I Am Legend [Movie]

[Evolution Kid]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249

I just finished reading the book and loved it, and now I see this.

I'm not sure that this will be good, as much as I like Will Smith. He doesn't seem like the right person for the character, and I don't really like the liberties they took with that basic story line given, seemingly to maybe make it more understandable to a general audience and to focus a little less on the dwelling into the psyche.

[mikeford]

this is the one about the dude whos basically alone in a world of vampires right?

will smith is playing the lead?

oof.

[Evolution Kid]

yea, basically he is the lone survivor of a vampire plague and the book looks at his life dealing with it.

[reductiondesign]

NO!

Where did Johnny Depp go?

[speakhandsforme]

amazing book

but you simply can't purely adapt this book into a movie, since the book doesnt even have dialogue until about 2/3 the way through...it's all about his nostalgia and thoughts

[Cheshire_Buddha]

As much as I love Will Smith when he's acting, I have a feeling I'm going to really dislike this film due to the storyline changes they are making. I'll stick with The Omega Man (also based on I Am Legend).

[Cheshire_Buddha]

amazing book

but you simply can't purely adapt this book into a movie, since the book doesnt even have dialogue until about 2/3 the way through...it's all about his nostalgia and thoughts

It's been adapted as two great films.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_on_Earth


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omega_Man

Both are based on the book, and follow some major plot points that were in the book.

[fluke182]

It's been adapted as two great films.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_on_Earth


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omega_Man

Both are based on the book, and follow some major plot points that were in the book.
Damn you for beating me to the punch.

[uh oh smmoreo]

Will Smith > Charlton Heston.

Omega Man is a badass movie though. I need to read the book before I see this.

[speakhandsforme]

It's been adapted as two great films.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_on_Earth


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omega_Man

Both are based on the book, and follow some major plot points that were in the book.
i, along with most, am aware
but neither are by any means true to the story...or even close
especially Omega Man. Jesus.

[krishasaheadake]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z193/Derey713/iamlegend_bigteaserposter.jpg


Film info:

Offical Site (http://iamlegend.warnerbros.com/)
IMDB.com (http://imdb.com/title/tt0480249/)
Wikipedia.com (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_%28film%29)

Book info:

Wikipedia.com (http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend)
Amazon.com (http://http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Legend-Richard-Matheson/dp/031286504X/ref=pd_bbs_2/105-4352834-7452411?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193494864&sr=1-2)

[bluecrunchy]

-dHAX1tanNM

sorry, had to do it.

[notoaststereo]

yeah i excited about this movie as well. i think will smith will do a good job.

[avengedtbs]

-dHAX1tanNM

sorry, had to do it.
i like this song/this album :shrug:

[krishasaheadake]

-dHAX1tanNM

sorry, had to do it.

as long as its up for people to check out so we can discuss its cool :-)

[avengedtbs]

as long as its up for people to check out so we can discuss its cool :-)
you do know its a music video for he is legend and not the trailer for i am legend

[motioncity182]

i loved that book, and i really hope that the movie does it justice.

[dubey]

i like this song/this album :shrug:
?

That album is awesome.

[krishasaheadake]

you do know its a music video for he is legend and not the trailer for i am legend


on my phone. Cant see what the vid is, only that one was put up. Thought it was the trailer :shrug:

[bluecrunchy]

I couldn't find the trailer, so I went with the next closest thing. And I, too, like the song.

[Adeniz19]

haha i love that music video

[krishasaheadake]

I couldn't find the trailer, so I went with the next closest thing. And I, too, like the song.


Just put it up

[gonz]

i loved that book, and i really hope that the movie does it justice.
I doubt it will be very faithful. Hopefully it's a good stand-alone flick though. I'm not going to try and compare them when it comes out and just hope for a good popcorn flick.

[DaveFeelsRight]

how do you think it will turn out?

[williek311]

This movie sounds pretty awesome.

[airik625]

It has Will Smith in it. With this said, it should be "legendary" That was real corny i know, but it should seriously be really good.

[colorlesscliche]

Already a thread, silly.

[krishasaheadake]

i loved that book, and i really hope that the movie does it justice.

Wont be a mirror image o the book. But I still think it will be very entertaining

[DaveFeelsRight]

i hate my life!

[sateendreem]

Well it was a great book, so I hope the movie lives up to the book. The main character was not a Will Smith kind of role, but that being said I'm sure it'll be worth the money to go to the theater to see it.

[chris1152]

I can't wait for this movie. Will Smith usually does a good job picking out good movies to be in (Hitch, Pursuit Of Happyness, I-Robot) so I doubt this one will be an exception.

[krishasaheadake]

i hate my life!

its cool. just delete this thread

[Until The Bombs]

the new trailer looks pretty good.

[pusshole]

how do you think it will turn out?


Already a thread made dude. Give this one the boot, only fare

http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=274196

[pusshole]

I love love love this book. The trailers look good but I doubt it will be as good as the book

[AshesAshes]

Yea the movie doesnt look like its gonna be faithful at all to the book so im just hoping for a good popcorn flick

[Adrian Villagomez]

The second trailer is sick.

[krishasaheadake]

The second trailer is sick.

yea dude seriously. Did you read the book?

[Adrian Villagomez]

yea dude seriously. Did you read the book?I have not.

[colorlesscliche]

What's the second one?

[Prestonxsmith]

The ending is pretty cool. Not expected. I didn't think they would say he was immune in the trailer though.

[speakhandsforme]

This has a small chance of being good...but nothing will compare to the book.

[Absolute Mest]

This movie should do justice to the book. I Am Legend is one of the best horror novels ever written, so hopefully this movie will meet my expectations.

[gonz]

This movie should do justice to the book. I Am Legend is one of the best horror novels ever written, so hopefully this movie will meet my expectations.
It already seems pretty clear it's not going to follow it very well. It seems like the dog is with him all the time from the trailers (obviously could be different but that's what it makes it look like) and I already don't like how the vampires are being portrayed. Not human-like at all which is not in correspondence with the book.

[Bob Payne]

The book is a definitely a favorite of mine, but I think in order to enjoy this movie, you have to throw that knowledge away. Its a fact that this movie is going to be nothing like the book, but that doesn't automatically make it a bad movie. I'm a sucker for vampire films (Dracula 3000 notwithstanding) and will gladly pay to be entertained. That's all it is: Entertainment. Enjoy!

[oldy]

I'm sure it'll be a fun action film (and a billion times better than the turd-fest that was Tranformers), but I'll find it difficult to get past the fact that it's an adaptation of an absolutely incredible book. I could be proved wrong, but from the trailers it's looking like it's not going to be particularly faithful. What's funny is that a bunch of closet racists on the imdb forums and elsewhere are whining about the fact that the main character incidentally described as white in the book is being portrayed by a black man. This has no bearing on the story at all, and really should be the least of I am Legend fans' worries.
Apparently the film was originally set to be made in the 90s with Ridley Scott directing and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role - I'm undecided as to whether that would have been great or absolutely horrible.

