I Am Legend...

Yup, I saw it! Finally, after all the build up, last weekend I got to go check out Will Smith's I Am Legend, and I've got some thoughts. For starters, I'm a HUGE Will Smith fan, I think the guy is crazy talented, so I'll check out anything he's in. I even saw Wild Wild West a few times. With that being said, I had a few issues with this particular movie. One, I feel like they assumed EVERYONE going to see this movie had read the book before attending. Unfortunately with me, that wasn't the case. I went into the movie completely blind, knowing absolutely nothing at all about the story line of the movie, other then the fact that this cat was in NYC all by himself (we all saw that in the previews). I didn't know why, or how he ended up that way either. They took little time really showing what happened. He had flash backs through out the movie (very short, only a minute or two long at most each time), and they had little clues through out the movie which were supposed to give a heads up (magazine on the fridge cover with his face on it). I wanted a lot more background on his life, his family, his profession, all that good stuff. I needed the whole thign to be developed a whole lot more for a number of reasons. The only thing we see really developed was his relationship with his dog, and his awkward relationship with all of the manikin's around the city. I guess we're your alone somewhere though, you make friends where you can, even if they don't talk to you or move..or do anything for that matter. Wtih all that being said, the action in the movie was off the chains! Will definitely did his thing. I definitely will see it again when it comes out on DVD, and I with out a doubt enjoyed myself at the theatre, I just expected so much more. I expected more of a story line, more of a plot. I love movies that force you to care about what's going on, and this one didn't do it for me. For what it's worth though, I thought Will Smith did his thing as usual. He had commical moments, emotional moments, serious moments...cats one of the best in the game. On a different note, the kids from Lacrosse For LIFE sent me a nice package yesterday! They hooked me up with some Christmas Cd's, and some had made cards! I as diggin the cards, I got them displayed on the counter at my parents house. I can't wait to get out west and get to spend time with them a bit more consistently. I've got one of my Run N' Gun Lacrosse camps in Michigan this weekend, then off to Atlanta to meet my family at my sister Kia's house for Christmas! It should be a great weekend! I hope you guy's have had an awesome week, and I look forward to hearing from you soon! Remember, any lacrosse related questions, just feel free to post them up, and I'll be sure to reply! Have a great rest of the week. KH

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• ShakespeareD said December 18, 2007

  Hey Kyle,
  Comgratulations on the trade to LA. Some of us San Diego guys may have to come up and see some games. Where do the Rptide play?

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  • KyleHarrison replied December 20, 2007

    I appreciate it, and you all should definitely come up and check out a game or two. We play at the Home Depot Center. Have a great Holiday.
• BlazerBandit said December 18, 2007

  My heart was beating out of my chest for pretty much the whole movie, those humanoid things were freaky!

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  • KyleHarrison replied December 20, 2007

    ha, yeah those things were definitely gross. And I'm not quite sure what he was thinking going out at night trying to run them all over with his car on a dock...maybe one of the worst plans ever.
• TheJman said December 18, 2007

  Kyle,
  I've seen a number of the trailers and the effects look great.
  
  Here is a little back story info for you:
  WARNING: THE LINK BELOW CONTAINS PLOT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOVIE! *Now no one can complain about movie spoilers
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_%28film%29
  
  You should check out the original novel by Richard Matheson. It was one of those books I was "forced" to read when I was in high school and low and behold . . . I actually ended up liking it.
  http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Legend-Richard-Matheson/dp/031286504X
  

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  • KyleHarrison replied December 20, 2007

    That was definitely hepful, I appreciate it man. I wish I would have read that before hand.
• jack11 said December 18, 2007

  Hey Kyle,
  How was the recruiting process to go to Hopkins? How was it playing for Hopkins? What did you do to get your split dodge so lethal, ladder? Anyway, congratulations on your trade to L.A.

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  • KyleHarrison replied December 20, 2007

    Playing for Hopkin's will forever be 4 of the best years of my life. If your going to play lacrosse in college, there's no better place to play. As for getting recruited, I'm fortunate that I grew up playing in Baltimore, as many college coaches attended my high school games to look for talent. As for my split dodge, to be completely honest man, I got it how it is by watching other players in other sports. I watched Allen Iverson shake people in basketball. I watched kick off and punt returners shake people in football. And then I went out and pretty much copied their movements. Be creative with your split dodge man, there's no right way to do it.
    • KyleHarrison replied December 20, 2007

      ha, whoops, that was supposed to be there's no wrong way to do it. As long as your getting your defender off balance, you're ahead of the game.
• BpLax43 said December 19, 2007

  dude, i saw that movie with somefriends, it was great! i didnt know it was a book though, maybe ill check it out?

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• KyleHarrison said December 20, 2007

  I would love to tell you about the book my man, but unfortunately, I haven't read it either. Let me know how it is though if you do pick it up!

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• drperna said December 20, 2007

  Kyle, how do you feel about the new faceoff rule for this upcoming season where if a player gets an illegal procedure he has to sub out, giving the other team a brief 6 on 5? Do you think this change was made in response to Coach Petro's brilliant game planning against Alex Smith in the semifinals last may?

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  • KyleHarrison replied December 27, 2007

    Good question. Honestly I'm not sure I like the rule for a number of reasons. For starters, any face off guy will tell you that the GREAT face off men Cantabene, Alex Smith, Corno) are all GREAT at anticipating the whistle. Because they are anticipating the whistle, there are going to be occasions where they go a little early, that's just how it works. If a face off man guesses correctly and goes right on the whistle, it may look like he's going early when in actuality, he did a great job of anticipating the whistle. So, to answer your question, I'm not sure I agree with the rule simply because we're because GREAT face off men are going to be penalized for anticipating the whistle, which is what facing off is all about.
• DeanJohnson said December 20, 2007

  I knew that it was a book, but hadn't read it. The closest thing to context that I had was that it was the basis for the old movie "Omega Man", which I have loved since I was a kid. The story didn't really develop enough and I suspect that it was chopped down for time. The directors cut on dvd will no doubt fill in the gaps a lot better. It was an awesome guy-and-his-dog movie tho.

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• melancholy said December 21, 2007

  Hey Kyle,
  Have you ever wondered what it would be like if some of the best professional athletes in sports like football and basketball had decided to start playing lacrosse?

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  • KyleHarrison replied December 27, 2007

    Funny you should ask, as we talk about that all the time! It's crazy to think what a guy like LT or Reggie Bush would be like with a lacrosse stick. Allen Iverson would be absolutely ridiculous. The only tough thing to learn is the stick handling, but once those guy's got past that, they would be pretty entertaining to watch, I know I'd pay to see it.
• tdogg7 said January 27, 2008

  hey kyle,
  Me and someother ppl in my community want to go to 1 of ur lax camps... but we live near toronto.Any chance that ull have 1 up north of america.
  Thx from ur Ontario fans

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