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Well unless they are able to grow soy or something, they kind of need to eat some meat.

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If you are the last man why wast time growing veggies just eat the meat.

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Guess somebody never read the book?


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1.The Last Dog on Earth - actually in the book, he hasn't seen a living dog in eons and he wonders how the dog was never eaten. The dog takes him months to coax into his home. when that dog dies it's heartbreaking in the book.

2. They Don't Check to Make Sure They Are, In Fact, The Last Man on Earth - in the book he's a regular guy who wanders LA throughout the day - when it's safe - killing off the vampires. LA's the second biggest city in the nation and he doesn't see other people. good indicator he's at least 1 in 10 million. But a fairly good point. I wondered why didn't burn down the city by day.

3. They Insist on Eating Meat - in the book he grows some veggies and keeps a freezer filled with meats and canned meats are another source for him. Regardless, silly idea.

4. They Remain (Unnecessarily) Faithful to Their Mate - in the book his wife dies and comes back to kill him.

5. They Don't Read Enough - in the book he reads constantly at night as he can only listen to music and read. Sleeping is tough with the undead banging on his house all night. He learns quite a bit from reading.

6. They Hole Up in Cities - in the book he kills the undead by dat - thus earning himself the book's title. He IS the boogeyman. His "job" (really to keep himself sane) is to safeguard his home, slaughter the undead and find a reason for the undead.

7. They Walk Around With Clothes On - he's still vulnerable to the elements and to attacks from the undead. Clothing provides a little protection.

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Well that was a fun read. As for the part about running around naked I could see the last person on earth do that at least one time. But then you would feel weird knowing what if you were not the last person and earth and some one sees you that would be scary.

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why are you pushing your vegan message on us? Animal meat contains proteins and enzymes no plant can produce. Veganism most definitely not a "Christian" practice, so I would bet you are a "evolution only" theorist or an atheist, which ever you prefer, which makes no sense because that would means, in your opinion we are evolved apes, and therefore subject to the laws of nature, and do the laws of nature not include "eat or be eaten"?
because it seems like every other species in nature does this very thing. Are we the only one, bound to an honor code to allow deer to roam New York in peace? The Lions must not have gotten that memo. Or anything else for that matter. As the top of the food chain it is our duty to help keep the balance of nature by killing and eating other creatures as nature intended.

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Cool article, I partially agree on the more than one pet thing. And Homer Simpson did follow your advice and danced naked in a church in that Three House of Horror Omega Man parody. By the way, the dog is a she, not a he, her name is Samantha, aka Sam, as you can hear Neville calling her that in one of the trailers.

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Hmmmm, let me see, is it more likely I am a highly evolved ape or made in the image of God??? So does your god share 99% of his genes with a chimp as well? Anyway John, I don't want to waste more time on your idiotic statement, I need a few moments to deal with this idiotic post.

1. Do you really want to have more than 1 dog pissing and crapping all over the place, 1 dog is plenty.

2. Contrary to your suggestion there is no life outside of Manhattan, and if there was do you really want to spend your eternity with someone from Jersey?

3. Not only is meat nutritious but it tantilizes and tickles the taste buds like nothing else. Why would I deny myself one of the few true pleasures in life. I suppose you would let the lions eat it all?

4. I agree about the foolishness of remaining faithful to ones mate, hell most men don't even keep that rule with everyone alive. Women however should remain faithful until their untimely death.

5. They don't read enough, true true, especially with awesome posts like mine to admire I find it disgusting that they tend to read so little.

6. Holing up in a city is the smart thing to do, I bet you would be out in the woods scrounging for mushrooms only to be killed by a wild deer or something, I'd rather have the option of ransacking a 7/11 for twinkies and mountain dew.

7. Someone is always watching, probably recording in this day so remember that next time you are prancing around in the buff.

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I happen to be a pescatarian (more for health reasons than for any moral imperative), but I have to say Peter is right on this point: especially if you're not an experienced hunter, why the hell would you expose yourself to unnecessary danger by trying to kill an animal? I do miss eating meat, but the meat I ate was either already pre-packaged or served to me at a restaurant.

Also: Do you know how long it would take for someone to scour the earth just to make sure they were the last ones alive?

TVSquad's been putting up these lame posts because there's little to write about thanks to the writer's strike; Cinematical has no excuse.

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The reason he does not leave Manhattan is that while there is indeed less mutants elsewhere, because of the population densities, there is also less well prepared shelters. The reason he wears clothes is because if he snags on a piece of metal or whatever it is the clothes that will rip, not his skin. The reason he eats meat is because it gives more energy.
It seems to me that if you were the last man the human race would not have it long for this World.