[Absolute Mest]

I'm sure it'll be a fun action film (and a billion times better than the turd-fest that was Tranformers), but I'll find it difficult to get past the fact that it's an adaptation of an absolutely incredible book. I could be proved wrong, but from the trailers it's looking like it's not going to be particularly faithful. What's funny is that a bunch of closet racists on the imdb forums and elsewhere are whining about the fact that the main character incidentally described as white in the book is being portrayed by a black man. This has no bearing on the story at all, and really should be the least of I am Legend fans' worries.
Apparently the film was originally set to be made in the 90s with Ridley Scott directing and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role - I'm undecided as to whether that would have been great or absolutely horrible.
The Robert Neville's nemesis was supposed to be played by Johnny Depp too, but I don't remember why that fell through. Will Smith and Johnny Depp would be an interesting combination on screen.

[Absolute Mest]

It already seems pretty clear it's not going to follow it very well. It seems like the dog is with him all the time from the trailers (obviously could be different but that's what it makes it look like) and I already don't like how the vampires are being portrayed. Not human-like at all which is not in correspondence with the book.
Yeah, I figured it wouldn't, but it's good to hope. I'm hoping that even though they have made changes to the characters, the same motifs will be kept so people will understand why it is titled "I Am Legend."

[bryman2040]

This seems to be a new Omega man rip off if you ask me... good old CH killed it in this movie!

here is the youtube link if you want to check it out

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-MosmUseSY)

[FOBcareemo]

This seems to be a new Omega man rip off if you ask me... good old CH killed it in this movie!

here is the youtube link if you want to check it out

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-MosmUseSY)


the omega man is based on the same book that this is based on.

[Spooky]

i think i would like this more if i hadn't read the book... it should still be fun though.


I'm kind of shocked it's taken this long to be made into a movie actually... there aren't really that many action scenes in the book and it could have been done with a fairly low budget if it was faithful.

[krishasaheadake]

i think i would like this more if i hadn't read the book... it should still be fun though.


I'm kind of shocked it's taken this long to be made into a movie actually... there aren't really that many action scenes in the book and it could have been done with a fairly low budget if it was faithful.

They tried. Frankly I'm glad they didn't

"A Ridley Scott adaptation was scheduled for production in the late 1990s, but fell through due to an inflating budget. The film was to star Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then director Rob Bowman took a crack at a smaller budget version with a rewrite from John Logan. Will Smith will now star in the film directed byFrancis Lawrence(Constantine). Filming took place in New York City, and the film is scheduled to be released on December 14, 2007."

- wikipedia

[popdisaster00]

I'm stoked for it. I'll see it. Never read the book, so I can't compare it to anything. I can't remember not liking Will Smith in any movie. I just can't wait for his, "Oh Hell No."

[Adeniz19]

This seems to be a new Omega man rip off if you ask me... good old CH killed it in this movie!

here is the youtube link if you want to check it out

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-MosmUseSY)and the omega man is a rip off of the last man on earth and that's a rip off from the book i am legend.

[farfromsafe]

I'm excited to see this. The trailers make it look great anyway. I never read to book though. But now all the comments about the book I think I'm going to have to pick it up.

Have to remember too, to enjoy the movie you cant sit there and watch it and sneer at your friend saying "OH THATS NOT HOW IT HAPPENS IN THE BOOK PFFT"
I had a friend that did that with Lord of the Rings. Try to watch it in the theatre with him "OH They left out X from the book, this is missing so much. Oh they changed that!"
Haha...it could have ruined the movie for me if i wasn't so into the film.
Some things in writing don't work when translated to the big screen. The writers have to decide what they can tell in a film to push the story along but still have the subject matter. Like some of the things in the LOTR novels you could take like 5 pages and spend 40minutes trying to get all of that information on a screen.
Hopefully whoever wrote I am Legend will take what you all enjoyed from the book and be able to make an entertaining movie.

[krishasaheadake]

I'm stoked for it. I'll see it. Never read the book, so I can't compare it to anything. I can't remember not liking Will Smith in any movie. I just can't wait for his, "Oh Hell No."

Try to pick up the book after you watch the film, Its a great read.

[popdisaster00]

Should I not read it before?

[krishasaheadake]

Should I not read it before?


Its up to you. If you read it before the film it's still going to be fresh in your head so you might compare and contrast too much while watching the movie.

Maybe not though, its up to you its still a great read :-)

[popdisaster00]

I'll probably see the movie first. Thanks though, I'll pick up the book.

[Jamie Forkner]

I wouldn't read it before either. It's been about 5 years since I've read it(WOW!) and I'll probably be contrasting through the ENTIRE movie. It's still one of my most anticipated movies this year ever since I saw the original trailer. I've always liked will smith and I have hopes it'll be good despite the whole CGI discussion going on.

[speakhandsforme]

book BEFORE movie; the movie will offset the vision of the book, but a book can't do that to a movie.

[Bob Payne]

book BEFORE movie; the movie will offset the vision of the book, but a book can't do that to a movie.

No. Anyone who hasn't read this book already should definitely wait until AFTER they see the movie to pick it up. Otherwise, they'll just be comparing and contrasting the whole movie. With a book, it's different. Right off the bat, there's a different feel, tone, and POV than the movie, so both will be much more enjoyable.

[pwnt.]

No. Anyone who hasn't read this book already should definitely wait until AFTER they see the movie to pick it up. Otherwise, they'll just be comparing and contrasting the whole movie. With a book, it's different. Right off the bat, there's a different feel, tone, and POV than the movie, so both will be much more enjoyable.

Thats true. I haven't read the book and don't plan to until after the movie.

What I noticed in the replies to this, is that the people who have read the book have criticized the trailer about not being true to the book (from what they can see), whereas the opinions of people who haven't read it (ie. me) is in direct contrast to whats being said. I found it amazing.

[Adrian Villagomez]

I'm waiting to read till after the movie.

[Scudder104]

Hey I noticed the trailer on the first page of this thread is the international trailer. The second domestic trailer can be seen at http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/Player.php?id=1333. I like the second one more.

[krishasaheadake]

Hey I noticed the trailer on the first page of this thread is the international trailer. The second domestic trailer can be seen at http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/Player.php?id=1333. I like the second one more.


yea thats the best one

[colorlesscliche]

Hot damn. This movie looks incredible. I hope the dog doesn't die. I love german sheppards. :-(

[krishasaheadake]

I'm waiting to read till after the movie.

good choice

[krishasaheadake]

The trailer seems to be getting heavy rotation. Stil excited for this

[micahistheballs]

and the omega man is a rip off of the last man on earth and that's a rip off from the book i am legend.

true, this is actually the third film adaptation of the novel

[dretti]

Great book. I'm thinking the movie will be extremely different, but hopefully still good.

[brentkid]

Hot damn. This movie looks incredible. I hope the dog doesn't die. I love german sheppards. :-(
Haha, I said the same thing to myself.

