs he did for some of them, even though I must admit I unfortunately get "Men in Black" stuck in my head sometimes. Why oh why??), he started getting kind of cool again. Way to go, Will!

My recommendation is to see this movie if the opportunity comes up, but don't go out of your way.

"I'm Gonna Git That Bastard, Johnny Bob. Right Now."

Starman, 1984. Three Stars.

I had no idea that this movie existed! It's so cute! Jeff Bridges is stellar (har har) as the alien dude. Also, he is YOUNG and ADORABLE! I had only really known him as The Dude! I would make out with alien Jeff Bridges! That's as far as I would go; I don't want no alien baby business!!!

So, this was enjoyable to watch. I don't really have anything special to say about it.

Though I was a little disappointed in that the TV guide said that the alien "borrows" a guy's body, so I thought there would be some gory slaying happening here. Turns out it's the good old-fashioned "Your husband's dead, and I'm going to take on his familiar shape so you will hopefully not fear me." Which, ultimately, I'm okay with.

"They Call Me Sensitive. Am I Too Sensitive?"

Autism: The Musical, 2007. Four Stars.

A very fun presentation, which makes it easier to watch something about such a devastating topic. The opening credits is adorable, and it's the best use of The Go! Team ever!

Elaine Hall is amazingly magnificent for her compassionate involvement with her son Neal's life, and for coming up with the Miracle Project. Basically, her son is autistic; she noticed that her son's therapists were having a difficult time understanding his unusual behavior, so she brought in a bunch of actors. The actors accepted and immediately joined in with his unusual behaviors, which brought them into his world. I think this was probably her main inspiration for putting on a musical with autistic kids.

One of the coolest things about this movie for me was seeing how this Jewish family celebrated some of their Jewish traditions. I'm not Jewish, and unfortunately I've never witnessed nor been involved in any of my Jewish friends' traditions, so this was interesting!

I loved seeing the process of how this play was put together, and the different involvement and strengths from each kid, and their interaction with "Coach E" and the other helpers.

Also, I learned so much about autism. It was heartbreaking to see how it can affect not only the kids who have it, but also how it changes their relationships with the people around them, and how it even affects the people around them's relationship with each other. There's a lot of heavy stuff to think about after seeing this movie, but there is a main message of hope, and fun, and love, which is awesome.

"Hi, Big Brother. How's Your Ass?"

The Omega Man, 1971. Three Stars.

To recap: I had watched The Last Man on Earth (click here for my review!), and now I have just seen The Omega Man. Next on my Netflix list is I Am Legend. Then, to finish my completist's journey, I will read the novel!

I liked The Omega Man, though I happened to enjoy The Last Man on Earth a little more, I'm not sure why. I think I was a little confused by Robert Neville's "humorous" monologues, they just seemed a little forced to me. I tried to keep the particular decade in mind while I was watching this, which helped in general.

My favorite scene is when he's in the movie theatre watching a movie about Woodstock. Very adorable and poignant!

I appreciate that this virus was spread by bio weapons, but I happen to like the mysteriousness of it's origins in The Last Man on Earth better. The "mutants" were cool though, I liked that they were actually pretty human and could speak and think and stuff!

"Have the Chef Whip Up a Light Balsamic Vinaigrette. Something that Goes Well with Chrysanthemums."

Star Trek: Insurrection, 1999. Three Stars.

I've been obsessed with watching Star Trek movies! After watching all of the recommended movies with the characters from the original series, I've been impatiently waiting on a few people to let me borrow their copy of Star Trek: First Contact.

I recorded Insurrection on my DVR, so I decided to watch it to tide me over until I get to see First Contact. I enjoyed Insurrection!!

Though I must stress that I am not a Trekkie, and currently I'm not nearly as familiar with the Star Trek universe as I'd like to be. I used to watch The Next Generation when I was a young'un. I totally thought Commander Riker was a hottie, and Data was really interesting (and kind of cute, I have to admit!!), and I thought Dr. Crusher was super cool, and I always wore my headband over my eyes so I could be like Geordi. Though, if I had known that Geordi was on Reading Rainbow, I probably would've stopped watching TNG; I had strong negative feelings toward Reading Rainbow, it was SO BORING, but I think it was mostly the wussy theme song that put me off. I know, I'm a jerk. :(

I also watched a bit of Deep Space Nine, and I'm also a fan of Enterprise. Fun fact: Pre-Pubescent Chrissy also had a crush on Scott Bakula in Quantum Leap. I love me my sci-fi guys!!

"I'm Not From Here! I Have My Own Customs! Look at My Crazy Passport!"

Futurama, 1999–2003, 2008–Present? Three and a Half Stars.

I didn't get to watch a lot of Futurama when it was originally aired, but Comedy Central has been re-airing old episodes. Even though I only seem to catch the same few episodes over and over... they're pretty darn funny! This was a good show!

So, following in the footsteps of Family Guy and Jericho (well, not any more), Futurama is apparently back on the air. Huzzah! Last weekend the two-hour season premiere, Bender's Big Score, aired. It was hilarious! But when I tried to find out about this show online, I guess this was considered a movie? Click on that last link; what?? I just can't believe that I hadn't known that there was a Futurama movie.

I set up a series recording on my DVR to record all the Futurama repeats, and now I'm seeing lots of episodes I didn't even knew existed previously. This post's title is a quote from one of my favorite episodes, "Raging Bender" (I don't care what that reviewer wrote, I still think it's a wicked funny episode).

Also, I always loved the title "Futurama," it's hysterical and ridiculous and totally up my alley!

"We're in the Bitch's Back Yard!"

Stay Alive, 2006. One Star.

Elizabeth Bathory creates a videogame that allows her to kill people in the 21st century. Bwa ha ha ha ha!

Actually, this sounds pretty awesome! But unfortunately, the movie is not awesome. Much potential for ridiculous funtimes, but instead, it's just... icky and obnoxious. I hope that someone someday remakes this into something spectacular. At least Peter Petrelli shows up in the beginning, he's a cutie.

BTW, Frankie Muniz inexplicably lives at the end. Which I'm okay with, because I liked him in Malcom in the Middle.