I Am Legend (DVD)

I Am Legend is a the huge blockbuster film starring the one and only yep, you guessed it Will Smith! This film was released surrounded by a huge bubble of hype and in my opinion this film was so over hyped that the only thing people were likely to feel about I Am Legend was disappointment. I Am Legend was made on a huge budget of $150,000,000 and despite my own preconception I Am Legend (unsurprisingly) managed to gross an estimated $585,349,010. ...
...should have been. I Am Legend is directed by Francis Lawrence who prominently a music video director (what he was doing making a huge film like I Am Legend is beyond me!), Lawrence has worked with big artists such as: Destiny’s Child, Pink, Missy Elliot, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani and The Pussycat Dolls. Will Smith is a man who probably needs no introduction. Besides probably being every girls dream guy he’s one of the, if not the biggest movie ...

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...Review Details of I am Legend Directed By: Francis Lawrence Release Date: 26 December 2007 (UK) Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi Run Time: 101 Minutes Certification: 15 (uk) Starring: Will Smith Alice Braga Charlie Tahan Plot: When a plague like disease hits New York City, everybody is evacuated, leaving only Robert Neville, a Government scientist who was unable to stop the virus spreading, and who stayed to try and control it at groud zero. 3 years ...
...he drives around in, now I know you probably think, oh he'll just get it from the many cars which will have been abandoned, well for 1, after 3 years of driving around in a new car everyday, he'd have to have found over 1000 cars with full petrol tanks in New York city alone, but after 3 years, alot of cars won't be able to be started, they'll be dead, in need of something fixing, and as most of the cars you see parked up in the film are stuck where ...

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I Am Legend was released in 2007, and directed by Francis Lawrence, a relative newcomer to the directing business, who's only other piece of work worth mentioning was Constantine. The movie is based on a 1954 novel by Richard Matheson, which has been adapted for the silver screen twice before, as The Last Man on Earth in 1964, and as The Omega Man in 1971. The movie stars Will Smith in the lead role, and also features his daughter, Willow Smith, ...
...he becomes their victim. I have very much mixed feelings about this film. Having been a big fan of The Omega Man, and also of Will Smith, I really wanted to enjoy this film, and to be honest I did, but maybe not to the degree I had hoped. This is a really good movie, however there are many features in the film that could have been better, and could have made the film the blockbuster that it should have been. There are three key elements to this ...

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...lies a pile of DVDs I have come to known as Procrastination Heaven. Having exhausted every other way I could think possible to escape actually having to tidy (yep, EVERY way) I glanced at the pile. On the top was a film I've been trying to avoid just as much as the cleaning. After a few short moments (that felt like a lifetime of deciding) I finally convinced myself that I would just have to do it. The movie I mean. Well, I'll be damned if I am ...
...The movie in question was I Am Legend. This is one that has been on the books for a LONG time. The film company has owned the rights to the books since the seventies. That's older than me that is! They have also tried to get this film out there before but, for various reason, the production fell through. Instead of this rearing its head sooner, other films with similar ideas popped up (such as that one where you get to see the cute guys willy at ...

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I Am Legend opens with a news report: It's 2009, and - without as much fanfare as you'd expect - Emma Thomson calmly announces they've created a cure for cancer. Every human trial has been successful; a genetic re-engineering of the measles virus has eliminated mankind's biggest health fear. Fast forward 3 years, and it has eliminated mankind. Almost. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is the sole survivor in a desolate, ground-zero New York. A virologist ...
...first half hour or so, I was very relieved to have a dog in this movie - Sam the Alsatian, Neville's sole companion - as it provides the sole emotional tie to the story, for me. And it's the moment Sam is placed in danger that Will Smith's character suddenly shows real emotion and the whole thing becomes a bit more interesting. For, in the dark places, the remnants of humanity lurk. Some complain that the vampires of the book have been changed to ...

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...in the usual pattern that I was expecting. I enjoy watching end of the world type scenario's like The Day After Tomorrow or Independence Day - big action films, when humanity pulls together to save the world. However, although the film does centre on disease killing off the population, here the similarity ends. The 15 certificate is a clue that this is not family entertainment and the film is a lot darker than the aforementioned films. The main hero ...
...now look like zombies. (Hope I haven't given too much away there - but this does become apparent in the early stage of the film) Robert Neville hopes his medical research will be able to help them return to their former selves. Although, other characters participate in the film, most notably in a series of flashbacks, Will Smith has a lot of screen time, so if you are not a fan, then it is best to avoid this film altogether. ==***Opinion***== I was ...

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Since I am home from University for a few days, my parents sent me to town the other day to buy the new series of House, as we are all obsessed with it and watch it together. Unfortunately, since the closure of Zavvi and Woolworths, there is only one shop in Newcastle that seems to sell House, and that is HMV. This normally wouldn't be a problem, since I buy most of my CDs and DVDs from this store anyway, but on this occasion it was highly annoying, ...
...places to buy it cheaper. I instead decided to look for something else to buy, and stumbled upon HMV's current 4 DVDs for £20 offer, which had a surprisingly impressive array of movies to choose from. I picked up a handful of about 10 films, all of which I would be delighted to own, but after consulting my mother, I finally only bought four, one of which was I Am Legend. I wasn't overly happy about this, as it had never been a film that I had wanted ...