[valencourt]

this is one of the only movies i've actually ever been really excited to see, aside from "Cloverfield" (which i guess alot of people think is related to I Am Legend....it's not!)
I guess end-of-the-world-esque, total destruction movies are something i find interesting. This looks really promising. And I'm not a huge fan of Will Smith, but I do like him and I respect him as an actor. I think he'll pull this one off nicely.

[fantasma]

I bet the dog dies. I really want to see this.

[White Noise]

This movie will be sick.

[inCinerate.1028]

Oh man, I want to see this really badly. Probably more than Beowulf.

[B-Bones]

This movie, I have a feeling, will be nothing like the book. I just finished it yesterday. It was a pretty good read. I could definitely see the movie being better than the book as well.

[airik625]

One of my most anticipated of the year.

[WakingTheMisery]

I work at a bookstore and have heard a lot about the book from asking people. It seems entirely different.

[AshesAshes]

I read the book a while ago the book/movie are way different.

In the book he finds a dog half way though and it dies on him and he drives a station wagon those are just a few of the differences

[Spooky]

This movie, I have a feeling, will be nothing like the book. I just finished it yesterday. It was a pretty good read. I could definitely see the movie being better than the book as well.

from the trailer alone, it's not like the book. It doesnt look bad though, i'll see it i'm sure

[krishasaheadake]

I read the book a while ago the book/movie are way different.

In the book he finds a dog half way though and it dies on him and he drives a station wagon those are just a few of the differences

thanks for the spoiler tags hahaha

[AshesAshes]

Haha,oops

[AShannon04]

this looks awesome.

[Stupendous_Man]

this is one of the only movies i've actually ever been really excited to see, aside from "Cloverfield" (which i guess alot of people think is related to I Am Legend....it's not!)
I guess end-of-the-world-esque, total destruction movies are something i find interesting. This looks really promising. And I'm not a huge fan of Will Smith, but I do like him and I respect him as an actor. I think he'll pull this one off nicely.
Who thinks this movie is related to Cloverfield?

[krishasaheadake]

Who thinks this movie is related to Cloverfield?

yea I'm a bit confused on that reference

[gonz]

I read the book a while ago the book/movie are way different.

In the book he finds a dog half way though and it dies on him and he drives a station wagon those are just a few of the differences
It appears that they changed that in the movie which is really going to bug me, because him finding that dog is SOOOOOO huge for him in the book. I know I already mentioned I don't like how the vampires look a while ago but the reason why is that I think it means they will mess up/leave up the part with his ex-coworker, now vampire. I really want his part in the book to be in the movie. I say it again, the vampires should just look like humans, not special effects shit.

[recall reality]

This is the first movie in a while now that I'd really like to see in the theater. Not really sure how it'll be but it looks great. I want to read this, but I think I'll hold off until after I see the movie... though most books are better than their movie counterparts, I dont want that bugging me.

[valencourt]

Who thinks this movie is related to Cloverfield?

not sure exactly. i think there were a few people on the cloverfield thread that said they thought it was or might be. I've even heard people talk about it like Cloverfield was a prequel to Legend. I don't kow why they think that. That's retarded.

[fantasma]

Is the book worth reading?

[gonz]

Is the book worth reading?
Is this thread worth reading? Apparently not because if you had read it you'd find numerous posts referring to the book as a good read.

[krishasaheadake]

This is the first movie in a while now that I'd really like to see in the theater. Not really sure how it'll be but it looks great. I want to read this, but I think I'll hold off until after I see the movie... though most books are better than their movie counterparts, I dont want that bugging me.

I agree

[Drew Beringer]

I cannot wait to see this movie.

[AshesAshes]

It appears that they changed that in the movie which is really going to bug me, because him finding that dog is SOOOOOO huge for him in the book. I know I already mentioned I don't like how the vampires look a while ago but the reason why is that I think it means they will mess up/leave up the part with his ex-coworker, now vampire. I really want his part in the book to be in the movie. I say it again, the vampires should just look like humans, not special effects shit.

Yea I agree that was one thing I didnt think they would change from the book was the dog it seemed crucial to the story but I was wrong I guess ha.I hope they dont leave out his ex-coworker that was one of my favorite parts of the book him hiding from him and yelling his name out.Plus what happens towards the end of the book with his ex-coworker was a huge part of the book for me as well

[AshesAshes]

Saying this is related to Cloverfield is retarded

[krishasaheadake]

Saying this is related to Cloverfield is retarded

yea that doesnt make sense

[AshesAshes]

yea that doesnt make sense

Saying this movie is a post I-robot makes more sense haha

[inCinerate.1028]

I want to see this movie really badly.

[krishasaheadake]

I want to see this movie really badly.

I think I'll go the a midnight showing

[Rev.WD30]

I am actually excited for this movie. As a bonus, i found out that all the creatures are being voiced by Mike Patton.

[CatDiesel]

Did you guys hear Will Smith apparently gave the ending away?

I'm going to do my best to not find out the ending before I see the movie

[chokeychicken]

very excited for this. i love will smith.

[dretti]

I just saw the movie because I had sneak peak passes, and unfortunately I was really disappointed.

I'd probably give it a 4/10

As a quick review without spoilers, lets just say the movie pretty much had absolutely nothing in common with the book. It had the same main character name (Robert Neville) and a similar theme (Vampire-like creatures due to a dangerous virus) but these are really the only two things that the movie has in common with the book. If you want to know more, read this next paragraph that has some spoilers.


I gave this movie a 4 out of 10 for a number of reasons. First, the "creatures" in I Am Legend look absolutely horrible. There is really shitty CGI work all throughout the movie. The creatures don't look scary at all, nor do they look even a little bit real. They can not speak like they do in the book, nor do they even resemble human beings at all. The design flat out sucks.

There is also a lot of CGI animals that roam around New York throughout the movie, and I must say they look pretty horrible and fake too.

The story to this movie is fairly similar to the book. A virus breaks out wiping out nearly everyone in the world, except Robert Neville, who is immune. Robert does his daily chores just like the book, and closes up at night to avoid confrontation with the infected. He also battles his own mind, just like the book, and struggles with loneliness through out the movie.

These things I liked, along with the way they depicted the vacant New York City. Most of this comprises the first 1/2 of the movie, which wasn't that bad at all.

But here is where it all goes to shit.

big spoilers too by the way...

The second half of the movie is all one lame CGI creature battle with Neville. After his dog is killed by the creatures, Neville goes crazy and tries to take down as many vampires as he can as a suicide mission. He is rescued from the creatures by a woman, and her son, who take him back to his house. At this point, I was thinking okay here is a similarity with the book, but there was really no similarity at all.

It turns out the woman and her child are both immune to the virus too, and there is a whole colony of living people in Vermont. Gay. gay. gay. gay. gay.

I'm about to give away the ending.

Vampires eventually break into Neville's house, they give him a stir, and he locks himself and the woman into his secure lab in the basement. During this scene, Neville finds a cure to the disease and hands it to the woman. She and the child escape through a passage, while Neville kills himself with a grenade, taking out every creature in the basement. The movie ends with the woman and the child reaching the colony in Vermont, where they give the people the cure, and the world is saved. Happy ending.

What the fuck.

