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| I Am Legend [Blu-ray] | ![I Am Legend [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JzKBIGxjL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Smith, Richardson, Braga, Pollack
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $35.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (629 reviews)
Sales Rank: 436
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
Running Time: 100 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
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
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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 I really AM Legend! November 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I missed this in the theatres, although I really wanted to see it. Lack of funds will do that. All in all, I liked it well enough to watch it more than once, but it's one that I doubt will make it into my personal collection. Will Smith does very well, and the directing is impressive too. I can suspend disbelief pretty well, but there are one or two areas where I had to shake my head and look again. I won't go into it because perhaps you'll be able to overlook what I could not. It's worth seeing at least once, after that, it's up to you.
 One star is far too charitable, actually. November 11, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Once again, we see that Hollywood has not one bit of originality. They simply have better special effects. This is a modern rip-off of The Omega Man with Charleton Heston. Will Smith, who has absolutely no talent whatsoever, is fortunate that the special effects mercifully distract the unfortunate audience from his obvious deficiencies as an actor. Luckily for both Hollywood and Mr. Smith, we live in a dumbed-down society which values video-game special effects over the actor's craft.
 Post-Apocalyptic Horror/Drama With A Spiritual Edge November 11, 2008
In "I Am Legend" the apocalypse has hit the world, a man-made virus intended for good, intended to cure cancer, but gone horribly awry. On a planet now populated by hordes of mutated, vampire-like victims of the plague, a surviving military scientist (Will Smith, in his best performance), somehow immune to the disease, works in a fortified house to find a cure, walking the city with his canine companion in search of specimens to test various experimental treatments on, and in search for survivors.
He's set up a radio transmitter that sends out messages on all frequencies urging any other survivors to meet him at a certain time and place to band together, but day after day, year after year, he finds no one there to meet him. Interspersed with the post-apocalyptic time frame we see frequent flashbacks showing the early days when the 'cure' was going wrong, and global panic was breaking out. The plague victims are nightmarish creatures, shirking from the sun, ravenous, violent and mindless. During the nights the doctor barricades himself and his companion inside the house, but the ghastly creatures are out there, always. It's a bleak world being presented, but done well. I've noted before that 'bleak' is among the hardest moods to do right in a movie, but I Am Legend does it brilliantly. Part of it is that the grim mood is punctuated by touches of the idyllic: the abandoned city beginning to look alive again as all this beautiful greenery creeps in, deer bounding about...but there's nothing idyllic or peaceful once you get into the shadows where the creatures dwell. One of the creatures, in particular, is especially disturbing: he seems much smarter than the others, seems angrier than the others, and the others are starting to follow his lead.
**WARNING: POSSIBLE SEMI-SPOILERS AHEAD***
Eventually, Smith's character does come across another survivor, two actually: a woman and her little boy. Instead of just relief, tension soon follows. Smith has by this point become utterly defeated psychologically and spiritually - he no longer believes there's any hope of his finding a way of reversing the mutation, he's lost faith in just about everything, and he reacts with disbelief and almost anger as she claims God guided her to him, and her claims that an entire colony of survivors is out there waiting for them.
Where the movie goes from here I'll refrain from hinting at, but it continues developing. A lot of what happens in the latter parts are highly interpretative, and fascinating. The movie does miss a couple of opportunities, and is a bit slow in places, but those minor hindrances are blown away by the overall power of the movie. Emotional, at times frightening, at times spiritual, boasting great cinematography and great performances from a cast that has some very demanding material, I Am Legend is among the top movies of 2007. 9/10
 Great service! November 9, 2008
I ordered the movie as a Christmas present, and it came very quickly. There was no delay, and the seller kept in touch until the product was delivered. We have not watched the movie yet as it is for Christmas, but I have not doubt of the quality given the service thus far.
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.
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