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 enlarge | Director: Francis Lawrence
Actors: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  625 reviews
Sales Rank: 462
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 101
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: WARBR26365
UPC: 085391176350
EAN: 0085391176350
ASIN: B0013FBS20
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 18, 2008
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 I Am Legend November 2, 2008
I haven't read Matheson's story (yet), so this is a review of the film and not the original story. Usually, I try to read the book before the film, to do justice to the original work, but Matheson's collected stories are a bit expensive, so I haven't prioritized it until now. The film is simply excellent on its own, though. I notice a lot of people have criticised the special effects in the film, but I found them to be marvellously done. Will Smith plays the role of Robert Neville, the last man alive in New York City, being immune to the virus that took out everyone else or transformed them into mindless hyper aggressive man-eaters.
The film takes place 3 years after everyone died or became monsters, and Neville has adapted somewhat to life as the last human, only enjoying the company of his Schaefer; Sam. They go on daily hunts for food and supplies during the day in the completely empty city, but once the sun starts to set, they hurry back home and prepare for the night. The night is when the teeming masses of "monsters" go out into the darkness to hunt, being sensitive to UV-light, something that prevents them from hunting during the day. Neville does daily tests on various animals and captured "Dark seekers" (the infected) to try to find out a cure against the disease. The way the empty city is filmed in beautiful autumn colours, and the contrast this makes against the intensity of the "Dark seekers", makes this a completely amazing film. Even though Will Smith does a very good role, I must say I question the choice of him in this role. Everyone I have talked to about the film says they just don't see Smith the "brother" as a brilliant scientist with a deep and interesting personality. I mean, "Get Jiggy with It"?!, with that went what little credibility he ever had as an actor.
That being said, I really can't find anything else to criticise this wonderful movie for, great story, extreme action, no decadence and an amazing cinematography. 5 stars.
Wondeful! October 25, 2008
I really liked this movie. I've seen movies that seem to take forever to watch but I watched I Am Legend and it was full of action (and some sadness) and didn't keep me looking at the clock, waiting for it to be over. I loved it, I cried so much at the end though.
 Too much disbelief to suspend October 20, 2008
When it came out there was a great advertising and promotion campaign. Yet it did not fulfill its promises. One more survival film, you will say. Maybe but I am afraid it is more serious than that. One more epidemic film. Yes for sure, but yet it is deeper than that. One more zombie and living dead film then. Absolutely, but the disappointment comes from farther than that. The film uses three very common forms and it could have intertwined them and twisted them in a new creative way. But with one character and a dog, you do not go that far. In fact it is the whole argument of Stephen King's The Stand. The super flu, the dying of everyone, the survival of a few. But Stephen King remains human and the two antagonistic camps are human survivors and then they represent the two opposite impulses of the human species: to fight and kill to survive against others, and to organize collectively to survive with others. In this film the survivors are good humans and all the others are bad mutants. Badness in man is thus not human but antihuman. That is very naïve indeed, especially when we understand the epidemic was caused by the irresponsible experiments of one doctor on thousands of people with genetically manipulated viruses. It is this vision of good humans attacked from outside by some who are no longer human at all that makes the film poor and even weak. Evil is not outside. Evil is inside. Anyone who says the reverse is just a blind man. Then the plot is no plot because we know what it is going to be. There is no surprise and no psychological death. And the dramatic events here and there are defused by too much disbelief to suspend. How did the woman arrive in Manhattan, how did she escape the house, how did she drive out of Manhattan, how did she know where to go? And many other questions like those. Then the legend becomes a fable and a weak one at that. Too bad because the theme could have been better and the author behind, Matheson, is supposed to be better than that.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
 A decent zombie film October 20, 2008
The interest in zombie films is huge, and the current fear seems to be that the entire world will become consumed with zombies. It's all over the place: from video game adaptations like Resident Evil - Extinction (Widescreen Special Edition) to alien invasion films like The Invasion to standard zombie pics like 28 Days Later (Widescreen Edition) and George Romero's newest George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut) and George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead.
Fortunately, I am Legend stands above all of those, except, perhaps above 28 Days Later, one of the best zombie films of all time. The premise is similar, but I won't repeat the plot here, for it has been summarized well by others. What I don't really understand is why this film was made now. After 28 Days Later, I am Legend appears to be a remake that uses CGI zombies instead of real people with camera effects.
But there are two things that make this movie worth it: Will Smith and his character's development. He's good. In fact, he's exceptional. Forget The Pursuit of Happyness (Full Screen Edition). Smith shines in this film, and it's partly because of the writing. As the last person on earth that doesn't desire to eat people, he's created a character that moves and relates in a way that we can understand.
So I recommend I am Legend, but only because of Will Smith. He makes the film.
Not worth 4 *s October 19, 2008
but a good 3, so let's say 3&1/2.
Agreed with most reviews which state that the 1st hour was good but then it gradually deteriorates.
So here's my list of problems with the plot:
How a cure for cancer became an airborne virus is not explained.
Why is Neville immune? He must know because he is making the anti-virus.
The zombie/vampire creatures are made out to be exceptionally stupid, but for stupid creatures they show some great signs of intelligence towards the end. Like:
laying a trap for Neville, which he falls for and ends up hanging from a rope.
climbing a lamppost in order to flatten his car.
Samatha's death - why did he not inject Sam with the cure that he knew worked on a rat, and ultimately worked on humans?
The woman and her son - they just appear out of nowhere with little explanation of how they survived the chaos. They bring a message to the movie that I have not seen revealed .. which is 'Human's screwed up and nearly wiped out their species, but god is finding a way to help the human race survive. She is a messenger from god, how else could she have found a human colony in Vermont?
Finally, the colony walls - what's the stop the creatures from scaling them?
Les.
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