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This list is hilarious, facts of the novel notwithstanding. WILLLLLSSSSOON!

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Good laugh on this post Peter.

And 'John' not all vegans are athiests, buddy! I happen to be a christian vegan and my sister is as well! What's wrong with loving animals that God created, not torturing them to death so we can clog up the colon? God says we are custodians of the earth, not the rulers. And as for the health benefits, I've never been more fit, healthy and strong in my life since becoming a vegan. Last Man On Earth could do with some veggies, cause there'd be no doctors to keep him healthy!

But this post was all in good fun so lighten up and eat a bran muffin with all that meat you'll need one.

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Hey John, Why are you pushing your "christian" message on the rest of us? I will never understand how you can be talking about something fictional and totally unrelated to religion and there is always some nut out there who has to bring it up.

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Do vegans really think that food processing is essential to eating meat? How did humans survive eating animals before the FDA was created? Not every creature on earth is a walking pile of deadly bacteria. Like Spinach is so innocent. All Eff'n food needs to be cleaned/cooked/washed. I'm sure you'd shoot that lion when he decides to bring his pride to the lower lobby of your house. "live and let live" no longer applies when lions live in your neighborhood. This is survival of the fittest people, not a PETA gathering.

I'm not saying animals should be tortured/killed the way they are in modern society, but "live and let live" is absolutely NOT a survival technique in the wild. Any vegan who believes this can have a free trip to Sub-Sahara Africa.

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Meat is essential to survival.

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They read this crapy pointless blog topic!

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This is a very funny tongue and cheek article. I hope it does well - I like the book a lot. It's a great read. The message of god is important to the story - even if you're an atheist. There are people discussing "God Still Loves Us," which is message in the movie. This is a photoshop contest and an interesting dialogue.

http://www.filmplug.com/blog/2007/12/god_still_loves_i_am_legend.html

Goto godstilllovesus.org

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Worst Review Ever.

1. They Become Attached to Just One Pet

I'm pretty sure taking care of one dog is problematic enough. Dogs are useful in identifying when the beasties are around but you only need one dog to do that. Also in the movie dogs become infected with the virus too which you can see in the commercials. I'm pretty sure if I'm the last man on earth I won't be scouring the entire city going here doggie doggie doggie.

2. They Don't Check to Make Sure They Are, In Fact, The Last Man on Earth

When you have an immunity how many people do you expect to have that immunity when you know that alot of people died and became transformed? Furthermore it's not he has to stay near his lab that is keeping him there, he has to stay near shelter. Wandering around to a place where you don't know the surroundings is not only foolish, its a death wish. Not being able to have a safe home base is a stupid idea, and it takes more than one day to set up a safe home base if those things outnumber him at least a million to one.

3. They Insist on Eating Meat

I'm sorry but this was the stupidest part of your post. Why would you not eat meat? Live and let live is a dumb concept. I'm pretty sure the way the animal kingdom works is that herbivores eat plants....carnivores eat meat...and US, the omnivores...eat both. However, note that all omnivores in the animal kingdom's focus their diets on meat. Plant sources of food are just a backup when prey is scarce. Bears are a great example of this.

4. They Remain (Unnecessarily) Faithful to Their Mate

Just because we are the last people on earth doesn't mean we give way to our savage ways. We have to maintain some civility. I don't know about you but I am pretty sure that even if Me another guy and my wife were the only people left on earth i wouldn't want the other guy screwing my wife. Maybe you're into that type of stuff but I am certainly not.

5. They Don't Read Enough

This is the only point I agree with you about. However, lets not forget that in the case of Will Smith he is a doctor. The man is educated. He spends his day working out, getting food, and researching, and then surviving. I think that watching a video is easier than reading a novel because he can finish a movie within a 2 hour period. He lives in a world where monsters comes out at night, he think about anything else. The videos are just an quick paced story that lets you know the end. Books take a while to finish, especially the best ones.

6. They Hole Up in Cities

Cities are the best places to live in situations like this because you have supplies readily available. In the city he has access to the gunshops, the grocery stores, not to mention anything he manages to get from foraging around the apartment buildings and homes that have been abandoned. I would rather live in the city than the wilderness where I have to depend on nature's bounty to provide me with solid secure shelter, a form of defending myself, and food.

7. They Walk Around With Clothes On

This is the dumbest thing I have EVER heard. This goes back to the remain civil. Last Men on earth aren't savages. It's up to them to rebuild society. And rebuilding society isn't about walking around naked, and mating with anything that looks remotely human and moves.

In my opinion you wouldn't survive close to a month if you were the last man on earth. And the reason behind it is because of the things you just posted. In fact the things that you would do should be the things on the list of stupid things not to do as the last man on earth.

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