Charles Lindsey Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 7/10 Decent. A couple of moments that made me jump. The rest was tense but not thingies jump out and scare the sh!t out of you. They could have worked on the ending a lot, some of the middle parts as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I agree with 7/10. I expected more from this movie. At least now we know why it wasn't released as a Summer blockbuster. It would have been DOA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 The movie was pretty good, 6/10 just because I'm annoyed that they took 90% of the impact out of the ending compared to the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I must say I liked this 3rd (or so) adaptation of Richard Matheson novel "I AM LEGEND" quite a bit more than any of the previous attempts to date ("The Last Man on Earth" (1964) with Vincent Price being the first, and of course "The Omega Man" (1981) with Charlton Heston being the second). Some may also count movies like "28 Days Later" and "Children of Men" as being in the same category and I guess there are certain similarities if you disregard the events taking place on the British isles. I liked "I AM LEGEND" even better than those two. While the movie follows the spirit of the book, it doesn't really follow the story at all, too many liberties were taken to mention. The ending of course is nothing like the book, but then we knew that going in, I mean, this is Hollywood we are talking about. The wide angle shots were quite satisfying, but things got a little dicey once the sun set. The infected humans turned vampires as described in the book had little in common with those we saw in the movie who were portrayed as roaring mutant clones who just happened to be vulnerable to sunlight. On the other hand we got spared the abundant use of garlic that was so prevalent in the novel and the 1964 adaptation. The only thing that bothered me when comparing all three adaptations is that the Robert Neville character became more and more unlikely over time. Vincent Price played the part like a true white-collar geneticist, with Charlton Heston we got somewhat of a Gordon Freeman who played him as a doctor who spent his weekends hunting deer, but with Will Smith we kind of crossed the line of believability. Will Smith is not quite convincing as a gun-toting nerd. One last thing, the dog seemed like it was added just to create another link to the source material, but for those who read the novel, the interesting part, how Robert Neville came by it, is completely missing in this movie. Overall, it's a movie that can be recommended. The Good: Will Smith, some nice explosions, the suspense and desolation, the assault rifles for those who like guns. The Bad: The creature SFX were indeed iffy in places. I've seen them put to better use in "The Nutty Professor." Surprising fact, the female co-star was subdued and not very memorable, unlike the babe in "Transformers." Not close enough to the source material for some. Score: 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Will Smith is not quite convincing as a gun-toting nerd. Totally agree with you there. In fact, it was something that kept nagging me all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 What bothered me even more besides the casting choice, was the ending, the title of the movie makes no sense with a happy ending, at least not as far as the original author is concerned. They shoehorned a sense back by changing the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Its Hollywood. They're mostly retards when it comes to manhandling source material. 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 perhaps a directors cut with restored book ending will appear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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