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It was just the film's pervading sense of desperation and bleakness that disturbed and, not to be pun-ny, "infected" me after seeing "I Am Legend." In a way, that is a testament to Will Smith as an actor and his ability to carry and characterize a film. I absolutely felt and believed the utter hopelessness that would bring on such an act.Not to give anything away, but there is a later scene of loss so gut-wrenching (involving Will Smith's character's only companion, the dog) that I literally couldn't watch, even though I'm a grown woman who knows it's just a movie. I had to keep reminding myself that things really were OK. And I'm not normally the squeamish type).
I just recently saw this film (in HD for the first time, having been too young to see the story in other incarnations and not a sci-fi fan in general, so without ever having read the original work it's (rather loosely, I gather) based on.Maybe it was simply my state of mind when I sat down to watch, but rarely have I felt so despondent after seeing a movie. (He was good at it here, no question). And, no, I wasn't worried vampire-like creatures had overtaken the Earth. It wasn't the typical "gotcha" of a horror film, or the vampire-like bad guys that grossed me out, but the complete and utter bleakness of the tale.There is a scene--and it's a small moment, early in the film, so I don't think I'm giving anything away--where a woman tries to give up her child to a total stranger, in order to, she hopes, save him.
And, unbelievably, the story only gets grimmer from there.This is a movie that kept me up for hours after watching it with nightmare-ish thoughts and a terrible overall tenseness. But, no matter how strong the performance, I ended up wishing I'd missed this one, just for own peace of mind. A moment that has been done in countless films, and could have been truly hackneyed, but was portrayed so poignantly and with such straight-forward emotion, it made me want to wake up my own son just to hug him tightly. (I literally put my hands in front of my eyes and said to my husband, "I don't like this movie" over and over.
Will Smith does a very good job, but at some point I feel like I'd seen it all before. Good movie that is part 'Castaway', part '28 Days Later'.
If you're a fan of his, you'll probably love it, but not being a fan of his, I have to say he seriously lacks the chops to pull this off. No pun intended.
I watched both endings, and they were both very bland, the unrated theatrical version being the worst of the two. They just looked horrid, very poorly done.
I'm not a huge fan of remakes, nor am I a fan of Will Smith, but I wanted to like this and went into viewing this movie with an open mind. The wide shots of the city look fine, but the lions in the beginning are just unbearably bad, and then when they finally show the vampires, that was just the final nail in the coffin for me.
And while I have to say that the movie is very much watchable and not the worst thing to ever grace the silver screen, it needed a lot of improvement and a new lead actor to make it a worthwhile film. First problem with this movie is Will Smith, he can not carry a movie by himself.
Second massive issue is the horrendously awful CGI.
It was exactly that. Great movie. This was a very positive experience and I will do it again many times in the future. Shipping was fast and they kept me informed of all info that was necessary. I bought it used and was leary of that. The movie came exactly as described, used but in new condition.
Or is he alone forever.I have not read the book on which this movie is partly based. Will he meet any other humans. Will he succeed.
Robert Neville does. For a time, his only companion is his dog.All this time, Neville has dreams at night that remind him how an out-of-control virus ended wiping out nearly the entire human race, and turning the remainder of them into nonhuman-like predators. Imagine going everywhere you used to go to, and never encounter another living human.
He locks himself up in his home in New York City every night, fearing these predators.Virologist Neville knows that he is immune from the virus, and is trying to make a vaccine that could change these predators back into humans. As a movie, it is chilling and suspenseful. He ends up talking to statues, and listening to pre-recorded news clips to remember what humans sound like.
He broadcasts from a radio to see if there are any other humans who survived the killer virus.
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