[chris1152]

I just read those spoilers and I still think the movie looks good enough to see, even if just as a fun popcorn flick :shrug:

[dretti]

I just read those spoilers and I still think the movie looks good enough to see, even if just as a fun popcorn flick :shrug:

Even looking at it from that angle, it is just okay. Everyone I went with had never read the book, and they were very unimpressed with it too. Its mediocre at best.

[AshesAshes]

Yea im not watching the movie at all now after reading those spoilers.Being that im a huge fan of the book im pretty pissed they changed it up that bad

[allhourcymbals]

Even looking at it from that angle, it is just okay. Everyone I went with had never read the book, and they were very unimpressed with it too. Its mediocre at best.

It looked like it wouldn't be good from the previews, but everyone else was so excited about it. I read your spoilers, and now I'm definitely not seeing it haha. I don't like Will Smith anyway.

[Adeniz19]

i'm about half way thru the book and i already know the movie wont really be anything like it. as long as its entertaining thats all that matters

[dretti]

Yea im not watching the movie at all now after reading those spoilers.Being that im a huge fan of the book im pretty pissed they changed it up that bad

Yeah, I was a huge fan of the book too and thats why I was so disappointed. I wished they would have had more in common.

[AshesAshes]

Yea it irritates me that if they base something off a book they have to mess it up.First Golden Compass and now this..The ending sounds horrible they had a great ending from the book they should of kept it that way.

[chris1152]

Wasn't I-Robot pretty far off from the book version too? I never read it so I can't say but I believe that's what I heard. Pretty weird that two movies based on books that star Will Smith in them get their story changed up so drastically.

[krishasaheadake]

I'm still going tomorrow night

[gloriousmuse]

there's a midnight showing tomorrow night, i'll go to that since i have nothing better to do. doesn't look to exciting, and reading some of the comments above it is true. but i like Will Smith.

[colorlesscliche]

Has anyone seen Omega Man?

[terrycw89]

I might see this tomorrow. I have never read the book, so I won't notice any of the changes they made.

[White Noise]

I can't wait for this, Will Smith is one of my favorite actors.

[TMS2787]

I'm pretty sure I'll be seeing this at midnight tonight. I think it looks cool and I know nothing about the book, so who knows what I'll think.

[gonz]

Wow that sounds fucking horrid. Staying very far away from this movie now.

[fantasma]

I plan on seeing this and reading the book. Roger Ebert have it a 3/4 but he gave Alvin and The Chipmunks 2/4 so....

[Ailite]

I'll go see this tommorow; could be bad, could be good.

[chokeychicken]

im seeing it tomorrow afternoon.

[Bob Payne]

Just got back from the Midnight showing. Very good movie. I'd give it a solid 7.5. The best part was that while it was not faithful to the book (sorry book fans), it still wasn't a mindless action movie. It focused a lot on the isolation and the situation itself. The baddies were secondary, meant to be an ever present faceless evil, making the encounters between them and Smith even more gratifying.

Oh, and there was a totally kickass trailer of The Dark Knight that literally blew my socks off.

[AshesAshes]

Im going to see this just for the Dark Knight trailer

[jeremyfromva]

Im going to see this just for the Dark Knight trailer

good...walk out afterwards...terrible movie.

[TMS2787]

I enjoyed the movie. I'd give it a 7/10. I think some of the CGI was a little lame but I thought the deserted/destroyed New York City looked awesome. The pacing of the film was good and the movie seemed to breeze by and some of the moments were tense/thrilling and some of the action was pretty sweet. But it wasn't all sweet there were a few parts were it kind of failed. Overall it was good predictable time and Will Smith delivered a good performance.

[Guern1ca]

I loved it. I really recommend it, but I can say right now it won't be for everyone. I thought it was phenomenal.

[Blake Solomon]

i hope to see this tomorrow night. I am a bit worried as to how it will turn out.

[nbaontcty]

it looks insane...in a good way!

[gloriousmuse]

i'm seeing it in 25 minutes :-). first showing of the day to avoid the massive crowds

[vixsummer]

i'm seeing it in 25 minutes :-). first showing of the day to avoid the massive crowds

do you really think there will be massive crowds? last couple of times i went to see a movie opening night, i wound up stuck in the first row (for borat & knocked up - both having scenes that you really don't want to be THAT close for lol). i guess i'll be going to the theater early *sigh*

[carsonxgrave]

do you really think there will be massive crowds? last couple of times i went to see a movie opening night, i wound up stuck in the first row (for borat & knocked up - both having scenes that you really don't want to be THAT close for lol). i guess i'll be going to the theater early *sigh*

A lot of people want to see this movie, it probably will be crowded.

[secretsociety92]

Can't wait to see this, looks like it could be a great movie.

[gloriousmuse]

do you really think there will be massive crowds? last couple of times i went to see a movie opening night, i wound up stuck in the first row (for borat & knocked up - both having scenes that you really don't want to be THAT close for lol). i guess i'll be going to the theater early *sigh*

The crowd was pretty big (it wasnt a full house, but it came close) especially for it being a Friday at noon, and around 3 when I left. I work at that theatre, and it's usually dead around that time. You need to get there early.

[gloriousmuse]

Well I was really surprised by this. It turned out quite good, but it wasn't amazing. I'm still left in the dark about some things, which is what I didn't like about it. But i could be wrong, I probably just missed the information.

It also reminded me of so many other apocalyptic films out there.

I give it a 7.5/10 :-)

For those who've seen it, answer me this:
What went wrong in the cancer "cure"? Did they explain it? or was I too busy sobbing, letting my tears drown out the hints. Obviously they revealed the effects of it, but it didn't say why it happened.

P.S. I love my dog.

[drudo182]

Tonight.

8.

[fantasma]

Tommorow morning.It's on.

[Intertwined]

This movie = aweosme

[Adrian Villagomez]

Good movie. Review later today.

[atticusfinch]

Ok, the ending for this movie really ruined the whole thing for me. What a stupid ending. I don't really feel the need to go in to details for the sake of keeping it unspoiled, but man, after a super strong first half, it just falls apart in the second half.

The ending for the book would have made so much more sense in this movie.

Oh well. I've come to learn to expect every apocalyptic movie to end the same. It happens.

At least the Dark Knight trailer was unbelievably awesome.

[ThexQuietxCull]

i will get to see this tomorrow morning at 12. yay.

[Chemical Love]

I think I'm going to see this tomorrow at an IMAX. Never been to one of those, so I'm interested in see what thats all about.

[Spooky]

Ok, the ending for this movie really ruined the whole thing for me. What a stupid ending. I don't really feel the need to go in to details for the sake of keeping it unspoiled, but man, after a super strong first half, it just falls apart in the second half.

The ending for the book would have made so much more sense in this movie.

Oh well. I've come to learn to expect every apocalyptic movie to end the same. It happens.

At least the Dark Knight trailer was unbelievably awesome.

i'd have liked it more if it wasn't called 'i am legend.' The ending in the book was awesome

also, were those things even vampires?

[dai the flu]

thought the movie was good, but the CG looked 1999-ish.