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I am Legend My husband and I bought this DVD at Sainsbury's last week for £9.79 as I have really wanted to see it ever since it came out in the cinema as I had heard good things about it, e.g. it is scary and intelligent and makes you jump. Well after watching it I can't decided whether I liked it or not and I'm still not sure about it. The same for my husband and a few people I have talked to about it, they all kind of say, hum, not sure, couldn't ...
...virologist called Robert Neville. Now, I never like to give away the story or endings in my DVD reviews so I will give you a basic overview of the movie. However, you may want to look away now as I am going to reveal a bit of the story, it's actually about Vampires!! I didn't know this until my husband told me as all the trailers for it just imply that Will Smith is not alone on earth. Basically a scientist finds a cure for cancer ( a brilliant ...

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I am Legend was the 2007; sci- fi horror adapted from the 1954 Francis Lawrence, and a remake of the classic The Omega Man. The film starred Will Smith, in what was to be his first horror film. Opening in late 2007, the film grossed well over $500 million worldwide. Having heard mixed reactions to the film I figured I had to watch it for myself to see what all the fuss was about, having not see the Omega Man, I am Legend was a totally new film for ...
...film. Having seen the film I understand why people had such mix reactions about the film, however I thought it was one of the most decent horror films to come out for a while, and hopefully by the end of this review you will understand why. Plot: A deadly bacterial virus once used to treat the incurable cancer has now spread across most of America. The Virus wipes out most of America, whilst others simply flee, and we see how Robert Neville (Will ...

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I have been wanting to see this film since I saw the trailers for it at the cinema but with 3 young boys I am not able to get there and watch it so I had to wait for the DVD to come out. I do like Will Smith as an actor so was looking forward to watching this. THE FILM At the beginning of the film was see a Doctor giving a television interview in the year 2009 and she is talking about the cure they have found and tested and has proven to cure cancer. ...
...MY OPINION I did thoroughly enjoy this film from the start right through to the end. I have read several reviews about the film which all say how bad the ending was so I was not expecting great things. I did find the ending was not as bad as some people had made out but I do personally feel that it was a bit rushed. Will Smith played a brilliant and very believable part and he had a great relationship with his trusty dog. I did find the scenes with ...

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...film was released in 2007, I had no idea that it was in fact a remake. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by Richard Matheson, which was written in 1954. It was first seen on the big screen in 1964's "The Last Man On Earth", and then again in 1971's "Omega Man". Over 25 years later, reverting to the original title of the book, Will Smith stars in director Francis Lawrence's futuristic take on "I Am Legend". Smith is now an actor in possession ...
...be a huge test. Personally, I like Smith, but I prefer his more comedic side, as to date I have not been convinced that he can play it totally straight, and as Robert Neville, a sole survivor of a viral epidemic living in New York, Smith needs to do just that, because jokes have no place here. The film starts with a mammoth revelation that a cure has been found for cancer, based on the measles virus. The person behind this discovery, is the aptly ...

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~♥ '''INTRO''' ♥~ Usually I choose movies I want to see inspired by trailers on tv. Lately I don't watch it so often and I didn't choose to see _I am Legend_ . Although the trailer was really engaging, my father was waiting for this film and he persuaded me to watch it. This kind of film is surely to my liking and I admit I really like the protagonist, Will Smith. ~♥ '''THE PLOT''' ♥~ In 2009, a researcher reveals she ...
...'''Richard Matheson''', written in 1954, I haven't read. Inquiring on the net, I noticed the plot of the book is different from the film, exactly like the original meaning the writer gave to the title. I think it's worth reading the novel, for the reflections it could inspire... Talking about the movie, I cannot say I liked it. Will Smith plays almost alone during all of the screening, except for the flashbacks and the last part. I found it very ...

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I Am Legend (2007) [film only] The sound of the alarm clock that rang several times in the film actually managed to keep me awake, or at least to awake me when I dozed off. The film is based on the idea that a certain virus, created by human beings as usual, attacked the earth, and the vast majority of people were killed. The military virologist Robert Neville [Will Smith] believes that he is the only person left alive, but he never loses hope. ...
...intrigues and fascinates me. Once I read a novel in which a man kills someone and runs away only to live alone in a miserable state. He suffers to get food and shelter, and when he barely settles down he asked God for a cigarette and a woman to fuck. Well, obviously he himself acknowledged how outrageous what he asked for is in the state he is in. Life is so tempting and what we are willing to do to stay alive always fascinates me, as the hero did ...

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...at your own peril. I am Legend is a science fiction film based on Richard Mathesons 1954 novel, that revolves around a lone survivor in New York at the centre of an evacuation of the city due to a mutant virus caused by an immunisation of the New York people with a new cancer cure. With many of the residents becoming mutant humans that bear a great resemblance to a cross between a vampire and a zombie, Dr Robert Neville (Will Smith) vows to stay ...
..."My name is Robert Neville. I am a survivor living in New York City. I am broadcasting on all AM frequencies. I will be at the South Street Seaport everyday at mid-day, when the sun is highest in the sky. If you are out there... if anyone is out there... I can provide food, I can provide shelter, I can provide security. If there's anybody out there... anybody... please. You are not alone. " Though occasionally slow at times, the fantastic performances ...

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I finally gave in and watched this movie last night. When I first saw the trailers I thought it looked amazing, then the trailers were changed and I was suprised to see that this film had "zombies" in it, or so it seemed. Okay so being a girly girl watching zombie films is far from my idea of fun. Promptly decided this film is not for me. Until one of my friends assured me this was not a zombie film, not at all. I should definately watch. I read ...
...he even knows. I am not going to go into more detail of the plot here as it will then include spoilers for those of you who do want to watch. This film is certainly eerie with some truly cruelly nailbiting moments, but honestly on the whole I was dissapointed. I do expect a lot from Will Smith being a huge fan, and he was excellent in his role as always, but I couldn't help feeling this film was a bit boring. A lot of the time I was thinking I should ...

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