I AM LEGEND REVIEW
I’ve been looking forward to I Am Legend (IAL) ever since I heard about its development. I have always been a fan of “Zombie” movies and IAL proves to be an entertaining addition to this genre.
Although IAL was good, I had two big problems with the movie.
Zombies:
The CG Zombies weren’t that scary. They were freaky at first but later on in the movie they just look silly. If you have ever watched “28 Days Later” you know what a scary zombie looks like. If “IAL” had incorporated scarier zombies I think the movie would’ve been a lot better.
The Ending:
I won’t ruin anything but lets just say the ending wasn’t special. It didn’t leave you feeling good, scared, or even happy. It left you feeling robbed. After finishing the movie I had thought, “Wow, did the movie just end?”
Bottom Line:
I AM LEGEND is a positive addition to the Zombie Thriller Genre. Will Smith delivers and Oscar worthy performance and many scenes are amazing. However, the Zombie special effects were problematic the ending leaves you desiring more. The movie was good but could’ve been legendary.
I thought the zombies were fine. nice Vid
Agreed. That the ending o a possible ending that could’ve taken the vampire/zombie genre above the level of action/killing/hero saves the day. Especially with Will Smith’s acting – crazy that he carried the first half of the movie with only mannequins and a dog. They could’ve left Will Smith as the the last man on earth, or tackled the possibility of the monsters being intelligent was off, but I don’t think it had to do with the zombies. The first half of the movie built up tor made the monsters all an illusion in his head. But those kind of endings involves too much introspection and morality questions. Feel good movies can’t have us thinking more than we have to.
hey man,
I agree with wanwan, I think the zombies did their part. I think you went in expecting “crazy zombies†and was disappointed. Most of my friends thought it was awesome.
Btw where did you get the video for the music video??
I guess I was expecting a lot from this movie before watching it. To answer your email the vid was from mininova and I used adobe premiere pro for editing.
Wanwan I don’t think I AM Legend was supposed to be a “feel good movieâ€. The whole beginning of the movie showed Will’s desperation and his struggle to survive. He was on the brink of reality conversing with mannequins.
I just thought the ending was too cookie cutter..
I don’t know it just didn’t sit well with me. =D
Definitely agree with feeling robbed of an ending! The movie I thought was great otherwise. I could deal with the ‘zombies’ because I dont think it mattered that much if they looked scary. I thought the story surrounding them was enough “if you go near them they’ll try to kill you” was enough for me.
One thing that got me was the part where he fell into the trap. Was it his own trap and he just forgot it was there because they moved the mannequin in front of it to confuse him? Or did they somehow salvage some of the intelligence they were supposed to have completely lost and set the trap themselves? Hmm..
The movie was great because Will Smith is a top-notch actor. The ending wasn’t up to par with the intense drama that was developed throughout the entire length of the movie. I agree with the ending being too cookie-cutterish. (Yay i support u WRIXEL)
In response to Locksley – the trap was made by the zombies, who mimicked will smith’s trap in order to lure him near the building where they were camping. However, this was a bit incongruent with the lack of intelligence the zombies were displaying earlier.
As far as how the zombies were designed, I thought it would be better if they didnt all look the same. Supposedly it was a virus that causes hairloss, skin reactions, and loss of pigmentation, but I dont understand why they all looked like clones. I personally thought the zombies looked scary. =( Yes i am one of those ppl who jump at everything tho. >.<
@Locksley
Apparently there was one Alpha Zombie, and Will smith stole his girlfriend. Like gotdumplings said this was inconsistent with the movie and they should’ve built on it more.
@gotdumplings.
Yea Will Smith was awesome but the zombie just didn’t do it for me. I agree that they all looked like clones. The movie had a huge special effects budget, but from what I saw it didn’t seem that way. Haha as always we appreciate the support. =D
You jump @ everything?? That would suck for the people who watch movies with you ^_~.
It was a SCI-Fi HORROR movie! -_- I bet you enjoy it when ppl jump at everything ina movie! =P