[booyah.achieved]

All I have to say is..

when I read the book, I hope the character Will plays doesn't actually go killing the damn infected on a rampage.. the protagonist can't have a suicidal tendency. And what the fuck? The infected have a leader that learns how to trap Neville and happens to seem twice as strong as well as intelligent as the others?

Good for the money, but could've been a bit more in depth.

[gloriousmuse]

thought the movie was good, but the CG looked 1999-ish.

that's what i thought especially with the lions, they didn't look real AT ALL

[Blake Solomon]

talk about intense! loved it.

[AshesAshes]

Best part was the Batman preview and I hated the movie but im a big fan of the book

[jorn444]

I won't ruin the ending for people that didn't see it but... lets just say I didn't like the way it ended.

Overall I would say it was a REALLY GOOD movie and had me on the edge of my seat the WHOLE time (except the ending of course).

I think a lot of people who read the book came in with a closed mind thinking it would be bad because they heard they changed the ending. I think they did a really good job for the most part. I read the book, and i'm not really a vampire fan and all that garlic/crosses stuff, so the movie was a little better for me in that regard.

MESSAGE TO TAKE FROM THIS: Give it a fair chance and see it with an open mind. You'll be pleasantly suprised.

[jorn444]

Oh, and I want to see the new batman movie sooooooooooooooooooooo bad.

[colorlesscliche]

That Batman trailer was so much better in the theatre than online.

[Bryant]

Great movie but ending coulda been better. I'd say more, but I dunno how to do the black lines to block out spoilers.

[chcougar1]

I just got back from the 11:15pm showing (I was at the theater at 930 hoping to catch the 10pm but that and the 10:40 were sold out).

The movie was SLIGHTLY boring for the first 20 minutes or so, but I was on the edge of my seat the rest of the way.

Like others have said the CG is not very good at all, and I can't help but think of Resident Evil some for the story, but I think this is much cooler. I liked most of the movie and the end.

I think I'd give it about an 8/10 .......but I do usually rate movies pretty high lol


Also, the Cloverfield and Batman previews were pretty sweet. Cloverfield reminds me of War of The Worlds lol

We also got a preview for Prince Caspian, which I know wont be as good as I hope, but looked decent as well.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Great movie but ending coulda been better. I'd say more, but I dunno how to do the black lines to block out spoilers.[spoiler.][/spoiler.]

Without the dots.

[-Aaron-]

The lion in Jumanji looked better.

[krishasaheadake]

Pros:

Very Suspenseful
Followed the book enough to make me happy
Will Smith did a nice job
Really enjoyed the scenery of NY

Cons:

The "infected" looked ridiculous at some points
Not happy with the ending

[namembal]

Average at best.

Some things I want to point out/clarify:

1. Ending sucked.
2. CG Sucked.

3. How did the virus spread? Will Smith says it's airborne but how come a bunch of people don't get affected. Is it just by luck or is it something I missed?
4. How does Anna learn about the place in the mountains in Vermont (The Survivors Camp)?
5. Throughout the beginning he's chasing the deer/reindeer. Why? I guess it's for his research purposes but I could be wrong.

[namembal]

Pros:

Very Suspenseful
Followed the book enough to make me happy
Will Smith did a nice job
Really enjoyed the scenery of NY

Cons:

The "infected" looked ridiculous at some points
Not happy with the ending

Spoiler me the ending of the book. I'm too bored to wiki it haha.

[gloriousmuse]

Average at best.

Some things I want to point out/clarify:

1. Ending sucked.
2. CG Sucked.

3. How did the virus spread? Will Smith says it's airborne but how come a bunch of people don't get affected. Is it just by luck or is it something I missed?
4. How does Anna learn about the place in the mountains in Vermont (The Survivors Camp)?
5. Throughout the beginning he's chasing the deer/reindeer. Why? I guess it's for his research purposes but I could be wrong.



thats all the reasons why i think this film was flawed. nothing was really answered. at least in films like Resident Evil, 28 Weeks/Days Later, they answered shit. M-(

[gloriousmuse]

The lion in Jumanji looked better.


lol.

[valencourt]

aw i was hoping will was going to have a new rap song at the end. :-D

[valencourt]

Average at best.

Some things I want to point out/clarify:

1. Ending sucked.
2. CG Sucked.

3. How did the virus spread? Will Smith says it's airborne but how come a bunch of people don't get affected. Is it just by luck or is it something I missed?
4. How does Anna learn about the place in the mountains in Vermont (The Survivors Camp)?
5. Throughout the beginning he's chasing the deer/reindeer. Why? I guess it's for his research purposes but I could be wrong.


3. I remember him saying there were so many people that were immune to the virus that didn't get infected. But as far as he knew, they were all eventually killed by the darkseekers.
4. I didn't read the book but am tempted to now... but maybe Anna heard about it through a radio broadcast like Robert was sending out everyday? maybe he just never heard it.
5. He could've been doing it for research... but he could've done it just out of boredom, to mainatin some sanity.

[namembal]

thats all the reasons why i think this film was flawed. nothing was really answered. at least in films like Resident Evil, 28 Weeks/Days Later, they answered shit. M-(
:nod:
3. I remember him saying there were so many people that were immune to the virus that didn't get infected. But as far as he knew, they were all eventually killed by the darkseekers.
4. I didn't read the book but am tempted to now... but maybe Anna heard about it through a radio broadcast like Robert was sending out everyday? maybe he just never heard it.
5. He could've been doing it for research... but he could've done it just out of boredom, to mainatin some sanity.

3. He says 5.4 billion people out of the 6 billion people on earth were affected by it (i.e. 90%). But he doesn't really explain why they don't contract the virus and why they're immune to it.
4. Maybe, but they really should have cleared it out. She does say that "God" gave her a sign that there was a place like that but I can't believe they actually expect people to buy that.
5. Agreed with the sanity part but he does look AWFULLY serious while hunting.

[namembal]

I should really get down to watching 28 days/weeks later since I've got them on DVD.

[namembal]

aw i was hoping will was going to have a new rap song at the end. :-D

I wonder how much Bob Marley's family will earn in royalties. :-D

[chokeychicken]

i really, really, really enjoyed this. now, granted, i have never read the book (shame on me) and I love will smith. i think he was phenominal here.

i think it flowed well, i think the good vs evil as well as man vs himself themes were played out very well.

apparently, there was a problem with the ending. and there's nothing anybody can do about that. so you can either love the other 98% of the movie (minus the CG), or you can let the ending ruin it. your choice.

worth seeing.

[ubungleebin]

Average at best.

Some things I want to point out/clarify:

1. Ending sucked.
2. CG Sucked.

3. How did the virus spread? Will Smith says it's airborne but how come a bunch of people don't get affected. Is it just by luck or is it something I missed?
4. How does Anna learn about the place in the mountains in Vermont (The Survivors Camp)?
5. Throughout the beginning he's chasing the deer/reindeer. Why? I guess it's for his research purposes but I could be wrong.


