[SusanTang]

I've been to see a couple movies recently. I'm going to see Alvin and the Chipmunks tonight.

I Am Legend
Pretty much every movie I have seen starring Will Smith in the last few years has been simply awesome. So I was really excited to see this movie. I was not disappointed! I really enjoyed it. I liked the straightforward story and Will Smith was superb. The pacing was excellent, and the tension was built very well. It fell apart at the end, though. The problem was ending Neville's solitary existence, and that the infected just weren't scary enough. I think part of that was how homogeneous they were. Also, I really wasn't that happy with the "happy" ending of the movie. I've heard that the book ends differently, so I'm curious to read it now!

The Golden Compass
It was alright I suppose. I felt like it could have had better pacing. There was so much to the movie (because there's so much to books) and to fit it all in the scenes had to be shorter, I suppose. Actually, I felt like almost every scene was similar in length, and each moment just flies by. I also felt like there was an assumption of knowledge going on. Things weren't explained very well. It was like they were trying to imply so much, but it was hard to pick up on every little detail without anything backing it up.

The movie seemed kind of superficial.

Still, made me want to check out the books and it's not like it wasn't good. It was.