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Will smith can act. And he carries this movie well... Lets face it, there isn't too much to say if there is only one character in the entire movie. Well there isn't. The dog, the Religious Girl and the kid (never speaks in the movie.) And the vampire people that growl and unhinge their jaws to show acres of sharklike teeth. The CGI of the animals in NYC and the ruins of NYC are pretty good even in Blu-Ray where a lot of Hollywood CGI Effects just tend to look flat and / or uninspired. I have read the story. This wasn't the same. It wasn't exactly the same as the Charleton Heston version either... not the (was it Vincent Price?) black and white version from the mid 1960's. I have been trying to write the review without spoilers. This is more difficult than I imagined. On its own... I feel the movie needs a bit more storytelling. There are a great deal of shots around NYC and actions by Dr. Bob (Dr. Robert Neville played by Will Smith) hunting... talking to mannekins in the DVD store... We hear voiceovers of the radio brodcast Dr. Bob set up... But it is empty somehow. My wife usually doesn't like these types of movies, but she watched the whole thing. I had to explain to her what had happened and why, that explanation was too ephemeral in the film for anyone but a film student to ascertain! Still... a decent story (if you know the premise) and wel shot. Almost calustrophobic at times.Read full review
To the modern eye, the Plot for the 1954 Richard Matheson novel "I Am Legend" might sound something like "Cast Away" with Zombies. Truth be told, that's not a terrible premise, and 'Constantine' Director Francis Lawrence runs with that. Where he takes it works hard, and you are ensured to enjoy this ride. Will Smith plays Robert Neville, a Virologist investigating a genetically engineered cure for Cancer that has gone very, very wrong. With most of the World's Population wiped out and a small remnant turned into ravenous, infected carriers, Neville ekes out a lonely existence with only a dog for company in the remains of New York City. He hunts, forages, and explores by day and shuts himself in at night. The infected, as it turns out, are vulnerable to ultraviolet light. Through flashbacks, we see how Neville came to be in this predicament, and how he dedicated himself to finding a cure. Part of that involves capturing infected humans for testing. In doing so, he incurs the wrath of one of the local CHUDs and Neville soon finds out that these creatures are not as mindless as they look. At first, the film wrings a nightmarish plethora of scares out of Neville's encounters and does an amazingly great job of revealing the monsters bit by bit, until finally unleashing them in their CGI hardcore. By the time they're in full-on assault mode, they are resembling Zombified/Vampirish CHUD's., right down to their wall-scaling and coordinated visceral attacks. This makes for incredibly exciting action sequences., without ever dialing down the horror quotient. Smith, for his part, does a superb job of communicating the pathos and desperation of the last man on Earth. His slow disintegration into Madness is subtly evoked, and in one particularly emotional scene, he handles one of the most tired clichés of the Zombie Genre with genuine depth. The script gives him plenty of help. Screenwriters Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman show plenty of restraint, teasing out the details of the Virus and its Outbreak over the course of the film while elegantly laying out how Neville interacts with this Post-Apocalyptic World in episodic vignettes. Ultimately, the film seems to be on the verge of asking intriguing questions about faith and humanity. While doing so, "I Am Legend" maintains the power to awe. The Production Design by David Lazan and Naomi Shohan is nothing short of amazing, rendering a Big Apple reclaimed by nature with stark realism. This film is simple breathtaking....and absolutely cannot fail you !! DO NOT MISS THIS !! This was a Long-Time Coming !! 5-Star !!Read full review
I Am Legend Blu-ray Disc Original Theater and Alternate Version a real must see!! I think this is one of Will Smith's better movies. hard to follow story line unless you see the movie several times as it has flash back and forth. but then again if you watch the movie several times you can catch all the details.. kinda like watching a shrek movie, fast paced, all kinds of action and details. pretty much a high dollar zombie movie. I like the alt version the best... dark movie, a real thriller!! and the dog steals the show as always!! LOL!! well done Will !!
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The way that they created the look of Manhattan in this movie was just wonderful and Will Smith pulls off one of his best acting turns as Robert Neville. The way he has his days planned out and still attempting the research to find a cure for the virus is a key part to the development of both character and plot. Samantha (Sam) plays a strong part in the movie and is a great companion, friend and protector figure for Smith. The way he holds conversations with Sam is very touching indeed and makes you really feel that Sam is integral part of his survival and sanity. Just a great movie, and I will not offer any of the things that will give the ending away. I can watch this movie many more times as it is that interesting and each time, it seems to reveal something that I missed in the original viewing.Read full review
I think this wonderful remake really did a good job. Will Smith does has a great performance in a hard roll. The dog is just amazing. It's not rated R so it doesn't show much gore or too much violence so all ages can enjoy it. It makes my mother jump every time she watches it and my only complain is some of the CGI seems a little cheesy on the deer animals and zombie/vampire infected people "Dark Seekers" Kinda sticks to the book.
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