3. Will Smith said that the virus killed 90% of the people on the planet (5.4 billion). Less than 1% of the people are immune leaving 12 million uninfected. The remaining 588 million people become infected and get hungry and want to eat the other people.
4. Good question, my guess is via a radio signal. She could have heard it on the drive up to find Will Smith or something
5. I just assumed he was hunting for the deer. I bet it gets pretty old eating canned and powdered food for three straight years.

[chcougar1]

i really, really, really enjoyed this. now, granted, i have never read the book (shame on me) and I love will smith. i think he was phenominal here.

i think it flowed well, i think the good vs evil as well as man vs himself themes were played out very well.

apparently, there was a problem with the ending. and there's nothing anybody can do about that. so you can either love the other 98% of the movie (minus the CG), or you can let the ending ruin it. your choice.

worth seeing.

I liked this movie and didnt even think the ending was that bad, but the ending of any story is huge for the movie as a whole...and for a lot of people this wasnt what they wanted to see in this movie.

[Magnus]

The ending wasnt bad at all, also in response to you guys

the virus wiped out like 95% of the people, dead immediately, the other 5% became darkseekers except for less than 1% which were immune and mostly wiped out by the darkseekers. About 500 million were darkseekers and 12 million immune people left, most of them got wiped out. Will Smith explained this :P

[colorlesscliche]

What was that Batman / Superman billboard?

[AshesAshes]

What was that Batman / Superman billboard?

I was wondering about that also.

[AshesAshes]

The girl learned about the place in Vermont because god told her.

Has anyone seen The Omega Man?I liked it a lot better than this it was pretty much based off the book also

[gloriousmuse]

What was that Batman / Superman billboard?

lol, when that was shown you could hear the audience talking about it.

i think it's mocking "vs" films or something. like "alien vs. predator" (or in this case, I guess them joining forces). I'm sure it will happen though.

[fantasma]

I liked it. Very entertaining.
4/5

[chris1152]

I'm seeing this movie tonight at 9pm. I have pretty low standards when it comes to popcorn flicks (I enjoyed Van Helsing, I-Robot, Spider-Man 3, etc) so I imagine I'll like this one too... regardless of all the nay-saying I've read from people.

[drudo182]

Not bad.

3.5/5

[fluke182]

I enjoyed the heck out of this. I thought Will Smith was excellent in it as well. That Superman/Batman poster got me very excited.

[shes.a.ghost]

I was way disappointed in this movie. Will Smith's over acting is at it's finest. I felt like the movie should have been 30 minutes longer to fully tell the story. The few characters that were in the movie were all under developed. I hated the fact that all the "infected" people were CGI. I would have liked the movie a lot more if they were real people. I also didn't like how they were able to have super human abilities like being able to climb up walls, jump 20 feet into the air and bang their heads against nearly unbreakable glass without cracking their skulls.

[krishasaheadake]

What was that Batman / Superman billboard?

lol, when that was shown you could hear the audience talking about it.

i think it's mocking "vs" films or something. like "alien vs. predator" (or in this case, I guess them joining forces). I'm sure it will happen though.

I enjoyed the heck out of this. I thought Will Smith was excellent in it as well. That Superman/Batman poster got me very excited.

I read this on the IMDB forum:

"In the film "I am Legend" there is a point where you see a big 'poster' with the Batman emblem, with the Superman logo over it.

This is in the movie because the screen writer of the movie "I am Legend" originally wrote a script for a "Superman/Batman" movie, but it never made it to the big screen. He put the Batman/Superman logo poster in I am Legend as a lil joke to the people that knew he originally had plans for a Superman/Batman movie."

[namembal]

3. Will Smith said that the virus killed 90% of the people on the planet (5.4 billion). Less than 1% of the people are immune leaving 12 million uninfected. The remaining 588 million people become infected and get hungry and want to eat the other people.


The ending wasnt bad at all, also in response to you guys

the virus wiped out like 95% of the people, dead immediately, the other 5% became darkseekers except for less than 1% which were immune and mostly wiped out by the darkseekers. About 500 million were darkseekers and 12 million immune people left, most of them got wiped out. Will Smith explained this :P

Does he explain why they're immune to the virus?

[fedhed7]

Does he explain why they're immune to the virus?They're probably just naturally immune.

[dai the flu]

im assuming he was hunting the deer for fresh meat? after 3+ years, he wouldnt be eating stuff off supermarket shelves.

[fluke182]

I was way disappointed in this movie. Will Smith's over acting is at it's finest. I felt like the movie should have been 30 minutes longer to fully tell the story. The few characters that were in the movie were all under developed. I hated the fact that all the "infected" people were CGI. I would have liked the movie a lot more if they were real people. I also didn't like how they were able to have super human abilities like being able to climb up walls, jump 20 feet into the air and bang their heads against nearly unbreakable glass without cracking their skulls.
Weird, I thought Will Smith was delightfully restrained in the movie. The sadness he portrayed while doing simple things like eating dinner or going to the video store was pretty damn fantastic work there. I thought he did a great job.

I do agree with the people thing, I didn't think about that at the time, but that doesn't make a lot of sense at all. Why would they be able to hang upside down from ceilings like one did toward the end of the movie?

[Magnus]

nah he doesn't explain it. most viruses/vaccines have people who aren't susceptible to it.

Man this movie was amazing. if only the zombies weren't CG. If only robert neville has had more cars to blow up!!! I loved that though, I kept thinking about all the stuff I would do that he didn't do, like make a mile floor of light, and have all the light in my house come from the floor so they just sit there and burn to death. Spotlights was a stupid idea, they can easily overcome that.

[TJ Wells]

Yowza, I just saw this movie is on pace to make upwards of $85 million this weekend. Didn't expect that.

[fantasma]

I thought the dog dying was incredibly sad. Will Smith did a great job in my opinion. If I tryed to cry, I probably could have in the scene and the following ones.

but what was up with fred moving? was it one of Neville's own traps? DID THE ZOMBIES SET IT UP?

I also think the should have showed more of him first becoming the last man in New York

[Adrian Villagomez]

I'm seeing this movie tonight at 9pm. I have pretty low standards when it comes to popcorn flicks (I enjoyed Van Helsing, I-Robot, Spider-Man 3, etc) so I imagine I'll like this one too... regardless of all the nay-saying I've read from people.I Am Legend > the popcorn flicks (mostly crap) you mentioned.

[TJ Wells]

Van Helsing and I-Robot were both fun times. Nothing memorable, but certainly wasn't bored any time watching them.

[Adrian Villagomez]

I thought the dog dying was incredibly sad. Will Smith did a great job in my opinion. If I tryed to cry, I probably could have in the scene and the following ones.

but what was up with fred moving? was it one of Neville's own traps? DID THE ZOMBIES SET IT UP?

I also think the should have showed more of him first becoming the last man in New York Yes, those two scenes are sad. Yes, the Alpha male learned from Smith and set it up. Yes, seeing more of the inbetween would've been rad.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Van Helsing and I-Robot were both fun times. Nothing memorable, but certainly wasn't bored any time watching them.I'm still upset with myself for paying money to watch Van Helsing.

[fluke182]

Van Helsing and I-Robot were both fun times. Nothing memorable, but certainly wasn't bored any time watching them.
Van Helsing was an abomination. It was one of the worst movie I've ever seen. It was offensive.

I found myself to be very entertained by I, Robot, However.

[fluke182]

Yowza, I just saw this movie is on pace to make upwards of $85 million this weekend. Didn't expect that.
Pace shortened, ended up hitting $76.535 million.

I was more shocked to see that Alvin and the Chipmunks hit $45 million. What the hell is that about? Counter programming at its finest I guess.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Pace shortened, ended up hitting $76.535 million.

I was more shocked to see that Alvin and the Chipmunks hit $45 million. What the hell is that about? Counter programming at its finest I guess.As bad as it looks, I'm happy for Jason Lee.

[fantasma]

I really liked I, Robot.

[TJ Wells]

I can't believe no one had fun at Van Helsing. I thought it was fun as hell.

[drudo182]

I can't believe no one had fun at Van Helsing. I thought it was fun as hell.

awwww, gross dude.

That was maybe the loudest, most obnoxious film I've ever seen. I swear to God they had the sound cranked up louder than it ever should be.

Maybe I should rent it again but I hated it when I saw it and I like Jackman a lot.

I'm suprised Alvin did good too. I haven't seen any previews for that on TV... Weird.

[Jason Tate]

I can't believe no one had fun at Van Helsing. I thought it was fun as hell.
:rotfl:

[fluke182]

As bad as it looks, I'm happy for Jason Lee.
I also really like Jason Lee, so in that regard I'm happy. I also have a warm place in my heart for Alvin and the Chipmunks strangely as well. I just didn't see it coming.

[krishasaheadake]

I can't believe no one had fun at Van Helsing. I thought it was fun as hell.

:rotfl:


Doctor Perry Cox loves that movie.

I'm pretty sure I slept through Van Helsing in the theaters

[fantasma]

Doctor Perry Cox loves that movie.


Reasons to wake up:

give Hugh Jackman the present I have been keeping for him *BAM*

save a life

[wildaman1]

The funniest thing for me of the whole movie:

I live in Vermont and went to see the movie, and when Vermont was mentioned, everybody started talking and yelling stuff like "that's us!" and "goooooooo vermont!". I guess they have more Vermont spirit than I do..

[Ailite]

I enjoyed this movie a lot, the 'sad' scene involving his 'friend' nearly had me in tears.

7.5/10

[hailthewarrior]

Excellent movie, and in IMAX it was intense. 8/10.

And, like Ailite, the "sad" scene also nearly had me in tears.

[fantasma]

Does anyone know where I can find a download, torrent of the audiobook?

[gloriousmuse]

I enjoyed this movie a lot, the 'sad' scene involving his 'friend' nearly had me in tears.

7.5/10

Nearly? I was sobbing a hurricane. It was awful. It was hard to laugh after that. When I got home, I hugged "my friend" for a really long time. :-(

[Joe DeAndrea]

I thought it was alright. Not Smith's best movie or anything but I enjoyed it.

[rodericknj]

I felt this was one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Yea there were a few flaws, i.e. the superhuman powers the darkseekers had, the seemingly rushed ending, but it definitely was a solid, emotional movie.

I just can't believe he was the Fresh Prince. I've seen plenty of movies with him since then but I always refer right back to Fresh Prince when I see him on the big screen.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

I just saw it and thought it was alright. Not bad, not great. The CGI wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it still could have been better. Definitely didn't like the ending too much. The best part about it at the IMAX was the 7-minute The Dark Knight clip.

Also, can anybody explain to me how he still had electricity going throughout his entire house?

Lastly, I, Robot was terrible. That might be the only time I didn't like Will Smith in a movie.

[sweetforever]

Did anyone see how much gas was when he was pumping it? $6.63 hahah


I liked this movie, but I expected more from it. I'd give it a 7.5/10

Question...
How did Anna and her son get into New York City, when all the bridges were blown up and it was put into quarentine? Did she use the Hudson Tunnel or something?

[AP_Punk]

Saw it tonight. Really good. I had a nice time. Thumbs up.

[shinedown114]

Now, i can say that this wont be the best movie this year, but it deffinatly had a sense of drawing you into the story. The way they used Will Smith and Sam (his dog), was deffinatly the best feature the film had. I had heard a few people say they hated the ending and i deffinatly think it was the weakest part of the film but i dont think it deserved some of the things that were said about it. The fact that it was so rushed, is just because you were so drawn into the first part of the movie and when the tempo changed, it was just to rushed. I deffinatly think it could have been better but it was still a good film and i would recommend it.

[shinedown114]

Oh and the $75 million at the box office is well deserved

[uh oh smmoreo]

jesus, will smith is fucking ripped.

[Bryant]

[spoiler.][/spoiler.]

Without the dots.

Thanks Adrian.

[WakingTheMisery]

My entire family hated this movie.

[Adrian Villagomez]

My entire family hated this movie.Why?

[nbaontcty]

It was absolutely amazing.

I love the fact that there is barely any music so everything is scary.

My "bf" was more scared than me. Everytime somthing would happen he would sqeeze my hand like he was getting a tattoo.

[monkeyofdoom]

I just saw it and thought it was alright. Not bad, not great. The CGI wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it still could have been better. Definitely didn't like the ending too much. The best part about it at the IMAX was the 7-minute The Dark Knight clip.

Also, can anybody explain to me how he still had electricity going throughout his entire house?

Lastly, I, Robot was terrible. That might be the only time I didn't like Will Smith in a movie.

the showed the generators....?

[hailthewarrior]

Did anyone see how much gas was when he was pumping it? $6.63 hahah


I liked this movie, but I expected more from it. I'd give it a 7.5/10

Question...
How did Anna and her son get into New York City, when all the bridges were blown up and it was put into quarentine? Did she use the Hudson Tunnel or something?

At the beginning of the movie they showed that the Hudson Tunnel was flooded, so I figured a boat or something. They didn't have a car anything, 'cause it looked like they were back in his car (which also doesn't make sense, 'cause it had just been BLASTED). Spoilered just in case.

[gusta0117]

holy shittttt. how did this make so much?
the theater i went to didnt even sell out.

and it wasnt even too great of a movie.

id give it like a 6.2/10

[Alex DiVincenzo]

It was decent but could have been better had they stayed true to the book. You can read my review here (http://www.horror-101.com/index.php/?p=325).

[CatDiesel]

It was absolutely amazing.

I love the fact that there is barely any music so everything is scary.

My "bf" was more scared than me. Everytime somthing would happen he would sqeeze my hand like he was getting a tattoo.

sounds like a pussy

[shinedown114]

So I just read that its $76.5 million at the box office this weekend was the highest december opening ever, which is saying a lot because it beat out Lord of the Rings: Return of the King which had an opening of $72.6 million.


I say congrats to them.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

the showed the generators....?
hmmm, I can't believe I don't remember that. Although, there was a jackass sitting next to my friend that kept yelling out different shit, so he might have distracted me.

[Shatter590]

they changed the story a chunk, but unlike beowulf i didnt care.

this was more like 28 days later than matheson's book.

[Maxx42]

I hated this movie. I can't even begin to say how much better the book was.

[duhpunk]

I liked the movie, although I haven't read the book.

[WakingTheMisery]

Why?

They said it was incredibly boring and my dog was put down two days before they saw it

[AP_Punk]

In the scene where the "dark seekers" break into his house and Will's shooting at the Alpha Male, someone in the audience yelled out "Go Fresh Prince!".

I thought that was funny. And lame. Haha.

[Abs Punk Is Gay]

so i saw the movie last night and I thought it was incredibly boring, and the fact that the girl knew that there was a human colony because "God told her" was one of the lamest parts of any movie ive ever seen. It was a complete cop out. That being said, Will Smith did an incredible job and probably deserves an academy award for best male performance. The movie sort of sucked but Smith was amazing.

[hero_dujour]

i heard it was amazing. I am so stoked to see it, but unfortunatly none of my friends are into seeing movies, so I always have to wait till the come out on DVD, cause I don't wanna go see it by myself lol.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Review (http://absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&tag=i am legend&j=1704), for anyone who missed it on the main page.

[shinedown114]

I hated this movie. I can't even begin to say how much better the book was.

Thats pretty much how it always is in todays age. I think it probably has to do with the fact that not many people are going to make a movie from a bad book, so you usually always end up having the book being better than the movie.

[nbaontcty]

sounds like a pussy

haha
thats what i said.

but they he got pissed!

[howardsk]

For those of you without a clue, "I am Legend" is sadly manipulative to make up for serious story flaws. 1. After his leg is injured, Neville can only drag himself to his car while the sun sets yet only at the last minute does he have the strength to stand up. This was unnecessary as he could have just gotten up to begin with and the scene still would have been tense. 2. If it was dark enough for the mutant dogs, it was dark enough for the maindarkseeker..but he did not attack, nor did any others. 3. BIGGEST FLAW EVER..if the City was quarantined..bridges and tunnels blown up etc ( as we were shown) ...and NYC is an island..How did ANA and ETHAN drive to VERMONT FROM THE CITY???????? OR even get into the City in the First place.

[IcedOpethBlind]

for the most part, i found this enjoyable, based mostly on smith's usual strong performance...and i cant wait to pick up the book now...

[AShannon04]

i heard it was amazing. I am so stoked to see it, but unfortunatly none of my friends are into seeing movies, so I always have to wait till the come out on DVD, cause I don't wanna go see it by myself lol.

haha, your friends suck.

For those of you without a clue, "I am Legend" is sadly manipulative to make up for serious story flaws. 1. After his leg is injured, Neville can only drag himself to his car while the sun sets yet only at the last minute does he have the strength to stand up. This was unnecessary as he could have just gotten up to begin with and the scene still would have been tense. 2. If it was dark enough for the mutant dogs, it was dark enough for the maindarkseeker..but he did not attack, nor did any others. 3. BIGGEST FLAW EVER..if the City was quarantined..bridges and tunnels blown up etc ( as we were shown) ...and NYC is an island..How did ANA and ETHAN drive to VERMONT FROM THE CITY???????? OR even get into the City in the First place.

Apart from your 3rd point, I would hardly consider those "serious story flaws". Get over yourself. It's just a movie.

Anyways, I loved the movie, and the ending elevated it from a good movie, to one of the best I've seen in a long time. Definitely not one of my favorites ever, but pretty darn good.

[irthesteve]

I really liked the movie, but it was really sad. And alot of it was really depressing. In all honestly reminded me alot of Pursuit of Happyness in the way that Will Smith made his character and the emotions he went through

[pewpewpewpew]

holy shittttt. how did this make so much?
the theater i went to didnt even sell out.

and it wasnt even too great of a movie.

id give it like a 6.2/10


Thats because you live in Pottsville. Go to a Cinema Center like at Selinsgrove the place was fucking bumping with hot tail in the movie theater. I felt like I was in heaven.


With that said, the movie was bad, but not as bad as The Shit...I mean The Mist.

3/10

[irthesteve]

I find it really odd how many people are hating on this movie. I would understand not loving it, but hating it seems ridiculous

[pewpewpewpew]

It's basically I Robot but instead the CGI monsters in the first Mummy movie.

[chrisx519]

yeah the movie was pretty good, but it got way too hollywood.
i was only bothered by like...the whole reason he's a legend in the movie is a completely different from the book.

which is cool, i guess, but the book's slant was more my style i guess. way existential, and i hate existentialism.

[chrisx519]

p.s. i thought will smith did a good job of showing that he was alone for 3 years, especially concerning what happens to his dog

[gloriousmuse]

1. After his leg is injured, Neville can only drag himself to his car while the sun sets yet only at the last minute does he have the strength to stand up. This was unnecessary as he could have just gotten up to begin with and the scene still would have been tense.

i was thinking the same thing. i said to my friend, "why didn't he do that in the beginning? he could have saved Sam."

[littler101]

i have yet to see this movie, but i really want to

[popdisaster00]

Just saw it. Fucking loved it, I really truly did. I don't know how to use spoiler tags but I'll use white font:

First off, I know this isn't even worth mentioning but I had no idea "Sam" was a girl until he called her Samantha. And question: Was it mentioned as to how Will Smith actually survived in the first place? I know he was yelling at Ana at the end saying "we are the only survivors", but how did he survive in the first place?

[pewpewpewpew]

It's safe to say Sam was a more loved and developed character than the shittiness that is Will Smith.

[pewpewpewpew]

Just saw it. Fucking loved it, I really truly did. I don't know how to use spoiler tags but I'll use white font:

First off, I know this isn't even worth mentioning but I had no idea "Sam" was a girl until he called her Samantha. And question: Was it mentioned as to how Will Smith actually survived in the first place? I know he was yelling at Ana at the end saying "we are the only survivors", but how did he survive in the first place?


it's all in the blood babyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, didnt you see the fucking end where the monster was turning into a human female, he says... the code is in her blood. I can't image what the fuck you were during the most important part of the movie lolol.

[popdisaster00]

Now, i can say that this wont be the best movie this year, but it deffinatly had a sense of drawing you into the story. The way they used Will Smith and Sam (his dog), was deffinatly the best feature the film had. I had heard a few people say they hated the ending and i deffinatly think it was the weakest part of the film but i dont think it deserved some of the things that were said about it. The fact that it was so rushed, is just because you were so drawn into the first part of the movie and when the tempo changed, it was just to rushed. I deffinatly think it could have been better but it was still a good film and i would recommend it.
Holy shit dude, I'm glad you liked the movie but it's "DEFINITELY"

[popdisaster00]

it's all in the blood babyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, didnt you see the fucking end where the monster was turning into a human female, he says... the code is in her blood. I can't image what the fuck you were during the most important part of the movie lolol.
Shut the fuck up you douche bag.

[pewpewpewpew]

lol fucking retard.